St. Johann/Oberndorf, Austria – The U.S. Ski Team’s Casey Puckett (Aspen, CO) kicked the ski cross season off with a fourth place finish in a World Cup in Austria on Monday.n “I’m very happy with my result for a couple reasons,” Puckett said. “One, I was unsure of how I was feeling with my back … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team’s Puckett Fourth in Austria Ski Cross →

Salt Lake City, UT – First Tracks!! Online Media, publishers of the popular First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine (www.FirstTracksOnline.com) and UtahSkiAndSnowboard.com, today launched an online Ski & Snowboard Trivia Contest that will reward “those in the know” daily with valuable winter sports accessory prizes.n Visitors to the ski magazine’s website,

Tahoe City, CA – The wackiest and wildest strut their stuff at North Lake Tahoe’s annual SnowFest, a 10-day winter carnival and one of the skiing region’s most popular family celebrations. The event, scheduled for February 27 through March 8, 2009, will again offer special events geared for all ages.n Contestants with strong stomachs might … Continue reading North Tahoe’s SnowFest Offers Winter Events for All Ages →

Schonach, Germany – Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) finished second in Sunday’s World Cup nordic combined competition in Schonach, Germany. After finishing 18th in the jumping portion of the event, Demong skied the second fastest 10K to take his third podium of the season.n “Jumping was good today. I was a little disappointed after last weekend, … Continue reading World Cup Nordic Combined Skiing: Demong Second in Schonach →

Zagreb, Croatia – Germany’s Maria Riesch pulled in her third consecutive slalom victory, winning the Audi FIS World Cup Snow Queen Trophy in Zagreb on Sunday. Reigning World Cup overall skiing champion Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) led the first run and had almost secured the victory when she went out just before the finish with … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing: Riesch Wins Third Straight in Zagreb →

Anchorage, AK – After a second day of freezing cold temperatures at Anchorage’s Kincaid Park, ski races at the 2009 ConocoPhillips U.S. Cross Country Championships were postponed Sunday.n Able bodied and adaptive sprint races were originally scheduled for Saturday, the opening day of the championships, but temperatures dipped to -16 Fahrenheit and did not rise … Continue reading U.S. Cross Country National Championships Sprints Postponed … Again →