La Plagne, France – After her World Cup moguls skiing win in La Plagne on Monday, Alberta native Jennifer Heil took the dual moguls event to bring home a second gold medal for Canada on Tuesday. On the men’s side, fellow Canadian Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau took home the silver. Americans had to settle for sixth place … Continue reading Two Out of Two for Jennifer Heil →

Åre, Sweden – Two-time Olympian Lindsey Kildow (Vail, CO) buried memories of previous big-race frustrations Tuesday, storming to a silver medal in super G run, while leading three U.S. Ski Team women into the top 10 of the first women’s race of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) was sixth … Continue reading Kildow Storms Alpine World Ski Championships Super G for Silver →

Killington, VT – The slopes of Vermont’s Killington ski and snowboard resort are abuzz this week with rumors regarding a pending sale of most, if not all of American Skiing Company’s eastern ski resorts. n An unnamed Vermont ski industry executive indicated to First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine today that due diligence has been completed … Continue reading Rumors Fly Regarding Pending Sale of American Skiing Company Resorts →

Princeton, MA – Ski teams of the Eastern Collegiate Ski Conference (ECSC) of the United States Collegiate Ski Association (USCSA) just completed a full weekend of ski racing February 2-4. n MacConnell Division: BC takes three of four at Brown and MIT Winter Carnivals In MacConnell Division competition, the women of Boston College completed a … Continue reading Eastern Collegiate Ski Conference Update →

Åre, Sweden – Steven Nyman (Provo, UT) survived stepping on his ski in mid-race to finish 12th Tuesday in super G as the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships finally opened in sunshine and biting cold after three days of delays due to high winds, rain and snow. Defending super G champion Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, … Continue reading Alpine World Ski Championships Finally Get Underway with Men’s Super G →

Banff (AB), Canada – After two great in Calgary this weekend, the Canadian Open Snowboard Tour (COST), presented by TELUS, packed its boards, boots and bindings and headed to Banff for two more days of racing. The second phase of the Honda Snowboard Alpine Series featured two Parallel Giant Slalom races at Banff’s Norquay Resort, … Continue reading Canadian Open Snowboard Tour Blows into Banff →

Penticton (BC), Canada – Marie-Michele Gagnon (Lac-Etchemin, QC) built a solid lead on her first run and held on to win the gold medal in the Women’s Super Combined on Monday at a Northwest Mutual Funds Nor-Am Cup alpine skiing competition at Apex Mountain Resort in Penticton, B.C. n The super combined event comprises a … Continue reading Quebec’s Marie-Michele Gagnon Wins Super Combined Nor-Am Ski Race at Apex →