Flaine, France – The second qualification event of the Nissan Sports Adventure Freeride Tour will take place in Flaine on Thursday. Fifty-four ski and snowboard competitors will meet in the French resort of the Grand-Massif, and 14 of them will qualify for the Verbier Xtreme. nHalf of the contestants will arrive in Flaine by way … Continue reading Competition in Flaine Thursday to Send 14 Skiers and Snowboarders to Verbier Xtr →

Panorama, BC – World Cup spots for next ski season will be on the line as some of the best young skiers in North America compete at the Northwest Mutual Funds Coupe Nor-Am Cup Finals at Panorama this week from Wednesday through Saturday.nAs the highest level ski racing series in North America, the Nor-Am Cup … Continue reading North America’s Best Young Skiers to Battle for World Cup Spots →

Stoneham (QC), Canada – Will British Columbia’s Drew Neilson win the Crystal Globe for Snowboardcross? Can Japan’s 16-year-old phenom Ryoh Aono make it four World Cup Halfpipe wins in a row? nThese questions and more will be answered this coming weekend, when the Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup Triple Finals come to Canada for the … Continue reading Canada Hosts Snowboard World Cup Finals in Stoneham →

Arte Therme, Italy – Lauren Woolstencroft (Vancouver, BC/Calgary, AB) has captured the Alpine Skiing Disabled (ASD) Crystal Globe in the Slalom event of the Standing skiing category, awarded to the best overall slalom skier of the 2006-2007 Para-Alpine season. nWoolstencroft, triple amputee, won the gold medal in the slalom event at Monday’s ASD World Cup … Continue reading Woolstencroft Provides First Crystal Globe for Canada’s Para-Alpine Ski Team →

Lenzerheide, Switzerland – Olympic champion Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) remains in the hunt with three Austrians for the women’s overall World Cup skiing title this week at World Cup Finals and former world champion Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, NH) leads in his bid for a second World Cup super G title in three seasons.nRacing … Continue reading World Cup Ski Racing Finals: Finals: Mancuso, Miller in Title Hunts →

Ludlow, VT – March is the month when the days grow longer, the mercury rises higher and the skiing deals get sweeter. Vermont’s Okemo ski and snowboard resort is offering some discounts visitors when they purchase lift tickets online at the ski area’s website.nOkemo’s Buy-One-Get-One-Half-Off – or “OKEMOBOGOHO” – is a spring skiing offer valid … Continue reading Okemo Offers Online Spring Skiing Deals →

Teton Village, WY – The Second Annual Jackson Hole Mountain Festival March 24 – April 8 Jackson Hole Mountain Resort will feature two weeks of skiing and snowboarding events, live music, competitions and specials at the Wyoming ski and snowboard resort. Headlining the event is a free outdoor concert by country music duo, The Wreckers, … Continue reading 2nd Annual Jackson Hole Mountain Festival March 24 – April 8 →