St. Moritz, Switzerland – The 19-year-old German ski racer gave a tug on the laces of her leather boots, clicking them into the cables on her long wooden skis. Behind her was the towering Piz Nair, the iconic peak on Corviglia at St. Moritz, high in the Swiss Alps. A day earlier she had won silver … Continue reading Behind the Gold: It’s Just About Today
Golden (BC), Canada – Famed British Olympic ski jumper, Eddie the Eagle, will be in Golden beginning tomorrow through March 4 to meet and ski with fans. Kicking Horse Powder Tours has organized a number of events for the week, including four opportunities to ski with Eddie, a dinner and talk at the Eagle’s Eye Restaurant, and two … Continue reading Eddie the Eagle Finally Finds Gold in Golden
Park City, UT – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) defines its core value of grit as “courage, tenacity and perseverance on the path to excellence.” Over the past few seasons, Brad Wilson has demonstrated he’s one of the grittiest U.S. Ski Team athletes out there, overcoming inexperience, distraction and injury to become one of … Continue reading Brad Wilson: What Makes A Champion
St. Moritz, Switzerland – Lindsey Vonn stood at the top of Engiadina looking out at the expanse of Swiss alpine peaks in every direction. It was a scenario she had been a part of many times before – her seventh World Championships. Now 32 years old, the then Lindsey Kildow was just 17 when she pushed … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Good as Gold
Park City, UT – U.S. Snowboarding will be sending a strong team of athletes to compete in the 2017 FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships to be held in Klinovec, Czech Republic. The event will feature snowboardcross and parallel racing for athletes 19 and under (as of Dec. 31). The event runs from February 18-21. Junior Worlds … Continue reading U.S. Snowboarding Names Junior Worlds Team
Midway, UT – This is a story about the dream of four teenaged girls. It’s a story about best friends who came from different backgrounds in sport from across America. It’s a story about inspiration and the power of sport heroes. In a way, it reads a bit like a fairytale. Except that it really did … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Achieving a Dream
Aspen, CO – When you’re a little kid in a mountain town, hucking air and dropping into steeps is just what you do. As a little ripper in Crested Butte, you don’t even need a terrain park – the mountain’s natural terrain provides all of that. Crested Butte kids were as home dipping their tips into … Continue reading Behind the Gold: It’s About Having Fun
