Portland, ME – March is a prime month for skiing and snowboarding, and in celebration of longer days and the deepest snow pack of the season, ski areas across Maine have scheduled events day and night to keep skiers and riders engaged throughout the resort of the month. nThis Saturday, March 17 is St. Patrick’s … Continue reading Events Continue at Maine Ski Areas →

Whistler (BC), Canada – Whistler Blackcomb has kicked off Phase Two of the B.C. ski and snowboard resort’s “If Ullr Was a Girl” contest. Ten invited professional skiers and snowboarders will join the top open athletes from ifullrwasagirl.com to battle it out for a $25,000 CDN prize purse. n Confirmed invited skiers are Jess Cumming, … Continue reading Whistler Announces Ullr Girl Contenders for Telus World Ski & Snowboard Festival →

Arte Therme, Italy – Canadian Para-Alpine skiers Lauren Woolstencroft (Vancouver, BC/Calgary, AB) and Chris Williamson (Toronto, ON) both capped off the Para-Alpine World Cup ski racing season Wednesday with Super G Crystal Globes. n In the Ladies Standing category, Woolstencroft raced to a silver medal by completing the Zoncolan I course in one minute and … Continue reading Wollstencroft and Williamson Win Para-Alpine Super G Ski Racing Titles →

Lenzerheide, Switzerland – Austrian Marlies Schild put some distance on two of her three challengers for the women’s overall World Cup skiing title Wednesday, finishing second behind World Cup champion Renate Goetschl of Austria in a downhill with the U.S. Ski Team’s Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) fifth and Austrian Nicole Hosp sixth. n “I … Continue reading Overall Points Race for Women’s World Cup Alpine Skiing Tight After Downhill →

Lenzerheide, Switzerland – The U.S. Ski Team’s Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) was a surprise fourth-place finisher in a crash-marred downhill Wednesday at World Cup Finals as the top six skiers were just one-tenth of a second apart. Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, NH) was ninth in the race won by DH world champion Aksel Lund … Continue reading Ligety Rockets to 4th in World Cup Ski Racing’s Final Downhill →

Wilmington, NY – John’s By-Pass, a new ski and snowboard trail named after former Whiteface Manager John Plausteiner, was officially dedicated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday afternoon at the ski and snowboard resort in Wilmington, 10 miles from Lake Placid in northeastern New York State’s Adirondack Mountains. n Plausteiner served as General Manager at Whiteface … Continue reading Whiteface Dedicates New Ski Run to Former GM →

Tarvisio, Italy – Laura Valaas (Wenatchee, WA), who cruised to the skiing’s Cross Country SuperTour sprint title this winter, scrambled her way to the silver medal in the 1.3K classic technique sprint in the opening race of the Under-23 Cross Country Championships Tuesday. All three U.S. women were in the top 13. n Slovakian Alena … Continue reading Valaas Sprints to Silver in Italy →