In 2007, Echo Mountain Park in Idaho Springs, Colo., became the last brand-new ski and snowboard mountain to open in the United State -- until now. Enter Cherry Peak.

Thinking about a summer getaway to your favorite mountain resorts? MTRiP, a company that tracks year-round lodging, says the summer season is looking strong. Better book your reservations.

Summer at Southeastern U.S. mountain resorts means everything from spa treatments to lake swimming, mountain biking, and much more. Here are some samples of what’s in store this summer.

Racing superstar Lindsey Vonn, top volunteer John Garnsey, and Women’s Head Speed Coach Chip White took top individual honors as the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association held its Congress at the Park City, Utah Marriott. 

A new post-graduate alpine program  at Killington Mountain School for racers competing in FIS-sanctioned events is designed to bridge the gap between high school and NCAA Division 1 competition.

Aye, lads and lassies. There’s still plenty of time for skiing and riding if you can get yourself across the pond to Scotland. They plan on enjoying our sport through June.

In what has been called a “perfect marriage,” Boreal Mountain Resort and Camp Woodward have joined together to bring a Woodward action sport training facility to the mountain resort on Donner Pass in California.

Summer is about to bloom with boating, skate parks, horseback riding, golf, and much more at New Hampshire's mountain resorts. Here’s a sampling of what’s in store in the Granite State.

Skiers and riders heading to Coronet Peak and The Remarkables in Queenstown and Canterbury’s Mt Hutt ski areas in New Zealand’s South Island can enjoy the fruits of a busy pre-ski season. 

Hope springs eternal, a wise man once said, and nowhere does that old saying apply this year more than in Northern California ski and snowboard country.

PGA professional RJ Ziats has joined the Sugarbush, Vt. Resort Golf Club staff. Ziats teaching career spans two decades in Vermont, Ohio, New York and Florida.

The ski resorts picked up honors for their work in protecting the environment during the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) convention this week in San Antonio, Texas. Aspen Skiing Co., Colo.; Mt. Abram, Maine; Steven’s Pass, Wash., were cited.

While most ski resorts are still pushing early season pass deals for the 2012/13 season, Ski Brule, in Michigan's UP, is already touting lift ticket and lodging deals for next season.

Charles Dickens wasn’t referring to the just-ended ski season when he referred to “the best of times, the worst of times.” But, another old saw applies… “A bad day on the slopes is better than a good day at work.”

Springtime in northern Michigan is wildflower season and what better way to celebrate the season than a trip to Crystal Mountain's seventh annual Michigan Beer & Brat Festival. It takes place Saturday, May 26.  

Pre-season rates are in effect and carts are allowed on the course until June 24 as the Whiteface Club and Resort Golf Course opens for its 114^th year in the Adirondack Mountains of New York.

A news report from GlobalPost.com tells of an incident last week when a man was shot and injured at Mount Hermon (Jabal al-Sheikh) along Lebanon’s border with Syria.