Davos, Switzerland – Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) turned-in his best result in nearly two years Saturday, finishing 15th in a 15K freestyle World Cup race as he began the final preparation period leading to the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. nVincent Vittoz of France, the 2005 World Championships pursuit gold medalist, and unheralded Swiss racer … Continue reading Best World Cup Cross Country Skiing Showing Since ’05 for Freeman →

Åre, Sweden – Two-time Olympian Scott Macartney (Redmond, WA) was named Sunday to replace Marco Sullivan (Squaw Valley, CA) in the men’s super G, which is scheduled to be the first race of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. American Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, NH) is the defending world champion.nThe super G originally was to … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team Replaces Sullivan with Macartney in Worlds Super G →

Åre, Sweden – Olympic champion Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) and Lindsey Kildow (Vail, CO) say their recent World Cup ski racing success, including three victories apiece, doesn’t increase pressure for similar success at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. And they feel one or more teammates could stage her own breakthrough at Worlds.nIn a … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team’s Kildow, Mancuso Ask, “What Pressure?” →

Bischofswiesen, Germany – U.S. Olympian Resi Stiegler (Jackson Hole, WY) gave herself a nice tuneup for the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships in Sweden by winning a Europa Cup ski racing slalom with the fastest second run and finishing third the next day in soft snow.nDespite starting 27th on her second run Friday night, Stiegler … Continue reading Stiegler Trains for Åre with Europa Cup Ski Racing Win →

Åre, Sweden – In an odd twist of irony after a World Cup ski racing season marred by cancellations due to low snow depths across much of Europe, high winds following soft snowfall have forced three consecutive days of postponed events at the 2007 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Åre. nThe winds, which began … Continue reading Winds, Wet Snow Wreak Havoc on World Alpine Ski Championships Schedule →

Winter Park, CO – Winter Park Resort is taking ski and snowboard learning to a whole new level by bringing back last season’s Kids and Parents Pipe and Park class. Providing parents with the opportunity to accompany their kids out on the slopes and join them in learning new moves, this unique class bridges … … Continue reading Winter Park Kids — and Parents — Too Cool for Ski School →

Vancouver, Canada – The line-ups at North American passport offices are not the only line-ups that you’ll see this winter. With record-breaking snowfall and a favorable exchange rate, American citizens are lining up to get to Western Canadian ski and snowboard resorts this season. This is despite the fact that the air portion of the … Continue reading New Passport Restrictions Having Little Effect on Americans Skiing in Canada →