SNOWBIRD, UTAH (Post Time News)-–With more than 11 feet of snow on the ground at mid-mountain and counting, Snowbird says it will extend its season into June here--and possibly beyond.
Continue Reading Add comment May 11th, 2008
DENVER, COLORADO (Post Time News)-- Specialty Sports Venture (SSV) has become an even bigger player in ski rentals and retailing.
SSV, a joint-venture majority-owned by Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN), announced that it entered into an agreement to acquire 18 Breeze Ski Rental shops at locations throughout Colorado, Utah and California for $6.5 million. SSV now has 145 shops in Colorado, Utah, and California, with more growth a distinct possibility.
Continue Reading Add comment June 24th, 2007
PARK CITY, UTAH (Post Time News)–Come up to the Utah Olympic Park this summer and you just might transcend the boundaries between mountains and water with some of the best female coaches and the finest facilities in the country.
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Skiing and snowboarding in Utah has not ended yet, as Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort will open for one final weekend of spring skiing, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 18-20. Sunday, May 20, will signal the close of resort skiing in Utah with the last day of skiing and riding at Snowbird, Utah ’s only resort still open for skiing and riding.
Continue Reading Add comment May 16th, 2007
The National Ski Areas Association awarded Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort the 2007 Golden Eagle Award for Overall Environmental Excellence by a ski resort on May 6. The Golden Eagle award and seven Silver Eagle awards were presented at the NSAA National Convention and Tradeshow in Palm Springs, Calif.
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The Snowbird Renaissance Center will host a fundraiser for the SuperSherpas Mount Everest Expedition, Friday, March 23, at the Cliff Lodge at Snowbird.
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Anyone, whether skier, snowboarder, or neither, should be able to appreciate the humor of the slopes as written by a New Orleans paper:
A friend just got back from a holiday skiing trip to Utah with the kind of story that warms the cockles of any body's heart.
Continue Reading Add comment February 8th, 2007
SNOWBIRD, Utah (Post Time News)--A new helicopter-mounted avalanche transceiver technology will be unveiled for the first time in the United States on Thursday, Dec. 7, in Utah's Little Cottonwood Canyon. Members of Wasatch Backcountry Rescue, Air Med, Life Flight and the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office will perform a helicopter transceiver search using long-range receivers near Snowbird.
Wasatch Backcountry Rescue will demonstrate avalanche rescue incorporating helicopter efficiency with state-of-the-art receivers. Long-range receivers provide a wider search range that permits searching larger areas more quickly than a touring party without putting rescuers into danger.
“Avalanche rescue has traditionally been up to those in the touring party,” said Dean Cardinale, Snowbird Assistant Director of Snow Safety and Wasatch Backcountry Rescue President. “This technology will dramatically change rescue time, effort and success with the help and speed of a helicopter-mounted transceiver.”
The demonstration begins at 10 a.m. at the Wasatch Powderbird Guides heli-port with a meeting and ground presentation, followed by an 11 a.m. helicopter air search. Rescue Training Center targets will be buried across the street on Mt. Superior and helicopters will locate them using the long-range receiver.
Celebrating 30 years of service, Wasatch Backcountry Rescue is a volunteer organization made up of snow safety professionals and their avalanche rescue dogs from nine Utah resorts, UDOT, the Utah Olympic Park and Wasatch Powderbird Guides working with Salt Lake, Utah and Summit county sheriff’s offices. Wasatch Backcountry Rescue member resorts are Snowbird, Alta, Brighton, Solitude, Park City, The Canyons, Deer Valley, Snowbasin and Sundance. For more information on Wasatch Backcountry Rescue, visit www.wasatchbackcountryrescue.org.
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Rarely do I leave a ski film with my head spinning because a movie is both entertaining and thought provoking.
Continue Reading Add comment November 6th, 2006
The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Ski Utah, the industry's marketing arm, has launched a Web site -www.keeputahcool.com - that addresses the potential repercussions of rising global temperatures on Utah's fabled snowpack. The Web site also provides suggestions about little things individuals can do to stem the warming tide.
Continue Reading Add comment November 3rd, 2006