Arte Therme, Italy – Canadian Para-Alpine skier Lauren Woolstencroft captured the gold medal in Tuesday’s Giant Slalom event – her second gold medal in as many days – and in doing so clinched the overall World Cup disabled skiing title for the second straight year. n In total, Canada won three medals at the Giant … Continue reading Woolstencroft Clinches Overall Disabled World Cup Skiing Title →

Lenzerheide, Switzerland – The Canada Alpine Ski Team will compete this week in its last World Cup events of the 2006/07 season, a record-setting season on many fronts of Canadian alpine ski racing. n Both the Men and the Ladies will race at the 2006-2007 World Cup Finals held in Lenzerheide today through Sunday. These … Continue reading Canadian Alpine Ski Team Closing In on Record-Setting Season →

Henniker, NH – New Hampshire’s Pats Peak ski and snowboard area will host its annual Pond Skim Contest on Saturday, March 24 starting at 1 p.m., featuring a live band and and a Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer Garden. n Participants ski or snowboard across a man-made pond or take the icy plunge on their skis … Continue reading Annual Pond Skim Contest Ends Ski Season at Pats Peak →

Squaw Valley, CA – Irish glee fills the air this coming weekend at Squaw Valley USA. The California ski and snowboard resort near Lake Tahoe’s north shore celebrates St Patrick’s Day with spring skiing and riding, traditional Irish food, live music, mountain competitions and a shamrock scavenger hunt. n Patrick Callahan’s 23rd Annual Corned Beef … Continue reading St. Patty’s Weekend at Squaw Valley USA Mar. 16-18 →

Calgary, Canada – To support its goal of becoming a world-leading alpine racing country by 2010, Alpine Canada Alpin, the governing body of ski racing in Canada, has launched a national campaign to raise and additional $500,000 CDN by doubling the size of its Podium Club. n Founded by former ACA Chair Max Meier in … Continue reading Alpine Canada Alpin Plans to Raise Additional Half Million to Support Ski Racing →

South Lake Tahoe, CA – Some of the United States’ most diverse celebrities and businesses competed on Lake Tahoe’s picturesque ski slopes this pastweekend at The Cingular Celebrity Winterfest to raise money for Special Olympics. This annual event is sponsored by Cingular, now the new AT&T, at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe and Heavenly Ski Resort and … Continue reading Celebrity Winterfest at Heavenly Ski Resort Raises $558,000 for Special Olympics →

Newry, ME – Amateur mogul skiers, Jimmy Buffett fans, and lovers of spring skiing will converge at Sunday River March 30-April 1 during the Maine ski and snowboard resort’s annual Parrot Head Festival presented by Bud Light, accompanied by the 20th Annual Bust ‘n’ Burn mogul competition. n Sunday River’s Parrot Head Festival is the … Continue reading Parrot Head Festival at Sunday River Ski Resort Features Mogul Competition →