Oslo, Norway -Steamboat Springs, Colo.’s Bryan Fletcher continued to pace the U.S. Ski Team on Friday, finishing 14th in the first event of the season finale at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival in Oslo won by Japan’s Akito Watabe. “I was a little disappointed in my jump results today,” Fletcher admitted. “I wasn’t totally out, though, … Continue reading Fletcher Leads U.S. Nordic Combined Skiers in Oslo
Oslo, Norway – The FIS World Cup ski jumping season ended as it started for young Sarah Hendrickson of Park City, Utah, who soared to victory in the finale at the annual Holmenkollen Ski Festival in Oslo on Friday. Hendrickson opened the inaugural World Cup season for women’s ski jumpers with a win three months … Continue reading Hendrickson Ends World Cup Season With Ninth Ski Jumping Win
Park City, UT – Officials at Utah’s Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) last week took the rare step of suing the owner of a neighboring ski area, Canyons Resort, over a dispute involving the lease of the land upon which PCMR operates. Through a convoluted series of land transactions over the past several decades, the … Continue reading Park City Mountain Resort Sues Canyons Owner Over Land Lease
Are, Sweden – Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn produced an inspired wire-to-wire giant slalom victory in Are on Friday to mathematically secure an American record fourth Audi FIS Alpine World Cup overall alpine ski racing title. “I don’t know what to say, I just wanted to have two really aggressive runs today. I had nothing … Continue reading Vonn Locks 4th Overall World Cup Ski Racing Title with GS Win
Copper Mountain, CO – An 18-year-old Wisconsin man died on Thursday after colliding with a shed at Copper Mountain ski resort in Colorado. Patrick Sievert, of Pewaukee, Wisc., was vacationing and skiing with his family early on Thursday morning when he lost control on the intermediate Andy’s Encore run and collided with the snowmaking valve shed. … Continue reading 18-Year-Old Skier Dies After Hitting Shed at Copper Mountain
Grand Teton National Park, WY – A team of Grand Teton National Park rangers, Teton Interagency personnel, Teton County Search and Rescue members and the Teton County contract helicopter on Thursday recovered the bodies of two backcountry skiers who died in an avalanche within the park. Chris Onufer, 42, of Teton Village, Wyo. and Steve … Continue reading Two Backcountry Skiers Die in Teton Avalanche
Drammen, Norway – Anchorage, Alaska’s Kikkan Randall put the exclamation mark on a day of historic benchmarks for the U.S. Ski Team on Wednesday, clinching the FIS Cross Country World Cup sprint title while finishing 11th in a classic sprint in Drammen. It’s the first U.S. World Cup cross country skiing title since Bill Koch … Continue reading Randall Takes World Cup Sprint Title
