Avon, CO – After a promising first run, men of the U.S. Ski Team fell off the pace in Friday’s super combined as the Audi FIS Birds of Prey World Cup ski races got underway at Colorado’s Beaver Creek ski resort.nSwitzerland’s Carlo Janka, who was third in the downhill run, won the race for his … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team Men Shut Out of Podium at Beaver Creek →

Lake Louise (AB), Canada – American skiing great Lindsey Vonn of Vail, Colo. earned her 13th downhill title and 23rd overall World Cup victory on Friday in Lake Louise, gliding through the course in snowy, windy conditions that led to slow times for many other skiers. Friday’s victory marked six wins at Lake Louise in … Continue reading Reigning World Cup Skiing Overall Champion Vonn Wins Season’s First in Lake Louise →

Mt. Hood, OR – Oregon’s Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort has a fresh cut Superpipe available, the first superpipe to operate this season at any West Coast ski resort and only the second in the U.S. behind Colorado’s Copper Mountain. The Vista Superpipe is accessed by the Vista High Speed Quad in an area of … Continue reading Mt. Hood Meadows Opens Vista Superpipe →

Tahoe City, CA – Lake Tahoe’s Alpine Meadows Ski Resort will open for skiing and snowboarding this Saturday, when the ski area will offer beginner through advanced terrain via Roundhouse high speed quad chair and Meadow double chair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.n“The Alpine Meadows snowmaking team has taken advantage of the cold temperatures … Continue reading Alpine Meadows Ski Resort Set to Open Saturday →

Ostersund, Sweden – Monday, U.S. biathlete Tim Burke of the small northern Adirondack Mountain town of Paul Smiths, N.Y. posted on his athlete blog that he was looking forward to seeing how the adjustments to his training regime would pay off this season. Thanks to Thursday’s results in Ostersund, Sweden, he didn’t have to … … Continue reading Burke Makes U.S. Biathlon History to Begin World Cup Season →

Beaupré (QC), Canada – The ski and snowboard season in the Quebec City region will launch this weekend, as both Mont-Sainte-Anne and Stoneham will open for the winter after warm and wet weather forced a delayed start.nMont-Sainte-Anne will be operating from 8:30 a.m. Saturday with one slope open to the public, the popular Quanik. On … Continue reading Quebec’s Mont-Sainte-Anne and Stoneham to Launch Ski Season This Weekend →

Whitefish, MT – Montana’s Whitefish Mountain Resort will open for skiing and snowboarding on Saturday, including terrain on the north and south aspects of Big Mountain.nThe resort is reporting 31 inches of settled snow at the summit, 18 inches at the bottom of its north-facing terrain, and about six inches in the village area. “We’ve … Continue reading Skiing to Start in Whitefish Saturday →