Seoul, South Korea – Switzerland’s Gian-Luca Cavigelli has won his first World Cup event at this season’s fourth LG Snowboard FIS World Cup big air competition, held Sunday in the South Korean capital. The 21-year-old successfully competed against a strong international field to earn 52.4 points in front of 50,000 spectators at Seoul’s Gwanghwamum square.nAustria’s … Continue reading Cavigelli Celebrates Career’s First Snowboard World Cup Victory in Seoul →

Åre, Sweden – The U.S. Ski Team’s Lindsey Vonn, a resident of Vail, Colo., was eighth Sunday in an Audi FIS World Cup slalom in Åre, Sweden. France’s Sabrine Aubert put down the fastest second run to take the win over the Riesch sisters of Germany, with Maria second and Susanne third for her first … Continue reading Vonn Leads USA in Swedish Slalom →

Val d’Isere, France – Park City, Utah’s Ted Ligety marked Sunday with another solid World Cup result, winning the second run to finish 10th in the giant slalom in Val d’Isere. Austria’s Marcel Hirscher carried his first run lead to a win at the Audi FIS World Cup race.n”I did pretty poorly first run. I … Continue reading Ligety Leads the U.S. With 10th in France →

Midway, UT – World Champion Todd Lodwick of Steamboat Springs, Colo. swept his way through a blizzard to take his second straight win an International Ski Federation Nordic Combined Continental Cup at Soldier Hollow Sunday. Austrian Tomaz Druml was second and Germany’s Steffen Tepel third, matching the podium ranking from the event’s opening competition on … Continue reading Lodwick Sweeps Nordic Combined Ski Weekend in Utah →

Hancock, MA – Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort is offering a special at the ski area in western Massachusetts for hybrid car owners this Friday. Hybrid owners arriving at the resort before 10:30 a.m. this Friday will receive one free lift ticket just for driving a hybrid.nParticipants will receive their lift ticket in the parking lot … Continue reading Hybrid Owners Ski for Free Friday at Jiminy Peak →

Salt Lake City, UT – A massive winter storm has dropped unreal amounts of snow upon ski resorts across much of the West, instantly transforming those blessed by the storm and locking in conditions for the all-important Christmas holiday.nSki resorts around Lake Tahoe received up to five and a half feet of new snow from … Continue reading Massive Snowstorm Locks In Ski Season in Much of the West →