Tahoe City, CA - Known for her dyed pink hair, glittery eyelids and bright smile, Shannon Bahrke of Tahoe City has announced her retirement from the U.S. Ski Team. Bahrke was a member of the freestyle moguls team for 12 years, earning Olympic and World Championships medals, World Cup titles and wins and U.S. Championship titles over her tenure with the team.

Lake Wanaka, New Zealand - Winter is in full swing down in the southern hemisphere and riders from around the globe are making the journey to Lake Wanaka, New Zealand for the 2010 Burton New Zealand Open. A 5Star event on the Swatch TTR World Tour, the New Zealand Open is set to take place August 10-14, 2010 at Cardrona Alpine Resort and will feature halfpipe and slopestyle formats. This will be the second 5Star event of the 2010/11 TTR Tour season, giving riders another chance to collect some early season points before winter returns to the northern hemisphere.

Queenstown, New Zealand - Canada's Alpine Ski Teams are officially training on snow for the first time in the 2010-11 season, skiing in New Zealand in preparation for the start of the FIS World Cup season and the upcoming 2011 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.

Big Sky, MT - For the second summer in a row, Big Sky Resort received a phone call from the White House for a place to stay and play while visiting Yellowstone National Park. Vice President Joe Biden and his family stayed at the Montana ski resort's Summit Hotel and took part in many of the activities available in the Big Sky area over the weekend.

Wilmington, MA - Swix Sport USA has entered into a long-term distribution agreement with Sport Import AS of Norway to become the exclusive distributor of Swenor brand roller skis and accessories for the U.S. market. Like Swix, Swenor will also be a supplier to the U.S. Ski Team.

Lake Wanaka, New Zealand - The final two spots for the World Heli Challenge will be competed for in the Big Air Qualifier at New Zealand's Treble Cone ski area on Wednesday.

Winter Park, CO - For the first time since the early nineties, the U.S. Alpine Championships will return to the Colorado Rocky Mountains when Winter Park Resort hosts the event March 31-April 3, 2011.

Park City, UT - Earlier this month, the U.S. Men's Alpine Ski Team was sliding around on the ice rink at their summer hockey camp at the Park City Ice Arena. Nearly the entire men's team flocked to Park City for the training session, including 2006 Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety and 2010 Olympic bronze medalist Andrew Weibrecht.

Squaw Valley, CA - This fall, the International Snow Science Workshop will be held from Oct. 17 through Oct. 22 at the Resort at Squaw Creek at Squaw Valley USA. The five-day symposium brings together some of the world's top snow scientists and avalanche practitioners for a merging of theory and practice, promoting the exchange of ideas and research, and introducing the latest forecasting tools and winter products at their meeting at the California ski and snowboard resort.

Miami, FL - Prospects for indoor skiing and snowboarding in South Florida have melted away now that a developer has backed out of a snow dome proposed for North Miami.

Park City, UT - Focusing on nutrition as one of the keys to athletic success, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) has named Adam Korzun as sports dietician, according to High Performance Director Troy Flanagan. Korzun has worked with the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding for the past two years through the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and joined the USSA full-time earlier this summer.

Wellington, New Zealand - The New Zealand tourism industry received an early winter boost in June, with Australia holding up visitor arrivals to the country and promising a strong ski season.

Park City, UT - After 12 years with the U.S. Ski Team, Aerials Head Coach Matt Christensen will be retiring to take on a new role with Red Bull North America as acrobatic and air coach.

Hayden, CO - Frontier Airlines will resume seasonal nonstop service between Denver International Airport and Steamboat Springs/Hayden on Dec. 16, 2010 for the ski and snowboard season ahead. The daily nonstop service will operate through April 10, 2011, using the carrier’s Embraer 190 aircraft. Tickets are now available for purchase.

Lake Wanaka, New Zealand - A record field of 85 competitors turned out Friday for the return of the NZ Snowboarder Banked Slalom in poor visibility at Treble Cone ski area near Wanaka.