Manning Park (BC), Canada – Authorities are investigating the death of Catherine Schoeman, 15, as a result of a skiing accident at Manning Park Resort in British Columbia on Saturday. The incident occurred while Schoeman, who lived in the east-side Vancouver suburb of Abbotsford, B.C., was visiting the ski resort on Saturday with her 73-member … Continue reading B.C. Teen Dies in Skiing Accident
Park City, UT – The best aerials and moguls skiers in the world return to Utah’s Deer Valley Resort once again this week for the Visa Freestyle International – the biggest FIS Freestyle World Cup of the season. Moguls, aerials and dual moguls events will take place Feb. 2 – 4, with … Continue Reading ››
Kitzbuehel, Austria – Visiting the Austrian ski resort of Kitzbuehel is all about spending time in the great outdoors, but guests staying at the four-star Hotel Jägerwirt over the weekend got to spend a little more time outside their rooms than they expected. Hackers broke into the hotel’s computer system and used the electronic key entry system to prevent … Continue reading Hackers Collect Ransom to Unlock Austrian Ski Hotel
Stockholm, Sweden – Spirits are high and the athletes are feeling the energy of a special place called Hammarbybacken, home to this year’s only City Event on the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup schedule. It’s not often athletes escape to the city life for an event like this, and Stockholm seems the perfect home for … Continue reading Skiers and Fans Stoked for the Stockholm City Event
Mammoth Lakes, CA – The 2017 Toyota U.S. Grand Prix tour concludes this week at one of the nation’s premier ski and snowboard resorts, Mammoth Mountain in California. The Grand Prix will serve as the first 2018 U.S. Olympic team qualifier for both halfpipe and slopestyle. Recently recording the snowiest January on record, Mammoth Mountain is … Continue reading Toyota U.S. Grand Prix Concludes at Mammoth
Washington, DC – Are record snowstorms proof that global warming isn’t happening? The short answer is no, according to a report released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In fact, rising global temperatures may actually be contributing to increasing snowstorm intensity. Snowstorms require two things: moisture and freezing air temperatures. There are plenty … Continue reading Record Snowstorms Don’t Dispel Theory of Global Warming
