Park City, UT – The U.S. Freestyle Team utilized one of their final water camps before the 2013 FIS Freestyle World Cup season to engage high-tech data collection with U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) Sports Science staff. The first to utilize the technology was aerials athlete Mike Rossi, of Long Valley, N.J., who attached … Continue reading U.S. Freestyle Ski Camp Has Science in Forefront
Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand – Officials at New Zealand’s Mt. Ruapehu have announced that the 2012 winter season at Turoa Ski Area will be extended by two weeks to Nov. 4. Ruapehu Alpine Lifts General Manager, Dave Mazey cited solid snowfalls in recent weeks coupled with a strong market demand in explaining the decision. [caption … Continue reading Ski Season Extended on Mt. Ruapehu
McHenry, MD – A creditor is contesting Wisp ski resort’s request for more time to find a buyer or file a financial reorganization plan. (photo: Wisp Resort) Wisp lender First Union Bank filed its objection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court … Continue Reading ››
Donnelly, Idaho – A lender to Idaho’s failed Tamarack Resort has been cleared to pursue a sheriff’s sale of the ski area’s assets. Credit Suisse Group, to which Tamarack’s owners owe roughly $300 million, could pursue the sale now that a federal judge on Friday refused to grant the request of a rival creditor, Teufel … Continue reading Swiss Bank Gains Approval for Sheriff’s Sale of Tamarack Assets
Anchorage, AK – Theo Meiners, a pioneer in the sport of helicopter skiing, died last week in a freak accident at a convention center in Anchorage. He was 59.
Salt Lake City, UT – Backcountry ski gear manufacturer Black Diamond, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PIEPS Holding GmbH and its operating subsidiary, PIEPS GmbH, a leading Austrian designer and marketer of avalanche beacons and snow safety products, from the SEIDEL Group, a family owned group of companies focused on electronics … Continue reading Black Diamond to Purchase PIEPS
Mount Manaslu, Nepal – A pre-dawn avalanche that struck sleeping mountaineers in Nepal on Sunday morning spared the lives of skiing icon Glen Plake and backcountry ski legend Greg Hill. More than two dozen climbers were sleeping at Camp 3 at an elevation of 22,960 feet on 26,760-foot Mount Manaslu, the world’s eighth highest peak, … Continue reading Skiers Glen Plake, Greg Hill Spared by Nepal Avalanche
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