Telluride, CO -U.S. Snowboarding’s Nick Baumgartner celebrated his 30th birthday with another visit to the podium in Telluride on Saturday. After finishing third in Friday’s individual snowboardcross Baumgartner, of Iron River, Mich., teamed with Saugus, Mass.’ Jonathan Cheever to take second in the Paul Mitchell Progression Session team SBX event at the USANA Snowboardcross Cup, … Continue reading Double Podium for USA at Telluride as France Sweeps Gold→
Carrabassett Valley, ME – With snow guns blasting and crowds cheering, Stephen Kircher, Boyne Resorts’ President of Eastern Operations, cut the ribbon on Sugarloaf’s newest chairlift, the Skyline Quad, at noon on Saturday. The new lift was installed over the summer at a cost of roughly $3 million as a replacement for the Spillway East … Continue reading Sugarloaf Opens New Chairlift That Replaces Derailed Spillway East→
Courchevel, France -Austrian Marlies Schild continued her slalom dominance on Sunday by winning an Audi FIS Alpine World Cup in snowy Courchevel, the second of the women’s World Cup season, by a staggering 1.87 seconds over Finn Tanja Poutianen. Over three feet of new snow this week
Val Gardena, Italy – After first lowering the start, increasing winds forced organizers to call off Saturday’s 50th annual Val Gardena World Cup men’s downhill ski race on the famed Saslong course. After 17 racers, Canada’s Erik Guay was in fourth behind a pair of French racers, Johan Clarey and Adrien Theaux, when the decision … Continue reading Strong Winds Scrap Val Gardena Downhill→
Telluride, CO – X Games champion Lindsey Jacobellis, of Stratton Mountain, Vt., broke the ice with the first U.S. win ever in Telluride Friday, cruising to victory in the USANA Snowboardcross Cup in the opening SBX event of the LG FIS Snowboard World Cup held on Telluride’s Misty Maiden course. Iron River, Mich.’s Nick Baumgartner … Continue reading Jacobellis Takes Title in Telluride→
Courchevel, France – Winter’s late arrival in the French Alps nearly scrubbed the women’s World Cup skiing technical races scheduled at Courchevel. It’s therefore quite ironic that new snowfall forced organizers to postpone today’s slalom until Sunday and cancel the giant slalom altogether. After first delaying the starting time of the today’s first run of … Continue reading Snowfall Postpones Women’s Slalom, Cancels GS in France→
Girdwood, AK – It’s been a rough start to the ski season across much of the continental U.S. If you’re looking for December snow, perhaps it’s time to cast your gaze further north to the 49th state. With 270 inches of snowfall since October, of which 182 inches has accumulated since the ski season started … Continue reading Looking for Snow? Look a Little Further North→
