A winter sport is a sport commonly played during winter. As a formal term, it refers to a sport played on snow or ice, but informally can refer to sports played in winter that could be played at any time of the year. The main winter sports are skiing and snowboarding, but may also include snow-blading, monoskiing, skwal and tobogganing.

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Sunday River Opens for Skiing and Riding Seven Days a Week Starting Saturday
forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:37:18 -0000
NEWRY, Maine -- Sunday River will open for full seven days-a-week operation starting Saturday, November 14. The resort, which opened on October 14 -- the first resort on the East Coast to open in October and one of Sunday River's earliest openings in a decade -- has been open on the weekends since with up to four trails accessible by one chairlift. For the coming weekend, skiers and riders can expect the same amount of open terrain and the likelihood of terrain expansions as the resort...
Mount Snow Makes Snow, and Lots of It
forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)WEST DOVER, Vermont -- There is an unfamiliar sound in the Mount Snow Valley, it's the sound of silence. With Peak Resorts investing $9 million in state of the art fan guns, gone are the days of loud air-water equipment, in is the quiet hum of progress. Mount Snow's veteran team of snowmakers hit the slopes Tuesday night putting North America's finest fleet of snow making machines to work. Firing up a total of 111 guns Mount Snow is continuing their early season push, having already opened...
Sunday River, Sugarloaf and Loon Mountain Frequent Skier Card on Sale Today
forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)NEWRY, Maine -- The Frequent Skier Card, one of New England's best valued lift ticket products goes on sale today, Monday, November 2 for $89. The newly improved card includes one day of free skiing/riding as well as the ability to save $25 on midweek, non-holiday lift tickets and $15 on weekend and holiday lift tickets to Sunday River, Sugarloaf and Loon Mountain. Best part, the $89 price tag is the same as last year and the card can be used any day of the 2009-2010 winter season. "The...
Learn to Ski and Ride $21 Weekends at Waterville Valley Are Olympic Size Deals
forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)WATERVILLE VALLEY, New Hampshire -- Already known for its progressive learning programs, Waterville Valley, New Hampshire has come up with an Olympic size learn to ski and ride deal in honor of the 21st Winter Olympic Games. Three "WV Learn to Ski and Ride Weekends" are on the resort calendar, December 12 and 13, 2009, January 9 and 10 and March 20 and 21, 2010. Each weekend will feature the resort's Olympic $21 Learn to Ski and Ride Specials including a beginner lesson, skis or snowboard...
Smugglers' Notch Resort Introduces Winter Vacation Package
forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)SMUGGLERS' NOTCH, Vermont -- Smugglers' Notch Resort in northern Vermont, recently recognized for its family programs for the 11th year by SKI Magazine readers, offers a value-laden package for skiers and snowboarders who visit during Winter 2009 - 2010. The Club Smugglers' Advantage Package includes lodging, lift tickets, instruction for all ages and abilities, and off-slope entertainment and programs for children and adults, plus additional money-saving deals. The Club Smugglers'...
Belleayre Honored by Ulster County Chamber of Commerce
forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)HIGHMOUNT, New York -- It's been an exciting preseason at Belleayre as Ward Todd, President of Ulster County's Chamber of Commerce, recently announced that Belleayre Mountain will be the recipient for the Ulster County Chamber of Commerce Tourism Business of the Year Award for 2009. This prestigious award will be presented for the first time to a New York State organization as an acknowledgment of Belleayre's value as a major part of the local economy. The NYS Department of Environmental...

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