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Webinar: Alibaba Business Solutions for Doing Wintersports Business in China

March 20, 2018

This Wednesday at 11 am., SIA is hosting an important webinar with Mark Fleming, Manager, Business Solutions, for Alibaba. Fleming leverages his prior experience working at Alibaba’s headquarters in Hangzhou, China, to help North American brands utilize Alibaba’s ecosystem to enter and expand their presence in China. Fleming previously worked in venture capital investing in tech […]

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Ski Utah Appoints New Director of Content

March 20, 2018

Ski Utah announced that Hailey Klotz has been promoted to Content Director. Hailey started in her new position as of yesterday, Monday, March 19, 2018. In her new role, she is charged with managing, producing and disseminating dynamic content on SkiUtah.com and Ski Utah’s social media channels with the end goal of inspiring people from […]

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February Snowfall Boosts Bookings But Occupancy Not Likely to Recover

March 15, 2018

Desperately needed snowfall at many western ski resorts during February gave mountain destinations a healthy boost to their bookings for the remainder of the ski season but not enough to deliver a year-over-year increase in occupancy compared to the winter of 2016-17. According to Inntopia in their monthly DestiMetrics* Market Briefing released yesterday, as of […]

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March Delivers Over Five Feet of Snow to Vermont Resorts

March 14, 2018

March is historically Vermont’s snowiest month of the winter and this season it’s living up to that reputation. Since the beginning of March over five feet of snow has fallen at resorts, and in the last 24 hours, resorts across the state welcomed in between one to two feet with more snow forecasted for the […]

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Chloe Kim and Ayumu Hirano Win 2018 Burton U.S. Open Halfpipe Titles

March 10, 2018

Chloe Kim (USA) and Ayumu Hirano (JPN) earned the U.S. Open halfpipe titles at the 36th annual Burton U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships adding their names to the legendary list of winners. It was an incredible day of halfpipe riding as the field of 10 men and six women competed in Vail Mountain’s 22-foot halfpipe in […]

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New E-Course Helps Beginner Skiers Prepare Before the Slopes

March 8, 2018

An innovative online Introduction to Skiing Course will help you prepare so you know what to expect before you get to the slopes. The new e-course created with content from the Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) and SKI Magazine is designed as a comprehensive guide just for beginners. The course will teach you about […]

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Peak Resorts Reports Record Fiscal 2018 Third Quarter Revenue

March 8, 2018

Peak Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKIS) (“Peak” or the “Company”), a leading owner and operator of high-quality, individually branded U.S. ski resorts, today reported financial results for its fiscal 2018 third quarter. Timothy D. Boyd, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Peak Resorts generated 5% revenue growth in the fiscal third quarter and a 5% increase in […]

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Chaos Headwear Athlete Chris Anthony to Host Indoor Skiathon at Snobahn

March 7, 2018

On March 13, 2018, the public is invited to watch Chaos Headwear spokesperson Chris Anthony ski as many vertical feet as humanly possible to raise money for Colorado kids and as inspiration for the snowsports industry overall. Anthony, Founder of Anthony Adventures and the Youth Initiative Project, will ski non-stop at SNÖBAHN in Centennial, Colorado. […]

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Alpenglow Sports 12th annual Winter Film Series Raises $40,000 for North Lake Tahoe Non-Profit Organizations

March 2, 2018

Alpenglow Sports is proud to announce the 2017/18 and 12th annual Alpenglow Sports Winter Film Series, presented by davisREED Construction, Inc. raised nearly $40,000 for local North Lake Tahoe non-profits. The non-profit beneficiaries for the 2017/18 season include the Tahoe Backcountry Alliance, Tahoe Nordic Search & Rescue, the Sierra Avalanche Center, the Tahoe Food Hub, […]

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After Racking Up Trade Show Accolades, DPS Hires VP of Phantom

February 21, 2018

DPS Phantom, the permanent base glide treatment that forever eliminates the need for waxing skis and snowboards, earned seven separate awards at the recent Outdoor Retailer and ISPO trade shows. In addition to the numerous awards won, DPS recently hired ski industry veteran Thomas Laakso to the newly created position; Vice President, Phantom. Laakso will […]

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