Steamboat Springs, CO – The members of the National Brotherhood of Skiers, Inc. (NBS) will converge upon Colorado’s Steamboat ski resort for their 2007 Ski Summit from February 24th – March 3, 2007. Over 2,000 African American skiers representing 77 clubs throughout the United States and United Kingdom will gather to support this fundraising … … Continue reading National Brotherhood of Skiers Heads to Steamboat for Ski Summit →

McLean, VA – Overall sales of ski and snowboard equipment and apparel for both specialty and chain stores were down 3% in dollars to $1.46 billion for the August through December period of 2006, compared to $1.50 billion reported last year, according to the SIA Retail Audit. Unit sales were down 9%. Sales at … … Continue reading Warm December in East Melts Ski and Snowboard Gear, Apparel Sales →

Calgary, Canada – Two Canadian alpine ski team development athletes and 10 high-potential provincial team members have been named to Canada’s World Junior Championships team that will compete against the best young skiers in the world in Flachau, Austria from March 3rd to 12th, Alpine Canada Alpin announced Friday.nThe 12-member Canadian team will be led … Continue reading Twelve of Canada’s Best Young Alpine Skiers Named to World Juniors Team →

Park City, UT – The U.S. Ski Team has established a new fan affinity program – “Stick With The Team” – in conjunction with team sponsor Yahoo’s Flickr photo website.nThe campaign is designed to provide passionate skiing fans with a forum to display ski related photographs, especially those bearing a U.S. Ski Team logo or … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team Fan Affinity Site Launched →

Åre, Sweden – First-run leader Sarka Zahrobska held on to give the Czech Republic the gold medal in 1:43.91 under the lights in the 2007 Alpine World Ski Championships in Åre Friday night. Austria’s Marlies Schild was the silver medalist (1:44.02), and Swedish star Anja Paerson, who was going for her fourth gold medal of … Continue reading Czech Ski Racer Zahrobska Wins Worlds Slalom Gold →

Nelson (BC), Canada – Inspired by the vision of a grass-roots gathering, where both experienced and debutant backcountry skiers and snowboarders can celebrate the culture of backcountry pursuits amongst breathtaking scenery and world renowned snow, the First Annual Kootenay Cold Smoke Powder Festival will take place in the Kootenay town of Nelson, B.C. February 24th … Continue reading Backcountry Ski Festival Scheduled in Nelson →

Sochi, Russia – An agreement reached between the Russian government and key environmental groups will ensure that the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will set new standards in ecological planning and development, organizers of Sochi’s Olympic bid announced Friday.nThe agreement was reached at Thursday’s meeting between Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov, the … Continue reading Sochi 2014 Olympic Bid Organizers Reach Agreement with Environmentalists →