North Conway, NH – Cranmore Mountain, under new ownership announced this week, today publicized plans to infuse the New Hampshire ski and snowboard resort with millions of dollars of improvements in the next six months, ensuring the ski area will undergo a facelift in time for winter operations that begin in November. The principals and … Continue reading New Cranmore Ownership Plans Major Ski Area Improvements This Summer
Park City, UT – U.S. Snowboarding Freestyle National Development Coach Robert “Bud” Keene is again retiring, this time after two seasons where he implemented a successful rookie program, and helped coach Shaun White to yet another Olympic gold, U.S. Snowboarding Program Director Jeremy Forster announced Thursday. Spencer Tamblyn will join U.S. Snowboarding to take on … Continue reading U.S. Snowboarding Coach Bud Keene Retires
Calgary, Canada – Three-time Paralympian Lauren Woolstencroft is retiring after 12 seasons with the Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team (CPAST).nWoolstencroft won five gold medals at the 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Games last March, making the North Vancouver, British Columbia resident one of the most decorated female athletes from any country at a single Winter Paralympic Games. She … Continue reading Woolstencroft Retiring from Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team
Vancouver (BC), Canada – The Canadian Freestyle Ski Association (CFSA) has announced the appointment of new, but not so new, contractors who will be replacing Katherina Kubenk, the CFSA’s Technical Director, during her maternity leave. All of the new appointees have a long history with Canadian freestyle, albeit in different roles.nLucinda Jagger, M.Ed, CSCS, CEP, … Continue reading Familiar Faces Return to Fill In at Canadian Freestyle Ski Association
Wanaka, New Zealand – Big air and bubbles are the order of the day for Treble Cone Ski Area’s opening day celebrations on June 24 with the New Zealand on-snow launch of The AirBag and Amisfield champagne for the first 150 skiers on the lift.nAfter getting their first turns of the season on Treble Cone’s … Continue reading On-Snow Airbag at Treble Cone a First for New Zealand Skiing
Salt Lake City, UT – U.S. Forest Service officials in Salt Lake City today announced that the government entity has denied Solitude Mountain Resort’s request to expand lift-served ski and snowboard terrain onto adjacent land in Silver Fork, a side canyon to Utah’s Big Cottonwood Canyon.nFerebee indicated that Solitude’s plan to relocate the Honeycomb lift … Continue reading Forest Service Decision Denies Solitude Ski Resort Expansion Into Silver Fork
Methven, New Zealand – An unidentified 21 year-old American skier was airlifted from New Zealand’s Mt. Hutt ski area today after sustaining what are reported to be life-threatening injuries.nAccording to Mt. Hutt ski area manager David Wilson, the woman slipped on some ice and fell, hitting some rocks in the process. She is reported to … Continue reading American Skier Airlifted from Mt. Hutt