La Parva, Chile – Canadian national development team ski racer Georgia Simmerling of West Vancouver, B.C. is off to a fast start during summer training in South America. Simmerling, participating in her first competitive ski races since the end of last season, won back-to-back South American Cup downhill races yesterday and today. nReigning Pontiac GMC … Continue reading Canadian Ski Racer Simmerling Wins Training Race in South America →

Calgary, Canada – Para-alpine sit skier Brad Lennea (Whistler, BC) and guide Emily Glossop (Ottawa, ON), who guided Kathleen Forestell (Ottawa, ON) to a World Cup medal in 2006, have announced that they will not be competing with the Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team this season. nLennea, a 36 year-old Canadian para-alpine slalom champion, admitted his … Continue reading Lennea and Glossop Leaving Canada’s Para-Alpine Ski Team →

Falls Creek, Australia – The 4Star Oakley Stylewars had a major impact on the 08/09 Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour Rankings with tour veterans, young guns, and Southern Hemisphere up-and-comers staking their claims for the title early on. American Chas Guldemond, who recently lost the tour lead in New Zealand, took back the World No. … Continue reading Guldemond Returns to TTR World Leader Position Following Stylewars →

Telluride, CO – Winterstick Snowboards has tapped legendary rider athlete Tom Burt to promote and bolster the brand’s presence nationwide. Burt has been the face of Winterstick since 2002, and now steps into a role as part-owner, dedicated rider, and stake-holding brand ambassador. n Professional rider Tom Burt is now part owner of Winterstick Snowboards. … Continue reading Rider Tom Burt Steps into Owner Role for Winterstick Snowboards →

Zermatt, Switzerland – In 1988, nine ski vacation villages in Switzerland came together to create the Gemeinschaft Autofreier Schweizer Tourismusorte (GAST), the community of car-free tourism cities in Switzerland. This year, GAST celebrates its 20th anniversary. n The pedestrian-friendly ski resort of Zermatt is among 10 Swiss villages that 20 years ago formed GAST, the … Continue reading Swiss Ski Region Looks Back on 20 Years of Car-Fee Hospitality →

Park City, UT – For most World Cup skiing athletes, winter is a season to focus on training and competing. But for two U.S. Ski Team athletes, this past winter season held other responsibilities as well. Three-time Olympian Sarah Schleper (Vail, CO) and the U.S. Disabled Cross Country Team’s Monica Bascio (sit-ski; Evergreen, CO) each … Continue reading Balancing Life as a Ski Racer and Mother →