East Meadow, NY – World Cup overall and downhill ski racing champion Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) has been nominated for the 2008 Sportswoman of the Year by the Women’s Sports Foundation. Polls close at midnight Tuesday. n

Queenstown, New Zealand – Volkswagen National Team member Janelle Miller of Queenstown made it a hat trick when she won the New Zealand national slalom ski racing title at Coronet Peak on Saturday while 19 year-old Leighton Winsloe of Wanaka stamped his name on the trophy when he won the men’s title by a narrow … Continue reading Miller Scores Hat-Trick in New Zealand Ski Championships →

Perisher Valley (NSW), Australia – Thirty-three participants from around Australia battled it out on Thursday at Perisher Blue in the hope of setting a world record for the longest ever rail slide on skis. The Salomon Rail Slide, the first ever ski event of its kind, was a huge success attracting a large and enthusiastic … Continue reading World Skiing Record Set at Perisher Blue →

London, UK – The LG Snowboard FIS World Cup will start its northern hemisphere season with a World Cup Big Air this October in the heart of London. nThe LG London Big Air will take place on Saturday, the 25th of October at Battersea Power Station, on the banks of the River Thames in London, … Continue reading Snowboard World Cup to Make Stop in London →

Park City, UT – While the entire world watched spectacular moments in sport throughout the 2008 Olympic Summer Games in Beijing, U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding athletes, who were scattered around the globe at training camps, looked to the Games for inspiration as they make their own progression to their Olympic dreams starting February … Continue reading Summer Olympics Inspire U.S. Ski and Snowboard Athletes →

Vail, CO – The Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum and Hall of Fame in Vail has announced that Ski Club Vail product Lindsey Vonn, the overall World Cup alpine ski-racing champion last season, won the organization’s inaugural Competitor of the Year Award. n

Monarch Pass, CO – Monarch Mountain has been making improvements this summer for skiers and snowboarders visiting the Colorado ski resort this winter. n