Sandpoint, ID – Schweitzer Mountain Resort is hosting a party and fundraiser on Saturday, January 24th for Sandpoint, Idaho natives Nate and Pat Holland as they compete in the X Games. The party will coincide with a viewing of the X Games live on ABC Sports.n Nate Holland will defend his Boardercross ’06 ’07 ’08 … Continue reading Idaho’s Schweitzer Ski Resort Hosts X Games Party in Support of Nate and Pat Holland →

Boulder, CO – In the wake of the deadliest starts to the avalanche season in North American history, avalanche awareness, safety, and rescue equipment is becoming a necessity for skiers, snowboarders and outdoor enthusiasts heading to the mountains across the continent. RECCO, a unique passive avalanche rescue system for ski and snowboard enthusiasts and rescue … Continue reading RECCO Improves Receivers to Help Save Avalanche Victims →

Lake Placid, NY – The FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup Tour comes to Whiteface Mountain Ski Center and the nearby Olympic village of Lake Placid, N.Y. this holiday weekend. The Nature Valley Freestyle Cup features a nighttime aerials competition on Sunday evening at the Olympic Jumping Complex, and for the first time ever on the … Continue reading FIS Freestyle World Cup Skiing Tour Stops at Whiteface/Lake Placid →

Whistler (BC), Canada – The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team’s Andy Newell (Shaftsburry, VT) led the way for five U.S. athletes into the final heats of a World Cup classic sprint in Whistler on Friday, finishing seventh at the site of the 2010 Olympic Games.n Emil Joensson of Sweden won the event. In addition to … Continue reading World Cup Cross Country Skiing: Newell Seventh at 2010 Venue →

Whistler (BC), Canada – Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) capitalized on a massive 134.0 meter jump to win the Olympic test event World Cup at the Whistler Olympic Park Friday. The DKB FIS Nordic Combined World Cup win was the fifth of his career and second this ski season.n The win vaulted Demong back into second … Continue reading World Cup Nordic Combined Skiing: Demong Winner at Whistler →

Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria – The women’s U.S. Alpine Ski Team would like to pick directly up from where they left off two years ago during the Austrian speed swing at Zauchensee when Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA), Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) and Resi Stiegler (Jackson Hole, WY) finished 1-2-4 in the super combined. It was the … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing: String of Speed Events Welcome Change for U.S. Women →