Snow sports icon Glen Plake appears on NBC's Today Show January 4 to talk about learning a snow sport during January Learn a Snow Sport Month. Plake filmed a segment December 15 at Camelback Resort in Pennsylvania teaching show co-anchor Hoda Kotb how to ski. Hoda "catches on" so quickly that she is able to "join" Plake in the terrain park. Children from the local community participated. The Loft provided chothin and Elan/Dalbello provided the equipment.

More than 300 Alpine resorts and Nordic Centers in 32 states are offering prgrams ranging from FREE to very affordable during the month of January, 2010. On Winter Trails day, January 9, children and adults can try snowshoeing and/or cross country skiing free at 80 venues throughout the U.S. Details are at www.learnasnowsport.org.