Killington, VT – Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, the largest year-round disabled sports non-profit organization in Vermont, recently announced that Tom Alcorn, of Rutland, Vt., is the 2011 recipient of the organization’s annual Jim Hutchinson Volunteer of the Year Award. Tom Alcorn (photo: Facebook)
Vail, CO – Officials at Colorado’s Vail Mountain have already begun making plans for the ski resort’s 50th anniversary in December 2012, by announcing the planned installation of a new, state-of-the art gondola to replace the Vista Bahn Express Lift (#16) inVail Village. The new gondola, which will have the number “1” to commemorate Vail’s … Continue reading Vail to Replace Vista Bahn with High-Speed Gondola Featuring WiFi
Alta Badia, Italy -Audi FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom leader Ted Ligety was 10th in slalom Monday as Austrian rival and good friend Marcel Hirscher won to move into the World Cup slalom and overall lead. “First run wasn’t super smooth but I skied down without any major mistakes, so I’m happy with that. … Continue reading Ligety 10th in Alta Badia Slalom
Jasper (AB), Canada – Edmonton, Alberta business man John Day has had his share of memorable moments, and the Marmot Basin chairman and shareholder was smiling broadly after helping last week to officially open the Jasper ski resort’s newest chairlifts, the C$6 million Paradise high speed quad chair and the School House triple chair. [caption … Continue reading Alberta’s Marmot Basin Cuts Ribbon on New Chairlifts
Ruka, Finland -France’s Lucile Lefevre and Markus Malin of Finland each celebrated their career’s first World Cup win in Ruka on Saturday. At the season’s third halfpipe competition of the 2012 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup, Lefevre, the best ladies’ qualifier, not only secured the top spot with a score of 81.3 points but also … Continue reading Lucile Lefevre and Markus Malin Claim Career’s First Snowboard World Cup Win at Ruka Half Pipe
San Candido, Italy – Canada’s Kelsey Serwa made it a perfect two wins out of two Sunday when she led the women’s ski cross final from start to finish to secure her second World Cup victory in as many days. The 2011 ski cross world champion and X games gold medallist from Kelowna, British Columbia, … Continue reading Canada’s Serwa Seals Ski Cross Double Gold in Italy
Nederland, CO – The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a snowboarder collision that occurred Saturday afternoon at Eldora ski area in Nederland for possible criminal charges. Eldora Mountain Resort (FTO file photo: Kevin Gawenus)
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