Mammoth Mountain, CA – San Diego After-School All-Stars (ASAS) is hosting a skiing weekend fundraiser at California’s Mammoth Mountain ski area April 29 to May 1 with students and special guest, ASAS founder, Arnold Schwarzenegger. The San Diego chapter joins Los Angeles, Hawaii, Las Vegas and the Bay Area chapters in this annual event that … Continue reading Schwarzenegger Hosting Charity Fundraiser at Mammoth Mountain
London, UK – The Ski Club of Great Britain’s annual resort clean up, the Big Spring Clean, returns to Scotland for a fourth year on Sunday, June 12. This year volunteers will not only be tackling the damaging litter left on the slopes by mountains users at CairnGorm Mountain and the Nevis Range but also, … Continue reading Ski Club of Great Britain’s Big Spring Clean Gets Bigger
Sacramento, CA – Ski Dazzle and SnowBomb have teamed up to form a new company, Sacramento Ski & Snowboard Show LLC, to create a brand new ski and snowboard show in California’s state capital.n“Joining the talents of Ski Dazzle and SnowBomb is a great step forward for both owners of the new company and the … Continue reading Ski Dazzle and SnowBomb Combine for Sacramento Ski Show
Salt Lake City, UT – On April 3, the Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) announced that it had reached the end of its funding and it would be closing for the season. The problem is, with deep late-season snowpack, the backcountry itself is still open for business. Without their expert information on current avalanche and weather … Continue reading Donation Keeps Utah Avalanche Center Open
Whistler (BC), Canada – Canada won its fourth Nations’ Cup in five years as the host nation closed out the Whistler Cup series of junior ski races with another golden performance on Sunday.nRoni Remme, of Collingwood, Ontario, followed up her second-place result in Friday’s K2 super G by winning Sunday’s K2 women’s slalom. The 15-year-old’s … Continue reading Canada Takes Nations’ Cup Title at Whistler Cup
London, UK – In addition to women’s ski jumping, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Wednesday afternoon that halfpipe skiing will be included in the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. A decision for two other sports under consideration for Olympic inclusion, slopestyle skiing and snowboarding and the alpine team event, will be made in … Continue reading Halfpipe Skiing Gets Olympic Nod
London, UK – For the first time in Olympic Winter Games history, women will participate in ski jumping, beginning in Sochi, Russia in 2014.nThe International Olympic Committee made the announcement today during the IOC Executive Board’s press conference in London, site of the 2012 Summer Games. “We are elated and relieved,” said Deedee Corradini, … … Continue reading Women’s Ski Jumping Approved for Sochi Olympics