Revelstoke (BC), Canada – A 52-year-old Austrian national died after being struck by an avalanche on Monday afternoon while skiing with Canadian Mountain Holidays, an area heli-skiing company. RCMP officers, who declined to name victim, indicate that the victim was the third skier to descend the slope when he was enveloped by the avalanche in the Goldstream … Continue reading Heli-skier Dies in B.C. Avalanche
North Conway, NH – Spectators are invited to attend the Hannes Schneider Meister Cup at Mount Cranmore on Saturday, beginning with the Opening Ceremony at 9:15 a.m. The benefit event for the New England Ski Museum honors Hannes Schneider, the mountain resort industry pioneer who operated the ski school … Continue Reading ››
Nederland, CO – An Air Force Senior Airman assigned to the 566th Intelligence Squadron at Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado died following a snowboarding accident on Tuesday afternoon at Eldora Mountain Resort. The 24-year-old victim — Tien Tran of Keaau, Hawaii — lost control and struck trees lining Eldora’s expert Muleshoe ski run. High winds … Continue reading Airman Snowboarder Dies at Eldora
Lahti, Finland – Baby Breck sat in his stroller, eyes attentive to the buzz of activity around him. Grandpa was at his side but he was waiting for his mom. It had been a long day. Darkness had descended on the wax cabins outside Finland’s Lahti Stadium. The hustle and bustle of two hours earlier had … Continue reading Behind the Gold: It’s About Motherhood
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Franconia, NH – The top college athletes from 17 schools across the country have arrived at Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire for the NCAA Alpine Skiing Championships taking place today through Friday. A total of 32 of the best men and women skiers from eastern colleges and 36 of the best men and women … Continue Reading … Continue reading NCAA Alpine Skiing Championships at Cannon This Week
Nederland, CO – Colorado’s Eldora Mountain Resort will install a new high-speed detachable six-passenger chairlift in time for the 2017-18 ski season. The new lift will replace the resort’s existing Cannonball and Challenge fixed-grip double and triple chairlifts at the base of the mountain that have been in place since 1973 and 1977, respectively. “This new … Continue reading Eldora Gets New Chairlift
