Park City, UT – World Champion ski jumper Lindsey Van got the call again this fall. Eight months after she donated bone marrow to help a cancer-stricken man, the doctors said they needed twice the number of stem cells they took from her last spring — which was 500 million. Last time, Van agreed to … Continue reading U.S. Ski Jumper Lindsey Van Again Donates Bone Marrow for Man with Cancer
Arapahoe Basin, CO – Arapahoe Basin opened for skiing in December of 1946. This Saturday, A-Basin pays tribute to the history of the ski area with a 65th anniversary party and Christmas celebration at the Colorado ski mountain. Sixty-five years ago the founders of Arapahoe Basin cut down a few trees, created a lift with … Continue reading Arapahoe Basin Celebrates 65 Years of Skiing
Salt Lake City, UT – The North American-based Subaru Freeskiing World Tour and European-based Swatch Freeride World Tour have joined to establish a new global competitive big mountain freeskiing and snowboarding structure, with stops stretching from Revelstoke in British Columbia, Canada, to Verbier, Switzerland. The move comes after years of both tours experiencing growth in … Continue reading Freeskiing World Tour, Freeride World Tour Join Forces
Waterville Valley, NH – Adaptive skiers from around the world will converge upon New Hampshire’s Waterville Valley Resort next month for the 2012 U.S. Adaptive Alpine National Championships, set for January 10-13, 2012. This prestigious event will showcase the most talented disabled athletes from the United States, Canada and other countries as they compete for … Continue reading Waterville Valley to Host Adaptive Alpine National Championships
Ludlow, VT – Okemo Mountain Resort is turning New Year’s Eve into a family celebration by moving midnight into a different time zone. On Dec. 31, the Vermont ski and snowboard resort will share a world time zone with Montevideo, Uruguay, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – allowing families with young children to ring in … Continue reading Okemo Moves to a New Time Zone
Tannersville, PA – Camelback Mountain Resort is feeling the Christmas spirit and this year the Pennsylvania resort put a twist on its traditional “Skiing Santas” promotion by teaming up with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters of the Bridge, Monroe County. In the past, Camelback has given a complimentary open-to-close Christmas Eve lift ticket to anyone dressed … Continue reading Ski Camelback for $5 and Give to a Good Cause
Flachau, Austria -Reigning Audi FIS Alpine World Cup overall champion Ivica Kostelic of Croatia regained the World Cup slalom lead on Wednesday by winning a gnarly night slalom by a mere .07 in Flachau, Austria. It was the Croatian’s second slalom of the early World Cup season, after winning the Audi Birds of Prey slalom … Continue reading Kostelic Wins, Regains Slalom Lead
