Steamboat Springs, CO - Take off this winter and take everything you need with you to Ski Town, U.S.A. ® as the Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation unveils its new Bags Fly Free* program, in conjunction with the resort’s Early Rewards package. Now, the only thing you need to make room for is carving up [...]

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.

Hundreds of thousands of skiers and snowboarders fly the friendly skies each year to sample the snow of distant resorts, generally with their gear and clothes in two pieces of checked luggage. But, with the newest baggage fees set to take effect at the beginning of May, many travelers may be rethinking what they bring to their favorite shred destinations.