Gaylord, MI – Michigan’s Otsego Club, a private ski and snowboard area near Gaylord, is opening its doors to the public this Friday through Sunday.nThe opening is designed to allow the general public to test drive the club’s ski trails and other facilities. Lift ticket prices will be reduced to $10 this weekend, with lodging … Continue reading Public Gets Rare Opportunity to Ski at Michigan’s Otsego Club
Midway, UT – Amongst family and friends, Olympian Taylor Fletcher skied his way onto the podium in third at the final Utah Continental Cup nordic combined competition Sunday on the Olympic trails at Soldier Hollow near Midway, Utah. Viva la France came the cheers as Frenchman Geoffrey LaFarge came from nearly two minutes behind and … Continue reading Fletcher Skis Onto Continental Cup Podium in Utah
Davos, Switzerland – The U.S. Ski Team’s Kikkan Randall turned in another top notch result in the Davos individual sprint Sunday, finishing third and leading the U.S. It was the second straight podium finish for Randall, of Anchorage, Alaska, who was second in the Duesseldorf, Germany city sprint a week earlier.nThree Americans made it through … Continue reading Second Straight Cross Country Skiing World Cup Podium for Alaska’s Kikkan Randall
Vikersund, Norway – Defending World Champion Lindsey Van, of Park City, Utah, continued to be the picture of consistency with her jumping, taking third in a Continental Cup ski jumping event Sunday in the second day of a two-day competition in Vikersund.nAustrian jumper Daniela Iraschko kept her hot streak alive, winning the competition with jumps … Continue reading World Champ Women’s Ski Jumper Van Leads USA in Norway
Park City, UT – Olympic champion Billy Demong, of Vermontville, N.Y., competed in front of a home crowd placing fifth in the nordic combined Continental Cup skiing competition on Saturday, while Germany’s Sebastian Reuschel claimed the win in Park City.nConditions were tough for the international field as they the soared off the jumps at the … Continue reading Demong Leads U.S. In Continental Cup Action in Utah
Copper Mountain, CO – The hillside was illuminated and the music kept the crowd moving as Cheryl Maas and Zak Hale clinched the win by pumping out some stylish tricks during the Paul Mitchell Progression Session on the nighttime slopes of Colorado’s Copper Mountain ski resort Saturday.nThe setup included an in-run to a wall feature, … Continue reading Maas, Hale Win Paul Mitchell Progression Session at Copper
Copper Mountain, CO – Kaitlyn Farrington sustained her ascent toward becoming one of the top female snowboarders and Louie Vito continued to nail his back-to-back doubles as the two won the season’s first Visa U.S. Halfpipe Grand Prix Saturday at Copper Mountain. It was the first Grand Prix win for Farrington, and one of many … Continue reading Vito, Farrington Land Snowboarding Grand Prix Wins