Alta, UT – On January 15, 1939, 350 skiers enjoyed the slopes of Alta for the first time. Back then, lift tickets cost $0.25 per ride, or $1.50 for the entire day. The original Collins Lift was the first chairlift in Utah and one of the first in the United States.n This Thursday, officials will … Continue reading Alta Ski Area Celebrates 70th Anniversary →

Cody, WY – Wyoming state officials have approved a $500,000 grant to revive Sleeping Giant Ski Area, 45 miles west of Cody. The grant is part of $22 million approved by the State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) at its meeting Thursday in Cheyenne.n Sleeping Giant has been closed since 2004. The $500,000 Business Ready … Continue reading Wyoming Approves State Grant for Sleeping Giant Ski Area →

Darby, MT – Authorities have identified a man who died Thursday following a ski accident at Montana’s Lost Trail Powder Mountain south of Darby.n Ravalli County Sheriff/Coroner Chris Hoffman has identified the victim as Craig J. Foley of Butte, Montana. Foley, 60 years old, suffered a fall but was able to ski to the bottom … Continue reading Montana Man Dies in Ski Accident at Lost Trail Powder Mountain →

Anchorage, AK – The U.S. Ski Team named 33 athletes (including 11 Alaskans) to the World Junior Championships, Under-23 Championships and Scandinavian Cup ski teams Wednesday night at the ConocoPhillips U.S. Cross Country Championships banquet hosted at Kincaid Park outside Anchorage. The young athletes will compete in various races throughout Europe during the next six … Continue reading U.S. Junior International Cross Country Ski Teams Named →

Val di Fiemme, Italy – The Americans struggled on the jumps Sunday in a DKB FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Val di Fiemme. Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO) had the second fastest cross country time to finish ninth, after coming in 21st in jumping, to lead the USA. Norway’s Magnus Moan picked up the … Continue reading World Cup Nordic Combined Skiing: U.S. Skiers Struggle on Jumps →

Adelboden, Switzerland – The steep off camber finish pitch at Adelboden took its toll on 2006 Olympic combined champion Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) and reigning World Cup overall champion Bode Miller (Franconia, NH), as the Americans finished 15-16 respectively in a World Cup slalom on Sunday. Austrian Reinfried Herbst earned the victory, claiming his … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing: Off-Camber Finish at Adelboden Throws Racers in Sunday’s Men’s Slalom →

Bad Gastein, Austria – U.S. Snowboarding’s Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) threw down the gauntlet Sunday to win a World Cup snowboardcross race in Bad Gastein one day after finishing third.n “It’s good to be back on top again,” Jacobellis said. “It was a very fast course and there were few lines you could take, … Continue reading World Cup Snowboardcross: Jacobellis Back On Top →