Saas Fee, Switzerland – Olympic silver medalist Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, CO) and X Games bronze medalist Scotty Lago (Seabrook, NH) opened the World Cup halfpipe season with victories in today’s first of two contests set for the glacier in Saas Fee. n “It’s always good to start with a win,” said Bleiler, “I really haven’t … Continue reading Bleiler, Lago Open World Cup Snowboarding Halfpipe Season with Wins →

Copper Mountain, CO – Justin Reiter (Steamboat Springs, CO) continued his streak of solid riding Tuesday, finishing second in parallel slalom as the first stop of the U.S. Snowboarding Race to the Cup wrapped up in Colorado. Reiter stormed through the finals before crashing in the last two runs allowing Daniel Biveson of Sweden to … Continue reading Reiter 2nd in Snowboarding’s Race to the Cup PSL →

Lake Louise (AB), Canada – Austria’s Christoph Gruber had the fastest time in Wednesday’s first training run for the Bombardier Lake Louise Winterstart World Cup downhill, finishing in 1:52.27. He was followed by Italian Kurt Sulzenbacher was second and Didier Cuche of Switzerland was third. Americans had a strong training day as Bode Miller finished … Continue reading Men’s Downhill Training Underway for World Cup Skiing at Lake Louise →

Carrabassett Valley, ME – Maine’s Sugarloaf/USA ski and snowboard resort will kick off its Bud Light Concert Series on Dec. 9, featuring two headlining bands, John Brown’s Body and Benevento/Russo Duo. n Benevento/Russo Duo, called “a stripped-down punk rock version of a keyboard trio,” by The Village Voice, will open the show at 8:00 p.m. … Continue reading Maine Ski Resort’s Concert Series Starts Dec. 9 →

Magog, QC – Just days after Mont Orford president André L’Espérance announced that he would close the Quebec ski resort after negotiations failed to resolve a labor dispute (see separate story), Environment Minister Claude Bechard late last night brokered a last-minute deal that will likely reopen the ski area in time for the 2006-07 winter … Continue reading Mont Orford May Have Ski Season After All →

Park City, UT – Kevin Mahaney of Portland, Maine has been named as a trustee of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation, Foundation Vice President Trisha Worthington has announced. n “It is with great pleasure that we welcome Kevin Mahaney to the Board of Trustees,” said Worthington. “Kevin’s passion for athleticism and his dedication … Continue reading Mahaney Joins U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation →

Pinkham Notch, NH – Wildcat Mountain ski area’s Director of Mountain Operations, Alexa Bernotavicz, was recently named this year’s sole female recipient of a SAMMY Future Leadership Award, presented by Ski Area Management Magazine. The awards honor four individuals whose strong, innovative leadership demonstrated at mid-career shows exciting promise for even more accomplishments and leadership … Continue reading Wildcat’s Bernotavicz Recognized for Ski Area Leadership →