Adelboden, Switzerland – Two-time Audi FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom champion, Utahan Ted Ligety will be shooting for a record fourth consecutive giant slalom victory with 30,000 fans expected to be on hand Saturday in Adelboden.nA legend in ski racing lore, Adelboden hosted the inaugural week of World Cup racing in January of 1967 … Continue reading Ligety Gunning for 4th Straight Giant Slalom Win
Toblach, Italy – The U.S. Ski Team’s Kikkan Randall led the two person U.S. charge in 15th at Thursday’s Tour de Ski stage six women’s pursuit in Toblach. Teammate Kris Freeman finished 28th in the men’s pursuit, while Switzerland’s Dario Cologna and Poland’s Justyna Kowalczyk won the stage.nThe women’s course was set looping throughout the … Continue reading Americans Move Up in Tour de Ski
Rangeley, ME – Saddleback Maine had a record-breaking day on New Year’s Eve with the highest number of lift tickets sold in the ski resort’s history as part of what resort officials are claiming as a successful holiday week.n”Christmas break was an awesome week for us,” says Chris Farmer, Saddleback’s general manager. “Skier visits were … Continue reading Maine’s Saddleback Ski Resort Sets Single Day Attendance Record
Kelowna (BC), Canada – Five-dollar night skiing is back tonight at Big White and Silver Star ski resorts in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley.nHit the slopes or the park at Big White in Kelowna beginning tonight for just C$5. Rentals are available for only C$10. If your legs need a break, head down to the Happy … Continue reading $5 Night Skiing Tonight at Big White and Silver Star
Rumford, ME – Central Cross Country Skiing’s Tad Elliott, of Durango, Colo., and former Burke Mountain Academy athlete Liz Stephen from East Montpellier, Vt., took top honors in the men’s and women’s 30/20k free technique U.S. Cross Country Championship race at Rumford’s Black Mountain on Thursday.nElliott left it all on the line, literally, to edge … Continue reading Elliott, Stephen Crowned U.S. Cross Country Skiing Champions
Park City, UT – Park City Mountain Resort’s Eagle Superpipe opened today after extensive man hours prepping the former Utah Olympic venue.n“We’ve spent endless man hours building the Superpipe over the last few weeks, even though Mother Nature threw us a few curve balls, we are stoked to be able to open the first … … Continue reading Park City Mountain Resort Opens Eagle Superpipe for the Season
Zagreb, Croatia – The U.S. Ski Team’s Ted Ligety came from behind to notch his best Audi FIS Alpine World Cup slalom finish in three years, finishing sixth in the Zagreb night slalom on Thursday. Fellow American David Chodounsky earned his first World Cup points and another World Cup slalom start for the U.S. in … Continue reading Ligety 6th in Zagreb Night Slalom