Airolo, Switzerland – Swiss men swept the medals in ski cross Friday as the 2007 FIS Freestyle Junior World Championships opened. French women took the top two spots in their event. No Americans competed. nRenato Trummer of Switzerland won the men’s gold medal followed by teammates Gregor Vinzens and Armin Niederer. Alizee Boulangeat won the … Continue reading Skiing JWCs: Four SX Medals for Swiss on Day One →

Lenzerheide, Switzerland – Austrian Nicole Hosp won her second World Cup ski race in 24 hours Sunday, capturing the last giant slalom to clinch her first World Cup overall title while American Olympic GS champion Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) was 11th, finishing third in the overall for the best U.S. women’s result since 1984.

Lenzerheide, Switzerland – Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal skied just fast enough Sunday in the ski season’s last slalom to clinch the World Cup overall title. Svindal, needing to finish no worse than 15th if Austrian Benjamin Raich were to win, was 15th while Raich won but fell 13 points shy of defending his title. The … Continue reading Svindal Holds Off Raich for Overall World Cup Ski Racing Title →

Mammoth Mountain, CA – Mammoth Mountain has announced the release of a very limited quantity of unrestricted 2007-08 Gold Passes to the California ski and snowboardresort for $749, more than 50% off the regular price. This one-time advance sale runs April 1-30, 2007, only while supplies last. nOnce the limited quantity of pre-sale passes are … Continue reading Limited Sale of Discounted Premium Mammoth Mountain Ski Pass Set to Begin →

North Conway, NH – Spring skiing and riding complemented by recent snowfall and sunny days will also feature a full events lineup at Cranmore Mountain Resort. Events on the agenda include the Annual Mountain Dew Spring Splash for those looking to get wet and wild, and Cranarchy, the annual jam session in the New … … Continue reading Splash into Spring Skiing and Snowboarding at Cranmore →

Snowbird, UT – The Snowbird Renaissance Center will host a fund-raiser for the SuperSherpas Mount Everest Expedition this coming Friday evening at the Cliff Lodge at Utah’s Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort. nApa Sherpa, the world record holder with 16 Mount Everest ascents, and Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa, who has summitted Mount Everest 12 times and … Continue reading Snowbird Ski Resort’s Renaissance Center Hosts SuperSherpas Fundraiser →

Verbier, Switzerland – Faction skis is challenging everyone to be a freeride film legend by launching the Step Up Mobile Video Clip Competition. The independent freeskiing brand is inviting everyone with a mobile phone camera to capture and share the spirit of free skiing and win prizes.nThe concept is simple. Participants hit the slopes, use … Continue reading Faction Skis Launches Mobile Video Clip Competition →