Wengen, Switzerland – Heber City, Utah’s Steven Nyman leans back onto tan couch inside the historic Park Hotel in Wengen. The U.S. Ski Team has been staying here for decades. Robert Redford and Gene Hackman made its rooms famous in the 1969 film Downhill Racer.n”There’s a book in the other room,” he points. “I look … Continue reading 81st Year for Storied Lauberhorn Downhill
Park City, UT – Today was Tramdock.com’s last day. Backcountry.com’s ski-only one-deal-at-a-time (ODAT) site went dark at 7 a.m. MST, with the company’s ski deals moving to the original outdoor gear ODAT site, Steepandcheap.com.nThis decision came down just four months after Backcountry closed … Continue Reading ››
Flachau, Austria – Four-time Olympian Sarah Schleper, the only American to qualify for a second run, wheeled off course and did not finish as 15,000 fans blanketed the Hermann Maier slope for Tuesday’s night World Cup slalom ski race in Flachau. Germany’s Maria Riesch matched Finland’s Tanja Poutiainen for the win as the Audi FIS … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team Women Struggle in Flachau
Truckee, CA – Reno local David Wise took home top honors for men’s ski pipe, and Canadian Dania Assaly secured it for the women at The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series competition held Monday at California’s Northstar-at-Tahoe ski resort. Stand-out Matt Margetts, who came in second after stomping a huge double flip will … Continue reading David Wise, Dania Assaly Take Top Halfpipe Honors at The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series
Roxbury, NY – A Central Catskills Chamber of Commerce program to provide buy-one, get-one free (BOGO) lift tickets to ski or snowboard at the state-owned Belleayre Mountain Ski Center in Highmount, N.Y., has the owners of one neighboring ski area crying foul.nLaszlo and Danielle Vajtay, owners of Ski Plattekill in nearby Roxbury, allege that the … Continue reading Belleayre Free Skiing Program Irks Neighboring Ski Area Owners
Estes Park, CO – A 55-year-old Chicago area man has been hospitalized following a 900-foot fall while backcountry skiing in Rocky Mountain National Park.nScott Sedlack, of Lindenhurst, Ill., fell early Wednesday afternoon while skiing with two companions in the The Drift area of the park. Rangers, who were contacted by cell phone reached the victim … Continue reading National Park Rangers Rescue Backcountry Skier in Colorado
Whitefish, MT – After losing one skier and one snowboarder to off-piste tree well accidents, officials at Montana’s Whitefish Mountain Resort are urging those wishing to take advantage of deep powder to familiarize themselves with risks and safety techniques related to Non-Avalanche Related Snow Immersion Deaths, or NARSIDs.nA 29-year-old snowboarder lost his life in a … Continue reading Whitefish Mountain Officials Urge Skiers to Be Aware of Tree Wells