After an impressive showing at the Western Regionals at Holiday Valley in western New York March 1 and 2, the freestyle ski members of the Western Pennsylvania Race Team were invited to compete in the Eastern finals this weekend at Bristol Mountain near Rochester, N.Y.

Alicia English, 13, of Upper St. Clair, won the overall girls' mogul championship. David Wagner, 16, of Monroeville, won the overall boys' mogul title. Logan McKee, 16, of Mount Lebanon won the slopestyle competition, an event that involves two jumps and a rail slide.

Gunnar Huffman, 14, of Moon, was fourth in the moguls competition; Ben Schenk, 16, of Scottdale was sixth and McKee was seventh.

"Our program has made tremendous strides in the three short years of its existence," said Chris Huffman, freestyle coach and father of Gunnar. "I think this shows Western Pennsylvania not only produces great football players, but also good skiers.

"Our success would not have been possible without the tremendous cooperation we get from Dick Barron [director of ski and snowboard operations at Seven Springs]," he added. "He has given us the ability to build world-class mogul runs for our training."

Chris Huffman said the members of the freestyle team compete primarily in mogul events sanctioned by the United States Ski Association. The team is a member of the Western Division of Eastern Freestyle and competes against freestyle skiers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.

"We'll be skiing against the best mogul skiers on the East Coast next weekend," he said. He expects strong competition from the freestyle teams from the side-by-side ski areas of Hollimont and Holiday Valley. He said 2002 Olympic silver medal moguls winner Travis Mayer got his start at Holiday Valley.

For more information on the freestyle team, go to www.wprcskiteam.org or call 1-800-452-2223. For more information on Eastern Freestyle, go to www.easternfreestyle.org.

Hidden Valley and Seven Springs are offering significant discounts on lift tickets, lessons and packages on weekdays and weekends through the end of the season.

Let's start with Hidden Valley.

Lift tickets for adults, juniors and seniors will be only $15 from Monday through Thursday for any session -- day, twilight or night. The weekday rates for adults, juniors and seniors for the day session had been $39, $25 and $25, respectively.

The rate for the day session on weekends for adults, juniors and seniors now are $30, $20 and $20, respectively. They had been $45, $35 and $35.

But there won't be as much terrain open Monday through Thursday. The North Summit slopes and trails will be closed on those days for the remainder of the season. The resort plans to close its on-snow operations at 9 p.m. on Easter Sunday, March 23, and then get ready for a number of spring, summer and fall activities, including golf, tennis and mountain biking.

Hidden Valley also is selling season passes for next year. Current passholders will save 10 percent. New passholders also will receive a pass to ski or snowboard free for the rest of this season.

For more information, go to www.myhiddenvalleyresort.com or call 814-443-8000.

Seven Springs has a slew of money-saving offers. Coupons are available at www.7springs.com. Here are some examples:

Season Pass Mondays -- Present a valid season pass from any ski resort, including Seven Springs, and get a free lift ticket for yourself or a friend. The owner of the pass must be present and show it at the season pass office.

Clear Channel Radio Carload Days: 3WS-FM Day on Monday -- $94 for up to five people in a car. The coupon must be presented at the front gate.

Love a Stray Wednesdays -- Bring at least a 5-pound bag of cat or dog food and receive a half-price day or twilight lift ticket. The food will be donated to the Somerset County Humane Society and Animal Angels of Mount Pleasant.

Save with the Penguins -- Present the ticket stub from a 2007-2008 Penguins game and receive a half-price lift ticket for the day, twilight or night session -- or $5 off a two-hour snowtubing session -- on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

Seven Springs also is offering 50 percent discounts on the Tiny Tot and Junior ski programs and the Level One Beginner Package.

For more information, go to www.7springs.com or call 1-800-452-2223.