Zagreb, Croatia – Germany’s Maria Riesch pulled in her third consecutive slalom victory, winning the Audi FIS World Cup Snow Queen Trophy in Zagreb on Sunday. Reigning World Cup overall skiing champion Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) led the first run and had almost secured the victory when she went out just before the finish with … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing: Riesch Wins Third Straight in Zagreb →

Anchorage, AK – After a second day of freezing cold temperatures at Anchorage’s Kincaid Park, ski races at the 2009 ConocoPhillips U.S. Cross Country Championships were postponed Sunday.n Able bodied and adaptive sprint races were originally scheduled for Saturday, the opening day of the championships, but temperatures dipped to -16 Fahrenheit and did not rise … Continue reading U.S. Cross Country National Championships Sprints Postponed … Again →

Eden, UT – Powder Mountain’s Night Jam competition series will begin January 7th and will continue to be held on the first and last Wednesday of each month through March. The terrain park competition is held under the lights at the ski resort’s Sundown Terrain Park from 4 to 9 p.m. There is no registration … Continue reading Night Jam Series Kicks Off Wednesday at Utah’s Powder Mountain Ski Area →

Squaw Valley, CA – Following the busy holiday season, California’s Squaw Valley USA ski resort is thanking local business owners and employees with $25 lift tickets to everyone who lives and works in the Reno-Tahoe area on January 8, February 12, March 12, and April 9, 2009.n This Thursday, January 8, is the first of … Continue reading $25 Lift Tickets for Reno-Tahoe Employees to Ski Squaw on Local Merchant Days →

Schonach, Germany – The U.S. Ski Team moved up two spots after the jumping round to finish sixth in a four-man Nordic Combined World Cup team event Saturday in Schonach. Germany dominated the event with the Norwegians taking second on final leg heroics by Magnus Moan. Austria was third.n “It wasn’t the best day for … Continue reading World Cup Nordic Combind Skiing: USA Sixth in Team Event →

Crystal Mountain, WA – One storm after another has pounded the Cascades Mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Since Christmas Day, a total of 88 inches of snow has fallen on Washington’s Crystal Mountain ski resort.n After a prolonged dry start to the winter, the total base depth at Crystal has climbed to 81 inches. … … Continue reading Storms Drop 7 Feet of Snow on Washington Ski Resort Since Christmas →

Anchorage, AK – America’s most preeminent cross country skiers had to wait to prove themselves as both able-bodied and adaptive races at the 2009 ConocoPhillips U.S. Cross Country Championships were canceled Saturday due to extreme cold that dipped to -16 degrees Farenheit. The ski races will resume Sunday at Anchorage’s Kincaid Park if temperatures rise … Continue reading U.S. Cross Country Skiing National Championships Sprints Postponed by Cold →