Oslo, Norway – American teen Peter Frenette qualified into the Championship round of big hill ski jumping under the lights Thursday at the FIS World Nordic Skiing Championships in Oslo. The 19-year old Olympian, from Saranac Lake, N.Y. and skiing in his first World Championships, finished 35th.nThe event proved to be another showcase for the … Continue reading Frenette Jumps Into World Championships
Oslo, Norway – In a sparkling day that saw the persistent fog come and go at Holmenkollen, rookie Jessie Diggins, of Afton, Minn., skied a strong anchor leg to move the USA into ninth. The Norwegian women proved to be the class of the field, with Marit Bjoergen earning her fourth gold anchoring Norway to … Continue reading Diggins Lifts USA to 9th at World Nordic Ski Championships
Editor’s Note: This is a weekly column written by Meteorologist Joel Gratz that will take you “behind the scenes” of the typical weather forecast. Joel is the founder of ColoradoPowderForecast.com, where you can sign up for his email alerts. Boulder, CO – It’s impossible to sum up an entire season with one generalization because … … Continue reading Warmer Smoke
Teton Village, WY – Ski and snowboard film producers Teton Gravity Research (TGR) have announced the production of Further, the second installment in the Jeremy Jones trilogy, Deeper, Further, Higher presented by O’Neill. Further will explore some of the world’s most remote terrain while continuing Jones’ mission to camp deep in the backcountry and on … Continue reading TGR Announces The Sequel To Jeremy Jones’ ‘Deeper’
Comox Valley (BC), Canada – When the sun sets on Vancouver Island’s Mount Washington ski area this Saturday night, the spotlights will break through the darkness and point directly at some of Canada’s hottest skiers and snowboarders. The mountain’s preeminent winter event, the VIB Islander Afterdark Invitational, is back for its eighth annual staging and … Continue reading Afterdark Invitational This Weekend at Mount Washington
Hancock, MA – This Friday, STRIDE Adaptive Sports will welcome 20 Wounded Warriors and families who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan having sustained serious permanent injuries. They will spend a three-day weekend with the STRIDE team of instructors at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in Hancock, Mass., learning how to adaptive ski and snowboard. … … Continue reading STRIDE hosts 6th Annual Wounded Warrior Snowsports Event at Jiminy Peak
Boulder, CO – The U.S. Ski Team on Wednesday announced a major partnership with Boulder-based Neve Designs, a specialty manufacturer of knit sweaters. The announcement was made in the midst of a month where the Team was showcased at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Norway and the Alpine Ski World Championships in Germany … Continue reading Neve Designs Named U.S. Ski Team Supplier