St. Moritz, Switzerland – After skiing off course in Friday’s super combined, Vail, Colo.’s Lindsey Vonn skied a tactically perfect weather-shortened super G in St. Moritz on Saturday to capture her 57th Audi FIS Alpine World Cup victory and fourth this season. Julia Mancuso continued the U.S. Ski Team’s speed dominance with third place behind … Continue reading Lindsey Vonn Exacts Revenge in St. Moritz
Quebec City (QC), Canada – Anchorage, Alaska’s Kikkan Randall, and Jessie Diggins, of Afton, Minn., made U.S. Ski Team history on the streets of Quebec City on Friday, taking the first ever American team event win. “We just wanted to go out and execute a nice smooth race plan, build our way up through the … Continue reading Randall, Diggins Make Cross-Country Ski Racing History in Quebec
St. Moritz, Switzerland – Slovenia’s Tina Maze mastered incredibly flat light to stretch her Audi FIS Alpine World Cup overall lead to 187 points over reigning champion Lindsey Vonn with a super combined victory Friday in St. Moritz. It was Maze’s third win of the young World Cup season, finishing ahead of Austria’s Nicole Hosp … Continue reading Slovenia’s Tina Maze Wins St. Moritz Super Combined
Denver, CO – Sims Snowboards has announced the launch of the Tom Sims Legacy Fund in partnership with SOS Outreach, a national nonprofit that works to build character and self-esteem among at-risk youth through outdoor adventure sports, to provide snowboarding scholarships to underprivileged kids. Sims passed away in September … Continue Reading ››
Big Sky, MT – Federal appeals court District of Montana bankruptcy judge Ralph Kirscher on Wednesday ordered ex-billionaire Tim Blixseth, the 61-year-old founder of the ultra-luxury Yellowstone Club residental development and private ski resort in Big Sky, to pay $41 million to creditors for damaging their reputation. Wednesday’s award affirms a $286 million decision reached … Continue reading Yellowstone Club Founder Ordered to Pay $41 Million Judgment
Washington, DC – A new economic analysis released on Thursday by a pair of environmental advocacy groups claims that the $12.2 billion winter tourism industry, spread out across 38 U.S. states, has experienced an estimated $1 billion loss and up to 27,000 fewer jobs over the last decade due to diminished snow fall patterns and … Continue reading Environmental Groups Claim U.S. Ski Industry Took $1B Hit from Global Warming
St. Moritz, Switzerland – Swiss World Cup ski racer Lara Gut was named the 2013 Lange Icon during a presentation held last night in St. Moritz. During the 1980s, the boot maker used “Lange Girl” posters of Playboy models and other women posing in the brand’s ski boots to capture the attention of boys and … Continue reading Lara Gut is the New Lange Girl
