NEW SNOW, SNOWMAKING & TON OF EVENTS HIGHLIGHT MLK WEEKEND AT ATTITASH & WILDCAT

Jan 14, 2016 | Attitash, New Hampshire, Skiing, Snowboarding, Wildcat

NEW SNOW, SNOWMAKING & TON OF EVENTS HIGHLIGHT MLK WEEKEND AT ATTITASH & WILDCAT

Bartlett & Pinkham Notch, NH – Attitash Mountain Resort and Wildcat Mountain have been and continue to make snow around the clock with the focus on expanding terrain for the long MLK holiday weekend. Mother Nature has also assisted with a significant snow fall Tuesday night with Wildcat Mountain picking up eight inches of snow and Attitash receiving six inches and significant additional snow is forecasted for the weekend.

Wildcat Mountain has taken advantage of every opportunity to be making snow since early November opening on November 25 and have been operating daily since then with multiple summit-to-base trails and routes open. Wildcat is currently making snow on the Wild Kitten trail for the weekend. It is a favorite among all abilities, but an especially inviting cruiser for novice skiers and snowboarders. It is over a mile in length. Wildcat expects to have half its total acreage open for skiing and riding this weekend.

Attitash Mountain Resort has recently opened up all connecting trails between its two mountains. The snowmaking and grooming teams will be pushing hard through the week to open many additional trails. Snowmaking is underway on Upper and Lower Cathedral, Lower Saco, Chicken’s Pitch and Ammonoosuc on the Attitash side. At Bear Peak, snowmakers have completed Trillium, Moonbeam and Reckoning and are firing up Wandering Skis. Snowmaking continues on Lower Myth Maker. Attitash expects to have over 50% of its 68 trails available and over 60% of its acreage. Attitash will also be adding a terrain park on Bear Peak for the weekend.

Attitash & Wildcat offer the only reciprocal ticket & pass program in New Hampshire. Lift tickets and season passes are valid for use at both areas. The ski areas are located a short 20-minute drive from one another and will offer a combined 50 trails, over 268 acres, and terrain park features for skiing & riding this upcoming holiday weekend.

For on-snow events, Attitash has a Rail Jam slated for this Saturday that will kick-off of the three-event Attitash Freeride Series. Snowmaking has been underway all this week on the Lower Myth Maker trail and the terrain park build has begun for Saturday’s Rail Jam.

Both ski areas offer great après entertainment all season long. The Wildcat Pub features musician Ryan St. Onge on Friday and DJ Mike for this Saturday. Attitash will feature musician Scott Baer performing in The Den at Bear Peak while the popular local band Livin’ The Dream perform in Ptarmigan’s Pub Saturday afternoon from 1 to 4 pm. A Patriots Playoffs Viewing Party beginning at4:30 p.m. will include food & drink specials and prize giveaways throughout the game including a grand prize, a “Fat Tire” mountain bike.

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Jess Racing notches another podium finish at Pirtek Snocross National

Jan 14, 2016 | Snocross, Snowmobile

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Massachusetts native holds on to points lead in Pro Lite

SHAKOPEE, Minnesota (Jan. 13, 2016) – After a tough night of racing Friday, Massachusetts native Montana Jess bounced back in style on Saturday with a podium finish as Jess Racing completed Rounds five and six on the 2016 AMSOIL Championship Snocross (ACS) tour at Canterbury Park.

Jess, 18, of Westminster, was fast in Friday’s qualifying rounds with a pair of second-place runs. During the final, he charged up to the sixth position from deep in the field before having a mechanical failure (broken shock) pitch him off the sled at lap six (of 10), sending him to a 13th-place finish.
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Ingles Performance revved up for ECS opener after strong showing in ISOC

Jan 13, 2016 | Snocross, Snowmobile

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Danny Poirier builds momentum in national events

PHOENIX, N.Y. (Jan. 12, 2016) – In most forms of motorsports competition, momentum is often what carries a specific team to a streak of consecutive wins or even championships. In the sport of snowmobile snocross, having momentum on your side builds confidence in both riders and the skilled mechanics who set up and maintain the sleds.

One of the northeast’s top snocross teams is carrying a ton of momentum into the new year, as Ingles Performance prepares for the 2016 East Coast Snocross (ECS) series season opener on Jan. 23-24 at the Clinton County Fairgrounds in Plattsburgh, New York.
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Officials announce new partnership with Camso at East Coast Snocross

Jan 12, 2016 | Snocross, Snowmobile

gdfgdfgdOfficials announce new partnership with Camso at East Coast Snocross,
Presented by AMSOIL, Woody’s Traction and FXR

CLARKSBURG, Mass. (Jan. 12, 2016) – One of the key components of any snowmobile is its rubber track. It provides flotation over the white gold we call snow, and directly connects the power under our hoods to the trail below.

Within the far-reaching snowmobile industry, one name stands above the rest when it comes to manufacturing tracks. Officials at East Coast Snocross (ECS) have announced a new partnership with Camso (formerly Camoplast), the worldwide leader in snowmobile tracks and ATV track systems.
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LOON MOUNTAIN RESORT LAUNCHES NEW LEARN-TO-SKI PROGRAM

Jan 1, 2016 | Loon Mountain, New Hampshire

Loon Mountain trail mapLOON MOUNTAIN RESORT LAUNCHES NEW LEARN-TO-SKI PROGRAM

Resort to Participate in National January Learn to Ski & Snowboard Month

LINCOLN, NH (Dec. 29, 2015) – Learning to ski or snowboard at Loon Mountain Resort this winter is easier and more exciting than ever. In addition to participating in the nationwide Learn to Ski & Snowboard Month in January, the resort has launched its new First Class Beginner’s Weekends, two-day learning experiences that equip beginners with all the skills – and the gear – they need to become lifelong skiers. (more…)

Ski Butternut pushing to open weekend of January 2 – 3.

Dec 31, 2015 | New York, Ski Butternut, Skiing

Ski Butternut pushing to open weekend of January 2 – 3.

Great Barrington – After reviewing the most recent short and long term weather forecast, Ski Butternut’s General Manager, Dick McCann happily announced Monday morning that the mountain is looking to open as early as Saturday, January 2nd or Sunday January 3rd. Understandably opening is dependent upon the mountain receiving the necessary cold temperatures to blow snow, but the forecast looks very promising in regard to that much needed return to colder temperatures.

The Berkshires are under a Winter Weather Advisory Monday night into Tuesday afternoon that brings with it cold temperatures. The low for Monday night is predicted to dip down around 23 degrees. Snowmaking weather then returns again Thursday, Friday and Saturday with a low of 22 predicted and then again Sunday with temperatures forecast to dip to a low of 17 degrees. Temperatures in the mid-teens are ideal for snowmaking operations at Ski Butternut. These forecasts come from The Weather Channel. (more…)