Queenstown, New Zealand – Colby Granstrom of Lake Stevens, Wash., the reigning U.S. slalom ski racing champion, finished second on Saturday in the final giant slalom of a four-day Southern Cup race series at Coronet Peak ski resort in New Zealand. Canadians Philip Brown and David Donaldson surrounded the American as Gilford, N.H.’s Warner Nickerson, … Continue reading Granstrom 2nd to Close NZ Southern Cup
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand – The eighth day of 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games on Saturday saw the freeski athletes flying high in the Air New Zealand Big Air at Cardrona Alpine Resort with American’s Joss Christensen and Devin Logan taking the top spots. The day began under glorious blue skies with a field … Continue reading Americans Christensen, Logan Take New Zealand Winter Games Freeski Big Air
Queenstown, New Zealand – Tommy Biesemeyer, of Keene, N.Y., kept the U.S. Ski Team podium streak rolling Friday with a giant slalom second during the third day of FIS Southern Cup alpine racing at Coronet Peak. Tommy Biesemeyer (photo: Jonathan Selkowitz)
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand – It was Australia’s day on Friday at the 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games Jucy Snowboard Cross with reigning snowboard cross world champion and X Games competitor, Alex Pullin taking out the men’s competition and Belle Brockhof taking gold in the women’s competition. Mother nature cooperated providing blue skies and … Continue reading Australians Dominate in Winter Games NZ Snowboard Cross
Denver, CO – Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) member resorts are celebrating Labor Day Weekend with live music, bike races, and other amusing activities sure to lure visitors over the holiday weekend. Calendars are packed with activities including gondola rides, mountain biking and hiking, giving guests a myriad of options for entertainment. Aspen/Snowmass At Snowmass … Continue reading Colorado Ski Country Heats Up With Resort Labor Day Festivities
London, UK – The Ski Club of Great Britain has teamed up again with Henry’s Avalanche Talk and introduced The HAT Academy, a new intensive, interactive avalanche awareness course that teaches you how to read the conditions, find the best snow and manage the off-piste risks and dangers that could be encountered on the mountain. … Continue reading Ski Club of Great Britain Introduces New Avalanche Awareness Course
Vienna, Austria – A former Austrian cross country ski coach has been handed a 15-month prison sentence by a Vienna court on Thursday for supplying athletes with performance-enhancing blood doping materials. Walter Mayer, however, will serve only a fraction of that sentence after the court suspended 12 months of the sentence for three years and … Continue reading 15 Months in Jail for Former Austrian Ski Coach
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