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Sun. Snow. Park rails. What more could you want with your spring?
Snowboarding by: Jamie Orkin, BIG MAYNE BRYCE, Cal Hickox, Danny Childs, Tim Smith, Ben Nye, and Ben Kadow
Edit: Cal Hickox

This weekend is sort of like the perfect storm of events if you’re into this snowboard contest thing. We’re not talking industry bullshit like trade shows (although there is one of those going on, maybe even two) but action competitions of every shape and size. Guess that’s why they call it the peak season, or [...]

Too bad we’re banned from Vermont. But you east coasters can get out there and work on those double corks. Just think, you could be the next Kelly Clark! (Yes, we know she’s not doing double dorks, but she is from Mt. Snow, whatever.)

Fun on tiny little rails at Mt. Snow’s 209 Opening Day from our friends at Iheartsnow and their dirty fisheye.

Winter X Games are on! But who cares, here’s a story about the event in 2000 instead.

NEW YORK – January 11, 2009 –Olympic gold medalist Shaun White won the men’s superpipe finals and hometown hero and fellow gold medalist Kelly Clark won the women’s event Sunday in the second stop of the inaugural Winter Dew Tour at Mount Snow Resort in West Dover, Vermont.
White’s winning run included a backside rodeo 720, [...]

WEST DOVER, VT (November 17, 2008) – With a new strategy of reporting open acreage instead of open trails, Mount Snow announced today that it is changing its snow reporting methods to more accurately convey terrain availability and snow conditions.
“The bottom line is that a trail count does not tell the whole story,” said Tim [...]

November
29 Holiday Torchlight Parade & Fireworks – Visit from Santa & Mrs. Claus
December
13 Demo Day – Try out the newest skis and snowboards
13 Holiday Art & Craft Show
14 [...]

(So much for constant updates, it’s been what, a month? Oh well.) Mt. Snow has announced they will be the host of the 2000 Winter X Games. This is part of a contract for American Skiing Company resorts to host the games for the next four years. Mt. Snow will also host in 2001. I [...]