North Conway, NH – CranmoreMountain in North Conway will hold a “Going Away Party” on Sunday to mark the retirement of its East Double Chairlift, which is being replaced with a triple chairlift to be installed in time for the winter 2012-13 operating season. The East Double Chairlift was installed in 1955 and is the … Continue reading East’s Oldest Double Chair to Retire Sunday
Revelstoke (BC), Canada – An unidentified man was killed on Sunday afternoon when an avalanche swept down a mountain near Revelstoke, British Columbia. Revelstoke RCMPolice were alerted at approximately 4:40 p.m. on Sunday afternoon to the slide on a southwest aspect at about 1900m elevation in the Ghost Peak area of the Selkirk Mountains southeast … Continue reading BC Skier Killed in Avalanche Near Revelstoke
Stratton Mountain, VT – Elena Hight won the Burton U.S. Open halfpipe on Saturday at Stratton Mountain in Vermont, ending Kelly Clark’s streak of 16 consecutive wins. On the men’s side Shaun White won yet another halfpipe event. U.S. riders swept both the men’s and women’s podium. Ellery Hollingsworth, of Darien, Conn., followed Clark with a … Continue reading Hight Ends Clark’s Incredible Win Streak
Are, Sweden – Americans Hannah Kearney and Patrick Deneen dueled their way to victory in Saturday’s FIS Freestyle dual moguls World Cup in Are. U.S. skiers took four of the six podium positions, with Jeremy Cota, of Carrabassett Valley, Maine, second and Heather McPhie, of Bozeman, Mont., finishing third for her fourth podium finish of … Continue reading Kearney, Deneen Win Dual Moguls in Are
Oslo, Norway – American Bryan Fletcher capped a breakout World Cup season with a career first victory in the FIS Nordic Combined season finale at Holmenkollen in Oslo on Saturday. Fletcher, of Steamboat Springs, Colo., whose previous best came last month in fourth, jumped to third and skied a strong and strategic cross country race … Continue reading Fletcher Soars to Breakout Win in Oslo
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia – Skipping the World Cup races held earlier this month in Kvitfjell, Norway proved to be a smart decision for Utah’s Ted Ligety, who used the down time to train for slalom and GS before posting a staggering 1.61-second victory on Saturday for the fourth win of his World Cup career in … Continue reading Ligety Wins Kranjska Gora Giant Slalom by a Whopping 1.61
Fieberbrunn, Austria – This past weekend the Tyrolean village of Fieberbrunn hosted the next to last stop this season of the Swatch Freeride World Tour, and with the fantastic freeriding conditions, fresh powder and beautiful blue skies, riders were fired-up to give the mountain their best shot and attempt to secure a place in the … Continue reading Champions Crowned at Swatch Freeride World Tour in Fieberbrunn
