Bad Gastein, Austria – Madeline Wiencke (White Bear Lake, MN) rocketed into the parallel giant slalom finals on Day Two of the 2007 FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships, but fell short in the quarterfinals to senior world champion Ekaterina Tudigescheva of Russia. Tudigescheva would roll on to defend her junior crown from 2006 as Wiencke … Continue reading Wiencke Tops U.S. Snowboarders in PGS at Junior Worlds →

Bad Gastein, Austria – Brooke Shaw (Bantam, CT) battled warm temps and soft snow Wednesday to take snowboardcross bronze for U.S. Snowboarding as the 2007 FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships opened in the Hohe Tauern National Park. Newly crowned U.S. champ Callan Chythlook-Sifsof (Girdwood, AK), competing with a fractured tailbone suffered three weeks ago at … Continue reading Shaw Takes Snowboard Cross Bronze at Junior Worlds →

Big Bear Lake, CA – Despite extremely challenging weather, California’s Big Bear Resorts (BBMR) reports that business suffered only slightly during the 2006-07 ski and snowboard season. n“Even though it was an extremely dry winter, BBMR had a very successful year,” said Chris Riddle, marketing director for BBMR. “While most of California’s resorts are … … Continue reading Skier Visits Down Only Slightly at Big Bear Resorts →

Whistler (BC), Canada – Mardene Haskell (Holderness, NH/Franconia Ski Club) medaled in all three events and U.S. skiers returned from the 15th Whistler Cup races, one of the premier series for young juniors, with seven medals. Kieffer Christianson (Anchorage, AK/Alyeska Ski Club) earned two medals, including gold Sunday in the one-run giant slalom on the … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team Bags Seven Medals at Whistler Cup →

Donnelly, ID – The heart of Tamarack Resort is fast taking shape with the significant development of the Idaho ski and snowboard resort’s Village Plaza, marked by the signing of the first seven commercial leases for the pedestrian village – a full 15 months before the Village is scheduled to open. The six-building, multi-tiered Village … Continue reading Idaho Ski Resort Signs Commercial Tenants 15 Months in Advance →

Park City, UT – In his keynote address to attendees at Ski Utah’s annual Local Media Day, held Saturday, April 7 at Park City Mountain Resort, Ski Utah President Nathan Rafferty indicated that despite below average snowfall, skier visits to Utah’s 13 ski and snowboard resorts during the 2006-07 winter season will approach the record-breaking … Continue reading Below-Average Snowfall Fails to Dampen Enthusiasm for Utah Skiing →