Aspen, CO – The gates dropped and out quickly was the bright green outfit of Stanley Hayer, taking control of Sunday’s Men’s Skier X race at Winter X Games 13 in Aspen. At the end of the race, the bright green was still out in front, giving Hayer his first Winter X Games gold … … Continue reading Winter X Games 13: Hayer Wins First Winter X Games Gold in Skier X Men’s Final →

Aspen, CO – France’s Ophelie David and Magdalena Jonsson of Sweden were neck and neck heading into the final jump in the Skier X Women’s final Sunday at Winter X Games 13 in Aspen. As both landed, David squeezed ahead of Jonsson and captured her third consecutive gold medal in the event.n David and Jonsson … Continue reading Winter X Games 13: David Wins Third Consecutive Skier X Women’s Gold →

Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy – The U.S. Ski Team’s Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) expanded her overall lead in the Audi FIS World Cup Sunday, finishing 10th in a giant slalom in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Kathrin Zettel picked up the win leading an all-Austrian top three.n Vonn was fifth out of the first run, but some contact with … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing: Vonn 10th in Italian GS →

Otepaae, Estonia – Norway’s Ola Vigen Hattestad and Petra Majdic of Slovenia won classic World Cup sprint races Sunday to maintain overall leads in the World Cup cross country ski season’s sprint standings.n Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) and Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA) easily qualified for the finals, but did not make it past the quarterfinal … Continue reading World Cup Cross Country Skiing: Hattestad, Majdic Win Otepaae Sprints →

Kitzbuehel, Austria – As a number of top finishers from the first run cracked under pressure, Julien Lizeroux of France won his first Audi FIS World Cup ski race Sunday in Kitzbuehel, bettering a career best fourth place on the same hill last year. No Americans finished. Teammate Jean-Baptiste Grange was second while Patrick … … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing: Kitz Slalom Takes Its Toll →

Tahoe City, CA – North Lake Tahoe businesses and organizations are planning a large-scale, season-long celebration to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the 1960 Olympic Winter Games, held at Squaw Valley ski area and along Lake Tahoe’s West Shore from Homewood to Tahoma.n The season’s events will culminate with the 10-day Olympic Heritage Celebration, scheduled … Continue reading North Lake Tahoe Plans Regional Celebration of 50th Anniversary of 1960 Winter Olympic Games →

Alta, UT – It’s no vacation to plan to take the whole family skiing. Where to stay, where to eat, how to get there, and how to get the family from the lodge room to the mountain all seem like obstacles. Recognizing this, when Bill Levitt bought the Alta Lodge in 1959, he wanted … … Continue reading Kids Stay and Eat Free at Alta Lodge in April →