Arber-Zwiesel, Germany – Defending Olympic giant slalom gold medalist Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany took the wire-to-wire victory in Sunday’s Audi FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom delayed one day and nearly three additional hours by fog after lowering the start to the minimum.nRebensburg secured victory with a combined time of 1:36.96. Italy’s Federica Brignone was … Continue reading Rebensburg Wins Fog Delayed World Cup Giant Slalom in Germany→
Hinterstoder, Austria – Austria’s Philipp Schoerghofer won Sunday’s World Cup giant slalom in Hinterstoder, the final Audi FIS Alpine World Cup prior to the start of the Alpine World Championships this week in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Park City, Utah’s Ted Ligety, who captured the first three giant slalom victories of the season, finished 13th, yet retained … Continue reading Ligety Retains World Cup GS Lead Despite 13th at Hinterstoder→
North Vancouver (BC), Canada – A 36-year-old man fell and slid 300 meters to his death while backcountry skiing in Mt. Seymour Provincial Park near Vancouver over the weekend.nThe unidentified victim, said by police to be a resident of the Vancouver area, was descending First Pump Peak when he fell to his death. A companion … Continue reading Skier Falls, Dies at Mt. Seymour→
Snoqualmie Pass, WA – A private rescue group on Saturday found the body of a 40-year-old Seattle woman missing since last Tuesday while backcountry skiing on Red Mountain above Snoqualmie Pass.nThe King County Sheriff’s Office reports that members of BARK — Backcountry Avalanche Rescue K9s — found the body of Monika Johnson around 1 p.m. … Continue reading Body of Missing Snoqualmie Skier Found→
Park City, UT – It was a stellar ending to a storybook World Championships for the Canadian Freestyle Ski Team, which picked up another four medals in the Dual Mogul held Saturday night at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, including World Championship titles for Alex Bilodeau and the retiring Jenn Heil. American Hannah Kearney … Continue reading Heil, Bilodeau Wrap Up Successful Freestyle World Champs for Canada with Dual Moguls Gold→
Calgary (AB), Canada – The 5Star Burton Canadian Open wrapped up Saturday at the Winsport Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta with men’s and women’s slopestyle finals. American snowboarders, Sam Hulbert and Jamie Anderson walked away victorious and took home a sizable portion of the $50,000 USD prize purse and 850 Swatch TTR … Continue … Continue reading Jaime Anderson Reclaims TTR World Snowboard Tour Lead with Slopestyle Win→
Park City, UT – Canada’s Rosalind Groenewoud, of Calgary, Alberta, and Mike Riddle of Squamish, British Columbia, were crowned ski halfpipe at Saturday’s FIS Freestyle World Championships held at Park City Mountain Resort in Utah. Keltie Hansen, of Edmonton, Alberta, picked up a bronze for Canada in the women’s category behind American Jen Hudak, of … Continue reading Canadians Earn Three Medals in Worlds Ski Halfpipe→
