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Craig Altschul

Craig Altschul is a career journalist and editor specializing in the coverage of winter sports, mountain resorts, and travel. He has covered all phases of the sport from international competition to the business side for more than 40 years. Ski Tips, his syndicated winter sports humor column, appeared in mountain resort newspapers across the United States for more than 20 years. Altschul learned to ski at California’s June Mountain in the sixties. He joined the SnoCountry team in October 2011.
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Lindsey Vonn

Racing superstar Lindsey Vonn, top volunteer John Garnsey, and Women’s Head Speed Coach Chip White took top individual honors as the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association held its Congress at the Park City, Utah Marriott. 

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Pavel Stastny

A new post-graduate alpine program  at Killington Mountain School for racers competing in FIS-sanctioned events is designed to bridge the gap between high school and NCAA Division 1 competition.

Bid On Wolf Mountain, Championship Golf Course June 1

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Wolf MountainPerhaps you’ve always wanted to own a ski resort along with a championship caliber golf course? If that’s you, plan to bid on Wolf Creek Resort in Utah’s Ogden Valley June 1.   

 

Eat Your Heart Out – Scots To Ski, Ride Through June

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Cairngorms Scotland

Aye, lads and lassies. There’s still plenty of time for skiing and riding if you can get yourself across the pond to Scotland. They plan on enjoying our sport through June.

 

Summer Ready To Shine With New Hampshire Activities

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Gunstock, NH

Summer is about to bloom with boating, skate parks, horseback riding, golf, and much more at New Hampshire's mountain resorts. Here’s a sampling of what’s in store in the Granite State.

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PGA Pro Ziat Joins Sugarbush Golf Club Staff

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RJ Ziats Sugarbush

PGA professional RJ Ziats has joined the Sugarbush, Vt. Resort Golf Club staff. Ziats teaching career spans two decades in Vermont, Ohio, New York and Florida.

 

Aspen, Mt. Abram, Stevens Pass Honored With Golden Eagle Eco Awards

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Aspen Snowmass

The ski resorts picked up honors for their work in protecting the environment during the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) convention this week in San Antonio, Texas. Aspen Skiing Co., Colo.; Mt. Abram, Maine; Steven’s Pass, Wash., were cited.

 

Ski Season Melts Away, But There Were Bright Spots To Celebrate

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Jay Peak Pump House

Charles Dickens wasn’t referring to the just-ended ski season when he referred to “the best of times, the worst of times.” But, another old saw applies… “A bad day on the slopes is better than a good day at work.”

 

Waterville Will Play Ball As Ski Resort Announces Partnership Deal With BoSox

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Wally The Green Monster

Two of New England’s oldest attractions have partnered in a unique deal where the Boston Red Sox, a century old sports franchise, and Waterville Valley, located in the even-older tourist mecca of New Hampshire’s White Mountains, have, well, “teamed up.” 

 

Whiteface Golf Course Opens For Season At Lake Placid; Pre-Season Rates

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Whiteface Club

Pre-season rates are in effect and carts are allowed on the course until June 24 as the Whiteface Club and Resort Golf Course opens for its 114th year in the Adirondack Mountains of New York.

 

Skiers Targeted By Gunfire On Mt. Hermon Across Syrian Border; Man Injured

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Mt. Hermon, Israel-Lebanon

A news report from GlobalPost.com tells of an incident last week when a man was shot and injured at Mount Hermon (Jabal al-Sheikh) along Lebanon’s border with Syria.

 

Alyeska Upgrades With High-Speed Chair To Upper Mountain For Next Season

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Alyeska

Maybe it was the record snowfall at Alyeska, in Girdwood, Alaska, that got them excited. But, whatever the reason, a new high-speed detachable replacement for Chair 4 will greatly increase uphill capacity and shorten the ride.

 

New Summer Adventures Make New Hampshire’s Sunapee A Special Getaway

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Treetops Obstacle Course Mt. Sunapee

The adventure season extends year-round starting this summer at Mt. Sunapee Resort in Newbury, N.H., a 1.5-hour drive from Boston. It all starts in the treetops.

South American Ski Resorts Gear Up For Upside Down Season

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Valle Nevado

The endless ski season takes its annual Down Under turn while we settle in on mountain bikes and golf courses. But, you can keep the ski/ride itch scratched this summer at improved resorts. The photo was taken at Valle Nevado April 27, 2012. All bodes well.

 

Ragged Mountain Details Expansion With New Funding

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Ragged Mountain

The most intriguing piece of the “greenlighted” Ragged Mountain expansion will be access to Pinnacle Peak, the ski area’s third mountain. That means adding more than 30 percent to the skiable terrain.

 

Colorado’s Wolf Creek Plans Sweeping Expansion, Environmental Sensitivity

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Wolf Creek

Wolf Creek, Colorado’s oldest ski area at 73 years old, and Davey Pitcher, whose family has owned the snow magnet slopes since he was a boy, plans to ensure its future.

 

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Ski Writers Honor Cochran-Siegle, Shiffrin With Metivier Award

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Ryan Cochran-Siegle, Mikaela Shiffrin

Alpine ski racers Ryan Cochran-Siegle and Mikaela Shiffrin received the Don A. Metivier Golden Ski Award from the Eastern Ski Writers Association (ESWA) for the second consecutive year. 

 

Whistler Named One Of Canada’s Greenest Employers

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Whistler

Earth Day (April 20) seems a good time to note that Whistler Blackcomb has been named one of Canada’s greenest employers for the fourth consecutive year.

Hall Of Fame Induction Makes For Night Of Memories, Emotions

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Hall of Fame 2012

Nearly 600 friends and snow sports industry leaders joined eight new members of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame Saturday night in Seattle for a formal induction ceremony. 

Travel Executives Meet At Lake Tahoe: Deals Made Will Affect You

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Mountain Travel Symposium

Somewhere around 900 sales and marketing executives from tour and travel agencies, resort lodging properties and associations, airlines, ski clubs and councils, and mountain resorts from across the alpine world get down to hard knuckle negotiations April 15-22 at the Resort at Squaw Creek at Squaw Valley, Calif.