Colorado Springs, CO – The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) has named Park City, Utah’s Ted Ligety as its 2012-13 Olympic SportsMan of the Year, the organization’s highest annual individual athlete honor. Ligety, the first male alpine skier to win the award, will be honored this Tuesday at a ceremony in New York City’s Times Square … Continue reading Ligety Honored as Olympic SportsMan of the Year
Newry, ME – A day after Vermont’s Killington Resort announced that it would operate tomorrow through Sunday (and incidentally actually opened at 1:30 p.m. this afternoon in a 35-degree rain storm), Sunday River Resort in Maine has confirmed that it, too, will offer skiing and riding this weekend. Thanks to snowmaking efforts since Tuesday, Sunday … Continue reading Sunday River to Open for the Weekend
Svaneti Region, Georgia – Construction is underway on a new US$52 million ski resort in the Svaneti region of northwestern Georgia, southeast of Mt. Elbrus and 170 miles east of the 2014 Olympic venue of Sochi, Russia, officials with Georgia’s Regional Development and Infrastructure Ministry report.
Soelden, Austria – The alpine World Cup ski racing season begins this weekend on the Rettenbach Glacier in Soelden, Austria, with the opening women’s and men’s giant slalom races. It will be the 20th time that the World Cup circuit has visited the glacier. This season, all eyes will be on Lindsey Vonn, of Vail, … Continue reading Alpine World Cup Ski Season Gets Underway This Weekend
Huntington Beach, CA – Quiksilver, Inc. on Wednesday announced that the company has reached a definitive agreement to divest its snowboard subsidiary, Mervin Manufacturing, Inc., to Extreme Holdings, Inc., an entity advised by Altamont Capital Partners, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The all cash transaction is expected to close within several weeks and … Continue reading Quiksilver Sells Gnu and Lib Tech Snowboard Brands
Calgary (AB), Canada – There’s something about the 2013-14 version of Manny Osborne-Paradis that suggests the three-time World Cup winner is not just back – he’s ready to dominate. In the best shape of his life after launching himself into his summer strength and conditioning program, the 29-year-old is also skiing better technically and seems … Continue reading “Manny” Sets Sights on Building for Sochi
Killington, VT – Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski area in eastern North America, announced this afternoon that it will kick off its 2013-14 winter season this Friday, October 25, with an exclusive day of early season skiing and riding for Season Pass and Express Card holders. These lucky guests will enjoy the first turns … Continue reading Killington Opens on Friday…for a Few
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