Val d’Isere, France – One year out from the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and at nearby ski resorts, including Whistler Blackcomb, the governing body of ski racing in Canada, Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA), is focusing on a series of initiatives designed to boost the country’s medal chances in 2010.n Near the conclusion of … Continue reading Canadian Ski Team Focusing on 2010 Olympic Initiatives →

Mt. Crested Butte, CO – Unsettled skies and fresh snow greeted 84 snowboarders for day one of the second stop of The North Face Masters of Snowboarding (TNF Masters) at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Colorado (CBMR) on Friday. It was baptism by fire as riders spent the opening day of the two-day competition on the … Continue reading Boddington and Reid Dominate First Day of The North Face Masters of Snowboarding at Crested Butte →

North Vancouver (BC), Canada – Lindsey Jacobellis’ (Stratton Mountain, VT) status as the most dominant woman in snowboardcross remained unfettered Friday as she won on the Olympic course at Cypress Mountain to retain her position as the World Cup SBX leader. Jacobellis was joined on the podium by fellow U.S. Snowboarder Seth Wescott (Sugarloaf, ME) … Continue reading World Cup Snowboarding: Jacobellis Wins Snowboardcross on Olympic Course →

Mesa, CO – The Thunder Mountain Freestyle Fest at Colorado’s Powderhorn Resort will be postponed until Saturday, February 21st. Organizers say that there is currently too much snow in the park to ensure competition-level features this Saturday.n “Although the full day of terrain park events and activities needs an abundance of snow, it looks like … Continue reading Heavy Snow Postpones 3rd Annual Thunder Mountain Freestyle Fest at Powderhorn Ski Resort →

Are, Sweden – The U.S. Ski Team’s Hannah Kearney (Norwich, VT) finished fourth to retain her lead over Canada’s Jennifer Heil (Spruce Grove, Alta.) in the World Cup standings by 15 points during a moguls competition Friday in Are. Margarita Marbler of Austria won the women’s race while Heil scored the silver medal. In the … Continue reading World Cup Freestyle Skiing: Canadians Sweep Men’s Moguls in Sweden, Kearney Keeps Lead →

Vadidentro, Italy – The U.S. Ski Team’s Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) made it to the finals in the women’s race, finishing sixth in a World Cup cross country skiing freestyle sprint at Vadidentro on Friday. Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA) sprinted to eighth, marking his and Randall’s best finishes of the season.n

Val d’Isere, France – The U.S. Ski Team’s Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) blazed from ninth place to take the bronze at the 2009 FIS Alpine Ski World Championships giant slalom Friday. He was edged by winning Swiss skier Carlo Janka, who finished third in the World Championships downhill earlier this week, and Austria’s Benjamin … Continue reading FIS Alpine Ski World Championships: Ligety Bronze in GS →