Whistler (BC), Canada – In one of the greatest performances in U.S. ski racing history, Vail, Colo.’s Lindsey Vonn became the first American woman to ever win Olympic downhill gold, while Julia Mancuso, of Olympic Valley, Calif., took silver Wednesday for the first 1-2 Olympic American finish since 1984.n”It’s incredible, one of the most emotional … Continue reading Vonn, Mancuso Go 1-2 in Olympic Women’s Downhill →

Mammoth Mountain, CA – The Sixth Annual Roxy Chicken Jam returns to California’s Mammoth Mountain ski area, Mar. 25-28. As the final major stop of the Women’s TTR World Snowboard Tour, the Roxy Chicken Jam will determine the 2009/2010 Women’s TTR World Champion.nThe weekend-long event will feature the all-women’s professional snowboard Slopestyle and Superpipe competitions, … Continue reading Roxy Chicken Jam Returns to Mammoth Mountain in March →

Lincoln, NH – New Hampshire’s Loon Mountain ski resort recently launched its new, innovative Park Etiquette and Education Program, known as “PEEPs.” This interactive, web-based program educates skiers and riders about freestyle terrain signage; the intended and proper use of park features; and etiquette, both in the parks and on the hill.nThroughout the program, viewers … Continue reading Loon Launches New Terrain Park Etiquette and Education Program →

West Vancouver (BC), Canada – Complications from a recent appendectomy will keep freestyle aerialist Dylan Ferguson, of Amesbury, Mass., from joining his Olympic teammates in Vancouver. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association on Wednesday announced that aerialist Scotty Bahrke, of Tahoe City, Calif., will replace Ferguson. Bahrke is the brother of Shannon, who won bronze … Continue reading Bahrke Replaces Ferguson on U.S. Olympic Aerials Team →

Denver, CO – Data released today by the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP) with results as of Jan. 31, the designated “halftime” of the ski and snowboard season for most major resorts, showed that reservations and occupancy in mountain resorts across the western U.S. and Canada continued to edge up, though remaining slightly behind last … Continue reading Reservations at Western U.S. and Canadian Ski Resorts Edge Up at Mid-Season →

by Patrick Thorne with First Tracks!! Online Media staff reports Kiltarlity, Scotland, UK – Despite the fluctuating weather conditions in Vancouver for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, most of the rest of the Northern Hemisphere is reporting great ski conditions as the ski and snowboard season hits its midpoint.nMount Washington, the 2010 Olympic training site … Continue reading Great Skiing Conditions Almost Everywhere…Except Perhaps at Cypress Mountain →