TAC Works Out Long Term Solution to stay in Norway

Despite dreary economic trends, U.S. resorts finally broke the 60 million skier-visit milestone this year and shattered ticket sale and snowfall records throughout the country.

Vail Resorts officials announced to Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) today that it is pulling Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, and Keystone out of the group, which serves as the representative for Colorado’s ski industry. The move is expected to seriously impact the trade group’s finances and its status as Colorado’s industry representative.

In response to record fuel prices and a weak U.S. economy, the carrier announced it will begin charging for the first bag passengers check on June 15. Transworld Business continues its coverage of this story and its impacts on the snowboarding industry.

In a move to improve sagging skier visits with new blood, parent company Powdr Corp. announced the firing of four key Mt. Bachelor employees including its general manager.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced Tuesday that K2 is voluntarily recalling approximately 2,500 pairs of last season’s Auto series binding due to the potential of the cable that connects the toe strap to the baseplate to break and cause a fall.

Convert outerwear not impacted by the layoff of an undisclosed number of staff positions from Columbia’s Beaverton, Oregon office.

TWBiz recently had the opportunity to take a tour of the Swiss facility and spend an afternoon with two generations of Nideckers and the company’s brand & marketing director discussing operations and the future of Europe’s oldest snowboarding brand.

Despite its impact on millions of people, Monday’s earthquake in Sichuan province was located nearly 1,000 miles from major snowboard production centers.

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