Ski shop takes top business honor
A local chain of ski and snowboard shops has earned a top business honor. Buckman's won "Mid-Atlantic Retailer of the Year" from Transworld Business magazine. The magazine is based in California and covers the action sports industry. Gear and apparel companies nominated retailers for the award. Buckman's opened its first store 40 years ago in Perkiomenville, Montgomery County. The chain ...
Timberlake celebrates birthday in B.C
Residents of a small B.C. town were abuzz this weekend over sightings of pop star Justin Timberlake, rumoured to have celebrated his birthday in the snow-laden ski community of Fernie.
Ski Notes: 2010-11 ski season set record
The National Ski Areas Association reports the 2010-11 season had the most skier/snowboarder visits on record -- 60.54 million, thanks to "an improving economy and snowfall totals 27 percent above average" at ski resorts nationally. Local, regional and national ski areas would appreciate just an average amount of snow this season.
Generational transformations target ski shop
Incline Ski Shop on Snowmass Mall has been shared among John Henschel, Tim McMahon, Dan McMahon and Dave Fond.
Pelican Ski Shops to give blood donors free daily ski or snowboard rental
During the winter months, people are not thinking about the blood supply at local hospitals. Everyone assumes that when someone needs blood it will be there. Seventy percent of the blood used for patients at local hospitals comes from donors...
Snowboarding History: Tom Sims: From skateboards to snowboards
A yellow Sims skiboard is on display at the new snowboard exhibit at the Colorado Ski & Snowboard museum, on loan from Steve Link.
Snowboarding's first competition
In April of 1981, a small Colorado resort called Ski Cooper, located near the historic mining town of Leadville, hosted the very first snowboarding contest. This competition attracted early snowboarders like Tom Sims, Jake Burton, Mar Copyright 2012 Summit Daily News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Summit Daily News Snowboarding ...
Plenty of opportunities for newbies on the slopes | Outdoors
This is "Learn to Ski & Snowboard Month," and there are a great deal of opportunities to learn on some of the best snow conditions in the Pacific Northwest.
Businesses feeling pinch from low snowpack
A pair of customers check out goggles at The Village Board Shop in South Lake Tahoe Friday.
Retailers pray: Let it snow
Balmy temps burn region's ski resorts, sellers of wintry gear.
