Page 258 - Skiing News Today

By Mark Simonson

Although it's been a challenge, scattered showers and unseasonably warm temperatures aren't stopping people from hitting the local slopes this week.

Steamboat Springs, one of Colorado's favorite resorts, is going off. The mountain received nearly 30 inches of powder in this most recent storm.

Soft Life Ski is a new festival to be held on the slopes of Hemsedal in Norway which will combine London Afro-Caribbean culture with days carving up the slopes and après-ski and

The ski lift's benches were seen bouncing up and down and swinging side-to-side as high winds swept through a Chinese resort.

Ski resorts are facing challenging conditions amid warmer weather across Canada. Blue Mountain in Ontario as of Wednesday had a dismal one out of 11 runs open.

The former elite skier talks to Abi Jackson about why it’s OK to make mistakes, overcoming fear, and protecting the mountains for future generations.

Mathes said seeing skiers on the mountains is the best gift this Christmas, after a difficult past few weeks of heavy rainstorms, have left the resort closing nearly 30 trails.

Several new trails have opened Christmas weekend with rumors that the big man himself could be found skiing down. Santa is expected to make an appearance Christmas day after working hard the night before to kick off his annual vacation. And Santa isn't the only activity sure to delight the whole family as Faber says,

For ski resorts, Christmas week traditionally is the kickoff of the ski season, but this year the lack of natural snow is presenting a tough challenge.