Vail, CO – Beginning this Friday, base area lifts at Colorado’s Vail Mountain will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the remainder of the ski and snowboard season, including the Vista Bahn Express Lift (Chair 16), Gopher Hill Lift (Chair 12) and Born Free Express Lift (Chair 8).n Additional lifts will offer … Continue reading Vail Mountain Expands Ski Day →

Brattleboro, VT – While the U.S. Women Ski Jumpers were not invited to compete in the 2010 Vancouver W Olympics, and have gone to court over it, they have been invited – and five will jump – at the 85th Annual Harris Hill Ski Jumping competition in Brattleboro this weekend.n Five of the Visa Women’s … Continue reading Women Ski Jumpers Invited to Harris Hill Event →

Ludlow, VT – After the lifts stop turning and darkness falls on Sunday, Okemo Mountain Resort will light up the night sky to celebrate President’s Day and February Vacation Week. The Vermont ski and snowboard resort will host a snowshoe tour, a kids’ light parade, a torchlight parade and fireworks for guests and the public … Continue reading Okemo Lights Up the Night Sunday to Celebrate President’s Weekend →

Val d’Isere, France – Double World Champion Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) will miss Thursday’s giant slalom at the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships in Val d’Isere to allow more time for injured thumb to heal, the U.S. Ski Team confirmed on Wednesday. She is hopeful to start in Saturday’s slalom, the final women’s event of … Continue reading FIS Alpine Ski World Championships: Vonn to Miss GS After All →

Val d’Isere, France – Wednesday’s team event at the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships was canceled this morning as wind and heavy snowfall made it difficult for organizers to prepare the course. The unanimous jury decision was made at 7 a.m. local time.n

Brighton, UT – The Big LePowSki, a weekend of on-snow education, clinics and freeriding with some of the most influential athletes in the ski and snowboard industry today, is slated for Utah’s Brighton Ski Resort Feb. 26-28. The event is open to the masses and includes no competitions. The Big LePowSki invites the everyday season … Continue reading The Big LePowSki Hits Brighton Ski Resort February 26-28 →

Calgary, Canada – Calgary’s Jan Hudec is focusing on beginning intensive rehabilitation following an MRI yesterday that revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee. The injury will keep Hudec out of ski racing for the remainder of the current World Cup season, and Hudec is now focusing his efforts on returning … Continue reading Canadian Ski Racer’s Torn ACL Ends World Cup Season →