Calgary (AB), Canada – Eight months after she retired, three-time Paralympian Lauren Woolstencroft is being honored for the numerous achievements from her Para-Alpine skiing career.nWoolstencroft, from North Vancouver, British Columbia, won five gold medals at the 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Games last March, making her one of the most decorated female athletes from any country at … Continue reading Even In Retirement, Canada’s Woolstencroft Is Still Making Waves With Para-Alpine Achievements→
Denver, CO – One of the world’s leading ski brands, Head, was honored Thursday as the eighth recipient of the Doc DesRoches Award for its integration of U.S. Ski Team athletes in its global “Speedoholics” marketing campaign. The award is presented annually by SnowSports Industries America (SIA) and the U.S. Ski Team to recognize an … Continue reading Head Skis Honored for ‘Speedoholics’ Campaign→
Park City, UT – Fresh from dominating one half of the World Championship snowboardcross podium, gold, silver and bronze medalists Lindsey Jacobellis, Seth Wescott and Nate Holland will be headlining the Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix at Park City’s Canyons Resort, Feb. 11-12.nThe Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix will also act as the U.S. Snowboardcross … Continue reading Utah Gears Up for U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix→
Kamloops (BC), Canada – WestJet Airlines is fine tuning their schedule and changing the arrival and departure times of the company’s Calgary-Kamloops flight to make it easier for skiers and riders to reach the B.C. Interior.nThe new schedule will have the flight arriving in Kamloops from Calgary at 7:35 p.m., and departing Kamloops back to … Continue reading WestJet Revamps Schedule to Kamloops to Better Accommodate Skiers→
Silverton, CO – A 35-year-old snowboarder was seriously injured Thursday when an avalache on Red Mountain Pass near Silverton swept him into a tree.nSeth Campbell, 35, of Durango, was riding the Cement Fill chute near Highway 550 when the incident occurred. He was airlifted to Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango where he was listed … Continue reading Colorado Snowboarder Injured in Avalanche Near Silverton→
Denver, CO – Colorado-based Spyder Active Sports, whose racing suits have played a key role in the historical success of the U.S. Alpine Ski Team and at the Olympics in Vancouver, has been named as the official outwear provider of the Team through 2016. Thursday’s announcement at the SnowSports Industries America Snow Show in Denver … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team Extends Partnership with Spyder→
Aspen, CO – Canada’s Sarah Burke put her recent past behind her Thursday night and reclaimed the women’s halfpipe skiing gold at the Winter X Games in Aspen.nAfter a horrific slopestyle crash resulted in a broken back at X Games 13, Burke, of Whistler, British Columbia, missed the halfpipe podium last year before recapturing her … Continue reading Canada’s Burke Back Atop X Games Halfpipe Podium→
