Seven Springs Mountain Resort will hold it’s 18th Annual Wine & Food Festival, August 14- 15.  Featuring 29 wineries from Pennsylvania, the event will offer a wide range of exceptional wines for tasting.  Walnut Hill Winery, Long Trout Winery, Adams Country Winery, Glades Pike Winery, Mountain Nittany Vineyard and Winery, and Presque Isle Wine Cellars …

2010 Winter Olympic Snowboard Halfpipe bronze medalist Scotty Lago, who put down arguably the run of his career in Vancouver, might be better known for a certain post-Olympic photo than his snowboarding skills. Lago, who was snapped in a controversial pose with his medal, has been trying to put the past behind him and prove …

Alta, Utah- Alta Ski Area has officially opened their doors for the 2010-11 season. This early opening includes some new offers for hitting the slopes, as well as some changes in their package deals. Alta wants local skiers to know that skiing in Alta is not only affordable, but also full of options. Alta resort …

Fresh off his recent silver medal at X Games 16, Shaun White appeared at the National Boy Scout Jamboree on Tuesday in Virginia, where he met with Scouts, signed autographs, and answered questions from the crowd. Clark Howell, a 14-year-old scout from Waco, Texas, camped out next to the front of the line for White’s …

Hundreds of runners and hikers will head to Squaw Valley USA this Saturday, Aug. 7th for the 30th annual Squaw Valley Mountain Run where entrants will climb to the top of the resort’s High Sierra peaks. Starting at the base of Squaw Valley USA (el. 6200′) the course runs the 3.6 mile Mountain Run trail …

Australia’s only Superpipe made its season debut on Front Valley at Perisher ski resort over the weekend, but was shortly filled in with snow after a massive storm dropped up to 22 inches of snow at the resort. Constructed using Australia’s only halfpipe cutter, the behometh runs just under a 100 meters (328 feet) long, …

The North Face, the world’s premier supplier of authentic, innovative and technically advanced outdoor apparel, equipment and footwear, today announced The North Face Trailhead App, powered by EveryTrail, a free, easy-to-use application for locating trails, tracking progress and sharing adventures all over the world. The North Face Trailhead Application, powered by EveryTrail, dynamically locates trails, …

A rare blast of plasma from the sun slammed into Earth’s magnetic field Tuesday afternoon. As a result, some lucky stargazers viewing the skies late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning could see northern lights, or aurorae. If on-lookers are privileged enough to witness the rare celestial show, it will be the result of charged …

Ski jumper Johnny Spillane, a three-time Olympic silver medalist and former World Champion, confirmed he has completely torn both the ACL and MCL ligaments in his left knee. The injury occured last month in Lake Placid, NY after Spillane landed awkwardly while cliff jumping into a lake as part of teammate and 2010 Olympic gold …