Denver, CO – With the help of former Olympian and X Games star Gretchen Bleiler, Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) last week acknowledged outstanding industry professionals at its first-ever Double Diamond Awards Dinner. The event capped off the program for CSCUSA’s 47th Annual Meeting. The industry trade group awarded snow maintenance professionals, athletes, instructors, and … Continue reading Colorado Trade Group Honors Ski Industry Professionals→
Park City, UT – Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined skiing will return to college campuses across the country in 2011 for the first time in over two decades.nAs the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) held its annual Board of Directors meeting in Park City earlier this month, John Jacobs of Reliable Racing … Continue reading Collegiate Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Skiing Sanctioned→
Aviemore (Scotland), UK – In its third year, the Ski Club of Great Britain’s “Big Spring Clean” returns to the Scottish ski resorts of Cairngorm Mountain and Nevis Range this Sunday. Taking place a month later than previous years due to a record-breaking Scottish snow season, the event is a chance for mountain users to … Continue reading Scottish Ski Resorts Get Spring Cleaning This Sunday→
Calgary, Canada – Nominations for the top annual awards in Canadian ski racing have opened to the public, the country’s national governing body for ski racing announced today.nThe TELUS Awards of Excellence for Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA), honoring outstanding performances in the past season, began accepting nominations on June 1. “TELUS and its team members … Continue reading Awards to Honor Outstanding Contributions to Canadian Ski Racing→
Park City, UT – The Utah Olympic Park has announced that two-time Olympian Emily Cook will join the park’s FLY Freestyle coaching team this summer.nFLY Freestyle is the resident freestyle program at Utah Olympic Park, and a Community Olympic Development Program. FLY breaks down the art of acrobatics on skis and offers fun and progressive … Continue reading Olympic Aerials Skier Emily Cook Joins Utah Olympic Park Team for Summer Camps→
Keystone, CO – Keystone Resort will celebrate summer this Saturday with the first ever Beach’n in the Mountains Festival in the Colorado ski and snowboard resort’s River Run Village. Live music from the Margarita Brothers Band and a Kahuna Beach Party will get attendees ready for summer in the Rocky Mountains. Admission to the festival … Continue reading Colorado’s Keystone Resort to Inaugurate Beach’n in the Mountains Festival This Weekend→
Antalya, Turkey – A U.S. and French proposal to submit ski halfpipe to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for consideration as early as 2014 was approved without dissent as the International Ski Federation concluded its biennial FIS Congress Friday in Antalya, Turkey. The Congress also unanimously passed proposals from the U.S.A. and other nations to … Continue reading Proposal Sends Ski Pipe to IOC for Possible Olympic Inclusion→
