Monarch, CO – Kayaks will be returning to the slopes of Colorado’s Monarch Mountain ski area on Saturday. Boatercross event sends multiple kayaks down a specially constructed Boatercross course on the Freeway ski run. Kayakers from Colorado and New Mexico will be competing for prizes and bragging rights. nPrevious Boatercross events have been … Continue … Continue reading Kayaks on Snow at Monarch Mountain Ski Area Saturday
Vancouver, Canada – Former Canadian Freestyle Ski Team member David Mirota has been hired to head the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association’s (CFSA) High Performance Program effective April 1. nCFSA CEO Peter Judge expressed his gratitute to secure the services of his new hire. “We are extremely excited and happy to have someone of David’s caliber … Continue reading Canadian Freestyle Ski Assn. Appoints New High Performance Program Director
McLean, VA – In a besieged economy, the ski and snowboard equipment and apparel market is booming with $2.35 billion in sales, representing a growth rate of approximately 13 percent over the same period last season, SnowSports Industries America reports. n“The subprime mortgage crisis, the falling value of the dollar, increasing prices for consumer goods, … Continue reading Ski and Snowboard Equipment Sales Boom
Highmount, NY – When you go back to visit your childhood neighborhood or a town where you spent part of your earlier life, things are rarely the same as before. Change or “progress” has occurred. The family-owned dairy that made and sold its ice cream on-premises has been razed and replaced by a Chili’s. The … Continue reading Belleayre: All About the Vibe
Broomfield, CO – Today Vail Resorts, Inc. announced spring pricing for its popular Colorado season pass products: $399 for The Summit Pass that gives skiers and snowboarders unlimited, unrestricted access to Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin next season and $439 for The Colorado Pass that adds an additional 10 days of skiing privileges at Vail … Continue reading Vail Resorts Releases Pricing for Colorado Pass and Summit Pass
Calgary, Canada – Patrick Riml, who coached U.S. Ski Team athletes to Olympic and World Cup titles, today was named manager of Canada’s women’s ski team today as Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA) sharpened its focus on winning medals at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver / Whistler. nRiml, an Austrian native whose wife is … Continue reading Riml to Head Canadian Women’s Alpine Ski Team
Park City, UT – Veteran ski racing coach Jim Tracy (Hood River, OR) is returning to the U.S. Ski Team as women’s alpine head coach, according to Alpine Director Jesse Hunt. Tracy, who was women’s head speed coach from 1997-2004, brings an extensive background having worked five Olympics and eight World Championships in his career … Continue reading Tracy Returns to Lead U.S. Women’s Alpine Ski Team