North Creek, NY – The Saratoga & North Creek Railway has brought back the Snow Train with an expanded schedule designed to serve day-trippers and skiers alike for the 2013 winter season. The full-service passenger rail train provides round-trip transportation from Saratoga Springs, N.Y. to North Creek with continuing shuttle service to Gore Mountain every … Continue reading Adirondack Snow Train Returns to the Rails
St. Anton, Austria – Vail, Colo.’s Lindsey Vonn came ever so close to the podium on Sunday in St. Anton, finishing fourth and just a hundredth of a second out of third as Slovenia’s Tina Maze continued her total dominance on the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup with the super G win. Maze defeated Austrian … Continue reading Vonn One Hundredth Off Podium in St. Anton as Maze Wins
Copper Mountain, CO – Keri Herman’s back-to-back switch tricks and clean landings sealed the deal for the Breckenridge, Colo. resident’s second straight World Cup ski slopestyle win at the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix at Copper Mountain on Saturday. Great Britain’s James Woods took the men’s title. “I am so happy!” said an elated Herman, … Continue reading Herman Wins Second World Cup
Copper Mountain, CO – Under clear skies and chilly temperatures, Luke Mitrani and Olympic champion Kelly Clark led the USA snowboarders on Saturday, finishing second at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix halfpipe at Copper Mountain ski area in Colorado. Australia’s Olympic Champion Torah Bright and Nathan Johnstone took the wins. “It feels unreal, I didn’t expect … Continue reading Clark, Mitrani Lead USA at Sprint Grand Prix Halfpipe Behind Australian Riders
Val Saint-Côme (QC), Canada – Milton, Ontario native Travis Gerrits jumped his way to a silver medal in front of a large Canadian crowd in warm conditions at Saturday’s FIS World Cup Aerials event in Quebec’s Lanaudière region. It was the first World Cup podium for the 21-year-old, who scored 114.61 in the super final … Continue reading Gerrits Jumps to Silver in Val Saint-Côme
Liberic, Czech Republic -Vermont’s Andy Newell skied to his best classic sprint finish in three seasons on Saturday, taking sixth in Liberec in the Czech Republic. Andy Newell (file photo: Bob Wilkinson) He was the only American to qualify for … Continue Reading ››
Chaux-Neuve, France – Taylor Fletcher, of Steamboat Springs, Colo., continued his torrid cross country skiing pace, coming back from 34th in the jump to finish tenth in a FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Chaux-Neuve on Saturday. “Today was a very good day all around. I had a great trial round jump and I wanted … Continue reading Top 10 for Steamboat’s Taylor Fletcher
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