Wanaka, New Zealand – Treble Cone Ski Area in Wanaka yesterday announced plans for a new gondola to provide access from the valley floor to the alpine ski and snowboard resort. A resource consent application has recently been lodged to provide for the ski lift link and its associated buildings. New Zealand’s Treble Cone Ski … Continue reading Treble Cone Ski Area Plans Gondola
Eagan, MN – Three-time Olympian and six-time World Cup slalom winner Kristina Koznick (Eagan, MN) has announced her retirement after more than a decade of World Cup ski racing. nKoznick, 30, ends her career as one of the most successful American female ski racers of all time – third in number of victories behind Tamara … Continue reading Koznick Retires from Ski Racing
Salt Lake City, UT – Let’s get a few things straight here: ladies, we’ve already got a closet full of ties that we never wear, anyway. And guys, we’ll enjoy our turns more on women-specific ski and snowboard gear that’s more valuable to us than baubles and beads. Are you shopping for a skier or … Continue reading Santa Is A Skier: FTO’s 2005 Holiday Ski & Snowboard Gift Guide
Lenzerheide, Switzerland – Austrian Nicole Hosp won her second World Cup race in 24 hours Sunday, capturing the last giant slalom to clinch her first World Cup overall alpine ski racing title while Olympic GS champion Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) was 11th, finishing third in the overall for the best U.S. women’s result since … Continue reading Mancuso 3rd in World Cup Alpine Skiing Overall, Best U.S. Since ’84
Lenzerheide, Switzerland – Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal skied just fast enough Sunday in the ski racing season’s last slalom to clinch the World Cup overall title. Svindal, needing to finish no worse than 15th if Austrian Benjamin Raich were to win, was 15th while Raich won but fell 13 points shy of defending his title. … Continue reading Svindal Holds Off Raich for Overall World Cup Ski Racing Title
Airolo, Switzerland – Kim Sharp (Park City, UT/Park City Ski Education Foundation) earned the gold medal Saturday in ski halfpipe at the 2007 FIS Freestyle Junior World Championships and Sophia Schwartz (Ketchum, ID/Waterville Valley Black&Blue Trail Smashers) was silver medalist. nSharp received 27.80 points on her first halfpipe run and it was enough for the … Continue reading Freestyle Skiing JWCs: Halfpipe Gold for Sharp, Silver for Schwartz
Airolo, Switzerland – Swiss men swept the medals in ski cross Friday as the 2007 FIS Freestyle Junior World Championships opened. French women took the top two spots in their event. No Americans competed. nRenato Trummer of Switzerland won the men’s gold medal followed by teammates Gregor Vinzens and Armin Niederer. Alizee Boulangeat won the … Continue reading Freestyle Skiing JWCs: Four SX Medals for Swiss on Day One