Lahti, Finland – Sunny skies have greeted athletes arriving in Lahti for this week’s FIS Nordic Ski World Championships. Teams from all corners of the globe have been making their way to the popular nordic center where the championships open Wednesday evening with first competitions on Thursday. The U.S. nordic combined team arrived Sunday and has … Continue reading Nordic Ski World Championships Open In Finland
Aspen, CO – The City of Aspen and Aspen Skiing Company are partnering to extend the season for uphilling by hosting a full weekend of free access at Buttermilk Mountain the weekend of Apr. 8-9. Although the lifts will not be running, crews will groom 70% of the terrain to all three mountain portals — Tiehack, … Continue reading Uphill Weekend Planned at Buttermilk
Seven Springs, PA – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) and Seven Springs Mountain Resort in western Pennsylvania have announced that, due to adverse snow conditions, the halfpipe skiing and snowboard portions of the U.S. Revolution Tour originally scheduled for March 7 and 9 have been canceled. Instead, Seven Springs has stepped up to host an … Continue reading Lack of Snow Scraps Seven Springs Rev Tour Halfpipe
St. Moritz, Switzerland – Sunday’s final day of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in St. Moritz was owned by the Austrians, who went 1-2 with Marcel Hirscher taking an easy win. It was another beautiful, sunny day at St. Moritz, with the track holding up nicely despite warmer temperatures. While the first course was a … Continue reading Austria Reigns in Men’s Slalom as World Championships Close
St. Moritz, Switzerland – Colorado’s Mikaela Shiffrin became the first female skier in 78 years to win three consecutive World Championship slalom titles at the 2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships on Saturday. In explosive fashion under a bright blue sky and skiing on a rock-hard course, Shiffrin matched Germany’s Christl Cranz (1937, 1938, 1939) as the … Continue reading Shiffrin Wins Third Straight World Championships Slalom
St. Moritz, Switzerland – While Thursday was sunny and warm at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in St. Moritz, the bright sun hid for most of Friday’s giant slalom race—proving chillier with tough visibility. Many men struggled with the flat light and falling snow, but you couldn’t see that in Marcel Hirscher’s run, who, after finishing … Continue reading Hirscher Takes World Champs GS
St. Moritz, Switzerland – With the fastest second run of the day, Mikaela Shiffrin grabbed her first career World Championships giant slalom medal Thursday, finishing second on a sun-soaked course at the 2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. Tessa Worley of France took the victory by 0.34 seconds for her second World Championship giant slalom title, as … Continue reading Shiffrin Skis To First GS Medal
