Los Alamos, NM – The Las Conchas wildfire in New Mexico’s Jemez Mountains above Los Alamos, now the state’s largest in history at 130,691 acres, has been 30 percent contained by firefighters as of Wednesday afternoon but still threatens further damage to Pajarito Mountain ski area. [caption id=”attachment_15285″ align=”alignright” width=”300″ caption=”Ski Pajarito from the bottom … Continue reading Firefighters Continue to Battle Las Conchas Fire from Pajarito Mountain Ski Area→
Grand Teton National Park, WY – A 33-year-old Wisconsin man is in critical condition in an Idaho hospital following an 800-foot fall while telemark skiing a couloir on Middle Teton in Wyoming. Middle Teton Ryan Redmond, of Delafield, Wisc., was descending the … Continue Reading ››
Donnelly, ID – A division of Bank of America, the nation’s largest financial institution, is proceeding with plans to repossess two ski lifts at Idaho’s financially beleaguered Tamarack Resort. The two involved lifts — the Wildwood Express detachable quad and Buttercup Chair, which primarily provides access to the mountain for residents of the Whitewater Estates … Continue reading Bank to Remove Two Ski Lifts at Tamarack→
Kokkola, Finland – Cross-country skier Mika Myllyla, the subject of a post-Olympic doping scandal in 2001, has been found dead in his apartment in Finland on Tuesday at the age of 41. Authorities haven’t released a cause of death, but police indicate that it appears no crime was involved. [caption id=”attachment_15265″ align=”alignright” width=”209″ caption=”Finnish cross … Continue reading Olympic Skier Involved in Doping Scandal Found Dead→
Whistler (BC), Canada – The first stop on the 2011-12 TTR World Tour, the Billabong Ante Up went down at the top of Whistler Mountain on Friday with American snowboarder Eric Willett bringing the first place prize of $20,000 home to Breckenridge, Colo. The day started off slow with some cloudy skies and even some … Continue reading Eric Willet Wins Billabong Ante Up at Whistler→
Durban, South Africa – Freeskiers and snowboarders around the globe saw their one-time fringe sport hit the big time today as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the disciplines of ski and snowboard slopestyle will be included on the program for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. The decision was taken by … Continue reading Slopestyle’s Going to the Olympics→
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