Vail, CO – Alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn is heading back to the U.S. to take a break from the World Cup circuit to complete her rehabilitation from a bout of intestinal illness. Vonn was hospitalized last month due to complaints of abdominal pain, and has been fighting to return to … Continue Reading ››
Killington, VT – Vermont Adaptive, in partnership with the Pico Ski Education Foundation and the Andrea Mead Lawrence family, will name the organization’s new $1.3 million headquarters the Andrea Mead Lawrence Lodge at Pico Mountain. The Lawrence family has committed to help raise $250,000 necessary to complete the $1.3 million facility. In addition, U.S. Paralympian … Continue reading Vermont Adaptive’s New State Headquarters to Be Named for Skiing Icon Andrea Mead Lawrence
U.S. Ski Racer Bode Miller is apparently biding his time while recovering from knee surgery by spending it on the golf course. However, his new wife of less than three months, 25-year-old pro volleyball player and model Morgan Beck, would be best advised to stay away from him on the … Continue Reading ››
Chamonix, France – A 26-year-old British snowboarder working for the winter in the French ski resort of Chamonix has died of injuries sustained in an accident at Les Grand Montets last weekend.
Norden, CA – You’ve seen him rocketing down Olympic and World Cup downhill courses, fighting for position in X Games skiercross contests and skiing Alaska’s steepest spines in ski movies. Now, courtesy of California’s Sugar Bowl Resort, you have the chance to spend a day skiing with Truckee resident Daron Rahlves. Sugar Bowl Resort is … Continue reading Win a Day Skiing Sugar Bowl with Olympian Daron Rahlves
Denver, CO – Sims Snowboards has announced the launch of the Tom Sims Legacy Fund in partnership with SOS Outreach, a national nonprofit that works to build character and self-esteem among at-risk youth through outdoor adventure sports, to provide snowboarding scholarships to underprivileged kids. Sims passed away in September … Continue Reading ››
St. Moritz, Switzerland – Swiss World Cup ski racer Lara Gut was named the 2013 Lange Icon during a presentation held last night in St. Moritz. During the 1980s, the boot maker used “Lange Girl” posters of Playboy models and other women posing in the brand’s ski boots to capture the attention of boys and … Continue reading Lara Gut is the New Lange Girl
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