Park City, UT – With the purpose of driving snowboarding progression, U.S. Snowboarding has announced the launch of A Theory of Revolution, a halfpipe instructional DVD collaborated on by some of the world’s most successful Olympic and X Games medalists including Hannah Teter (Belmont, VT), Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, CO), Steve Fisher (Breckenridge, CO), and Scotty … Continue reading U.S. Snowboarding Launches Halfpipe DVD →

Åre, Sweden – The women stage their second race of the 2007 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships today when they run the super combined, the first time the women have competed at Worlds in the event, which was introduced on the World Cup in 2005.nThe traditional combined is a downhill and two runs of a … Continue reading U.S. Women Set for World Ski Champs Super Combi →

Newry, ME – Actor and comedian Lenny Clarke returned to Maine’s Sunday River Jan. 26-28 and helped raise over $100,000 for The Genesis Fund during their annual Celebrity Ski Classic. Over 250 participants enjoyed three days of skiing, two nights of lodging at Sunday River’s Grand Summit Hotel, receptions, a banquet, fireworks, a private Lenny … Continue reading Lenny Clarke Ski Classic Raises Over $100k for Charity →

Åre, Sweden – Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, NH) led the downhill but finished sixth overall as Swiss skiers claimed four of the top eight positions as super combined debuted at the 200 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. Daniel Albrecht of Switzerland was the surprise gold medalist with a time of 2:28.99 for a downhill and … Continue reading Swiss Come Out Swinging in Alpine World Ski Championships Super G →

Penticton (BC), Canada – Travis Ganong of the U.S., won the gold medal on Wednesday in the men’s super G at a Nor-Am Cup alpine skiing competition at Apex Mountain Resort in B.C. Ganong, starting ninth in a field of 75 entries, completed the course in one minute 14.93 seconds. Canadians Gareth Sine (Calgary, AB) … Continue reading Ganong Brings Gold Back to U.S. in Nor-Am Super G at Apex →

Revelstoke (BC), Canada – Revelstoke Mountain Resort today named Rod Kessler, formerly of Stowe Mountain Resort and Stratton Mountain Resort in Vermont, as the new Chief Operations Officer at this new C$1 billion, four-season ski resort destination.nKessler brings thirty years of experience in the ski resort industry to the team at Revelstoke Mountain Resort, including … Continue reading Operations Director Named for New B.C. Ski Resort →

Åre, Sweden – On the third day of racing at the 39th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Åre, a temperature inversion has finally emerged: while extreme temperatures continue to dominate in the valley, it is now approximately ten degrees warmer on the top of the mountain. For Alpine Skiing Events, there is no rule … Continue reading Rules Regarding Cold Weather in Alpine Skiing →