Mt. Baker’s Legendary Banked Slalom, one of North America’s most prestigious snowboarding competitions, sees its 25th year of competition Feb. 5-7.
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Wildcat Mountain Announces New Key Department Managers
PINKHAM NOTCH, New Hampshire — With the 2009/2010 winter season underway and a first holiday vacation period approaching quickly, Wildcat Mountain is happy to announce that there will be some new faces joining the legendary resort’s team that includes a snow sports director, race coordinator, several instructors and members of mountain operations with each more than 25 years of dedication to the mountain. Among the newly hired and joining this dedication to delivering service and a quality…
Hunter Mountain’s Rip Van Winkle Statue Completed: Summit Reception on October 12
HUNTER, New York — For fourteen years, a life-sized sculpture of local legend Rip Van Winkle has sat atop the summit of Hunter Mountain, slowly materializing from local bluestone: tendrils of hair and brow, facial wrinkles, and the expression of complete and utter surprise are some of the features carved year after year, to tell the story of the legendary figure’s awakening, 20 years after falling asleep under a tree in the Catskills. …
Yosemite Legend Nic Fiore Dies; Taught Thousands To Ski
Nic Fiore, the legendary ski teacher at Yosemite’s Badger Pass, died in June at 88.