CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY STUDENTS EARN WEEKLY SKI-TRIP AS REWARD 2010-03-10 First-time skier Joel Pena was on his way up the lift at one of Bear Creek Mountain Resort's beginner slopes when he saw his fifth-grade classmate Selena Torruellas struggling to stand after a fall.

SILVER MEDAL SUPERSTAR DONATES $10,000 TO TTUSD 2010-03-09 The Tahoe Truckee Unified School District (TTUSD) can brag that Olympic alpine ski racer and two-time silver medalist Julia Mancuso is one of their own. And now, Mancuso is paying it forward to her hometown in partnership with Procter and Gamble, Crest & Oral-B’s “Smile with U.S.” program, which will donate a $10,000 check to TTUSD on her behalf.

FUEL TV AIRS THE “RIDE SHAKEDOWN 2009” MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2010 2010-03-08 Airing Monday, March 8, at 8:00pm ET/PT in Meet & Brotatoes, and re-airing several more times over the next month, FUEL TV will showcase “Ride Shakedown 2009.”

MASSIVE ROLLOUT OF NEW SERIES AND SPECIALS THIS MARCH ON FUEL TV 2010-03-02 Network Premieres New Series “Bubba’s World” and Season Four of “New Pollution” March 28, 2010. Busy month of programming includes new specials like “Blue Carpet Special: Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D” featuring Nine-Time World Champ Kelly Slater, “Insane Cinema: Shaun White Project X,” “Vans Triple Crown of Surfing 2009” and “Gatorade Free Flow Tour Winter 2009.”

FUEL TV AIRS THE “INSANE CINEMA: HOW THE NORTHWEST WAS ONE” MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010 2010-03-01 Airing Monday, March 1, at 9:30pm ET/PT, and re-airing several more times over the next month, FUEL TV will showcase “Insane Cinema: How the Northwest Was One.”

BLAKE JORGENSON PHOTO BOOK MAKES OLYMPIC DEBUT 2010-02-24 Mountain and adventure photographer Blake Jorgenson will celebrate the release of his new book on Wednesday, Feb. 24 with a launch party at his eponymous photo gallery at the base of the Westin Hotel in Whistler Village. Blake Jorgenson Photography: Whistler British Columbia 1999-2009 is an all-inclusive collection of the Whistler local’s quintessential images.

WEEKEND POWDER PLAY BOOSTS COLORADO SKI COUNTRY 2010-02-22 As the US Hockey Team capitalized on power plays to overcome Canada in Olympic hockey, Old Man Winter made a powder play to give the Colorado ski season a major boost. A week of consistent snow in Colorado’s high country was capped off this weekend with accumulation totaling as much as 30 inches at some resorts. Double-digit snow totals could be seen throughout Colorado, from Aspen/Snowmass to Wolf Creek.

PROTECT OUR WINTERS LAUNCHES "SIXTY DAYS," A CAMPAIGN TO RALLY WINTER SPORTS COMMUNITY TO URGE SENATORS TO APPROVE CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION 2010-02-19 Protect Our Winters is proud to announce the launch of the "Sixty Days" campaign and website, www.60daysto.org.

U.S. SKI AND SNOWBOARD HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES NEW INDUCTEES 2010-02-18 The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame will honor three members of the Class of 2009 posthumously. With a class of five other inductees, these three lived out their lives dedicated to the sport of skiing.

THE POLLS ARE OPEN! PUBLIC INVITED TO VOTE IN THE VENTURE/PROTECT OUR WINTERS BOARD ART CONTEST 2010-02-16 The top entries from the Venture/Protect Our Winters snowboard art contest have been posted to the Venture Snowboards blog - News From 9,318'. Members of the general public are now invited to cast a vote for their favorite!