Bode Miller has denied reports that he will definitely compete in the upcoming season’s World Cup. Rainer Salzgeber — director of Miller’s Head team — had been quoted saying that his number one skier had already committed to the 2009/10 campaign.

Read more on… Undecided Bode Miller to make a decision

Ed Fowler has gone through 30 years and three different ski village proposals. With each new plan comes a new developer but the promise remains the same — they’ll build it and more people with more money will come flocking to the mountain resort town nestled in the serene Green Mountains.

Read more on… Killington ski village plan splits the community

From sprint stages to the gruelling mountain climbs, we assess the key stages in this year’s Tour De France. TV coverage starts on Eurosport from 2pm GMT and 3pm standard European time.

Read more on… Tour de France 2009 and the key mountain stages

In Switzerland Saas Fee is scheduled to open for the summer ski season on 4th July. With almost three metres of snow on the glacier is should be a superb start to the season.

The Presena glacier in Italy is now closed for the summer ski season.

Fresh snow has fallen in our featured Southern Hemisphere countries this week, boosting the conditions for visitors and further snowfalls are expected at many locations this weekend.

The last two featured resorts to open in New Zealand, Mount Olympus and Rainbow, are scheduled to open on Saturday 4th July.

Chapa Verde in Chile is planning to open a day earlier than that on Friday 3rd July.

Mount Sunapee ski area operators are once again asking the state to expand the resort’s lease area by 175 acres to build trails, a new lift and lodge. “We feel that we need this to maintain our customer base,” Mount Sunapee Resort Marketing Director Bruce McCloy said yesterday. “This is a one-time expansion we need … with another 29 years to go on our lease.”

Read more on… Sunapee seeks to expand the ski resort

In an unprecedented move, Sun Valley Resort has lowered the price of its season pass for the 2009–2010 winter, with significant savings going to skiers and snowboarders who purchase passes during July. The resort this week unveiled the new Sun Plus Pass, an unrestricted season pass with numerous other benefits, which, if purchased before July 31, will cost $1,499.

Read more on… Sun Valley drops ski pass prices for bargain hungry skiers