Kananaskis Valley (AB), Canada -Local hero Tristan Tafel won his first national title and Marielle Thompson successfully defended her 2011 crown on Saturday as Canada’s top racers put the finishing touches on their season at the 2012 Sport Chek Ski Cross Canadian Championships held at Nakiska ski area in Alberta. Tafel, of Canmore, Alberta, edged … Continue reading Tafel, Thompson Crowned Canadian Ski Cross Champions
Kirkwood, CA -Another sunny spring day at Kirkwood greeted some of the world’s best big mountain freeskiers on Sunday for the final day of competition of the 2012 Subaru Freeskiing World Tour (FWT). Two days of action decided both the Kirkwood Champions and the winners of the McConkey Cup, given to FWT Tour Champions Crystal … Continue reading Wright and Daiek Win Subaru Freeskiing World Championships at Kirkwood and Overall Tour Title
Carrabassett Valley, ME – Tom Hanson began his 2011-12 ski season with a goal. The longtime Sugarloaf skier and Treasurer of the Ski Museum of Maine wanted to ski three million vertical feet to raise money for the museum. Six months and 4.2 million vertical feet later, Hanson has blown past his goal, raised over … Continue reading Maine Skier Logs 4.2 Million Vertical Feet
Girdwood, AK -Following a winter for the record books, Alyeska Resort in Girdwood announced on Thursday the replacement of the Alaska ski and snowboard resort’s existing four-person fixed-grip Chair 4 with a high speed detachable quad that will increase the lift’s uphill skier capacity and shorten the lift ride time by close to half when … Continue reading Alyeska to Get New Detachable Quad
Lake Tahoe, CA/NV – Fifty-two years after the Olympic flame was first ignited in the Tahoe region, California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom and Nevada Lieutenant Governor Brian Krolicki on Thursday announced the formation of the Lake Tahoe Winter Games Exploratory Committee (LTWGEC), a new joint initiative between the states to build upon existing efforts dedicated … Continue reading Joint Committee Formed to Explore 2022 Tahoe Olympic Bid
Norden, CA – Staffers at California’s Sugar Bowl Resort are looking at this ski season from the perspective, “Better late than never.” With over 200 inches of snow falling in March alone, now that deep snowfall has finally graced Tahoe’s slopes they’ve opted to extend the Sugar Bowl winter season through April 29. [caption id=”attachment_21599″ … Continue reading Sugar Bowl Extends Ski Season
Vail, CO – After receiving approvals from the Town of Vail and the U.S. Forest Service, Vail Mountain officials announced on Thursday that the Colorado ski resort will begin construction on its new, state-of-the-art Leitner-Poma of America gondola in Vail Village following the close of the 2011-12 ski and snowboard season. Construction will begin on … Continue reading Construction on Vail’s New Gondola to Begin April 16
