Innsbruck, Austria – After a Saturday night full of action on the big air jump at the 6Star Billabong Air & Style 2009/II at the Bergisel Stadium in Innsbruck, Slovenia’s Marko Grilc took the top spot on the podium and is now the new leader on Swatch TTR World Tour. 2008/2009 Swatch TTR World Champion, … Continue reading Grilc Moves Into Swatch TTR World No. 1 After 6Star Billabong Air & Style →

Harbor Springs, MI – After a long awaited debut, Mother Nature finally showed up to the party late last week, bringing with her a winter storm that blanketed the slopes of Boyne Highlands with nearly a foot and a half of natural snow in a 48-hour period. Combined with snowmaking efforts, Boyne Highlands welcomed its … Continue reading Boyne Highlands’ Slopes Open for Skiing and Snowboarding →

Dusseldorf, Germany – American skiers Torin Koos of Leavenworth, Wash. and Shaftsbury, Vt.’s Andy Newell joined forces Sunday, competing together for a sixth-place finish in a World Cup cross country freestyle team sprint.nRussia’s team one wound up victorious in the men’s race, followed in second by Norway’s team one. Sweden’s team two was third. In … Continue reading U.S. Takes 6th in Team Sprint →

Lillehammer, Norway – Steamboat Springs, Colo.’s Johnny Spillane went two-for-two on Sunday, leading the U.S. by breaking a tie for fourth via a photo finish Sunday as the World Cup nordic combined ski circuit wrapped up its stop in Lillehammer. It was Spillane’s best result since finishing second in Kuusamo in 2007.nSpillane finished sixth in … Continue reading Spillane Earns Fourth in Lillehammer →

Woodbury, CT – Rod Taylor, owner of Connecticut’s Woodbury Ski Area is known to push the envelope to open his diminutive Connecticut ski hill as soon as possible each season. This year is no different, and no sooner did more seasonable temperatures reach southern New England than Taylor built a patch of white and opened … Continue reading They’re Skiing Now in Connecticut →

Avon, CO – Switzerland’s Carlo Janka finished the weekend of World Cup ski racing at Colorado’s Beaver Creek by going three for three in Sunday’s giant slalom as he won every race the Birds of Prey course offered him.nOlympic champion Ted Ligety of Park City, Utah finished just off the podium Sunday in fourth to … Continue reading Switzerland’s Janko Closes Out Perfect Weekend in Beaver Creek →

Lake Louise (AB), Canada – The course in Lake Louise appeared to be a good fit for American ski racer Lindsey Vonn as she marked two downhill wins on Friday and Saturday and, on Sunday, a second-place finish in the Audi FIS World Cup super G in Lake Louise.n”I’m really happy with today. I thought … Continue reading Vonn Misses Lake Louise Hat Trick by 0.03 →