Company dips into the luxury resort market, gains momentum providing modular hotels across the United States.

Troy, MI (PRWEB) April 24, 2013

Champion Commercial Structures, a division of Champion Home Builders, Inc., the leading commercial modular supplier in North America, today announced that it has begun construction of an 83 room hotel for Jay Peak Resort, a luxury ski resort in Northern Vermont. The project marks the seventh hotel project undertaken by Champion Commercial Structures in the past 12 months.

With simultaneous hotel projects located in Louisiana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Vermont, Champion is able to demonstrate the company’s unique geographic reach by leveraging its 30 manufacturing facilities strategically located across North America and the United Kingdom.

“A year ago, we began our push to encourage hotel franchisees and owners to consider modular construction because it offers a measurable advantage over other construction methods. After all, while the cost of modular construction may be similar to traditional building methods, it is always faster, and when it comes to hotel room rates – time is truly money,” said Jack Lawless, Chief Executive Officer, Champion Home Builders. “Over the last year, several national hotel chains have employed Champion’s modular solution, including La Quinta, Microtel and Comfort Inn, as well as several independent labels such as Serka (SRK) Hospitality, Stay USA and Dakota Landing.”

In addition to constructing the modules for the project, Champion frequently performs additional scopes of work, assuming responsibility for the hotel building from the foundation to completion. By packaging the modular solution with other site trades, Champion is able to offer customers a complete package that allows the company to control both costs and schedule.

The wider North American acceptance of modular building in the hotel industry comes as Champion’s United Kingdom Caledonian division continues to press the envelope, building up to 17 story modular apartments and hotels throughout the United Kingdom.

“From our operations in the United Kingdom, we have known for some time from that modular construction is the future of hotel and apartment building. What surprises me is how quickly North America has embraced this new building method, and we at Champion are proud to play our part in that fundamental change in the way we build,” Lawless said.

About Champion

Troy, Michigan-based Champion Home Builders, Inc. is the number one brand in off-site residential and commercial construction which, through its operating subsidiaries, manufactures buildings at 30 facilities in North America and the United Kingdom. Champion built homes are sold through a network of more than 1,000 builders, retailers and developers located throughout North America.

Champion Commercial Structures, a division of Champion, specializes in multifamily, commercial and industrial modular construction serving developers, builders and large value institutional clients. The Champion Commercial Family operates in the USA (Champion Commercial Structures), the UK (Caledonian Building Systems) and in Canada (Gibraltar Industries).

For more information, visit:

http://www.championcommercial.com

http://www.championhomes.com

Corinne Petras
PUSH 22
248-730-3008
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Article source: http://news.yahoo.com/champion-commercial-structures-continues-expansion-hotel-construction-market-130223617.html

Apr 15 (Reuters) – Leading money winners on the 2013 PGATour on Monday (U.S. unless stated): 1. Tiger Woods $4,139,600 2. Brandt Snedeker $3,137,920 3. Matt Kuchar $2,442,389 4. Adam Scott (Australia) $2,100,469 5. Steve Stricker $1,935,340 6. Phil Mickelson $1,764,680 7. Dustin Johnson $1,748,907 8. Jason Day $1,659,565 9. Hunter Mahan $1,553,965 10. Keegan Bradley $1,430,347 11. Charles Howell III $1,393,806 12. John Merrick $1,375,757 13. Russell Henley $1,331,434 14. Michael Thompson $1,310,709 15. Kevin Streelman $1,310,343 16. Bill Haas $1,271,553 17. Billy Horschel $1,254,224 18. …

Article source: http://news.yahoo.com/ski-vermont-receives-governor-award-marketing-excellence-230024223.html

Vermont social media marketing agency misses top spot, doesn’t get to meet Governor Shumlin.

Brattleboro, VT (PRWEB) April 12, 2013

Mondo Mediaworks didn’t take home the top prize at the 2013 Vermont Travel Industry Conference. And Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin didn’t exactly present the award himself. But nevertheless, Mondo Mediaworks was humbled to receive honorable mention in the Governor’s SMART Biz Awards for Marketing Excellence in Social Media at the state-sponsored conference, held at the Stoweflake in Stowe, Vermont, on April 3, 2013.

Mondo, a Vermont marketing agency specializing in content development, received the award in recognition for the “Sh*t Snowboarders Say” video it produced for client Ride Vermont, a unit of the Vermont Ski Areas Association. The video went viral after its release, garnering hundreds of thousands of views and spiking traffic to RideVermont.com.

Mondo received honorable mention alongside Jay Peak resort’s “Moment{us}” marketing campaign. Ski Vermont took the top spot for its “Check in to Win” mobile campaign.

Flanked by Governor Shumlin and a few other official-looking people in suits, Vermont’s Commissioner of Tourism and Marketing, Megan Smith, announced the award at the conference. Mondo’s founder, Luke Q. Stafford, was handed the award a few hours later in the hallway.

“I guess I’ll have to meet the governor another time,” sighed Stafford. He then added, “maybe next year, when we take the top spot.”

ABOUT MONDO MEDIAWORKS

Mondo Mediaworks is a marketing agency specializing in content development for the web. Based in Brattleboro, Vermont, Mondo strives to maximize its clients’ online profile with high-quality social media management, video production, public relations and website content management.

Luke Stafford
Mondo Mediaworks
802-451-0828
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Article source: http://news.yahoo.com/mondo-mediaworks-takes-home-honorable-mention-governors-smart-171622626.html

Vermont ski resorts are celebrating the March powder with great deals for late season skiers and riders. Purchase 2013-14 season passes today and receive a complimentary end of season pass for 2012-13

Statewide, VT (PRWEB) March 20, 2013

Spring may be upon us, but this week’s snow storm brought huge amounts of snow to the Green Mountains and the skiing in Vermont is not to be missed. Vermont ski resorts are celebrating the March powder with great deals for late season skiers and riders. Purchase 2013-14 season passes today and you could ski the rest of this season for free. Offers vary between resorts, but the snow, sun and savings can be found at all Vermont ski resorts this spring.

Jay Peak Resort

Jay Peak is opening up their 2013+14 Season Pass sale even earlier this year and at an even better discount. Those looking for a Jay Peak season pass will likely spend less on their 2013+14 pass than they did on the 2012+13 pass. And if you missed the boat this season, but are looking to get some days in March through May, the 2013+14 can be used through the rest of this, the 2012+13, ski ride season. Got all that? An adult Jay Peak-only pass is just $649 while an adult Jay Peak+Burke is only $699. Any questions? Check out jaypeakresort.com

Burke Mountain

Ski free the rest of the season when purchasing a 2013-14 Burke Mountain Season Pass. A $100 upgrade to the Judge Pass (Burke + Jay Peak combo pass) offers skiing riding at both mountains for the rest of the season! More details at skiburke.com

Bolton Valley

It’s getting a little mad at Bolton Valley this March as skiers and riders who purchase their 2013-14 All Access Season Pass literally will ski and ride off into the sunset for free this spring. Passes for ages 7-17 start at $99. A family of four can save $360 when purchasing passes before April 1. Bolton Valley also is introducing two new passes for 2013-14: the new Senior Pass and a new Night Pass. Passes include: Unlimited alpine skiing and riding; a 20% discount on rentals, retail shop purchases, group lessons, and lodging; Sports Center Membership; and access to 100km of Nordic and backcountry terrain. For pass price information or to purchase, visit boltonvalley.com.

Sugarbush Resort

Sugarbush Resort is offering complimentary skiing and riding from March 18th through the remainder of the 2012-13 Ski Season with the purchase of select 2013-2014 Season Passes. Adult 2013-14 season passes start at only $499. Youth and For20s season passes are available for only $299. Full details on season pass pricing are available at sugarbush.com.

Middlebury College Snow Bowl

The Snow Bowl is currently selling season passes for 2013-14 season. It will get you complimentary skiing and riding through spring as well. For more information, call 802-443-7669

Killington Resort and Pico Mountain

Killington Resort is pleased to introduce the new 29-Below Pass and Vermont Student Pass, lower prices on Youth Passes along with the longest on-snow season in the East on 2013.

Take advantage of unlimited access to big mountain terrain and small mountain charm with a 2013-14 My Pico Unlimited Season Pass and ski the rest of March for free.

Okemo Mountain Resort

Okemo Mountain Resort Season Passes for the 2013/2014 ski and snowboard season are available for purchase now. Savvy skiers and riders can see substantial savings when purchasing season passes for next winter by April 30, 2013. As an added bonus, any skier or rider who purchases a pass for next winter, before April 30, will receive discounts on Okemo’s Adventure Zone and can ski or ride from the day of purchase through closing day this season.

Stratton Mountain Resort

Stratton Mountain’s season passes are all new for the 2013-14 season with more family benefits, lower prices and simplified choices. The new lineup also offers special pricing for a second adult in a household and for children, from the extras-loaded Summit Pass to the unrestricted $299 Stratitude Pass for ages 18-29. Families can outfit the whole gang with Spirit Passes for just $299 for kids ages 7 to 17, and $59 for kids under 6. Early season prices, from the $199 Sunday Pass to the $1,119 Summit Pass, are only available until April 22. Buy online at stratton.com.

Bromley Mountain

Purchase your 2013-14 Season Pass to Bromley Mountain by May 15, 2013, for the absolute lowest rates. Don’t miss this early bird opportunity to get a season’s worth of spectacular skiing and riding at a great price. 2013-14 Season Passes purchased before the end of the 2012-13 Winter Season are valid through the end of this season. Bromley also offers a payment plan for season passes and seasonal programs purchased by May 15, 2013. See the Season Pass Page for full details on discount deadlines and payment plans!

Mount Snow Resort

Mount Snow has added two new season pass products for the 2013-14 winter season: The 1826 Pass is for 18 to 26 year olds and has zero blackout dates (replacing the Higher Education College Pass), valid at Mount Snow, for $319. The Mount Snow Gold Pass is a fully transferable, unrestricted pass perfect for hosting friends, family or clients. Prices stayed flat on all existing season pass products with the exception of the Nor’easter Pass, which offers unrestricted access to all five of Peak Resorts’ eastern mountains. Season pass perks include retail discounts and discounted “bring-a-friend” lift tickets. More info at http://www.mountsnow.com/seasonpass.

For up-to-date ski reports and more information on Spring deals and events, visit skivermont.com.

Sarah Neith
Ski Vermont
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Article source: http://news.yahoo.com/save-big-2013-14-season-passes-ski-vermont-165224069.html

Ski Vermont during the sunniest and snowiest month of the season and save.

Statewide, Vermont (PRWEB) February 28, 2013

Take off the bulky mid-winter layer and enjoy the sun and snow of March. As the days get longer and temps warm up, it’s time to enjoy the fruits of winter in the most ideal setting. Vermont ski resorts encourage skiers and riders to come enjoy the already exceptional snow coverage during the snowiest month of the year and take advantage of the late season offers and events. With the state’s 80% snowmaking coverage and the plush snowfall that Vermont has received this season, everyone can ski and party right into April.

Vermont Resorts are offering great deals throughout March and April. Don’t miss out!

Stratton Mountain Resort: Get a goggle tan this spring with sun, snow and savings at Stratton Mountain Resort. March is typically the snowiest month and starting March 3, multi-night stays are up to 30% off. Learn more about deals, savings and events at stratton.com.

Mount Snow Resort: Ski and ride at Mount Snow starting March 1 all the way through closing day with the discounted Vernal Eternal spring pass that gives the pass holder unlimited spring skiing and riding.

Bromley Mountain: Back for spring is Bromley’s Spring Loaded Card! For just $99, all ages, get a card loaded with four days of great skiing and riding. That’s less than $25/day!

Okemo Mountain Resort: When skiers and riders purchase lift tickets online, at least 48 hours in advance, they can save a sap bucket full of cash. Skiers and riders can explore new offers through the end of the season by logging onto okemo.com.

Bolton Valley: Deal days at Bolton Valley roll on through spring. On Monday skiers and riders over the age of 50 ski for 50% off. Wednesdays are college nights with $19 all access lift tickets. Saturdays offer Bolton After Dark, where $19 all ages lift tickets start at 4pm.

Sugarbush Resort: Introducing the March Pack – up four Adult Mt. Ellen lift tickets valid any time in March 2013 for just $149. A 46% savings. March Pack tickets are for sale only through February 28th.

Smugglers’ Notch Resort: During the first two weeks of March, lodging and lift packages start at $105 per youth (ages 3-17) and $135 per adult per night. SuperSaver pricing kicks in March 15 – April 6, 2013, starting at $85 per youth and $115 per adult per night.

Burke Mountain: Show your 2012/13 season pass from another ski area for a $45 full day lift ticket from now until the end of the season. Sundays are FUNdays at Burke when everyone skis and rides half day for just $25 AND $20 rental equipment and $20 group lessons.

The abundant snowfall, lengthening sun and sweet deals are not the only things drawing in the well-informed skier. Vermont ski resorts boast some of the best on-slope and après activities in March. See below for a list of where to be spotted this spring.

March 1- closing day, Mount Snow Resort: Vernal Eternal boasts huge events, competitions and concerts pretty much every weekend.

March 2, Bromley Mountain: The Bart J. Ruggiere Center for Adaptive Sports celebrates 10 years with their Limitless Luau. The day will feature lessons, a themed lunch, and a Level 1 adaptive race!

March 9, Sugarbush Resort: The Castlerock Extreme, a classic stop on the Ski the East Freeride Tour

March 15-17, Stratton Mountain Resort: Riders of all pedigrees will strap in and throw down in the halfpipe, rail jam and banked slalom of the all-new Vermont Open.

March 16, Okemo Mountain Resort: festEVOL concert series stop with Yukon Kornelius, plus O.A.R., Dee Snider and Jason Biggs.

March 16-17, Magic Mountain: St Patrick’s weekend hosts special guest The Brew playing on Saturday and a “Share the Magic” Rando Race up and down the mountain on Sunday.

March 17-May 4, Killington Resort: NOR’BEASTER is a seven week celebration of springtime, featuring Snoe.down, Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge and much more!

March 20-21, Stowe Mountain Resort: Eastern Cup Finals for Division 1 college ski racers

March 23, Jay Peak Resort: Ski and Snowboard demos with Vermont made Worth Skis and Empyreal Snowboards.

March 30, Smugglers’ Notch Resort: The 18th annual BrewFest showcases local and regional beers with tastings, music, an appetizer buffet and a souvenir glass.

For a full list of events and deals, go here.

Sarah Neith
Ski Vermont
802.223.2439
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Article source: http://news.yahoo.com/march-winter-finest-vermont-ski-resorts-153428559.html

Otalo.com has launched a portal so that skiers can more easily find ski house and condo rentals in all the ski resorts across the state of Vermont. Skiers can now, with a single click, search all the different vacation rental websites for Vermont ski houses.

Amherst, Massachusetts (PRWEB) January 10, 2013

Vacation rental search site, Otalo, has launched a portal so that skiers can easily search for ski houses and condos across all the ski resorts in the state of Vermont.

The portal can be found at: http://www.otalo.com/vermont-ski-house-rentals

Skiers can now, with a single click, search all the different vacation rental websites for Vermont ski houses. Otalo’s Vermont Ski House Search is organized to make it easy for skiers to search based on resort, town, availability, number of bedrooms, and whether smoking or pets are allowed (and if there’s a pool!)

“It’s tough to find a great ski house,” said Otalo CEO Baer Tierkel, “they are listed across hundreds of websites. Now, with a single click, you can all the different websites and find all the ski houses and condos for a given resort or town.”

Otalo’s Vermont Ski House Search lists over 2,500 ski houses and condos in the the top Vermont resorts: Killington, Mount Snow, Jay Peak, Stowe, Sugarbush, Okemo, Stratton, Bolton Valley, Mad River Glen, Pico, Bromley, Smuggler’s Notch, Burke, Suicide Six, and Magic Mountain.

Otalo searches vacation rentals from the major rental sites on the internet such as HomeAway, airbnb, TripAdvisor, Wimdu, Roomorama, 9Flats, AlwaysOnVacation, and 40 others, giving visitors the ability to search across all these sites in a single click. The Otalo search index includes over 1.8 million vacation rentals in 164 countries.

About Otalo

Otalo was founded by Baer Tierkel and Mike Giles, veteran software industry entrepreneurs who enjoy to travel and stay in comfortable houses and condos – but were tired of having to go to hundreds of different websites to find their perfect vacation rental! Otalo is built specifically for travelers looking for a great vacation rental by enabling the traveler to search 1.8 million worldwide vacation rental listings in a single click.

Company Contact:

Baer Tierkel, CEO

baer(at)otalo(dot)com

+1 413 658 8133

Otalo:

Otalo Vacation Rental Search

Vermont Ski House Search

Dog Friendly Vacation Rental Search

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Baer Tierkel

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Article source: http://news.yahoo.com/otalo-launches-vermont-ski-house-rental-search-portal-080633746.html

JAY, Vt. (AP) — Vermont‘s winter resorts are celebrating what’s shaping up to be a terrific holiday week, thanks mainly to the weather

Jay Peak President Bill Stenger says his northern Vermont resort was already in good shape, with more than a foot of natural snow in recent days and excellent weather recently for making snow. With a big new storm hitting the state, Stenger says that’s making for superb conditions as the New Year’s weekend approaches.

Many Vermont resorts are reporting that most or all of their skiing and riding trails are open.

The snow is also expected to be a boon to cross-country ski areas, after a tough winter last year.

Article source: http://news.yahoo.com/vermont-ski-areas-snow-well-155145768.html

After starting the season with the most ski areas open in the country for Thanksgiving, Vermont’s snowguns have launched the resorts into December with nearly 20% open terrain for skiers and riders, the strongest opening since the epic 2008-2009 season.

Montpelier, VT (PRWEB) December 06, 2012

Upgrades in snowmaking paired with ideal temperatures have propelled Vermont ski resorts into a promising early season. After starting the season with the most ski areas open in the country for Thanksgiving, Vermont’s snowguns have launched the resorts into December with nearly 20% open terrain for skiers and riders, the strongest opening since the epic 2008-2009 season.

“We can certainly attribute a successful early season to our expansive 80% statewide snowmaking coverage,” said Ski Vermont President Parker Riehle. “The resorts’ investments in state-of-the-art, highly efficient snowmaking combined with early season snowfall have given us the boost we need to fulfill the pent up demand of skiers and riders.”

Vermont ski areas also boasted some of the earliest openings in the state’s history. Killington Resort opened for pass-holders in mid-October and for the season on November 5, 2012. Smugglers’ Notch Resort saw its earliest opening in 5 years with more available terrain than in the last four, helping early season lift ticket sales and bookings, which in the last two weeks have been some of the strongest in 3 years.

“Burke Mountain had its earliest and most successful opening ever, opening December 1st,” said Hannah Collins, Burke’s Marketing Manager. “And with the new upgrades in our snowmaking equipment we were also opening with the most trails that we ever have.”

Jay Peak Resort had its best opening weekend in the resort’s history and that excitement is projecting forward. Jay Peak is averaging a 93% occupancy across all of its lodging properties with most holidays already sold out. Jay Peak and Burke Mountain have invested a combined $1.5 million in snowmaking upgrades in expanded coverage and low-energy snow guns.

Okemo Resort is boasting its earliest opening since 2003 and the fourth earliest in Okemo’s 57-year history. Cold temperatures in early November allowed the resort to open for the 2012-13 season on November 8. Over the summer, Okemo added 42 new HKD Snowmakers SV-10 tower guns to its arsenal. Featuring adjustable water flow levers, nozzle versatility and advanced valving technology, the HKD Snowmakers SV-10 tower guns make snow more efficiently at closer-to-freezing temperatures.

Other investments into snowmaking that have helped propel the success of this early ski season include Bromley’s addition of 60 new permanent energy efficient HKD tower guns and Smugglers’ Notch Resort’s investment of over $1,000,000 adding 150 new high efficiency guns. Stowe Mountain Resort also invested in its state-of-the-art snowmaking operations with 4.7 million dollars in new equipment and upgrades that included 325 HKD tower guns, 150 energy efficient land guns, 16 Super Pole Cat fan guns and seven miles of new snowmaking pipe.

As temperatures drop to seasonal levels, Vermont ski resorts are firing up their guns yet again to prepare for another stellar early season weekend. Middlebury College Snow Bowl plans to open for the season on Saturday, December 8th and Bromley Mountain and Burke Mountain will reopen for the public on Saturday as well.

Sarah Neith
Ski Vermont
802.223.2439
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Article source: http://news.yahoo.com/vermont-ski-resorts-boast-record-openings-120042744.html

Ski season is just around the corner and looking for the right slopes at the right price can seem like a challenging tasks. To help those enthusiastic skiers with a reasonable budget make the right choice, British daily The Guardian and the travel website Skyscanner have both published lists of affordable ski resorts around the world for the upcoming season.

While The Guardian‘s choices are more traditional, including resorts in well known places in the French Alps, Austria and Switzerland, Skyscanner’s choices are almost all located in Eastern Europe. But perhaps the main difference between the two lists is budget. The average rate for a six-day pass in The Guardian’s list is around £180 ($286) compared to an average cost of aorund £90 ($143) in the SkyScanner list.