Calgary (AB), Canada – Twelve skiers have been named to Canada’s team for the Alpine Junior World Ski Championships in Crans Montana, Switzerland.nBrittany Phelan, from Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, will lead the women’s team as Canada takes on the best skiers in the world under 18 years old. Phelan, who has been on the national team since … Continue reading Canada Unveils Team for Alpine Junior World Ski Championships
Tahoe City, UT – A 22-year-old Bay Area woman snowboarded into a lift tower and died at Granlibakken Resort on Saturday, officials have confirmed.nRahsheka Keith, of Oakland, Calif., was seated on her snowboard, using it as a sled when the Saturday afternoon incident occurred. She crashed back first into a ski lift tower. Keith attended … Continue reading Woman Hits Lift Tower, Dies at Tahoe Ski Resort
Calgary (AB), Canada – Calgary’s Erik Read is set to make his World Cup debut in Schladming, Austria, today, more than 30 years after his father stood atop the podium there.nThe 19-year-old son of Crazy Canuck Ken Read earned the right to make his first start by finishing ahead of other national Prospect Group skiers … Continue reading Canada’s Erik Read Set to Make World Cup Ski Racing Debut
Waterville Valley, NH – New Hampshire’s Waterville Valley ski resort kicks off February by turning pink for Boarding for Breast Cancer.nThe Ultimate Pink Raffle runs all weekend, Feb. 6-7, with skis and snowboards donated by Burton, Billabong, Forum, Nitro, Salomon, Ride, Rome and Flow plus gear from Volcom, Electric, Eastern Boarder, and more. Ultimate Pink … Continue reading Waterville Valley Turns Pink for Boarding for Breast Cancer
Park City, UT – Olympic fans and filmgoers at the Sundance Film Festival will get a look at the life story of Olympic downhill ski racing champion Bill Johnson this Wednesday. A special preview screening of “Downhill: The Bill Johnson Story,” produced by Zeke Piestrup of The Ski Channel, will be shown at a public … Continue reading Fundraiser Film for Bill Johnson in Park City
Ellicottville, NY – Holiday Valley’s President, Dennis Eshbaugh recently announced that the ski resort in western New York will be constructing an Adventure Park in the Tannenbaum area. The park will feature an Aerial Adventure Park and a Mountain Coaster. The Aerial Park will open in June and the Mountain Coaster will open … Continue … Continue reading Western New York’s Holiday Valley Ski Resort to Build Adventure Park
Madison, WI – Madison, it’s time to get your snowboard on and check out the a two and a half story snowboard park shredding into the middle of downtown on Feb. 18-20, occupying two city blocks on Madison’s historic Main Street.nThe snowboard park will be part of the Madison Winter Festival, the 2011 Downtown Throwdown, … Continue reading Downtown Madison, Wisconsin to Be Transformed Into Snowboarding Experience