Mount Hermon, Lebanon – Syrian border guards today shot at a group of Swiss and Lebanese skiers on Mount Hermon in eastern Lebanon, wounding one. Mount Hermon The Syrian authorities say that they mistook the skiers for weapons smugglers along the poorly … Continue Reading ››
Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK – An overnight blaze destroyed the base lodge of Sheffield Ski Village on Sunday morning. A file photo of the base lodge at Sheffield Ski Village before it was destroyed by Sunday's blaze. (photo: Mick Knapton)
La Quinta, CA – Dr. Bob Smith, the inventor of the double lens ski goggle who went on to found Smith Optics, died April 18 at his home in La Quinta, Calif., following complications from heart surgery. He was 78. Dr. Bob Smith (photo: Smith Optics)
Guelph (ON), Canada – Canadian Alpine Ski Team member, Erin Mielzynski, is being welcomed home to Guelph today with festivities to honor the hometown hero for her historic World Cup win this season. On March 4 in Ofterschwang, Germany, Mielzynski became the first Canadian to win a World Cup slalom race since Betsy Clifford in … Continue reading Canadian Ski Racer Erin Mielzynski Returns Home to Hero’s Welcome in Guelph
Obergurgl, Austria – A 57-year-old Australian national living in Austria died on Thursday when he was struck by an avalanche while skiing in the country’s western Tyrol region. Obergurgl Temperatures in the region soared last week to unseasonable levels, increasing the likelihood of wet … Continue Reading ››
South Lake Tahoe, CA -The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) announced Thursday that the U.S. Freestyle Championships will return to California’s Heavenly Mountain Resort in South Lake Tahoe for the 2013 and 2014 ski seasons. A spectator-friendly venue, Heavenly will play perfect host to men’s and women’s aerials, dual moguls and moguls events beginning … Continue reading Heavenly to Host 2013-14 U.S. Freestyle Skiing Championships
Toronto (ON), Canada – Nik Zoricic’s father was an alpine ski racing coach when he moved to Canada with his family from the former Yugoslavia in the 1980s. Predag “Bebe” Zoricic, therefore, is convinced that his son’s death on a World … Continue Reading ››
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