Stockholm, Sweden – Two veterans of the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup ski racing circuit separately on Monday announced their retirement for related, yet very different reasons. Sweden’s Anja Paerson, a gold medal veteran of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games and seven-time World Champion in all five disciplines who has five other Olympic medals and … Continue reading Skiers Paerson, Scheiber to Retire from World Cup Circuit
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia – Spokane, Wash.’s Will Brandenburg laid down a blistering final run of slalom on Sunday to land an Audi FIS Alpine World Cup career best sixth in Kranjska Gora as Sweden’s Andre Myrer took the win as Croatian Ivica Kostelic extended his World Cup slalom lead when Austrian Marcel Hirscher did not … Continue reading Career Best Sixth for Brandenburg in Kranjska Gora Slalom
Breckenridge, CO – Officials at Colorado’s Breckenridge Ski Resort announced today that they will extend the ski season for two additional weekends in April as a culmination of its 50 Wishes campaign. The resort has been granting wishes all season to celebrate the ski area’s 50thanniversary season, fulfilling experiences submitted by guests from around the … Continue reading Breckenridge Extends Ski Season
Oslo, Norway – Cross country skiing sprint star Kikkan Randall showed another promising side of her athletic abilities as she finished 21st in a 30k classic race dominated by hometown hero Marit Bjoergen at Holmenkollen in Oslo on Sunday, securing the distance World Cup title in front of thousands of cheering fans. Skiing in as … Continue reading Randall Top for U.S. in 30k Classic
Haines, AK – A helicopter skiing guide from Colorado died on Tuesday in an avalanche in the backcountry northwest of Haines. (photo: Alaska Heliskiing) Robert Liberman, 35, of Telluride, Colo., was one of two skiers from a party of six … Continue Reading ››
Vernon, NJ – In an opinion published on Monday a New Jersey appellate court has upheld the dismissal of a personal injury lawsuit against Mountain Creek Resort, Inc., operator of the state’s largest ski resort. In and of itself, such a dismissal is not noteworthy. However, the factual pattern presented could have far-reaching consequences for … Continue reading New Jersey Court Upholds Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Mountain Creek
Killington, VT – After decades of sun and fun, Vermont’s Killington resort has decided to put an end to its headline spring skiing event, the Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge (BMMC). The replacement event, “Freestle Frenzy” is scheduled for April 7, 2012 and will feature a similar “dual moguls” format where competitors race side by side, … Continue reading Killington Ends Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge After 31 Years
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