Tarvisio, Italy – It’s official: Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) is the winningest female ski racer in American history. The 24-year-old double World Champion secured her 19th World Cup victory Sunday with a super G win in Tarvisio, surpassing U.S. great Tamara McKinney’s previous high mark of 18 established in the 1980s. It was Vonn’s sixth … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing: Vonn Makes American History with 19th Win →

Los Angeles, CA – Cable television sports network ESPN has announced that the Winter X Games 14 will be held January 28 through January 31, 2010 in Aspen, Colorado.n More than 200 of the best action sports athletes including past Olympians will compete in skiing, snowboard and snowmobile contests in Aspen. For Winter X Games … Continue reading ESPN Announces Dates for Winter X Games 14 →

Banner Elk, NC – North Carolina’s Sugar Mountain Resort near the state’s western mountain town of Banner Elk will discount lift tickets beginning March 9th and running through the end of the current ski and snowboard season.n March Madness offers include up to 25% off lift ticket, rental equipment and lesson prices and 40% savings … Continue reading N.C.’s Sugar Mountain Discounts Spring Skiing Beginning Mar. 9 →

Queenstown, New Zealand – The largest single order of snow groomers in New Zealand history is making its way to the slopes of three of the country’s ski areas ahead of the 2009 snow season.n Seven state-of-the-art Kassbohrer PB600 and PB400 series cats from Pisten Bully in Germany are due to arrive in May and … Continue reading New Zealand’s Largest Snow Groomer Order Heading for Ski Slopes →

Huntsville, UT – Following last year’s inaugural race that was nominated “best new sporting event of 2008” by readers of SportsTravel Magazine, Xterra returns to Snowbasin Resort and the adventure recreation capital of Ogden, Utah for the second annual Xterra Winter World Championship and accompanying festivities on March 7-8.n Both the 2008 men’s and women’s … Continue reading Xterra Winter Worlds Return to Utah’s Snowbasin Ski Resort →

Snowshoe, WV – Snowshoe Mountain will welcome the Wounded Warriors Project to the West Virginia ski and snowboard resort for the second year is a row. Snowshoe will host 17 soldiers and their families to the mountain for a weekend ski camp, March 6-8, with Snowshoe’s Adaptive Ski Program. These special guests will be treated … Continue reading Snowshoe Mountain Welcomes Disabled Veterans for Wounded Warriors Ski Camp →