Abtenau, Austria – American Laurie Stephens (Wenham, MA) and two Canadians, triple-amputee Lauren Woolstencroft (Calgary, AB / Vancouver, BC) and blind skier Chris Williamson (Markham, ON) accompanied by guide Nick Brush (Vernon, BC), were each winners as a slalom race in Abtenau as the Para-alpine World Cup ski racing season got underway with non-stop rain … Continue reading Para-Alpine World Cup Ski Season Opens →

Davos, Switzerland – Andy Finch (USA) finished 6th overall Saturday in the TTR Six-star O’Neill Evolution Quarterpipe in Davos, and after taking the title at Friday’s Halfpipe session has moved into the Swatch TTR World No. 1 position, just twenty points ahead of now-World No. 2 Torstein Horgmo of Norway. Kim Rune Hansen (NOR) stood … Continue reading American Rider Andy Finch on Top of TTR World Snowboard Tour →

Wengen, Switzerland – Facing uncertain weekend weather, World Cup organizers today moved the 78th running of the famed Lauberhorn downhill to Sunday and Sunday’s slalom was bumped up one day to Saturday. nAt a leg-busting 4,455 meters (2.8 miles), the Lauberhorn – one of skiing’s most honored “classic” races – is the longest downhill on … Continue reading Weather Forces Scheduling Changes at Ski Racing’s Famed Lauberhorn Downhill →

Windham, NY – Windham’s Adaptive Sports Foundation (ASF) and Windham Mountain will welcome up to 30 soldiers injured in battle and their families to the ski resort in New York State’s Catskill Mountains this weekend. nSoldiers will enjoy ski and snowboard lessons, après ski parties and snow tubing. Over the course of the event, it … Continue reading Wounded Warriors Return to Windham Mountain Ski Resort →

Bad Gastein, Austria – Nicolien Sauerbreij (NED) and Mathieu Bozzetto (FRA) are the winners of the Parallel Slalom as the Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup stopped in Bad Gastein on Wednesday. nIn the ladies’ final in the “Buchebenarena” at the Stubnerkogel, Sauerbreij defeated Germany’s up-and-coming talent Anke Karstens, who finished in second place. After a … Continue reading Sauerbreij, Bozzetto Victorious at Bad Gastein World Cup Snowboarding PSL →

Salt Lake City, UT – Skiing and snowboarding are great ways to get off the couch this winter and achieve those New Year’s fitness resolutions. Fortunately, Utah is home to 13 ski resorts from the northern part of the state to the south, all waiting for riders young and old to come out and … … Continue reading 13’s a Lucky Number for Utah Ski Resorts →

Vancouver, Canada – Intrawest ULC, operator of ski and snowboard resorts across the U.S. and Canada including its flagship property, Whistler Blackcomb, this week announced the appointment of William (Bill) A. Jensen to the position of Chief Executive Officer effective on June 1, 2008. Jensen will succeed Alex Wasilov, a former director of the board, … Continue reading New Leader to Take the Helm of Ski Resort Operator Intrawest →