Beaupré (QC), Canada – An avid skier and former ski instructor at Mont-Sainte-Anne has sued the Quebec resort over a 2010 incident involving a wet snow gun. Raynald Samson, of Beaupré, was skiing Mont-Sainte-Anne’s expert La Crête run on Jan. 10, 2012 when he passed a snowmaking gun operating on the slope. When his skis suddenly … Continue reading Skier Sues Mont-Sainte-Anne Over Snow Gun
Wengen, Switzerland – Following Friday’s combined the World Cup men were back on the Wengen slalom hill again on Saturday, but this time for a traditional slalom. Felix Neureuther of Germany claimed his second win of the season. “Congrats to Felix,” offered U.S. men’s head coach Sasha Rearick. “He woke up … Continue Reading ››
Kreischberg, Austria – Canada’s Justine Dufour-Lapointe was crowned the new moguls world champion on Sunday after beating out Norwich, Vt.’s Hannah Kearney in the super final. Dufour-Lapointe scored an 87.25 to finish ahead of her American rival with 85.66. The gold medal is the first one in Dufour-Lapointe’s career at the FIS World Championships after
Kreischberg, Austria – Vermonter Lindsey Jacobellis added a fourth World Championship title to her long list of snowboarding accolades and Nick Baumgartner, of Iron River, Mich., collected his second World Championships bronze medal in Kreischberg on Friday. Experience was the key to success for Jacobellis and Baumgartner, who both fought hard battles to land on the … Continue reading Fourth World Snowboarding Title for Jacobellis
Wengen, Switzerland – Park City’s Ted Ligety battled the alpine combined—a downhill followed by one run of slalom—to be the top American in Wengen on Friday, finishing in fifth place. Carlo Janka of Switzerland won the race by 1.31 seconds and Victor Muffat-Jeandet of France was second, just ahead of Croatia’s Ivica Kostelic. “Good competition today. … Continue reading Ligety Fifth in Wengen Combined
Copper Mountain, CO – A 55-year-old Missouri woman died late Monday night of complications from a head injury sustained in fall while snowboarding at Copper Mountain on Saturday. (file photo: Tripp Fay, Copper Mountain) Suzanne Pennington, of Reeds Spring, Mo., passed … Continue Reading ››
Bethany (ON), Canada – Provincial authorities are reporting a fatal crash on the ski slopes in Ontario over the weekend. (file photo: Devil’s Elbow Ski & Snowboard Area) Dave Day, 63, of Whitby, Ontario and a ski instructor with … Continue Reading ››
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