Beech Mountain, NC – From material girls to men without hats, fans of the 1980s will flock to Beech Mountain this month for the sixth annual Totally ’80s Retro Ski Weekend. The weekend, consisting of four days of tubular awesomeness, takes place Feb. 23-26 at Beech Mountain Resort and throughout the town of Beech Mountain. This … Continue reading ’80s Retro Ski Weekend Returns to Beech Mountain
Huntsville, UT – Ogden-area dentist Andre Malan, a resident of Mountain Green, Utah, died on Jan. 27, a week after his involvement in a skiing accident at nearby Snowbasin Resort. He was 54. Andre Malan (photo: Facebook) Reports indicate that Malan, the … Continue Reading ››
Newry, ME – If you were watching ski racing on television in the 1980s and 1990s, you probably remember a time when there were two separate racing circuits competing for your attention: the World Cup, and the World Pro Ski Tour, where many retired World Cuppers and Olympians headed to compete for their share of … Continue reading Pro Ski Tour Returns to Television
Golden (BC), Canada – “Wrangle the Chute,” a big mountain showdown, will return to B.C.’s Kicking Horse Mountain Resort this March. The competition venue for Kicking … Continue Reading ››
Chamonix, France – An unguided pair of Russian skiers fell into a crevasse near the Aiguille du Midi on Chamonix’s famed Vallée Blanche over the weekend, leaving one victim dead. An unidentified 30-year-old man slipped and fell into the crevasse on Saturday, as did his 60-year-old father when the latter attempted to rescue his son.
Park City, UT – 2015 World Championship medalists Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin and Travis Ganong will headline a group of 23 athletes—14 men and nine women—to compete at the 2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland from February 6-19. With the recent return of Vonn to competition, Shiffrin’s lead … Continue Reading ››
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