Tignes, France – An avalanche triggered in an off-piste area of Tignes swept across a groomed blue run at the French resort on Tuesday morning, burying several victims. The avalanche, which released from the Grand Balme sector of the resort and reached the resort’s busy intermediate Carline piste near the Tichot chairlift, struck at 9:50 a.m. … Continue reading In-Bounds Avalanche Strikes Tignes
Sierra Nevada, Spain – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) has announced the team of 16 moguls and aerials athletes that will represent the USA at the 2017 FIS Freestyle Ski & Snowboard World Championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain. The largest international competition outside of the Olympics, the World Championships will bring the best freestyle, … Continue reading U.S. Names 2017 Freestyle World Championships Team
Hunter, NY – New York State Police indicate that a New Jersey man died while skiing at Hunter Mountain on Monday, the second death at the Catskill Mountains ski resort in less than a month. Zachary T. Thompson, 20, of Cream Ridge, N.J., was skiing the double-black diamond Racer’s Edge trail at Hunter when he … Continue reading Another Skier Dies at Hunter Mountain
Wichita, KS – Accompanying a friend on their family vacation to Colorado’s Breckenridge Ski Resort has turned tragic for a Kansas teen. Tess Smith, 15, and a , a sophomore at Wichita Northwest High School, is being kept on life support at Children’s Hospital in Aurora, Colo. pending donation of her organs.
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