Ski News from First Tracks!! Online Ski MagazineUp-to-the-minute ski and snowboard news from First Tracks!! Online Ski MagazineRussian Skiers Flip for Lake Placid- July 18, 2006 Lake Placid, NY (Tuesday, July 18, 2006) - When summer hits its stride in Lake Placid, world-class skiers come out and play at the MacKenzie-Intervale Ski Jumping Complex and the Kodak Sports Park for Soaring Saturdays and Wet and Wild Wednesdays, respectively...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115323069232149.shtm Las Leas: A Ski Resort Guide- July 18, 2006 Las Leas, Argentina (Tuesday, July 18, 2006) - Las Leas is the largest but perhaps most controversial ski area in the Southern Hemisphere. Advocates compare its scale to Vail and Snowbird combined, though the long and steep off-piste ski terrain is perhaps more analogous to low density European areas like Alagna or La Grave. Detractors point out that 80% of this terrain is dependent upon the Marte double chair, which is closed at least a quarter of the time due to weather or less diligent ski...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/laslenas2006.htm Beat the Heat: Summer Skiing on Oregon's Mount Hood- July 18, 2006 Government Camp, OR (Monday, July 17, 2006) - The hazy, hot and humid days of summer are here, and there are many ways to cool off. You could head to the mountains to camp in cooler and drier air. Maybe youll venture to the beach for a dip in the ocean, or hang out by the pool with a pia colada in hand. Some folks beat the heat another way: theyre going skiing. Since the early 1980s Timberline Resort on Oregons Mount Hood has fired up a chairlift on the Palmer Snowfield, a permanent...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/timberlineoregon2006.htm Changes Afoot for Australian Ski Areas- July 17, 2006 Melbourne, Australia (Monday, July 17, 2006) - Australian ski areas are working hard to stay ahead of the curve, according to officials at the Australian Ski Areas Association. Following is a summary of what's new at ski and snowboard resorts across the country...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115314628116662.shtm New Marketing Director for Mt. Washington Hotel and Bretton Woods Ski Area- July 17, 2006 Bretton Woods, NH (Monday, July 17, 2006) - Pat Corso, President and CEO of The Mount Washington Resort at Bretton Woods, announced today that Candra Canning has been appointed the Director of Marketing and Communications for the Mount Washington Resort at Bretton Woods. The Resort is home of the historic Mount Washington Hotel and New Hampshires largest ski area, Bretton Woods Mountain Resort...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115314898699348.shtm Coronet Peak's Inaugural Sunday Grand Prix Ski Race Sees Strong Field- July 17, 2006 Queenstown, New Zealand (Monday, July 17, 2006) - A field of nearly 50 competitors turned out yesterday for the seasons first io Sunday Grand Prix ski race at Coronet Peak...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/1153142952640.shtm Skiing in Kashmir- July 17, 2006 Gulmarg, India (Monday, July 17, 2006) - After three decades of planning and under construction since 1991, officials in Gulmarg last year finally completed construction of a big new gondola with a mind-numbing vertical rise of 1,330 meters (4,364 feet) that ascends to 4390-meter (13,400-foot) Afarwat Peak. Gulmarg is now the only alpine resort in the Himalayas with big lift infrastructure, and the resorts gondola has more vertical than any lift in the USA. The Australian company...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115314275358770.shtm History Buffs Chronicle Colorado Ski Lift Changes- July 17, 2006 Boulder, CO (Monday, July 17, 2006) - ColoradoSkiHistory.com has for five years been documenting ski lift installations, removals, and modifications throughout Colorado, and has released its survey for 2006. Since 2002, the number of new chairlifts installed annually in Colorado has increased by 78 percent. This year resorts are reaching deep in their financial pockets, building expensive projects that reflect last winters record skier numbers...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115314204249892.shtm Ski Maker Fischer Promotes U.S. Staff- July 17, 2006 Auburn, NH (Monday, July 17, 2006) - Fischer US President David Auer has announced several key promotions within the ski distributor's staff...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115311416918362.shtm New Women-Only Snowboard Program at The Remarkables- July 17, 2006 Queenstown, New Zealand (Monday, July 17, 2006) - The Remarkables ski area in Queenstown on the South Island of New Zealand has introduced a new womens only snowboarding program designed to encourage female snowboarders to improve their skills...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115311397428280.shtm |