Panorama (BC), Canada – Scott Barrett (Toronto, ON) put together two fantastic runs to win the Men’s Giant Slalom ski race at the Northwest Mutual Funds Coupe Nor-Am Cup Finals, securing a World Cup ski racing spot for next season in Giant Slalom in the process. Teammate Shona Rubens (Canmore, AB) also secured a World … Continue reading Barrett, Duke Win Ski Races at Nor-Am Finals →

Tarvisio, Italy – Taz Mannix (Anchorage, AK/Alaska Winter Stars/Alaska Pacific U. Nordic/U.S. B Team) was 14th Thursday in the women’s 10K freestyle at the 2007 FIS Under-23 Cross Country World Ski Championships. nOn the second day of the U-23s, Swiss skiers – each wearing bib No. 4 – swept both races. Silvana Bucher of Switzerland … Continue reading U-23s: Mannix 14th in Women’s 10K FR →

Denver, CO – Colorado Ski Country USA announced this week that its 26 member ski and snowboard resorts have maintained their positive momentum while setting their sights on a new year-end industry benchmark. In total, Colorado ski resorts have hosted 8,487,943 skiers and snowboarders, an increase of 119,271 visits, over the same timeframe last year, … Continue reading Colorado Ski Resorts on Pace to Match Last Year’s Skier Visit Record →

Flaine, France – Forty-eight riders hiked to the summit of the Aiguille d’Aujob today under a bluebird sky. They had but one ski or snowboard run to prove to the judges that they deserved one of the 14 tickets for the Verbier Xtreme. nFollowing the 90-minute hike, female skiers and snowboarders succeeded one another beginning … Continue reading Vasiuk Wins O’Neill Freeride Quest by Nissan-Flaine, and Ticket to Verbier →

Calgary, Canada – With the FIS Nations Cup, three World Championship gold medals and two other World Championship medals in their luggage, the Canadian Freestyle Ski Team returns to Canada to compete at the Canada Post Freestyle National Championships at Calgary’s Canada Olympic Park in the last competition of the year this week. nLed by … Continue reading Canada Set for Freestyle Skiing National Championships →

Lenzerheide, Switzerland – Austrian Marlies Schild took a big step Thursday toward clinching the World Cup overall ski racing title, finishing third – but ahead of her main challengers – in the last super G of the season. Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) moved back into third place overall as she finished seventh behind world … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing: Schild Nears Title; Mancuso 7th in SG →

Lenzerheide, Switzerland – The U.S. Ski Team’s Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, NH) clinched his second World Cup super G title Thursday as he tied for fourth place in the last SG of the season. Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal won for the second time in 24 hours to close the overall points gap between himself and … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing: Miller Clinches Second Super G Title →