Blogging Scholarship: $10,000

Blogging Scholarship

For the fifth year, College Scholarship.org is offering the $10,000 Blogging Scholarship. If you are a college student with a weblog, get your entry in by October 21st!

*  Your blog must contain unique and interesting information about you and/or things you are passionate about. No spam bloggers please!!!
* U.S. citizen or permanent resident;
* Currently attending full-time in post-secondary education in the United States; and
* If you win, you must be willing to allow us to list your name and blog on this page. We want to be able to say we knew you before you became a well educated, rich, and famous blogging legend.

The winner will be announced on November 2nd.

Here are the blogs of past winners. Link 

Loveland Ski Area in Colorado is making Snow

The Summit Daily News is reporting in an article Loveland begins making snow for ski season that loveland ski area has been making snow for the 2010 - 2011 ski season.

Colorado State Parks Seeks Youth Ambassador

DENVER – Colorado State Parks is seeking a young adult between the ages of 18 and 24 to be part of America’s State Parks and serve as Colorado’s Youth Ambassador. The youth ambassador who is chosen will collaborate on a nationwide media and marketing program promoting outdoor recreation in Colorado State Parks.

            The America’s State Parks campaign was launched in March 2010 as a public/private partnership effort to promote the natural, cultural and wellness value, as well as, the economic benefits provided by the parks in each of our 50 States.

The Colorado Youth Ambassador will work with Outdoor Nation, Imperial Multimedia, Colorado State Parks staff and their own social networks to document their outdoor experiences in state parks through articles, vlogs, and photo essays. In addition, the youth ambassador will have the opportunity to attend trainings, Youth Summit meetings and represent Colorado as our Youth Ambassador at the 2011 National Association of State Parks Directors meeting.

            Interested applicants should submit a 500-word essay, video and references by Oct.1. Application and program details are available at www.parks.state.co.us/pages/ambassador.aspx.
Attracting nearly 12 million visitors per year, Colorado's 42 State Parks are a vital cornerstone of Colorado's economy and quality of life. Colorado State Parks encompass 225,260 land and water acres, offering some of the best outdoor recreation destinations in the state. Colorado State Parks is a leader in providing opportunities for outdoor recreation, protecting the state’s favorite landscapes, teaching generations about nature and partnering with communities. Colorado State Parks also manage more than 4,100 campsites, and 57 cabins and yurts.  For more information on Colorado State Parks or to purchase an annual pass online, visit www.parks.state.co.us.

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Mountain Weather Workshop, Nov 10-12

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE), and the Colorado Mountain College – Leadville are sponsoring a three day workshop on Mountain Meteorology. Morning sessions will provide a basic understanding of meteorological principles applied to weather in mountainous areas. Afternoon sessions will focus on using publically available weather information to create a local forecast. Participants will interact with experienced weather forecasters and work in small groups to generate and present their own forecasts. The workshop is designed for avalanche practitioners and avid recreationalists. Anyone interested in mountain weather phenomena is welcome and no previous meteorological education is required. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptop computer with wireless capability for the small group exercises.

Dr. John Snook, Mountain Weather and Avalanche Forecaster, CAIC-Boulder is the lead instructor for the workshop. Other instructors including National Weather Service forecasters and a specific workshop outline will be posted in October.

You can register online here at the Colorado Avalanche Information Center website.

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Woman who went around barricades to sit and read a book awarded $300,000.

Substantially, less than the $7.6 million she had requested for being partially paralyzed.

Mt. Baker ski area was sued for $7.6 million dollars by a 66 year old woman who was paralyzed when snow falling off a roof fell on her. She was sitting on a deck reading a book. To get to the spot where she was injured, she had gone around barricades set up because of the risk of the falling snow.

She sued for her injuries, and the jury returned a verdict finding that she was 85% to blame for her injuries. Consequently, the award was reduced by 85%.

It is very sad that the woman is a paraplegic. Her medical costs for the rest of her life will be horrific. However, she can read. She was reading a book and ignoring a sign to read a book is stupid.

See Negligence lawsuit against Mt. Baker ski Area goes to jury and Jury renders verdict in Mt. Baker lawsuit.

What do you think? Leave a comment.

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New Company helps ski areas' market in the new world of social media.

If we all work hard, we might get the ski industry into the 80’s! J 

Slope Fillers is a business helping ski areas in the new social marketing scene. The company highlights companies that are doing a good job and as well as creating Facebook pages for Ski Areas. 

What do you think? Leave a comment.

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PSIA-AASI Welcomes New Staff Members

August 30, 2010 – Lakewood, Colo. – Preparations for the 2010–11 snowsports season are in full swing at the Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors (AASI), as evidenced by the recent hiring of four staffers to fill positions in the membership services, communications, and marketing departments.

Sara Nakon joins the staff as membership services director, Kyle Hamley as membership services coordinator, Tim Johnson as assistant editor, and Erin Tulley as marketing coordinator.
Nakon comes to PSIA-AASI with significant experience in association management, gained through positions with the Association Management Center in Glenview, Illinois, and Denver’s Competency & Credentialing Institute. A graduate of Miami University of Ohio with a degree in Business Management, she also has considerable knowledge of association management software systems. Nakon enjoys spending time outdoors and is a new skier. She looks forward to also learning to snowboard.

Hamley is a Houston, Texas, native who learned to ski on family trips to Colorado. A graduate of the University of Texas (with a degree in Radio/Television/Film and History), Hamley learned the nuances of non-profit organizations during time spent working for the Austin Film Society and volunteering for the Denver Film Society. As a skier and snowboarder, she is stoked for the opportunity to interact with fellow snowsport enthusiasts in her position as membership services coordinator.

Johnson, a native of Casselton, North Dakota, brings to his new position many years of editorial and association experience, along with knowledge of the snowsports industry. A University of North Dakota graduate in Journalism, he has held senior editing positions at AAA Colorado and the Financial Planning Association, as well as at VeloNews and Cross Country Skier magazines. In addition, he served as a volunteer ski patroller at Colorado’s now-defunct Hidden Valley Ski Area. Johnson enjoys alpine and cross-country skiing, cycling, hiking, and fly fishing.

Tulley hails from Farmington, New Mexico, and relocated to Denver after earning a degree in Communications: Public Relations from Indiana’s Purdue University and working in Indianapolis. Before joining the staff at PSIA-AASI, Tulley worked in publishing for a parenting magazine and served as a communication assistant for the Purdue Sports Information Department. A skier since the age of four, she is excited to be back out West and looks forward to immersing herself in the snowsports industry.

For more information about PSIA-AASI and to read staff bios, visit www.thesnowpros.org.


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Ski Areas Announce New Passes, Added Value and More Benefits for 2010-11 Ski Season

A popular perk for season passes this year is resorts offering access to multiple mountains http://bit.ly/9LUzP0

DENVER, Colo – Sept. 10, 2010 – As the seasons begin to change in Colorado Ski Country, skiers and riders are navigating the best way to access the slopes this winter. Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) resorts are unveiling a diverse menu of options for ski passes and lift tickets, including new flexible passes, and passes with added value and extra perks.
With the variety of discounted products recently released, savvy skiers will find that doing a little research can pay big dividends. Below are some of the pass products and lift ticket options skiers can expect for the coming season:
New Deals and Discounts
Copper Mountain and Winter Park/Mary Jane are offering the $469 Rocky Mountain Super Pass Plus until October 17. This pass gives skiers and riders unlimited skiing at Copper and Winter Park/Mary Jane as well as six unrestricted days at Steamboat, and twenty Friends and Family $59 discounted lift tickets. New Rocky Mountain Super Pass Plus passes can be purchased at Christy Sports locations around the state. Copper and Winter Park are also offering their original season passes, for more information and prices visit their websites at coppercolorado.com and winterparkresort.com.
New this year at Aspen, the Double Flex Pass gives skiers and riders two days per week of skiing with the option to add additional days at $49 per day. If purchased by September 24, skiers can enjoy last year’s prices for the original Flex Pass as well as the Premier Pass at $819 and $1499 respectively. For more information and to purchase a season pass, go to aspensnowmass.com.
Early purchase pass deals are sweeping through other ski areas as well. Ski Cooper season passes are available for $199 if purchased by September 30th. Ski Cooper’s season pass includes unlimited skiing at Ski Cooper and three unrestricted days at Powderhorn, Sunlight, and several out-of-state resorts. The pass can be purchased by mail or online at skicooper.com.
In addition to unlimited skiing at Powderhorn, Powderhorn’s season pass provides three free ski days at Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort, Monarch Mountain, and Ski Cooper; unlimited half-price lift tickets at Crested Butte, and a 10 percent discount on lessons, rentals, and merchandise at the resort. More information and lift ticket prices are available at powderhorn.com.
Sunlight is offering their season pass for $370 until September 15. The pass includes three free lift tickets at Monarch Mountain, Ski Cooper, and Sipapu, NM, and can be purchased in person at Sunlight Ski and Bike shop, by phone, or on the web at sunlightmtn.com.
Echo Mountain’s unlimited season pass is on sale for $169. Echo is also offering package deals on daily lift tickets, with an adult three-pack of day lift tickets for $99 and a three-pack of night lift tickets for $59. Echo’s season pass is available online at echomt.com.
Crested Butte’s season passes are available at discounted prices through September 24, with the unlimited and unrestricted winter and summer Platinum Pass for $999, the unlimited winter Gold Pass for $949, and the semi-restricted Bronze Pass for $799. Go to skicb.com for more details and to purchase passes.
Wolf Creek’s early purchase price for an unlimited season pass is marked down to $574 from $718, and is available from September 25 through October 3. For more information, please visit wolfcreekski.com.
For 2010-11, Silverton has kept their prices the same as last year with one unguided day of skiing costing $49. This year, the ski area is offering two nights lodging combined with two days of skiing for $180. A Silverton unguided season pass is available for $399 and guided group and individual packages are all available online at silvertonmountain.com.
At Steamboat, the new $909 Pure Pass offers visitors and locals an alternative to the season pass with 15 days on the mountain and the option for additional ski and snowboard days at $39 per day. The original Steamboat season pass is also available for $1199 with the option to add unlimited skiing at Winter Park for $50. More pass and lift ticket information can be found at steamboat.com.
For Eldora skiers, the season pass is available for $399 ($389 for a renewal pass) and includes unrestricted alpine skiing as well as the option to add five days at Steamboat for $149. Passes can be purchased online anytime at Eldora.com and at the resort after October 4.
Added Benefits
Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort is offering their season pass for $799 until October 16. The pass now includes 10 percent off Durango food and beverage purchases, three free ski days at Monarch Mountain, half price lift tickets at Crested Butte, and benefits at other partner resorts. For more information and more pass options, check out durangomountainresort.com.
At $299, the A-Basin Only pass provides unlimited skiing at A-Basin, one unguided day at Silverton and a 10 percent discount on food and retail. For $359, the A-Basin Bonus Pass provides unlimited skiing at A-Basin, one unguided day at Silverton and five additional days at several other partner resorts. Visit arapahoebasin.com for details.
Loveland’s season pass now gives skiers and riders three free days at Monarch Mountain and Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort, one free day at Silverton, and a 10 percent discount on food and retail at Loveland, as well as discounted ski school and Friends and Family lift tickets. Loveland’s unrestricted four-pack tickets are also available at last year’s rate of $119 ($109 if purchased at a Front Range ski show) and can be used on separate days or all at once with friends and family. All passes can be purchased online at skiloveland.com.
Monarch Mountain’s season pass includes unlimited skiing at Monarch for $329, as well as one unguided day at Silverton and three free days at Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort, Loveland, Powderhorn, Sunlight, and SolVista; and a number of other resorts across the western U.S. and Canada. The pass also offers discounts and deals at retailers and restaurants around the state. The season pass can be purchased online at skimonarch.com.
The Four Pass deal at Telluride allows four adults to purchase four season passes at the 2007 price of $998 each. Telluride’s other season pass and lift ticket options can be found at tellurideskiresort.com.
Media Contact:
Jennifer Rudolph
303.866.9712
Jennifer@ColoradoSki.com
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$40,365.79 smart?

Cheap Ski Movie is offering 40,365.79 to the person who knows the most about cheap ski trivia.

Head to the contest website http://www.cheapskimovie.com/win.html and sign up to enter the contest. Powder magazine will offer five questions a week for ten weeks in advance of the official contest start.

The official contest starts January 12, 2011.

Put those brain cells to work that have been collecting worthless ski trivia to work finally. Justify staying up until 3:00 AM watching trashy ski films. Justify that 5 feet stack of old ski magazines and that bedroom wall full of old ski posters.

Enter the contest!

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Ten Year Trends in Snowsports Participation

WHAT’S THE TREND? TEN YEARS OF SALES AND PARTICIPATION

Perspective is the reason we analyze trends, to make sure that our view of the season is balanced and not a product of emotional reaction to the current economic situation. Last season, consumers purchased 1,128,804 total downhill sliding devices (alpine skis and snowboards); 595,563 pairs of alpine skis and 533,151 snowboards. That total was above the average totals for the 1999/2000 – 2009/2010 seasons.
Sliding device sales last peaked in 1999/2000 as the rush to buy shaped skis was tapering and the rush to buy snowboards was truly ramping up. The chart on sales of sliding devices shown below confirms that snowboarding pushed sales over 1 million total sliding devices and supported an increase in participation of about 1 million persons.


Further examination into the participation data reveals that many choose snowboarding rather than skiing but would certainly choose one or the other sport. Additionally, many choose to participate in both. In fact, 26% of snowboarders also participate in alpine skiing, and 18% of alpine skiers also participate in snowboarding.


For more trends and data on participation and sales get your copy of the 2010 Snow Sports Market Intelligence Report scheduled for release the second week of September. The Snow Sports Market Intelligence Report is the most comprehensive report on snow sports sales, participation and overall trends available in the snow sports market. This report gives you an unprecedented quantitative review of the most recent snow sports season from detailed retail data in every product category including alpine ski, snowboard, telemark ski, cross country ski, backcountry ski, snowshoe, apparel, and accessories as well as U.S. participation in each snow sports discipline. The Snow Sports Market Intelligence Report is an invaluable resource for anyone building a business plan, formulating a sales strategy, designing a marketing campaign, negotiating credit, developing a budget or just trying to learn about the snow sports business. For more information regarding the Snow Sports Market Intelligence Report or about other SIA Research products and services please contact SIA’s Research Director, Kelly Davis at KDavis@snowsports.org, 703.506.4224. 

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