Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 10:00 AM

Steamboat Springs, CO - Bryan Fletcher of Steamboat Springs, a member of the U.S. Ski Team's Nordic Combined squad, will be mounting his bike in September in southern Utah to raise money and awareness for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Fletcher was chosen to be a team hero for the ride, sharing his story with the world.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 09:00 AM

Sandy, UT - Halfpipe snowboarder Louie Vito's 2009-10 season kicked off with a different kind of competition on ABC's hit TV show Dancing with the Stars. But when it was time to qualify for the Olympics, the Sandy, Utah resident was a staple at each snowboarding event throwing down double corks on the road to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Vito hasn't slowed down this summer, stomping the grounds of Europe, Los Angeles, Mt. Hood and Utah.

Sunday, August 22, 2010 - 02:05 PM

El Colorado, Chile - Saturday in El Colorado, ski patrol opened up the entire south slope of Max's Face, making the already enormous South American venue for the 2010 The North Face Chilean Freeskiing Championships even larger. The added terrain allowed the 35 finalists more space and potential for bigger and more creative lines. And when the snow settled, it was Drew Stoecklein of Sandy, Utah, who finished atop the leader board.

Sunday, August 22, 2010 - 01:45 PM

Lake Wanaka, New Zealand - Salt Lake City's Faye Gulini battled tough visibility Sunday to take the silver medal at the Junior World Championships snowboardcross, held at Cardrona Alpine Resort in New Zealand.

Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 04:00 PM

Snowbird, UT - Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort's annual Oktoberfest celebrates its 38th anniversary this year with eight weekends of festivities beginning today. More than 50,000 visitors are expected to enjoy one of Utah's largest festivals, which includes live music, dancing, authentic German food and children's activities at Snowbird every Saturday, Sunday and Labor Day through Oct. 10.

Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 03:00 PM

Oberwiesenthal, Germany - The U.S. women's ski jumping crew were flying through the sky on Friday, competing in the Oberwiesenthal Continental Cup. Park City's Sarah Hendrickson stomped on the podium in third. Austria's Jacqueline Seifriedsberger won the event.

Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 01:00 PM

Denver, CO - While the U.S. economy remains unstable with declines in major indicators including continued high unemployment rates and flat retail and real estate sales, the overall travel industry continues to rebound. Mountain destinations across the western U.S. participating in the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP) experienced sharp increases in July occupancy as well as increases in the advance reservations outlook for the next few months.

Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 12:52 PM

by Gina Bégin

Park City, UT - In addition to a rebranding with the fifth new name in its history -- now just "Canyons" -- new owner Talisker Mountain Inc. this week unveiled a new state-of-the-art chairlift, a realigned direct-connect gondola, expanded terrain and vastly improved snowmaking capabilities in preparation for the 2010-11 ski season at the Park City-area ski resort. These changes quantify the most improvements to any ski resort in North America this year.

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 01:00 PM

Salt Lake City, UT - 2010 Olympic nordic combined skiing gold and silver medalist Billy Demong will be spending time in the saddle as he competes on Team Cole Sport in the 2010 Tour of Utah bike race. After Tuesday's prologue and Wednesday's Stage 1, Demong sits eight minutes and 32 seconds behind the leader, Briton Alex Dowsett of Team Livestrong, Lance Armstrong's Development Team.

Monday, August 16, 2010 - 01:30 PM

Snowbird, UT - Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort President Bob Bonar has named Mark Erekson the Utah resort's new Director of Group Sales.