Ski News from First Tracks!! Online Ski MagazineUp-to-the-minute ski and snowboard news from First Tracks!! Online Ski MagazineVermont Ski Area Expanding Trails- July 25, 2006 Middlebury Gap, VT (Tuesday, July 25, 2006) - Central Vermont's Middlebury College Snow Bowl ski and snowboard area is completing its first major trail work in 20 years this summer...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115386914458815.shtm Women Wrap Up Ski Jumping in Park City- July 25, 2006 Kimball Junction, UT (Saturday, July 22, 2006) - Jessica Jerome (Park City, UT) was fourth for the second straight night Saturday, leading four U.S. women into the top 10 of the VISA Women's Ski Jumping Festival at Utah Olympic Park...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115362719942596.shtm More Snow Boosts New Zealand Ski Season- July 25, 2006 Queenstown, New Zealand (Saturday, July 22, 2006) - New Zealand South Island ski fields say near record amounts of snow have fallen in the past 36 hours, adding to their best season in a decade or more...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115362719939028.shtm Women Ski Jumpers Open 2007 Season- July 25, 2006 Kimball Junction, UT (Friday, July 21, 2006) - In the first international jumping meet since women's ski jumping was approved for the 2009 World Nordic Ski Championships, U.S. women took two of the top five spots, five of the top 12. Germany's Juliane Seyfahrt overcame blistering heat and jet lag to win the VISA Women's Ski Jumping Festival which opened Continental Cup competition for the 2007 season...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115354079976232.shtm Free Ski Open NZ Confirms International Field- July 19, 2006 Lake Wanaka, New Zealand (Wednesday, July 19, 2006) - New Zealand's free skiers will once again have the opportunity to take on some of the world's best, this time on their own turf, when the international Free Ski Open NZ hits Lake Wanaka August 15-25...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115335052049291.shtm Ski Trab Sponsors Mountain Guides- July 19, 2006 Salt Lake City, UT (Wednesday, July 19, 2006) - Ski Trab announced today its sponsorship of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA). The backcountry ski manufacturer and its U.S. distributor, Wasatch Ski Distribution, will help supply skis for training purposes as part of their sponsorship of the AMGA...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115335022674419.shtm U.S. Women Ski Jumpers Ready for Debut- July 19, 2006 Park City, UT (Wednesday, July 19, 2006) - U.S. women ski jumpers are temporarily shelving their excitement about gaining International Ski Federation approval to be included in the 2009 World Championships in favor of the opening of the Continental Cup season Friday and Saturday night...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/11533301618367.shtm Ski Area Real Estate Booming at Northstar- July 19, 2006 Truckee, CA (Wednesday, July 19, 2006) - Amidst the official groundbreaking ceremonies today for the new luxury Ritz-Carlton resort property at California's Northstar-at-Tahoe ski and snowboard resort, sales of resort residences at other area properties continue to boom, according to the hotel's developers...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115332311342547.shtm US Airways to Resume Direct Ski Flight Service to Vail- July 19, 2006 Tempe, AZ (Wednesday, July 19, 2006) - Skiers and snowboarders from the East Coast markets of Philadelphia and Charlotte will again have a direct route to ski and ride the slopes of Vail. This winter, US Airways will resume Saturday-only seasonal service from its Philadelphia and Charlotte hubs to EagleVail, Colorado. The flights will utilize 193-seat Boeing 757 aircraft and are now available for booking...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115332169240490.shtm San Francisco Inner-City Skiing Event to Avoid Controversy This Year- July 18, 2006 San Francisco, CA (Tuesday, July 18, 2006) - Icer Air, an inner-city skiing and snowboarding jam session, will return to San Francisco in November...just not to the city's streets...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115324756516381.shtm |