Bromont (QC), Canada – The Coupe Pontiac GMC Cup season kicks off this Thursday as Canada’s national ski racing series celebrates 40 years of providing amateur skiers with essential competitive experience on the road to World Cup and Olympic Winter Games competition.n The 2008-09 Coupe Pontiac GMC Cup season includes a total of 39 races … Continue reading Coupe Pontiac GMC Cup Celebrates 40 Years of Ski Racing →

Clarkston, MI – Ski areas across Michigan have teamed up with the state’s McDonald’s restaurants to offer a popular and very affordable introduction to the sport of skiing and snowboarding, called “Discover Michigan Skiing.”n The program, which has run every January for the past 15 years, includes a beginner lesson, ski or snowboard rental equipment … Continue reading McDonald’s Discover Michigan Skiing Eases Cost of Learning to Ski or Snowboard →

Alta, WY – Wyoming’s Grand Targhee Resort will launch the 2009 National Ski Mountaineering Race Series with the two-day Grand Targhee Randonnee Race this Saturday and Sunday. Portions of event proceeds will go to Targhee’s non-profit partner Protect Our Winters (POW), a non-profit organization dedicated to reversing global warming by uniting the winter sports … … Continue reading USSMA National Ski Mountaineering Race Series Kicks Off at Targhee →

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 →