Portillo, Chile – The U.S. Ski Team’s women’s speed group has been on snow in the Chilean Andes for over a week, but that’s enough to make Speed Head Coach Alex Hoedlmoser say, “things are going very well.”nThe U.S. coaching veteran of over 10 years reports Olympic gold medalist Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) is … Continue reading Mancuso Strong at U.S. Ski Team’s Portillo Speed Camp →

Lake Placid, NY – For the second straight season, the best nordic combined and jumping athletes will compete on plastic jumps and roller skis as they attempt to make their mark as America’s finest. The U.S. Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships hit Lake Placid during the Adirondack Mountain town’s annual Flaming Leaves Festival Oct. … Continue reading Nordic Skiing Champs Set For Placid →

Park City, UT – Eleven of the country’s most talented freestyle snowboarders are ready to bring new style to the world of pipe in the lead-up to the Olympics as they made the ranks of the 2010 U.S. Snowboarding Rookie Team. With nine of the rookies returning from 2009, U.S. Snowboarding Program Director Jeremy Forster … Continue reading U.S. Snowboarding Rookie Team Named for 2010 →

Dallas, TX – A down economy may mean bargains for vacationers heading out of town to ski or snowboard this winter, according to a hotel price survey released this week.nAccording to the latest hotels.com Hotel Price Index (HPI), the average price of a hotel room in the U.S. fell 17 percent in the first six … Continue reading Hotel Prices Plummet with the Economy →

Bend, OR – With autumn setting in, central Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor ski area is wrapping up preparations for the 2009-10 ski and snowboard season that have included $1.25 million worth of improvement spending. A wide variety of projects, both on the mountain and in guest service departments, have been underway since the conclusion of the … Continue reading Summer Projects Nearing Completion at Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor Ski Area →