Christchurch, New Zealand - A 21-year-old American woman has died in a Christchurch hospital of injuries sustained while skiing at Mt. Hutt in Methven last Thursday.nAuthorities have yet to identify the woman, a student visiting the New Zealand ski area who hit rocks while skiing off-trail at the resort. Ski patrol attended to her injuries…
Lake Placid, NY - The Lake Placid 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Museum has added another piece to its collection of artifacts from last February’s 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada: Andrew Weibrecht’s men’s super G bronze medal.n“The medal was turned over for display and for safe keeping between appearances,” noted museum curator Liz…
Lolo, MT - Even though it’s June, skiers and riders must still practice safe backcountry travel. That’s the lesson to be learned from an announcement from the Missolua County, Montana Coroner’s office, which announced that a backcountry skier died in a slide on Lolo Peak last Tuesday.nThe body of 37-year-old Chris Spurgeon of Missoula was…
Denver, CO - The Colorado Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame announced six new inductees at the Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) Double Diamond Awards Dinner on June 10 in Denver.nThe six new members — Horst Abraham, Jake Burton Carpenter, Ernst Constam, Harry Frampton, Trygve Myhren, and Sandy Treat — will join a prestigious group…
West Dover, VT - Kelly Clark is heading home to Vermont and this time it’s not for a competition in the halfpipe, it’s to raise money for a cause. The three-time Olympic snowboarder, gold and bronze medalist, and hero to many will be hosting the inaugural Kelly Clark Foundation Golf Tournament at the Mount Snow…
Vancouver (BC), Canada - The Canadian Freestyle Ski Association this week announced recipients of its 2009-2010 Canada Post Athlete Awards, based on their performance over the course of the entire competitive season. This year’s Canada Post Athlete of the Year is Jenn Heil, and Canada Post Rookie of the Year is Mikael Kingsbury.nHeil, who hails…
Park City, UT - U.S. Snowboarding Freestyle National Development Coach Robert “Bud” Keene is again retiring, this time after two seasons where he implemented a successful rookie program, and helped coach Shaun White to yet another Olympic gold, U.S. Snowboarding Program Director Jeremy Forster announced Thursday. Spencer Tamblyn will join U.S. Snowboarding to take on…
Calgary, Canada - Three-time Paralympian Lauren Woolstencroft is retiring after 12 seasons with the Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team (CPAST).nWoolstencroft won five gold medals at the 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Games last March, making the North Vancouver, British Columbia resident one of the most decorated female athletes from any country at a single Winter Paralympic Games. She…
Vancouver (BC), Canada - The Canadian Freestyle Ski Association (CFSA) has announced the appointment of new, but not so new, contractors who will be replacing Katherina Kubenk, the CFSA’s Technical Director, during her maternity leave. All of the new appointees have a long history with Canadian freestyle, albeit in different roles.nLucinda Jagger, M.Ed, CSCS, CEP,…
Methven, New Zealand - An unidentified 21 year-old American skier was airlifted from New Zealand’s Mt. Hutt ski area today after sustaining what are reported to be life-threatening injuries.nAccording to Mt. Hutt ski area manager David Wilson, the woman slipped on some ice and fell, hitting some rocks in the process. She is reported to…
