Skiing/Snowboarding Newswire
1 - Procter & Gamble Announces Partnerships with U.S. Olympic Athletes
CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) announced today a series of Team USA athlete marketing alliances that will extend through the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. This announcement comes shortly after P&G and the United States Olympic...
2 - Hanesbrands Inc. and Its Champion and Duofold Apparel Brands Launch Mount Everest Expedition to Test Innovative Apparel and Inspire Others to Achieve Their Own Everest
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Hanesbrands Inc. announced today that its Champion and Duofold apparel brands are going to the top of the world, leading a Mount Everest expedition to drive brand awareness and showcase the company’s research and development innovation and...
3 - Burton Snowboards Flies High with the Launch of New eCommerce Site Powered by Demandware
WOBURN, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Demandware, Inc. the leading on-demand ecommerce solutions provider, today announced that Burton Snowboards, the world’s leading snowboarding manufacturer, has launched a dynamic new ecommerce site, built on the Demandware® eCommerce Platform...
4 - Christy Sports Teams Up with Eldora Mountain Resort to Provide Discount Season Rentals and Ski Passes for Kids
LAKEWOOD, Colo.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Christy Sports (www.christysports.com) and Eldora Mountain Resort , a full-service ski and snowboard rental delivery service to certain locations. For additional information, visit www.christysports.com or www.d2dskis.com.
5 - Quiksilver Names Anton Nistl President of DC Shoes’ Americas Business
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Quiksilver, Inc. (NYSE: ZQK) today announced that Anton Nistl has been named the new president of its DC Shoes business in the Americas effective immediately. Nistl’s appointment marks the culmination of an executive search which...
6 - O’Neill and Orange 21 Sign a Global Licensing Deal to Launch New Eyewear Line
CARLSBAD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - O’Neill and Orange 21 (NASDAQ:ORNG) are pleased to announce an agreement whereby Orange 21 will design and develop O'Neill Eyewear under a license agreement. The agreement sees Orange 21 working closely with O’Neill’s designers to design...
7 - K2 Sports Donation Supports At-Risk Youth at 2010 Olympics
EUGENE, Ore.-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - Snowboards. Inline skates. Nordic ski equipment. There is a love of the recreational extreme among employees and fans of K2 Sports’ 16 outdoor lifestyle brands. The latest example? Extreme generosity. Seattle-based K2 Sports has donated $35,000 in...
8 - Ski into the Lap of Luxury at Chalet Auriane
VERBIER, France-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - Chalet Auriane, a luxurious, newly built ski chalet is ready to welcome its first guests. Located at La Tzoumaz, part of the Verbier 4 Valleys, the traditionally styled chalet with stunning contemporary interior, offers superb facilities for up...
9 - Buckman’s Ski & Snowboard Shops Offering Enthusiasts a Winter Stimulus Package
POTTSTOWN, Pa.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Buckman’s Ski & Snowboard Shops – leading retailer of top brand names like Salomon Snowboards, K2 Skis, K2 Snowboards, Ride Snowboards, Nitro, Rome, and Burton Snowboards – is offering winter sports enthusiasts a winter stimulus package in...
10 - 365 Days and Counting: 24 Hour Fitness Looks Ahead to Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games
SAN RAMON, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - With one year to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, 24 Hour Fitness, the largest privately-owned U.S. fitness chain and a health club industry pioneer, has begun plans to support Team USA’s efforts to...
11 - Regional Newspaper of the 2010 Winter Games, Canwest celebrates ‘above the fold’ with one year to go
TORONTO-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Canwest Publishing Inc., Official Regional Newspaper Publisher for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, is celebrating Thursday, February 12, 2009, the One Year Countdown to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony, by...
12 - Sentient Flight Group to Sponsor Event for U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation
WEYMOUTH, Mass.-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Sentient Flight Group, one of the leading private aviation companies in the United States, announced today that it will sponsor an “après-ski” fundraising event to benefit the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation. The event is being held...
13 - Copper Mountain Launches Satellite-Based Skier/Rider Tracking System
BOULDER, Colo.-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - Copper Mountain will provide a satellite-based safety net for thousands of ski and snowboard school students this year with a GPS tracking system developed by Boulder location-based services company flaik, Inc. “It’s clear that a satellite-based...
14 - La Vida Laguna Now Offering Team Building, Corporate Events, and Parties
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - La Vida Laguna today announced a new suite of services dedicated to teambuilding, recreational activities, event production, and retreats in Southern California. The website to learn more about the services is www.lavidalaguna.com/corp. La Vida...
15 - First Annual World Record Summit Attracts Top Action Sports Athletes
LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - This fall the World Record Summit 2009 (WRS) kicks off an annual feast for the senses with an exciting, live, first-of-its-kind event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Complete with record-setting motocross back flips, Megaramp big-air stunners, and the world’s...
16 - Burton Boosts Sales With Personalized Product Recommendations From richrelevance
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - richrelevance™, the leading provider of next-generation personalized product recommendations that enhance the shopping experience and drive sales, today announced that Burton Snowboards has launched richrecs™ on store.burton.com. richrecs was...
17 - No Skills on the Slopes? No Problem – Hit the Mountains on a Tube
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 22, 2009 - Skiers shouldn’t get to have all the winter fun. While the snow piles up at resorts across the country, don’t get left behind due to a lack of skill or desire to ski or board. Tubing offers snowy thrills but requires little skill and can be enjoyed...
18 - Red Mountain Makes Ski Canada Magazine’s Best of Skiing
ROSSLAND, B.C.-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - In Ski Canada Magazine’s recent “Best of Skiing” article, Red Mountain Resort was awarded “Best Powder”, “Best Bug” (re: summer glading), and “Best Bars and Apres Antics” (re: Rafters bar). Red has been awarded “Best Powder...
19 - Cheapflights.com Sends Skiers Scurrying to the Slopes with Coast-to-Coast Deals This Winter
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - Ski season is in full swing and resorts across North America are offering deals too good to give up. Smaller crowds on the mountains mean the hottest ski venues across the country are offering steep last-minute discounts for savvy travelers this winter...
20 - Canadiens Goalie Carey Price on the Cover of ESPN The Magazine
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 16, 2009 - In “The Puck Stops Here,” in the January 26 issue of ESPN The Magazine, writer Lindsay Berra goes into the crease with Canadiens 21-year old goalie, Carey Price, who may have the highest-pressure job in sports. Pressure is part of the package with...
21 - flaik Inc. Launches GPS Satellite-Based Guest Locator System at Steamboat
BOULDER, Colo.-(Business Wire)-January 16, 2009 - Boulder location-based services company flaik Inc. has teamed up with the Steamboat Ski Resort & Corporation to provide its cutting-edge GPS satellite-based guest locator and resort amenity system across the nearly 3,000-acre Steamboat Ski Area...
22 - Boston-based Youth Enrichment Services to Host Third Annual Martin Luther King Brunch Event at John Hancock Hall on Jan. 19, 2009
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - Youth Enrichment Services (YES), a non-profit that offers low- and moderate-income Boston area kids outdoor and practical learning activities, today announced that on Martin Luther King Day, January 19, 2009, YES will host a brunch at the John Hancock Hall...
23 - Zumiez Inc. to Participate in 11th Annual ICR XChange
EVERETT, Wash.-(Business Wire)-January 8, 2009 - Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) a leading specialty retailer of action sports related apparel, footwear, equipment and accessories, is scheduled to present at the 11th Annual ICR XChange on Thursday, January 15, 2009. Zumiez presentation is scheduled to...
24 - Red Mountain Voted Editor’s Choice “Best Authentic and Funky Resort Experience”
ROSSLAND, British Columbia-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - SBC’s 2008-09 Ski and Snowboard Resort Guide has voted Red Mountain Resort “Best Authentic and Funky Resort Experience”. Awarded as “Editor’s Choice”, the magazine wrote “A 360-degree fall line, prodigious amounts of snow and...
25 - Priceline.com’s Ski Sale Offers Champagne Powder On A Beer Budget
NORWALK, Conn.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Don’t let the economy stop you from scratching that itch for double black diamonds (or maybe the bunny slope). Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) has some incredible deals on airfares, hotels rental cars and vacation packages to ski/snowboard destinations...
26 - Christy Sports Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary by Giving Away More Than $50,000 in Prizes
LAKEWOOD, Colo.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Christy Sports, one of the largest specialty ski and snowboard retailers in the Rocky Mountain region, today announced the company’s plans to celebrate its 50th anniversary. All season long, the company is giving away more than $50,000 in prizes...
27 - Masters Athlete magazine names Olympic medalist Dara Torres, 41, as the Euflexxa Masters Athlete of the Year
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - In its December issue, Masters Athlete magazine unveils the winner of the Euflexxa Masters Athlete of the Year Award — Dara Torres, the 41-year-old Olympic swimmer from Los Angeles, who won three silver medals in the Beijing Games and demonstrated...
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