Skiers at Crystal Mountain and The Summit at Snoqualmie helped raise more than $9,500 for relief efforts in Haiti.

The two Puget Sound ski areas donated $1 from every lift ticket sold on Saturday, as well as took donation.

The Summit at Snoqualmie contributed $5,666, while $3,966 was raised at Crystal.

The areas are owned by Boyne Resorts, which held a similar fundraisers at its resorts in the United States and Canada. All told, $30,528 will be donated to the Red Cross in both nations.

Donations also were collected at the company’s Big Sky, Boyne Highlands, Boyne Mountain, Brighton, , …

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Sister resorts Crystal Mountain and The Summit at Snoqualmie will donate $1 for every lift ticket sold Saturday to the American Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund. Guests will be given the opportunity to match the donation to support earthquake relief efforts.

“We’re glad to be able to help the people of Haiti in our own way during this extremely difficult time,” John Kircher, president of Boyne Resort’s western operations, said in a news release. “Hopefully people will come up and support the cause this Saturday while taking advantage of the improving conditions.”

Crystal Mountain has received six inches of new …

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The Summit at Snoqualmie today announced it will host the first ever U.S. edition of the Ride Shakedown snowboarding competition. The event will be March 12-13 at Summit West.

In what has grown to be Canada’s largest and arguably most popular snowboarding event, the Ride Shakedown attracts international snowboarding talent hoping to showcase their abilities in the event’s signature thrill-a-minute format, the press release said.

With $35,000 in prize money for the top performers, the U.S. stop looks to continue the trend while putting a unique Northwest spin to it. Among the competitors will be Seattle-based Ride Snowboard and Summit …

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If you don’t have plans for Veterans Day, considering digging out your snow ride gear.

The 2009-2010 ski and snowboard season in the South Sound will officially open on Wednesday when Crystal Mountain begins operations, albeit on a limited basis.

The ski area announced this morning it will open the lower mountain by running the Discovery, Chinook Express, Quicksilver and Forest Queen lifts. The ski area will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The ski school, rental shop, plus food and beverages areas will be open as well.

There are two feet of snow on the ground now, …

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