Boulder, CO - Jeremy Jones, eight-time Big Mountain Snowboarder of the Year visited one of the most world-renowned hills in the world, this time without a snowboard. On Wednesday, January 27, Jeremy Jones along with a coalition of winter sport filmmakers and industry representatives shared a new perspective on climate change with lawmakers on Capitol Hill: the economic, social and intangible values of winter.

Steamboat Springs, CO - The Cody St. John Foundation along with the Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation, the Steamboat Ski Patrol and the United States Forest Service will host the second annual Cody's Challenge, a randonnee endurance race, on Saturday, April 3, 2010 across Steamboat Ski Area.

Backcountry, BC - The Backcountry Lodges of British Columbia Association (BLBCA) is pleased to announce the launch of its first ever photo contest! The "show and tell" style contest has three categories including skiing, hiking and wildlife/nature.

Boise, ID - The Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival seeks to promote the work of grassroots filmmakers who tell compelling and entertaining stories of backcountry, non-motorized recreation and environmental preservation. Now in its fifth year, the festival highlights the fun and magic of our country's winter backcountry. At the same time, it raises funds to help Winter Wildlands Alliance and our grassroots groups to continue to protect wild areas throughout the country.

Keene Valley, NY - The Mountaineer in Keene Valley, NY will host the eighth annual Adirondack Backcountry Ski Festival the weekend of March 6-7, 2010. The Backcountry Skifest celebrates the ski experience both here in our own backcountry and in the greater ranges of the world. Backcountry skiing means skiing on natural snow in natural terrain, and combines all of the elements of touring, climbing and downhill skiing into a real winter mountaineering experience.

Berkeley, Calif. - To help fight global warming and preserve winter playgrounds, CLIF BAR has developed the nation's first guide for "green travel" to and from ski resorts. CLIF BAR's new Save Our Snow (SOS) website, clifbarsos.com, helps skiers and snowboarders find local ski bus services, arrange ridesharing and learn winter driving tips to reduce their carbon emissions.

Aspen, CO - Ski-mountaineering luminary and free-heel icon, Nick DeVore, is the most recent addition to Marmot's global athlete team, ushering in a new chapter for Marmot's product development team and fanning the flames of the 35-year-old company's ski-mountaineering heritage. Considered by many of his peers as one of the top ski athletes in North America, DeVore (24) has earned his place in free skiing competitions since 2003. But it is the Aspen-based skier's cool headspace and organic lifestyle – married to his passion for carving big mountain lines – which has created a mystique around DeVore for years, setting him apart from other ski athletes of his generation.

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Jeffersonville, VT - Height of Land Publications, owners of skiing magazine Backcountry and climbing magazine Alpinist, has announced that Alpinist Magazine will sponsor the fourth annual Alpinist/Smuggs Ice Bash in Smuggler's Notch State Park, just outside Height of Land headquarters in Jeffersonville, Vermont.

Whistler, BC - Dendrite Studios is a creative production company focusing on the visual realm of outdoor adventure. We are committed to showing the exhilaration and enjoyment of playing within the forces of nature that only new perspectives can bring. Dendrite Studios is comprised of Athan Merrick and Nicolas Teichrob, and we are located in Vancouver, Roberts Creek, and Whistler, British Columbia.

Alta, Utah - Winslow Passey, lead guide for Utah Mountain Adventures, is bringing a yoga and skiing retreat to Alta from March 3-7, 2010. The retreat combines yoga instruction with both resort and backcountry ski outings. Participants will learn about and use the principles of body alignment and self awareness taught in yoga and then integrate them into skiing. In Passey's words, "I strive to increase self awareness among participants to help them establish a connection to their surroundings so they can maximize their fun and enjoyment."

Mt. Crested Butte, Colo. - Today Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) filed an appeal with the U.S. Forest Service disputing the agency's decision last month to reject the resort's proposed expansion onto Snodgrass Mountain without conducting a public review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

McLean, Va. - On the heels of the SIA Snow Show (Jan 28-31), the snow sports industry will head up to Winter Park Resort for SIA's On-Snow Demo/Free Ride Fest and take part in their version of blowing off steam - a classic uphill/downhill race. SIA's Uphill/Downhill Challenge will be free and open to all demo attendees.