Keystone, CO – A 18-year-old cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs died during a skiing accident at Keystone Resort last weekend, officials have announced. Cadet 4th Class John “Jack” Lindsey was descending Keystone’s intermediate Elk Run on Saturday when he crashed. Lindsey, who was wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Summit … Continue reading Ski Crash at Keystone Takes Life of Air Force Cadet
Mt. Crested Butte, CO – A 13-year-old boy from Olathe, Colo., died on Friday in a skiing accident at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Luis Olide died after striking a tree alongside Crested Butte’s intermediate Lower Treasury run. Ski patrollers evacuated Olide to the Gunnison Valley Hospital Mountain Clinic, where he was pronounced dead a short time later … Continue reading Teen Dies in Ski Accident at Crested Butte
Eastern Townships, QC, Canada – Several decades ago, four resorts in Quebec’s Eastern Townships — Bromont, Mont Orford, Mont Sutton and Owl’s Head — joined forces along with Jay Peak Resort in Vermont for a multi-mountain, multi-day lift ticket called Ski Dans l’Est. Although that promotion was abandoned many years ago, and Jay Peak is … Continue reading Ski Resorts in Quebec’s Eastern Townships Revive Long Lost Association
Park City, UT – World Champions Lindsey Vonn, Ted Ligety, Bode Miller and Mikaela Shiffrin headline a strong group of 26 athletes, 14 men and 12 women, named by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association on Wednesday to compete in the 2015 FIS Alpine Ski World Championships Feb. 2-15 on home turf in … Continue Reading ››
Denver, CO – Mountain lodging activity and snow sports retail equipment sales are up, while skier and snowboarder visits for the 2014-15 ski season are on pace to match last season’s tally of 56. 2 million, according to industry executives who convened as part of The Assembly 2015 presented on Wednesday at Snowsports Industries America’s (SIA) … Continue reading Ski Industry Veterans Remain Bullish on the Future
Waitsfield, VT – Vermont’s Sugarbush and Mad River Glen will be co-hosting the Mad River Valley Ski Mountaineering Race this Sunday. The race starts at the base of Mad River Glen with participants climbing the mountain via the Lower Antelope and Upper Antelope trails before turning onto the Long Trail. The Long Trail traverses across the … Continue reading Sugarbush and Mad River Glen to Co-host Ski Mountaineering Race
Breckenridge, CO – A Colorado man has been found guilty of reckless endangerment and third-degree assault, both misdemeanors, over a snowboard collision with a child at Breckenridge Resort last April. (file photo: Breckenridge Ski Resort) Snowboarder Matt Grannell was riding on … Continue Reading ››
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