Timberline Announces Spring Pass Pricing | Timberline Lodge

Timberline Announces Spring Pass Pricing | Timberline Lodge:

“Timberline Spring Pass will be available for purchase starting March 1st, 2010. Going into its third year, the Spring Pass offers a tremendous value for one low price:

• Lift access for skiing and riding at Timberline 7 days a week*
• Valid March 1st – May 31st, 2010
• No blackout dates
• The longest season on Mt. Hood
• Great freestyle terrain
• Pays for itself in just 2 visits

(*weather/conditions permitting)

PURCHASE BETWEEN MARCH 1ST AND APRIL 4TH :: PAY JUST $109 PURCHASE BETWEEN APRIL 5TH AND MAY 31ST :: PAY JUST $99

Mark your calendars — you’ll be able to purchase the pass online or in the Wy’East Day Lodge at Timberline starting March 1st, 2010.”

(Via Timberline Blog.)

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Keep it Fresh | Brundage Blog

Keep it Fresh | Brundage Blog: “”

Nice piece on the Brundage Blog, with a series of fun photos.

As the post says, you can’t get fresh powder everyday, but you can still have a lot of fun on the slopes.

(Via Brundage Blog.)

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Twitter Updates for 2010-01-29

Latest news for skiing at Cairngorm Mountain, Scotland, this weekend (Sat 30 Jan, 2010 – Sun 31 Jan, 2010) – http://bit.ly/bfEZNa #
Record Snowfall And Technical Approval, Whistler Blackcomb And VANOC Are Games-Ready - http://bit.ly/97vuFG #
Time (UK) Travel Blog: "The gear we'll be wearing next winter" – http://bit.ly/9gMDqy #
Ski Plattekill: KIDS RACE CAMP Sunday 31 January, 2010 -10am-12noon. Spaces still available. – http://bit.ly/IUfPE #ski #
Spirit Mountain: Jan. 30-31 USSA Atmore Memorial FIS Ski Race; Jan. 31 Spirit Nordic Ski Race and Tour – http://bit.ly/hVuYN #ski #
RT @skitimes: How to take the perfect ski holiday snaps http://bit.ly/cPu8rb – answer: have a professional photographer with you! #
Winterplace: Awesome Conditions and with more snow in the forecast – http://bit.ly/Cgqgc #ski #
Jackson Hole: Lifts Open: 10 of 11; Trails Open: 114 of 116; Groomed Trails: 35 of 48 – http://bit.ly/1JKpDo #ski #
Big Bear Mountain: Snow Summit Night Session Fri Jan 29, 2010 and Sat 30 Jan, 2010 from 3:00pm to 9:30pm – http://bit.ly/2SRipt #ski #
RT @GuardianTravel: Whistler Blackcomb up for auction http://bit.ly/bQoKBF #
Crystal Mountain: White Rabbit Snowshoe Race – 5 and 10km course – all ages and categories – Sat 30 Jan, 2010 – http://bit.ly/2d7H8s #ski #
Okemo: Trails open: 101; Lifts open: 14l; Superpipe: Open; Parks: 5 – http://bit.ly/RRyT7 #ski #
Stratton Mountain: Open Terrain – 86 trails – 468 acres- 35 miles – 10 lifts – http://bit.ly/nlCCU #ski #
Stowe: Trails Open: 107 (40.4 Miles); Lifts Scheduled: 10; Surface Conditions: Packed Powder/Wind Blown – http://bit.ly/6VwBl #ski #
Swain Ski Center: Great lift ticket deal available this weekend, check it out – http://bit.ly/2SG9EY #ski #
Ski Wentworth: January 29-31 – Atlantic CADS Festival; January 29-30 – Get Up There Event – http://bit.ly/5wILPY #ski #
Mt. Rose Ski Area (Lake Tahoe area): Ski, Play and Stay deals at the Silver Legacy now available – http://bit.ly/ERuKK #ski #
Spirit Mountain: Spirit Mountain Duluth Hot Lodging Deals Available – http://bit.ly/XhMYe #ski #
Peek'n Peak: Awesome conditions this weekend – 12 inches of fresh snow in the past week! – http://bit.ly/ku6IK #ski #
Loon Mountain: Women's Droppin' In Snowboard Clinic March 6-7 – http://bit.ly/CdkrF #ski #
Bretton Woods: Stay and Ski Free from deals available at the Omni Mount Washington Resort – http://bit.ly/oosag #ski #
Stratton Mountain: Romp to Stomp out breast cancer – Saturday 30 January, 2010 – http://bit.ly/9XdqK #ski #
Crabbe Mountain Winter Park: Mt. Everest Ski and Snowboard Challenge is back! Sunday, January 31st – http://bit.ly/5ytOtK #ski #

Posted In: Tweets on January 29, 2010 Comments (0)

US snow report – Friday 29 January, 2010

Snow fall reported in the US in the last 24 hours (snow map).

Resorts that have received 7 inches of snow

Salmon Hills XC (NY)

Resorts that have received 6.5 inches of snow

Black River XC (NY)

Resorts that have received 6 inches of snow

Ski Apache (NM)
Titus Mountain (NY)

Resorts that have received 4.9 inches of snow

Brantling Ski Slopes (NY)

Resorts that have received 4.4 inches of snow

Four Seasons (NY)

Resorts that have received 4.3 inches of snow

Ski Butternut (MA)

Resorts that have received 4 inches of snow

Dry Hill Ski Area (NY)

Resorts that have received 3.8 inches of snow

Cockaigne ski area (NY)

Resorts that have received 3.7 inches of snow

Snow Ridge ski area (NY)

Resorts that have received 3.5 inches of snow

Cuchara Mountain Resort (CO)
Ski Cloudcroft (NM)

Resorts that have received 3.1 inches of snow

Peek’n Peak XC (NY)

Resorts that have received 3 inches of snow

Porcupine Mountains (MI)
Mt Pisgah (NY)
Blue Knob XC (PA)
Jay Peak (VT)
Quoggy Jo Ski Center (ME)
Ski Ward Hill (MA)
Timber Ridge (MI)

Resorts that have received 2.5 inches of snow

Boyne Nordican XC (MI)
Gore Mountain (NY)
Bretton Woods XC (NH)
Gore Mountain XC (NY)

Resorts that have received 2.1 inches of snow

Nordic Skier XC (NH)

Resorts that have received 2 inches of snow

Crystal Lake XC (PA)
Storrs Hill (NH)
Sunday River (ME)
Smugglers Notch XC (VT)
Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort (CA)
Stowe XC (VT)

Resorts that have received 1.8 inches of snow

Mont Ripley (MI)

Resorts that have received 1.7 inches of snow

Sandia Peak (NM)

Resorts that have received 1.6 inches of snow

Bolton Valley (VT)

Resorts that have received 1.5 inches of snow

Silver Fox XC (VT)
Ski Plattekill Mtn XC (NY)
Ragged Mountain (NH)
Treetops Sylvan Resort (MI)
Hunter Mountain (NY)
Big Rock (ME)
Treetops (MI)
Ski Plattekill (NY)
Big Rock XC (ME)
Snow Hill at Eastman (NH)

Resorts that have received 1.4 inch of snow

Gunstock (NH)
Loon Mountain XC (NH)

Resorts that have received 1.3 inch of snow

Hickory Hills XC (NY)
Timberline XC (WV)
White Grass XC (WV)

Resorts that have received 1.1 inch of snow

King Pine (NH)
Mt Zion (MI)
King Pine XC (NH)

Resorts that have received 1 inch of snow

Camden Snow Bowl XC (ME)
Cascade XC (NY)
Blue Hills (MA)
Blue Hills XC (MA)
Sunrise Park (AZ)
Snowbird (UT)
Greek Peak XC (NY)
Millinocket Municipal XC (ME)
Shawnee Peak (ME)
Labrador Mountain (NY)

Resorts that have received 0.8 inch of snow

Rangeley Lakes XC (ME)
Durango (CO)
Wisp Ski Area (MD)

Resorts that have received 0.7 inch of snow

Durango Mountain XC (CO)

Resorts that have received 0.5 inch of snow

Caberfae Peaks (MI)
Jack Frost (PA)
Swiss Valley (MI)
Canaan Valley XC (WV)
Middlebury College XC (VT)
Highland Recreation XC (MI)
Fahnestock Winter Park XC (NY)
Carters Bethel XC (ME)
Titcomb Mountain XC (ME)

Resorts that have received 0.4 inches of snow

Hesperus Ski Area (CO)
Blue Moon Berry Farm XC (NH)
High Point XC (NJ)
Okemo Valley XC (VT)

Resorts that have received 0.3 inches of snow

Buttermilk (CO)
Snowmass (CO)
Drummond Island XC (MI)
Ajax (Aspen) (CO)
Ashcroft XC (CO)
Aspen Snowmass XC (CO)
Aspen Mountain (CO)

Resorts that have received 0.2 inches of snow

Showdown (MT)
Bear Paw Ski Bowl (MT)
Showdown XC (MT)

Resorts that have received 0.1 inches of snow

Canadian Lakes (MI)
Vail (CO)

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Snowbasin Blog: 3rd Annual Snowbasin Vertical Challenge

Snowbasin Blog » Blog Archive » 3rd Annual Snowbasin Vertical Challenge: “A Benefit for the Trapper Trails Council, Boy Scouts of America – Friday, February 26, 2010″

(Via Snowbasin Blog.)

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Twitter Updates for 2010-01-28

Jackson Hole: Lifts Open: 9 of 11; Trails Open: 112 of 116; Groomed Trails: 34 of 48 – http://bit.ly/1JKpDo #ski #
Stowe: Trails Open: 100 (38.1 Miles); Lifts Scheduled: 11; Surface Conditions: Packed Powder/Powder – http://bit.ly/6VwBl #ski #
Les Ménuires: Les Menuires, last few days for the special holiday offers – check their website – http://bit.ly/cmU7sE #ski #
Sunshine Village: Feb. 6 Sunshine 5000 Ski Mountaineering Competition; Feb. 6 – 7 Sunshine Ski Club Race – http://bit.ly/4Fhuem #ski #
Mammoth Mountain: Your Best Bet for the Super Bowl – third free night at slopeside lodging – http://bit.ly/3X3f6D #ski #
Loon Mountain: Winter (Snowmaking) is Back at Loon after a January thaw – http://bit.ly/CdkrF #ski #
Bridger Bowl: New Lift for 2010-2011 ski season – http://bit.ly/4dIkl7 #ski #
Hidden Valley Ski Area: Mini Rail Jam Ages 7-12 – Sunday, January 31st from Noon to 1PM, 10-11:30 am – http://bit.ly/275K8 #ski #

Posted In: Tweets on January 28, 2010 Comments (0)

US snow report – Thursday 28 January, 2010

Snow fall reported in the US in the last 24 hours (snow map).

Resorts that have received 9.5 inches of snow

Smugglers Notch XC (VT)
Stowe XC (VT)

Resorts that have received 7.5 inches of snow

Ski Cloudcroft (NM)

Resorts that have received 7.2 inches of snow

Peek’n Peak XC (NY)

Resorts that have received 5.5 inches of snow

Titus Mountain (NY)

Resorts that have received 5 inches of snow

Powderhorn XC (CO)
Powderhorn (CO)

Resorts that have received 4.5 inches of snow

Dry Hill Ski Area (NY)

Resorts that have received 4.4 inches of snow

Crested Butte (CO)
Crested Butte XC (CO)

Resorts that have received 4.2 inches of snow

Wolf Creek XC (CO)
Wolf Creek (CO)

Resorts that have received 4 inches of snow

Timber Ridge (MI)
Irwin Lodge (CO)

Resorts that have received 3.5 inches of snow

Eaglecrest (AK)
Hesperus Ski Area (CO)

Resorts that have received 3.3 inches of snow

Sunlight Mountain Resort (CO)

Resorts that have received 3 inches of snow

Porcupine Mountains (MI)
Sunlight XC (CO)
Mount Southington (CT)

Resorts that have received 2.7 inches of snow

Boyne Nordican XC (MI)

Resorts that have received 2.5 inches of snow

Durango (CO)

Resorts that have received 2.4 inches of snow

Mt Zion (MI)

Resorts that have received 2.2 inches of snow

Bridger Bowl (MT)
Treetops Sylvan Resort (MI)
Treetops (MI)
Bohart Ranch XC (MT)

Resorts that have received 2 inches of snow

Caples Lake Resort XC (CA)
Heavenly (CA)
Kirkwood (CA)
Kirkwood XC (CA)
Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort (CA)
Sierra-At-Tahoe (CA)
Hidden Valley XC (PA)
Durango Mountain XC (CO)
Buffalo Ski Club (NY)

Resorts that have received 1.7 inches of snow

Aspen Snowmass XC (CO)
Ashcroft XC (CO)
Snowmass (CO)
Ajax (Aspen) (CO)
Aspen Mountain (CO)
Buttermilk (CO)

Resorts that have received 1.5 inches of snow

Lone Mountain Ranch XC (MT)
Mt Meadows Guest Ranch XC (MT)
Big Sky (MT)

Resorts that have received 1.4 inch of snow

Eldora XC (CO)
Canadian Lakes (MI)
Eldora Mountain (CO)

Resorts that have received 1.1 inch of snow

Bretton Woods XC (NH)

Resorts that have received 1 inch of snow

Belleayre XC (NY)
Blue Knob XC (PA)
Lost Trail Powder Mountain (MT)
Canaan Valley XC (WV)
Ski Tamarack (closed) (NY)
Wisp Ski Area (MD)
White Grass XC (WV)
Timberline XC (WV)
Snowbird (UT)
Sundance (UT)
HoliMont (NY)
Berthoud Pass (CO)

Resorts that have received 0.9 inch of snow

Cordillera XC (CO)

Resorts that have received 0.8 inch of snow

Hunter Mountain (NY)
Pines Peak (IN)
Ski Plattekill (NY)
Ski Plattekill Mtn XC (NY)
Cooke City XC (MT)

Resorts that have received 0.6 inch of snow

Black River XC (NY)
Cuchara Mountain Resort (CO)

Resorts that have received 0.5 inch of snow

Snow Snake (MI)
Snow Snake XC (MI)
Beaver Creek (CO)
Beaver Creek XC (CO)
Ski Butternut (MA)
Highland Recreation XC (MI)
Jack Frost (PA)
Split Rock (PA)
Pine Knob (MI)
Laurel Mountain (PA)

Resorts that have received 0.4 inches of snow

Mt. Holly (MI)
Holiday Valley (NY)

Resorts that have received 0.3 inches of snow

Mad River Mountain (OH)
Gore Mountain XC (NY)
Snowbasin (UT)
Ski Sawmill (PA)
Gore Mountain (NY)
Holland Lake Lodge (MT)
Bear Paw Ski Bowl (MT)
Four Lakes Village (IL)

Resorts that have received 0.2 inches of snow

Labrador Mountain (NY)
Sundown Mountain Resort (IA)
Norway Mountain (MI)
Sundown Mountain XC (IA)
Drummond Island XC (MI)
Greek Peak XC (NY)
Marquette Mountain (MI)

Resorts that have received 0.1 inches of snow

Maplelag XC (MN)
Ishpeming Al Quaal XC (MI)

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Travelocity Launches Roaming Gnome Contest!

Travelocity Launches Roaming Gnome Contest!: “Vote, vote, vote!! Travelocity launched the new Roaming Gnome contest this morning. Tahoe vs. Utah; which destination will the Gnome visit next? Tahoe is the obvious choice. Average snowfall of over 350″, 300 plus sunny days per year, year-round activities including some of the country’s best skiing and snowboarding at over 13 resorts around Lake [...]“

(Via Heavenly Mountain Resort Blog.)

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Twitter Updates for 2010-01-27

Stowe: Woodchuck Tuesday – Feb 2, 2010 – cheap ski ticket deal – http://bit.ly/s4GBx #ski #
Jiminy Peak: Mountain Coaster will be open Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 1 pm – 7 pm – http://bit.ly/21DvIE #ski #
Peek'n Peak: 12 inches of new snowfall are in the forecast for this week! – http://bit.ly/gajcm #ski #
Mont Orford: Heavy rain on Monday, plan to fire up snow cannons as soon as temp drops – http://bit.ly/5BhDgp #ski #
Jackson Hole: Lifts Open: 9 of 11; Trails Open: 103 of 116; Groomed Trails: 32 of 48 – http://bit.ly/1JKpDo #ski #
Big Bear Mountain: 3 inches of Fresh Snow and All Roads Are Open – http://bit.ly/1645Bu #ski #
Grand Targhee: Jan. 27th Grand Targhee Powder Alert, 6 inches of new snow in 24 hours – http://bit.ly/QrVG6 #ski #
Stowe: Trails Open: 70 (27.3 Miles); Lifts Scheduled: 11; Surface Conditions: Powder/Variable Conditions – http://bit.ly/6VwBl #ski #
Loon Mountain: CASA Returns to Snow Golf at Loon February 5, 2010 – http://bit.ly/CdkrF #ski #