Zermatt, Switzerland – The Ski Club of Great Britain is again hosting their annual resort race, the Luttman-Johnson Challenge in Zermatt on February 4. In this ski and snowboard race, which is open to anyone, teams of two aim to visit a number of pre-determined restaurants around the mountains, riding as fast as possible between … Continue reading Ski Club Races from Restaurant to Restaurant →

Eden, UT – The Second Annual SuperFly Open sponsored by Best Kiteboarding will be held March 13–15, 2009 at Utah’s Powder Mountain Resort east of Ogden.n Powder Mountain is fast becoming a preferred destination for snowkite enthusiasts. Last year, it was the first mountain resort in the U.S. to offer identify an exclusive snowkiting area … Continue reading Snow Kiting Festival to Return to Powder Mountain Ski Area March 13-15 →

Wellington, New Zealand – New Zealand is fielding its largest team for several years at the prestigious FIS Alpine World Ski Championships at Val D’Isere (February 2-15 2009) in France.n Ski Racing New Zealand general manager Simon Mills says the four person team of Tim Cafe, Angus Howden, Leighton Winsloe and Sarah Jarvis reflects the … Continue reading Ski Racing New Zealand Selects Team for World Ski Championships at Val D’Isere →

Whistler (BC), Canada – Seven Olympians, including World Cup winner Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) and World Cup podium performers Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) and Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA), lead the way for the 13 person World Championship Team named Monday. U.S. Nordic Program Director John Farra announced the team following the final qualifying World Cups at … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team Names 13 for Cross Country Worlds →

Lake Placid, NY – Jeret “Speedy” Peterson (Boise, ID) notched the seventh World Cup victory of his career as he won the 2009 Nature Valley Freestyle Challenge aerials competition in Lake Placid Sunday. Teammate Emily Cook (Belmont, MA) joined Peterson on the podium finishing third, her fourth career podium. Kyle Nissen and Warren Shouldice, both … Continue reading World Cup Freestyle Skiing: Speedy Wins in Placid →

Whistler (BC), Canada – Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) and Liz Stephen (East Montpelier, VT) finished fourth in Sunday’s World Cup team sprint, claiming an historic result for American cross country women skiers. The event wrapped up three days of pre-Olympic skiing competition at the Whistler Olympic Park.n Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) and Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA) … Continue reading World Cup Cross Country Skiing: Randall, Stephen Get Historic U.S. Best →

Gangwon, South Korea – U.S. Snowboarding’s Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, MI) dialed in his first World Championship medal, finishing third in the snowboardcross competition in Korea Sunday. Austria’s Markus Schairer won the event.n “It feels good. It’s a great medal to have. It was my first time being at World Championships and it’s great to … Continue reading Snowboarding World Championships: Baumgartner Gets Bronze →