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Ski Area Press Releases
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Bear Creek
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Blue Mountain
JANUARY 9th, 2010- THE GRAND OPENING OF THE BigAirBAG AT BLUE MOUNTAIN SKI AREA! PALMERTON, PA – Are you really ready to Touch the Sky? Blue Mountain is announcing the arrival of the BigAirBAG. Designed as a training tool for skiers and riders, the huge air-filled pad cushions the landing for aerial maneuvers. The BigAirBAG is manufactured by BigAirBAG B.V. in The Netherlands, and Blue Mountain Ski Area has the largest BigAirBAG in the country and is the only site in Pennsylvania.
Measuring 56 feet long by 35 feet wide and 8 feet high, this inflatable compression bag will be situated at lower paradise where skiers and riders will have easy access and visibility. The boldly designed double-compartmentalized bag is made of a heavy-duty nylon and refills every 10 seconds to allow for a constant flow of traffic.
Whether Blue Mountain’s skiers and snowboards are looking to use the BigAirBAG as a training aide, take their talent to the next level, or just perfect their routines, they all can land safely on the bag. The BigAirBAG is a variant on a fall cushion, used in the world of professional stunts. The BigAirBAG is placed in front of a ski-jump so as to catch any fall from a jump. This means that every snowboarder/skier can practice jumps without risk. Once out on the snow, the skier or rider goes off a kicker jump, performing the desired aerial maneuver, and then lands on the BigAirBAG. The bag allows the athlete to slide off onto the snow easily.
Blue Mountain is one of the Pocono’s premiere skiing and snowboard destinations. Blue Mountain Ski Area has the Highest Vertical in PA with 34 Trails for all abilities including 3 runs near or over a mile long!
With Blue’s 9 Lifts (including our High Speed Detachable Quad & the regions ONLY High Speed Detachable 6 - Passenger Lift), our customers spend more time on the slopes and less in the lift lines! Blue Mountain has 100% snowmaking and 100% lighting for evening fun. Our Tubing Park has 19 runs and 3 lifts to keep you sliding all day and night. Blue Mountain offers 2 Full Service Lodges to meet your every skiing, riding, and dinning need. And remember, as the closest major ski resort to Philadelphia, Wilmington, and many parts of the NY & NJ region, we are less than a Tank of Gas Away! For more information, go to www.skibluemt.com.
Pricing for the BigAirBAG will be:
All Day Ticket (9am-9pm) - $25.00
Season Pass - $125
3 times for - $10.00
4pm-9pm ticket $15.00
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Camelback
Crystal Lake
Eagle Rock
Elk Mountain
Hidden Valley
Jack Frost
Liberty Mountain
$399 Unlimited Season Pass for Ski Rountop, Liberty Mtn., and Whitetail! Lock In This Years' Season Pass Rates for 2010-2011 Limited Time Only!
Purchase your 2010-2011 Season Pass by April 30 to lock in low 2009-2010 rates for another great season. On May 1, the Season Pass prices will go up, don't miss out on the best rates of the year! Purchase your pass now and save.
Use Your 2010-2011 Season Pass Now for Only $30 More! Purchase any 2010-2011 Season Pass now and for only $30.00 more you can use it anytime for the remainder of this season. Enjoy all of the great snow now for less than the cost of one lift ticket!
Nemacolin Woodlands at Mystic Mountain
Seven Springs
SEVEN SPRINGS OFFERS OUTSTANDING EARLY PURCHASE INCENTIVES
FOR 2010-2011 SEASON PASSES
SEVEN SPRINGS, Pa. – Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pennsylvania’s premier four season resort, is now offering season passes for the 2010-2011 ski/board season!
Season passes for are now available with individual passes starting at $399 if purchased by June 1, 2010. After June 1 through Sept. 15, the rate will increase to $599 and then finally $699 beginning Sept. 16.
As a special offer for current Seven Springs season passholders who purchase a pass by April 15, 2010, they’ll receive a Seven Springs gift card! Those who purchase a midweek adult, junior, senior, child or college student pass will receive a $25 gift card. Regular season passes in the same categories will receive a $50 gift card. Seven Springs gift cards are good for virtually anything at the resort including dining, ski/board tickets, rental equipment, spa services, sporting clays and more. However, this offer is not applicable to season passes in the following categories: super senior, ages 5 and under or age 80 and older.
Those new skiers and snowboards who join the Seven Springs season pass family will get to ski or board this March for free.
“This winter has been incredible,” said John Mates, Senior Director of Winter Operations. “Anyone who joins our season pass family and gets to ski this month will find that the conditions are phenomenal and comparable to peak season conditions.”
Seven Springs season passholders also receive monthly perks and other benefits throughout the year, such as discounts on lodging and activities like golf, sporting clays and spa services; discounted ski lessons; one free ski and board ticket during Season Pass Mondays in March; and the convenient option of Pass Cash, which loads a season pass with cash, like a reloadable pre-paid debit card.
For a complete list of season pass categories or to purchase your pass, please visit www.7springs.com or call (800) 452-2223, ext. 7491
SEVEN SPRINGS MOUNTAIN RESORT HOSTS HOMECOMING 2010, THE KRISTI LESKINEN INVITATIONAL
SEVEN SPRINGS, Pa. – Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pennsylvania’s premier four-season resort, is pleased to present Homecoming 2010, February 20 – 21, 2010.
Leskinen, a pioneer in women’s freeskiing and native of Uniontown, Pa., recently won ABC’s “The Superstars” with her partner professional ballroom dancer Maksim Chmerkovsky. She also took home a bronze medal at the Winter X Games IX in the Women’s Superpipe. Her career highlights also include: second place Slopestyle at the 2009 Aspen Open, second place Slopestyle at the 2008 North American Open, third place Slopestyle at the 2007 US and Japan Opens, first place Halfpipe in the 2005 Gravity Games, second place Halfpipe in the 2005 World Championships and in 1999 she was the first female to compete in the US Open.
"We have an amazing group of athletes coming and Seven Springs is pulling out all the stops to make this event a huge success," said Leskinen.
Top female skiers like Kaya Turski, Keri Herman, Dania Assaly, Jen Hudak, Michelle Parker, Meg Olenick, Ashley Battersby, Athena Bronson, Amy Sheehan and Roz Groenewoud will join Leskinen at Seven Springs for the all-girls slopestyle event. The contest will be an opportunity for the girls to push themselves, progress the sport and raise awareness and interest in the sport among young girls and women.
The course will be created specifically for the purpose of showcasing the girls’ abilities and the sport. The event will be a rider-judged jam format encouraging the girls to go for their biggest tricks.
Practice sessions will be held Fri., Feb. 19. The first rounds of the competition will be at 12:45 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. with finals held at 2:30 p.m., Sat., Feb. 20. The Homecoming crowns will be awarded at 4:30 p.m., Saturday on the Foggy Goggle deck. On Sun., Feb. 21, from 1 until 3 p.m., there will be a free amateur rail jam in the Foggy Goggle Bowl. For more information on Homecoming and a complete schedule of events, please visit www.7springs.com.
SEVEN SPRINGS MOUNTAIN RESORT AND WTAE-TV CHANNEL 4 HOST 23RD ANNUAL WINTERFEST
SEVEN SPRINGS, Pa. – Celebrating its 23rd year, Seven Springs Mountain Resort and Pittsburgh’s ABC affiliate WTAE-TV Channel 4 continue their Winterfest tradition of festivities Feb. 13 - 21, 2010.
Winterfest is an annual event showcasing all types of snow and slope activities and deep snow at Pennsylvania’s premier ski resort! Snow tubing, on-snow races, silly challenges and other fun activities are designed to thrill skiers and boarders of all ages and abilities.
One of the most popular events of the festival, The Celebrity Olympics, pits WTAE-TV personalities and current and former Pittsburgh Steelers against each other in a heated competition for the coveted Winterfest gold medal. Some of Pittsburgh’s most popular news personalities compete in an Olympic-like competition featuring challenges such as a tug-o-war competition, human bowling, snowshoe races and water balloon slingshots. Held in the Foggy Goggle Bowl at 3 p.m., Sat., Feb. 13, these events guarantee loads of fun and laughter.
The fun continues throughout the weekend as well! There’s comedy night in the Matterhorn Lounge on Mon., Feb. 15, and karaoke night in the Bavarian Lounge Tues., Feb. 16. Learn-To-Ski day will be held Tuesday as well. This program has limited space. Reservations can be made by calling (800) 452-2223, ext. 7757. On Wed., Feb. 17, come up and enjoy $4 snow tubing sessions. These downhill thrills are available to tubers ages 4 and up and are guaranteed to provide fun for everyone!
Iwan Fuchs, the resort’s Snowsports School Director, has organized two spectator ski events this year. The first is the annual torchlight parade, which will be on Stowe Slope at 6 p.m., Fri., Feb. 12. A formation ski show will be held Fri., Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. and can be seen on Stowe Slope as well.
This year marks the introduction of the Race with the Stars 30-Second Race, which will benefit WTAE-TV’s Project Bundle-Up. It will be held at 3 p.m., Sat., Feb.20, in the Foggy Goggle Bowl. This contest places celebrities and pre-registered contestants on teams to complete a precision race with the winning team taking home the gold and bragging rights. Registration is $50 per person and includes a lift ticket and a pizza party celebration after the competition. Those who wish to participate can register by calling (800) 452-2223, ext. 7757, or by visiting the Winterfest information table in the ski lodge. Placement is limited and is given on a first-come, first-served basis.
Winterfest guests are also welcome to take part in free salsa dancing lessons held Sat., Feb. 20, in the Alpine Room. Lessons are held 8 – 9 p.m. with dancing continuing until 1 a.m.
The annual ski dummy race will wrap up the festivities on Sun., Feb. 21, at 10:30 a.m. on the lower portion of Stowe Slope. This event is free to enter and a great idea for school groups, ski clubs, scout troops and other youth organizations! To register a dummy in this race, please call Melissa Cullin at (814) 352-2047.
Those looking for a cure to cabin fever will enjoy a craft and artisan show on the weekends from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. located in the resort’s Festival Hall. The Winter Activity Center is the place for kids from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. daily for scavenger hunts, face painting, board games, coloring contests and other free activities.
For a complete list of Winterfest activities, please visit www.7springs.com
SEVEN SPRINGS MOUNTAIN RESORT - NUMBER ONE IN THE COUNTRY FOR SNOWFALL!
SEVEN SPRINGS, Pa. – Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pennsylvania’s premier four season resort, just topped the list of ski resorts nationwide for total natural snowfall in a 48-hour time frame.
The list created by OnTheSnow.com places Seven Springs at number one in the country with a natural snowfall total of 27 inches in 48 hours. Since January 1, the popular Laurel Highlands resort has received 35 inches. According to the National Weather Service, Seven Springs is expected to receive 14 – 16 additional inches by the morning of Saturday, January 9, 2010.
“Conditions are phenomenal here at Seven Springs,” added Dick Barron, Director of Ski Operations. “This winter has been shaping up to be one for the record books as it’s been quite some time since we have seen a winter like this.”
The abundance of snow is also allowing for construction and snowmaking for the creation of the resort’s Superpipe, which is ranked number one on the East Coast by Transworld Snowboarding. This project is coming along smoothly and the pipe could be open by month’s end.
About Seven Springs Mountain Resort
Seven Springs Mountain Resort, located in Seven Springs, Pa., is the perfect place for family vacations that create lifelong memories. Each year the family-friendly resort hosts more than one million overnight and day guests who enjoy a vacation that includes the finest skiing, snowboarding and golf that Pennsylvania has to offer, the exhilaration of sporting clays, the ultimate in relaxation at the luxurious Trillium Spa, a variety of dining options that range from intercontinental cuisine at Helen’s Restaurant to the variety of delicious buffets offered at the Slopeside Dining Room to the quick fix options like pizza and sandwiches to satisfy any craving.
Seven Springs Mountain Resort can accommodate more than 5,000 overnight guests in its recently renovated 418-room, 10-story high-rise hotel, nearly 1,200 condominiums and townhomes, eight cabins and 15 chalets.
With more than 60,000 square feet of meeting space available, Seven Springs also hosts more than 1,000 meetings, conferences and banquet groups per year.
Located within 200 miles of the major metropolitan areas of Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Cleveland and Washington D.C., Seven Springs is easily accessible from either exit 91 or 110 of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
For more information on Seven Springs, visit www.7springs.com or call (800) 452-2223.
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Shawnee Mountain
MAKE WAY FOR THE TOMAHAWK EXPRESS - Pennsylvania’s Newest High Speed Detachable Lift - Coming to Shawnee Mountain for Winter 2010-11
Shawnee-on-Delaware, PA – As part of a major lift system overhaul, Ski Shawnee Inc., owner and operator of Shawnee Mountain, is pleased to announce the purchase of a new high speed detachable quad chairlift for the popular Pocono Ski Resort.
Manufactured in Salt Lake City, Utah, by Doppelmayr CTEC USA, the new high speed quad will be installed this summer along the Tomahawk Trail and replace Shawnee’s existing fixed grip quad lift in the same location. The fixed grip quad will then be moved to the Arrowhead Trail and replace Shawnee’s oldest lift – a fixed grip triple which will be retired.
Named the “Tomahawk Express”, Pennsylvania’s newest detachable quad will serve as Shawnee’s flag ship lift centrally located to serve 20 of Shawnee’s 23 slopes and trails. The new high speed lift will whisk skiers and snowboarders 3100’ to the summit in just 3 minutes – current lift ride is 7 minutes.
Despite its high speed, 1000 feet per minute, the new detachable quad is designed to be very child and ski school friendly with a slow 225 feet per minute load and unload speed. Each of the detachable 4 person chairs will have rear slanting seats. The new Tomahawk Express Quad will transport 2,400 skiers/riders per hour.
All the lift system installation and relocation work will be completed in time for the 2010-11 winter snow sports season. A ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the new Tomahawk Express is planned for early December.
Shawnee Mountain is located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania just off Exit 309 of Interstate 80. Call 570-421-7231. For lodging information, call 800-SHAWNEE (Shawnee Inn), or 800-POCONOS (visitors bureau). Or visit Shawnee on-line at www.shawneemt.com.
WINTER CARNIVAL DAY Set for Sunday, February 21
Shawnee-on-Delaware, PA – The base of Shawnee Mountain will come alive on Sunday, February 21, 2010 with a festive carnival atmosphere and a fun day for Skiers, Snowboarders, Snow tubers & Spectators.
Presented by Shawnee Mountain Ski Area and sponsored by Coca-Cola, Winter Carnival Day will feature ice sculptures, music, fun games and trivia contests, product sampling, outdoor BBQ, prizes and giveaways.
Sculpted Ice Works of Lakeville, PA will present an Ice Sculpture contest during the festival. Three professional ice carvers will each transform a 300 pound solid block of ice into a sculpted work of art in front of the festival crowd. Spectators will then have the opportunity to vote for their favorite carver and sculpture with a “Peoples Choice” award presented at 2pm.
The Shawnee Mountain Junior Development Race Team will perform with a Synchronized Skiing Demonstration on the Thundercloud Trail in full view of the base area spectators.
WSBG 93.5 and 107.1 The Bone Radio Stations will provide DJs with outdoor music and prizes all from the base of Shawnee Mountain. The Monster 4x4 will roll in for Winter Carnival Day with free samples. Various ski and snowboard representatives including Elan, Flow and Burton will also be present to demo new equipment.
The majority of activities will take place from 11am to 3pm in the base area, slope side. Funnel cake and roasted nut concessions along with face painting for the kids will all add to the Winter Carnival atmosphere!
Shawnee Mountain is located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania just off Exit 309 of Interstate 80. Call 570-421-7231. For lodging information, call 800-SHAWNEE (Shawnee Inn), or 800-POCONOS (visitors bureau). Or visit Shawnee on-line at www.shawneemt.com.
Shawnee Mountain Raises $2672 For Local Charities
Shawnee-on-Delaware, PA – Shawnee Mountain is pleased to announce its donation of all the proceeds from the Pennsylvania Learn to Ski Day held January 8 on the Ski Area’s Learning Center. A total of $997 was donated to the Bushkill Outreach. The Bushkill Outreach is a local food bank affiliated with the Reformed Church of Bushkill and St. John’s Catholic Church of Bushkill, PA.
Also on Sunday, Feb 8, Shawnee Mountain held its Annual Ski Race Against Cancer on the Upper Tomahawk NASTAR Race Trail. Race fee proceeds, along with individual donations raised $1675, all of which has been sent to Monroe County Chapter of the American Cancer Society.
Both Pennsylvania Learn to Ski Day and The Ski Race Against Cancer are long standing Shawnee Mountain Events and along with other fundraisers are held annually at the family orientated Ski Area.
Shawnee Mountain is located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania just off Exit 309 of Interstate 80. Call 570-421-7231. For lodging information, 800-SHAWNEE (Shawnee Inn), or 800-POCONOS (visitors bureau). Or visit Shawnee on-line at www.shawneemt.com or the new regional site www.poconoski.com, where on-line booking links are available.
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Ski Big Bear at Masthope Mountain
Ski Denton
Ski Roundtop
$399 Unlimited Season Pass for Ski Rountop, Liberty Mtn., and Whitetail! Lock In This Years' Season Pass Rates for 2010-2011 Limited Time Only!
Purchase your 2010-2011 Season Pass by April 30 to lock in low 2009-2010 rates for another great season. On May 1, the Season Pass prices will go up, don't miss out on the best rates of the year! Purchase your pass now and save.
Use Your 2010-2011 Season Pass Now for Only $30 More! Purchase any 2010-2011 Season Pass now and for only $30.00 more you can use it anytime for the remainder of this season. Enjoy all of the great snow now for less than the cost of one lift ticket!
100% Open with Lots of Great Snow! The slopes are in great shape with lots of snow for you to enjoy. The base is 40 to 52 inches with a machine groomed granular surface. The forecast is calling for nice weather through the week and a fabulous weekend coming up.
Ski Sawmill
Snö Mountain
NEW Ski & Splash Season Pass from Sno Mountain/Cove!
Get the lowest prices of the year on an all-access 2010/11 pass for year-round fun! Special prices expire 3/31/10. Go to www.snomtn.com today!
Tanglwood Ski Area
Tussey Mountain
Whitetail Resort
$399 Unlimited Season Pass for Ski Rountop, Liberty Mtn., and Whitetail! Lock In This Years' Season Pass Rates for 2010-2011 Limited Time Only!
Purchase your 2010-2011 Season Pass by April 30 to lock in low 2009-2010 rates for another great season. On May 1, the Season Pass prices will go up, don't miss out on the best rates of the year! Purchase your pass now and save.
Use Your 2010-2011 Season Pass Now for Only $30 More! Purchase any 2010-2011 Season Pass now and for only $30.00 more you can use it anytime for the remainder of this season. Enjoy all of the great snow now for less than the cost of one lift ticket!
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