Girdwood, AK – Heavy snowfall has canceled the FIS downhill scheduled for Thursday at Alyeska Resort. The race was to be a precursor to a second downhill set for Friday to open the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Skiing Championships.n A second training run was scheduled to take place late in the afternoon Thursday, but the … Continue reading Snow Cancels FIS Downhill Ski Race at Alyeska →

Corvara, Italy – Big-mountain skiing legend Shane McConkey, perhaps best known for mixing skiing and BASE jumping, died Thursday while filming a new ski film for Matchstick Productions and Red Bull. He was 39.n “Shane loved life and innovated both sport worlds he touched, skiing and B.A.S.E. Jumping,” Red Bull spokesman Patrice Radden said in … Continue reading Shane McConkey Dies While Filming Ski Movie →

Squaw Valley, CA – U.S. freestyle moguls and halfpipe skiers are in the hunt for a national title as the final leg of the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships gets underway today at Squaw Valley ski resort near Lake Tahoe.n “We haven’t had a major event at Squaw Valley in quite a while. It’s going to … Continue reading Squaw Set For Sprint U.S. Freestyle Skiing Championships →

Bozeman, MT – Montana’s Bridger Bowl ski area will be conducting a special fundraising event on April 5th, the last regularly scheduled day of the resort’s 2008-09 ski and snowboard season. In an effort to raise money to assist Bozeman residents and employers impacted by a tragic explosion March 5th in the city’s downtown … … Continue reading Go Skiing for Downtown Bozeman on Sunday, April 5th →

Franconia, NH – The Turtle Ridge Foundation (TRF), established by Olympic medalist and four-time world skiing champion Bode Miller, his family and Cannon Mountain, will host the fifth annual edition of The Bodefest Ski Challenge at Cannon Mountain Ski Area on April 11. A portion of proceeds will benefit The Turtle Ridge Foundation, a … … Continue reading BodeFest Ski Challenge Returns to Cannon Mountain →

Perisher Valley (NSW), Australia – Australia’s Perisher Blue has now become simply “Perisher,” along with new branding to best reflect the amalgam of all four of the ski resort’s sectors under one name. The new ski and snowboard season at Perisher will reflect not only a new identity, but also expanded snowmaking and new Snowsports … Continue reading Australian Resort to Start New Ski Season with New Name →

Park City, UT – Ownership of Skis On The Run, a Park City-based company specializing in the delivery of top-end ski rental equipment custom fit to its clientele, brought about a life-altering change of pace for Patrick and Liz Fannon.n Previously living in the San Francisco Bay Area with careers in the financial services industry, … Continue reading New Ownership for Utah’s Skis On The Run →