Meribel, France -Olympic gold medalist and defending FIS Freestyle World Cup champion Hannah Kearney secured her point lead on Tuesday after a strong dual moguls win in Meribel – her ninth straight since last season – as three Americans stood atop the podium. Heather McPhie was third as was Sho Kashima, who rounded out the … Continue reading Kearney Leads Three U.S. Mogul Skiers to Meribel Podium
Flachau, Austria -Austrian Marlies Schild took the wire-to-wire win for the 30th Audi FIS Alpine World Cup slalom win of her career Tuesday as World Cup overall leader Lindsey Vonn finished eighth. “I didn’t ski as aggressive as I wanted to on the first run, but it was a solid run without any big mistakes. … Continue reading Schild Takes 30th Slalom Win
Denver, CO – Ski resorts and western U.S. mountain destinations that participate in the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP) received collective good news from the latest monthly report. In the group’s Monthly Market Briefing released last Friday, actual occupancy for the month of November at 265 property management companies sampled in 15 mountain destination communities, … Continue reading Despite Slow Start to Winter, Report on Western U.S. Ski Resort Bookings Shows Plenty of Holiday Cheer
Albany, NY – A report issued by a group charged with finding operational efficiencies in New York State government suggests that the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), a state authority which already operates Whiteface and Gore Mountains in the Adirondacks, may be a good fit for running things at Belleayre Mountain Ski Center in the … Continue reading New York State Report Suggests ORDA Could Run Belleayre Ski Center
Reno, NV – A 7-year-old boy who fell from a chairlift at California’s Sugar Bowl Resort over the weekend has died. The victim, identified by family and friends in published reports as John Henderson of Davis, Calif., was a member of Sugar Bowl’s race team. He was … Continue Reading ››
Mt. Crested Butte, CO – Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) has announced that the resort will play host to the 2012 International Ski Mountaineering Federation’s (ISMF) GORE-TEX® Brand North American Ski Mountaineering Championships presented by Arc’teryx, part of the COSMIC series and also known as the Crested Butte Ski Mountaineering Race. This is a new … Continue reading Ski Mountaineering North American Championships to be Staged in Crested Butte in January
Falls Creek, Australia – The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that Europe’s Merlin Entertainments Group has initiated a AUD$140 million cash takeover bid for Australia’s Hotham and Falls Creek ski resorts. Mt. Hotham The resorts’ current owner, Living and Leisure Australia Group … Continue Reading ››
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