Aspen Skiing Company Recognized as SIA SnowSports' Mountain Retailer of the Year.
MCLEAN, Va. Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- SnowSports Industries America (SIA) is proud to award Aspen Skiing Company as the Mountain SIA US SnowSports Retailer of the Year. They also won the 2006.07 and 2007.08 SIA US SnowSports Retailer of the Year Award for the Mountain region. Winners of the...

McDonald's 'Discover Michigan Skiing' Makes Learning to Ski or Ride a Breeze.
CLARKSTON, Mich., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Ski areas across the state have teamed up with Michigan McDonald's restaurants to offer a popular and very affordable introduction to the sport of skiing and snowboarding, called Discover Michigan Skiing. The program, which has run every January for the past...

Courage Center Duluth Hosts 6th Annual Great Lakes Mono-Ski Madness.
February 25 - 27 at Spirit Mountain, Duluth DULUTH, Minn., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: Instructors and mono-skiers come together for this one-of-a kind event in the midwest. Each day mono-skiers will work on techniques and skills to advance their skiing abilities. The event is...

Put Some Spring In Your Step and Take Advantage of Colorado's Spring Break Deals and Events.
Travel packages start at just $119 a night DENVER, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Colorado's sunny days, legendary spring skiing, festivals and special events make it an ideal spring break vacation destination. This year, Colorado's resorts are offering deals like never before. Below are just a few ways...

IT'S SNOW FUN FOR NON-SKIERS.
Byline: Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard With Oregon's Cascade Mountains cloaked in a bright white cape, as fluffy as an egret's plume, talk of skiing and snowboarding abounds. But what if you don't ski? Maybe balance is not your strong point. Maybe peering down...

TELEMARKING TIME.
Byline: Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard SANTIAM PASS - A throwback style of skiing showed signs of a comeback here Saturday. A record 260 skiers registered for the seventh annual "Tele-Fest," a celebration of Telemark skiing held under bluebird skies and on a coating of fresh...

The pre-games show: Whistler, British Columbia, is ready for its close-up--the 2010 Winter Olympics. So why wait? Hurry to try six new adventures before the cameras and crowds hit town.
1 Scope out the men's downhill course Skiing what will be the men's screaming downhill course will give you serious bragging rights around the TV come Olympics time. From the top of the Whistler Blackcomb resort's Big Red Express Chair, race down Pony Trail to Orange Peel...

OUTDOORS BRIEFLY.
Byline: The Register-Guard NEWS & NOTES It's Tele-Fest Time again at Hoodoo Ski Area Telemark skiing will get its annual spot in the sun, er, snow Saturday at Hoodoo Ski Area. The seventh annual festival of free-heel skiing includes beginner clinics, races, free...

With Only 50 Days of Winter Left, North Shore Offers An Event a Day in February and March.
From Outdoor Mongolian Firepot Buffets and Kite Boarding to Dog Sleds, Sleigh Rides and a Kids Mini-Winter Olympics, the North Shore Invites You to Play in the Snow COOK COUNTY, Minn., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- While the North Shore offers first-rate skiing and snowmobiling, the area also...

Tomahawks' goal is berth in state meet.
Byline: Rick Eggleston COLUMN: SKIING, WRESTLING, SWIMMING After some late-season bad luck prevented the Algonquin girls' ski team from advancing to the state championship meet last year, the Tomahawks entered this season determined to make up for the missed opportunity. So far, so...