Houghton, MI – Two-time Olympians Kikkan Randall and Lars Flora (both from Anchorage, AK) each won classic technique gold medals – for the women’s 10K and men’s 15K – Thursday at the U.S. Cross Country Championships. It was the seventh U.S. ski racing title for Randall, who recently became the first U.S. woman to win … Continue reading Seventh U.S. Cross Country Skiing Title for Randall, Fourth for Flora →

Park City, UT – The U.S. Ski Team’s Laurie Stephens (sit-ski; Wenham, MA), Allison Jones (standing; Colorado Springs, CO) and Gerald Hayden (sit-ski; Merced, CA) took top spots in their divisions in the slalom race of the annual Huntsman Cup hosted by Park City Mountain Resort. The Team picked up six podiums all together. nSkiers … Continue reading U.S. Takes Six More Medals At Disabled Skiing’s Huntsman Cup →

Mansfield, OH – “Will Tube For Food” will be the theme for Snow Trails Ski Area’s Tubing Park benefit day this Sunday, January 6. Along with a two-hour tubing ticket, an additional hour of tubing will be free to each individual who donates at least one non-perishable food item. The food items will be … … Continue reading 2nd Annual Snow Trails Tubing Park Benefit for Rehab’s New Beginnings →

Hailey, ID – The Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation and the South Valley Snowboard Team will hold a free snowboard clinic at Idaho’s Rotarun ski area January 15, 16, 17th from 4 to 6 p.m. The South Valley Snowboard Team will offer free lessons and an improved riding clinic for three afternoons at Rotarun ski … Continue reading Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Schedules Free Snowboard Clinic at Rotarun →

Steamboat Springs, CO – The 2008 U.S. Snowboarding Race to the Cup series will resume competition tonight at Steamboat Springs with PGS and PSL night races. nThe Race to the Cup, which attracts competitors from around the world, allows developing alpine snowboarders to advance up the pipeline. It also is an opportunity for U.S. riders … Continue reading U.S. Snowboarding Race to the Cup Resumes in Colorado →

Clarkston, MI – Ski areas across Michigan have again this winter teamed up with the state’s McDonald’s restaurants to offer a popular and very affordable introduction to the sport of skiing and snowboarding, called Discover Michigan Skiing. nThe program, which has run every January for the past 15 years, includes a beginner lesson, ski or … Continue reading Michigan McDonald’s Restaurants Make Learning to Ski or Snowboard Affordable →

Graz, Austria – On Saturday, the World Cup freestyle snowboarders will start the New Year with some Big Air action. For the second time in a row, Graz is hosting the year’s first competition of the NOKIA Snowboard FIS World Cup. But unlike last year, this season’s event will be held in the open … … Continue reading Big Air in Graz Launches World Cup Snowboarding in 2008 →