Snowbird, UT – Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort is hosting the first-ever 12 Hours of Snowbird, an overnight full moon skiing event from Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. until Feb. 19 at 7 a.m., with proceeds to benefit the Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center (FUAC).nParticipation will be limited to 20 individual skiers/snowboarders and 40 … Continue reading Snowbird Hosting Overnight Skiing Fundraiser Feb. 18-19
Whitefish, MT – A skier and a snowboarder died in separate incidents over the weekend at Whitefish Mountain Resort in Montana, the scene of another death earlier this month in a tree well. Scott Allen Meyer, 29, of Kalispell, Mont., was snowboarding alone at Whitefish Mountain, formerly known as Big Mountain, on Saturday when he … Continue reading Skier, Snowboarder Die in Separate Weekend Incidents at Whitefish Mountain
Truckee, CA – A brother and sister team shared top honors at Saturday’s The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series Slopestyle Finals at California’s Northstar Resort – both winning on the same pair of skis. Following a broken ski in practice, Chris Logan borrowed his sister Devin’s skis for the final round. … Continue … Continue reading Logan Siblings Crowned in The North Face 1st Annual Park and Pipe Open Series Slopestyle
Rumford, ME – The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team selected 13 athletes Saturday in Rumford at the 2011 U.S. Cross Country Championsips to represent the U.S. in the 2011 World U-23 Cross Country Ski Championships. The World U-23 Ski Championships will be held in Otepea, Estonia Jan. 27-31.nAthletes from different clubs and colleges, from east … Continue reading USA’s Cross Country Skiing World U-23 Team Named
Bad Gastein, Austria – Russia’s Ekaterina Tudegesheva and Benjamin Karl each won 2011’s first World Cup alpine snowboarding competition Sunday on the Bucheben slope in Bad Gastein.nWith their wins on Sunday, the two Parallel World Cup leaders not only underlined their current position in the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup’s race disciplines but will also … Continue reading Tudegesheva, Karl Claim Victory in Snowboard World Cup Parallel Slalom in Bad Gastein
Val di Fiemme, Italy – The U.S. Ski Team’s Kris Freeman was seventh in the eighth and final stage of the Tour de Ski on Sunday in Val di Fiemme, an impressive finish in the 9k free technique pursuit to wrap up an encouraging 28th overall over the multi-day cross country skiing stage race. Kikkan … Continue reading Impressive Tour de Ski Finish for Freeman
Schonach, Germany – Rain and wind in the German Black Forest resulted in cancellation of Sunday’s scheduled Nordic Combined World Cup team skiing event. The competition was canceled during the jumping portion of the combined event.n”The wind was just so inconsistent and moving back and forth across the wind corridor,” said U.S. Ski Team Nordic … Continue reading Rain, Wind Force Cancellation of World Cup Nordic Combined Skiing in Germany