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		<title>Sugarloaf Announces Terrain Expansion to Burnt Mountain and 10-year Development Plan</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- A longtime dream for many Sugarloafers became a reality on Tuesday, when officials at Sugarloaf announced a massive terrain expansion onto Burnt Mountain, the resort's neighboring peak. Sugarloaf also unveiled a comprehensive, ten-year vision for development at the resort, called Sugarloaf 2020. 
  
Stephen Kircher, President of Boyne East, joined Sugarloaf General Manager John Diller in making the announcement on Tuesday. In attendance were several local business...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:46:05</pubDate>
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		<title>All Foliage Season Packed with Events, Activities throughout Killington Region</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/81927/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[KILLINGTON, Vermont -- Killington Resort provides the perfect venue to view the outstanding fall foliage colors from early-September through mid-October throughout Vermont's Central Green Mountains with events, activities and attractively-priced vacation packages.  
 
From Rutland to Woodstock on Route 4 and Pittsfield to Ludlow on Route 100, Killington Resort is the epicenter of fall foliage in New England, providing the perfect mix of lodging and dining options and numerous opportunities to...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:48:51-04:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Megnin Named Killington Resort, Pico Mountain Director of Sales and Marketing</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/80735/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[KILLINGTON, Vermont -- Killington/Pico Ski Resort Partners, LLC President and General Manager Chris Nyberg announced today that Robert Megnin has been named Director of Sales and Marketing for Killington Resort and Pico Mountain.  
 
&quot;Rob brings more than 23 years of resort sales and marketing experience to Killington and Pico and we are very excited to have him join our team,&quot; Nyberg said. &quot;He is a passionate and dedicated ski industry professional with a proven track record in driving resort...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:40:19-04:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Spend Your Presidents' Day Holiday at Belleayre</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/71894/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[HIGHMOUNT, New York -- With 48 trails open and a 28-48 inch base, the Belleayre Ski Center is ready for the skiers and riders this coming Presidents' Day Weekend. With snow in the forecast for mid-week, conditions on the mountain will be excellent. And there are plenty of activities slated this coming week including discounted lift tickets Wednesday and Friday along with contests celebrating our American athletes' quest for gold medals. 
 
This and every Wednesday, Belleayre offers skiers and...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:21:28-04:00</pubDate>
		<author>forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)</author>
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		<title>100,000 Vertical Challenge To Benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Hampshire</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/71893/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[PINKHAM NOTCH, New Hampshire -- Are you capable of skiing or riding over 100,000 vertical feet in one day? If you are, the bar has been set again for a potential 40 participating skiers and riders who are up for the challenge that includes also raising associated pledge donations to benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Hampshire.  
 
Held the first Monday in March, last year's &quot;100K&quot; day saw participants completing at least 48 runs via the famed Lynx Trail's 2,100 plus vertical descent from...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:19:50-05:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Rick Charette to perform at Sugarloaf February 13</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/71892/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- Maine-based children's singer Rick Charette has been entertaining children around the country for years with his unique and catchy songs, and this February he will bring his wildly popular act to Sugarloaf during February Vacation week.  
  
Charette will appear at Sugarloaf on February 13 as part of the resort's Family Entertainment Series, which brings family oriented performers to the mountain throughout the winter season.  
  
A life-long resident of Maine,...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:18:43-05:00</pubDate>
		<author>forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)</author>
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		<title>Lake Placid Sends a Dozen to Compete in Vancouver Olympics</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/71891/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[LAKE PLACID, New York -- There has never been an Olympic Winter Games in which at least one Lake Placid, N.Y. area athletes hasn't competed. As a mater a fact, the very first winter Olympic medal ever awarded, gold, was to Lake Placid native and speedskater Charles Jewtraw, during the 1924 games in Chamonix, France. This February, there will be a dozen area athletes competing in Vancouver/Whistler, Canada for American pride and Lake Placid legacy, all of whom honed their skills on the Lake...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:18:13-05:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Hope on the Slopes Launches at Bolton Valley Resort</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/71890/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[WILLISTON, Vermont -- The American Cancer Society launches Hope on the Slopes for the first time ever in New England at Vermont's own Bolton Valley Resort. This down hill skiing and snowboarding event gives everyone in our region a chance to help the organization save lives and create a world with less cancer and more birthdays. Register your team today by visiting http://main.acsevents.org/hopeontheslopesvt or by calling 866-466-0626. 
 
Hope on the Slopes takes place from 9am to...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:16:18-05:00</pubDate>
		<author>forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)</author>
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		<title>X Games Gold Medalist, Simon Dumont, Hosts 2nd Annual Dumont Cup At Sunday River</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/71889/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[NEWRY, Maine -- It took a mountain to build X Games gold medalist and world record holder, Simon Dumont, and now that mountain,Sunday River, and Dumont are working together on the 2nd Annual Dumont Cup scheduled for March 26-27, 2010, where a new freeskier will reign supreme.  
 
&quot;I want to create a signature event for amateur skiers on the East Coast that allows them to compete with the professional athletes they idolize,&quot; said Dumont. &quot;The Dumont Cup tests the talents of both professionals...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:16:01-05:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Wildcat Mountain Goes 100% Green Wax For Its Tune &amp;amp; Rental Shop</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/71888/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[PINKHAM NOTCH, New Hampshire -- With its location 100% within the White Mountain National Forest and operating on a land-use permit granted by the U.S. Forest Service, Wildcat Mountain continues to seek reasonable ways to operate in an environmentally friendly manner. Most recently the mountain's rental &amp; tune shop has begun to use a universal wax offered by New England based Green Wax exclusively for its fleet of rental skis &amp; snowboards and general universal wax needs for all tuning services....]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:14:59-05:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Sweet Treats Ahead for Okemo Valentines</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/71887/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[LUDLOW, Vermont -- Okemo Mountain Resort will be one sweet treat for Valentines on Feb. 14. Okemo will celebrate Valentine's Day with a Sweetheart Scavenger Hunt, a Find-the-Liftie-with-a-Heart contest, a unique, romantic dining adventure and a fireworks display. 
 
Ten red hearts will be hidden along ski trails throughout the resort on Valentine's Day. When a skier or rider finds a heart and takes it to Okemo's Learning Center Desk at the Okemo Clock Tower Base Area, they will win a prize...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:14:43-05:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Sugarloaf Opens Backside Snowfields</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/70848/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- Following 12 inches of new snow since Monday, January 18, Sugarloaf opened its fabled backside snowfields to skiers and riders today for the first time this season. Sugarloaf's snowfields offer skiers and riders wide open, above treeline expanses and dramatic pitches unlike any other terrain in the East.  
  
Sugarloaf has received a foot of new snow in the past week, and a total of 88 inches so far this season.  
  
With nearly 100 percent of its terrain now open,...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:50:19-05:00</pubDate>
		<author>forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)</author>
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		<title>Boyne Resorts Presents $30,528 to Red Cross</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/70847/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[BOYNE FALLS, Michigan -- In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Boyne Resorts committed a donation of $1 from every lift ticket sold Saturday, January 16, at its mountain resorts across North America. Donations were also accepted from the thousands of guests who visited the resorts during the holiday weekend and the combined contribution to American Red Cross and Canadian Red Cross totals $30,528. 
  
&quot;We are saddened by the devastation and suffering in Haiti,&quot; said Stephen...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:49:44-05:00</pubDate>
		<author>forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)</author>
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		<title>Sugarloaf Picks up Ten Inches of New Snow</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/70764/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- Light snow over the past two and a half days has resulted in 10 inches of new snow at Sugarloaf, leaving the resort nearly 100 percent open with the best conditions so far this season, according to resort officials.  
  
Three inches of snow fell during the day on Monday Jan 18, followed by another three inches on Tuesday, and four inches overnight Tuesday night.  
  
The new snow has pushed Sugarloaf's trail count up to 131 out of 138 trails and glades, including...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:53:25-05:00</pubDate>
		<author>forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)</author>
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		<title>Mascot Day at Pats Peak</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/70615/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[HENNIKER, New Hampshire -- Pats Peak, New Hampshire's premier family snowsports destination, is hosting an exciting Mascot Day on Sunday, January 24, 2010. Mascots from all over the area will be at Pats Peak for a Mascot Fashion Show along with fun activities! Guests can bring a camera to have their photo taken with some fun mascots. 
 
Schedule of Events: 
 
Mascots will be here starting at 10am 
 
1pm: Tug of War, Fashion Show, Dance Off and Award Ceremony 
 
Look for these Mascots around the...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:36:48-05:00</pubDate>
		<author>forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)</author>
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		<title>Okemo Records Best MLK Weekend Since 2002</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/70614/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[LUDLOW, Vermont -- Based on skier visits, Okemo Mountain Resort recorded its best Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday weekend since 2002. The popular resort saw 23 percent more skiers and riders compared to the same holiday weekend last year and was 16 percent ahead of projections for the week. 
 
A skier visit is defined as one person participating in the sport of snow sliding for all or part of a day.  
 
&quot;For the first time since 2004, the weather forecast for the MLK weekend was positive,&quot;...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:36:17-05:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Sugarloaf Posts Strong Numbers for MLK Jr Weekend</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/70613/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- Favorable weather, expansive open terrain and a nighttime concert by rock legends Litte Feat all contributed to give Sugarloaf its busiest Martin Luther King Jr Weekend in nearly seven years this past weekend.  
  
Skiers and riders were out en masse on Saturday and Sunday, and Sugarloaf recorded its highest lodging occupancy for MLK Jr Weekend since 2003. Sugarloaf-operated lodging units were at 93 percent occupancy for Saturday through Sunday, and 85 percent for...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:35:45-05:00</pubDate>
		<author>forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)</author>
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		<title>Belleayre Presents Winter Festival Week and 'Taste of the Town'</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/70612/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[HIGHMOUNT, New York -- Belleayre will be a busy place this week and next as we prepare to kick off our annual Winter Festival Week this Saturday, January 23 with the Kids Winter Carnival and a Slopestyle Park Jam sponsored by Stoked Mentoring. All week, a variety of activities are slated in communities around the area including parades, bonfires, skating parties and more. And we will again offer the popular &quot;Taste of the Town&quot; on Monday, January 25. On top of that, all lift tickets will be only...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:35:22-05:00</pubDate>
		<author>forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)</author>
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		<title>Stowe's Mt. Mansfield Ski Patrol Turns 75</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/70386/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[STOWE, Vermont -- On January 16, 1934 the Mt. Mansfield Ski Club (MMSC) was legally incorporated with a charter that stated the club was to promote 'good health' and all other facilities for winter recreation in Stowe, Vermont. Thus was laid the beginnings of the Mt. Mansfield Ski Patrol (MMSP), which remains as the oldest ski patrol in the United States. 
 
The MMSP led to the creation of ski patrols across the country, which led to the creation of the National Ski Patrol. During World War Two...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:04:00-05:00</pubDate>
		<author>forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)</author>
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		<title>Gunstock Collecting for the Haitian Relief Effort over MLK Weekend</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/70385/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[GILFORD, New Hampshire -- Gunstock Mountain Resort in Gilford, New Hampshire will be collecting donations for the people of Haiti over this Martin Luther King vacation weekend. All monies collected at the ticket windows and guest services will be give to the American Red Cross, Haitian Relief Fund. Please consider giving $1, or $5, or $10 or more when purchasing your lift ticket this weekend to support the worldwide effort to help the people of Haiti who have been devastated by the earthquake....]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:03:36-05:00</pubDate>
		<author>forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)</author>
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