Vail, CO – Olympic gold medalist and three-time Audi FIS Alpine World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn grabbed home town first tracks on Vail’s Golden Peak Wednesday with a group of young racers from Ski & Snowboard Club Vail. Two lanes over were World Champions Bode Miller, Ted Ligety and the full men’s technical team. … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team Training Opens at Vail’s Golden Peak
Saas-Fee, Switzerland – Spain’s Queralt Castellet and Swiss local Iouri Podladtchikov on Thursday won the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup season’s second halfpipe contest in Saas-Fee. In the women’s competition, Castellet, 21, secured her career’s second World Cup win with a score of 87 out of a possible 100 points to … Continue Reading ››
Ogden, UT – In a move announced today that’s a first for the ski industry, Amer Sports Winter and Outdoor Americas, parent company to ski brands Salomon and Atomic, will launch a new winter sports equipment ecommerce platform in the U.S. in the fall of 2012. The online purchasing program, dubbed Ski Link, is designed … Continue reading Salomon, Atomic to Retail Ski Gear Directly Online
Warren, VT -Two months after the floodwaters from Tropical Storm Irene damaged the primary snowmaking pond at Sugarbush Resort, the pond is repaired and ready for winter operations. The Vermont ski and snowboard resort spent roughly $800,000 on the repair and rebuild effort. The storm waters … Continue Reading ››
Breckenridge, CO – Breckenridge based boutique ski maker Skilogik is producing a limited edition Mountain Rider’s Alliance graphic on its entire lineup to bring attention to Mountain Riders Alliance’s (MRA) principles of community values, environmental respect and minimal ski area infrastructure. Skilogik's new limited edition MRA graphic. (photo: MRA)
Cherry Creek, NY – New York State’s 2011-12 ski and snowboard season will launch later this month with one less ski area from which to choose. (file photo: Cockaigne Ski Area) After a dismal 2011 which … Continue Reading ››
St. Petersburg, Russia – The Russian state company responsible for developing a $30 billion tourism project in the country’s mountainous North Caucasus region, an initiative backed by Russian President Dimitry Medvedev that is to include world class skiing, unique mineral spas and the first modern beach resorts on the Caspian Sea, has signed a joint … Continue reading Ski Resorts Proposed for Russia’s Northern Caucasus Sign Power Agreement
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