Another 36 cm of snow fell at Marmot Basin this past week and the resort has all 84 runs are open and in superb shape. Marmot is open until May 1st this season.
Monthly Archive for March, 2005
At the stroke of midnight on April 1, 2005, approximately 240 racers (120 teams of two racers each) will depart from Crested Butte centre on Crested Butte’s Elk Mountains Grand Traverse, a one-of-a-kind event in the United States.
Jimmy Petterson reports that his recent trip through former Yugoslavia to gather material for his upcoming coffee table book, ‘Skiing Around the World’, was very successful.
Continue reading ‘Petterson skis Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo and Serbia & Montenegro’
The annual Deschutes Brewery Cardboard Sled Race returns to Mt. Bachelor on Saturday, April 9th with the biggest prize ever - a 2005-2006 Corporate Season Pass.
Australians have discovered a ‘new frontier’ for northern hemisphere skiing and boarding - Hanazono Ski Resort in Niseko Japan.
Scandinavia’s most popular resort, Åre in Sweden, which traditionally stays open in to May; is preparing for a selection of end of season events.
Buoyed up by a good snow season, The Santa Fe Ski Company plans to install a new ski lift to Deception Peak this summer, nearly ten years after approval was granted by the US Forest Service. The Millennium Lift will open access to the north eastern boundaries of the ski area - allowing for more backcountry skiing.