Montreal, Canada - Para-alpine ski racer Lauren Woolstencroft late last month introduced Peter Lougheed and Anne Letheren at the Canadian Olympic Committee Hall of Fame Gala in Montreal, continuing a series of unique public appearances for Woolstencroft since her remarkable performance at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in March.nWoolstencroft, who won five gold medals...
Orlando, FL - The journey of the 17 U.S. skiers and snowboarders who won Olympic medals in Vancouver was long, starting at their local resorts. Olympic champion Hannah Kearney, who grew up skiing at New Hampshire's Waterville Valley, has brought her gold medal to the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) convention in Orlando to...
Burlington, VT - Burton Snowboards today announced the departure of CEO Laurent Potdevin, who plans to pursue other opportunities after working at the Vermont-based snowboard company for 15 years.nBurton officials identified neither a reason for Potdevin's departure nor his potential successor as CEO, although they did state that Potdevin will stay connected to Burton...
Bend, OR - Keith Petrie has been honored with the Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association's (PNSAA) Mel Borgersen Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes outstanding service to the Pacific Northwest ski industry. It is reserved for individuals who have made significant contributions to winter sports facilities over the course of a ski industry career based...
Whistler (BC), Canada - Alexandre Bilodeau, the first Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal at home, will help coach ski camps at Whistler Blackcomb this summer.nMomentum Ski Camps will feature Bilodeau amongst its roster of coaches, many of whom began their professional ski careers as Momentum campers. “Every year we get to see...
Park City, UT - After two podiums at the FIS Spring Series at Mission Ridge, Wash., including a slalom win to close the event, Dartmouth alum and former NCAA slalom champion Paul McDonald today announced his retirement from ski racing following four seasons with the U.S. Alpine Ski Team.n"It was incredible to be a...
Vancouver, Canada - The Canadian Freestyle Ski Association (CFSA) announced today that National Team mogul skier Stéphanie St.-Pierre is retiring from the competitive circuit.nSt.-Pierre joined the National Team in 2002, at 17 years of age. A rising star, she quickly proved her talent, earning her first World Cup victory in 2003. She went on...
Park City, UT - Following 14 seasons as an assistant coach with the U.S. Ski Team's women's speed program, Chip White was named Wednesday as Speed Head Coach and will lead a highly successful group that includes Olympic medalists Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso. The announcement was made by Women's Alpine Head Coach Alex...
Salt Lake City, UT - Three people will be inducted into Utah's Tourism Hall of Fame during the annual Utah Tourism Conference at The Riverwoods Conference Center in Logan, Utah, next month, including longtime Ski Utah marketing director Raelene Davis.nDavis has been the director of marketing of Ski Utah for the past 25 years....
New York, NY - Tuesday night, Olympic Nordic Combined gold medalist Billy Demong will be atop the pitcher's mound at New York's Citi Field, throwing out the first ball at the Mets baseball game.nRead on to find out how the historic Olympian from Vermontville, N.Y., feels about his newest sporting venture. Q: Are you...
