Roccaraso, Italy – Vermont’s Ryan Cochran-Siegle added to the “Skiing Cochran’s” family legacy with downhill gold on Friday for the first U.S. Ski Team medal at the 2012 Alpine Junior World Ski Championships with a .09 second win over Swiss Ralph Weber in Roccaraso. Chris Beckmann was the last American to win Junior Worlds downhill … Continue reading Cochran-Siegle Wins Junior Worlds Downhill Gold
Kvitfjell, Norway – The Audi FIS Alpine World Cup tour produced a rare double win on Friday as Austrian Klaus Kroell tied Beat Feuz of Switzerland for a super G win in Kvitfjell. Norwegian ski racer Kjetil Jansrud completed the podium at home in third. High winds delayed the start of the race for an … Continue reading Feuz, Kroell Tie for Super G Win
Mt. Crested Butte, CO -Unusually low snowfall this winter in Crested Butte has prompted resort officials, ski patrol and event organizers to cancel this year’s Freeskiing World Tour stop, scheduled to take place at the Colorado ski resort March 7-11. “Due to an unfortunate weather pattern this year, we cannot provide the venue that truly … Continue reading Unusually Low Snow Pack Cancels Freeskiing World Tour at Crested Butte
Bozeman, MT – High winds on Saturday derailed the Schlasman chairlift which accesses the high-altitude Ridge at Montana’s Bridger Bowl ski area near Bozeman. No injuries were reported. (file photo: Bridger Bowl) Sensors shut down the lift after … Continue Reading ››
St. François Longchamp, France – Mangled wreckage is all that remains of the base terminal of the Lauzière chairlift in the French ski resort of St. François Longchamp, southwest of Chamonix, after it was struck by an avalanche on Friday afternoon. (file photo: St. Francois Longchamp)
East Burke, VT – A 70-year-old Burke Mountain local hit a tree and died in an accident at the northeastern Vermont resort on Thursday. (file photo: Burke Mountain) Richard Snow, of West Burke, suffered face and chest injuries … Continue Reading ››
South Lake Tahoe, CA – A lawsuit has been filed against Heavenly Mountain Resort parent company Vail Resorts over a collision between an off-duty employee and a resort guest on the same slope that gave rise to a similar lawsuit over an event that occurred in 2011. Elisabeth Benschop and her husband Calvin Fitzgerald, of … Continue reading Heavenly Defends Two Lawsuits Arising Out of Collisions Involving Employees
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