Obergurgl, Austria – A 55-year-old British woman has died in an Innsbruck hospital on Sunday a week after sustaining a head injury in a fall on the slopes of Obergurgl.nCarol Tolson, wife of British judge Robin Tolson from Lympstone, Devon, was skiing in Obergurgl last week when she lost her balance and fell. Her husband … Continue reading Briton Dies of Head Injuries Sustained in Skiing Fall in Austria
Perisher Valley (NSW), Australia – The vision of creating a village heart for Perisher Ski Resort is one step closer with the agreement announced this week between Perisher Village Developments and the New South Wales Government.nPerisher Ski Resort Chief Executive Peter Brulisauer said the village will provide a balance of recreation, education and retail opportunities. … Continue reading Plans for Perisher Village Moving Forward
Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand – It may be only early March, but the first snows of the season have fallen on New Zealand’s Mt. Ruapehu, a harbinger of the ski and snowboard season ahead Down Under.nA cold southerly wind dropped temperatures on Sunday and sent area residents scrambling for firewood. They awoke Monday to beautiful … Continue reading Seasons First Snow Falls in New Zealand
Wenatchee, WA – The Chelan County Sheriff has reported that a backcountry skier died Saturday in an avalanche on Mt. Cashmere’s southwest face, near Wenatchee.nDaniel Zimmermann, 28, of Leavenworth, Wash., was carried for 800 feet through a couloir into a small stand of trees above Trout Creek. While some of Zimmerman’s touring companions left to … Continue reading Backcountry Skier Perishes in Washington Avalanche
Oslo, Norway – U.S. Ski Team athlete Noah Hoffman, of Aspen, Colo., led the U.S. charge in 30th Sunday in the men’s 50k freestyle technique, the closing event of the 2011 Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo. Norway’s Petter Northug won the race, picking up his third 2011 World Championship gold medal.nOn a course packed … Continue reading Hoffman Closes Nordic World Ski Champs in 30th
Meiringen-Hasliberg, Switzerland – X Games champion John Teller, of Mammoth Lakes, Calif., raced to fifth Sunday at Meiringen-Hasliberg, Switzerland. The result moved Teller into fourth in the FIS World Cup skicross standings. Finland’s Jouni Pellinen topped the men’s podium with Anna Holmlund of Sweden the women’s winner.nTeller, who has been working all season to improve … Continue reading Mammoth’s Teller 5th in Switzerland, Now 4th in Skicross World Cup Standings
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia – Warren, Vt.’s Nolan Kasper produced the fastest second run of slalom on Sunday to tie for second in Kranjska Gora and earn the first Audi FIS Alpine World Cup podium of his young career.nKasper, seventh after the opening run, dominated the steep Podkoren slope to miss the top step by a … Continue reading Vermont’s Kasper 2nd in Slovenian Slalom for Career First World Cup Ski Racing Podium