Sierra Nevada, Spain – The 2017 FIS Freestyle Ski & Snowboard World Championships kicked off last week with men’s and women’s mogul competitions under abundant sunshine in Sierra Nevada. Spring had already arrived in Sierra Nevada, bringing with it plenty of sunshine to soften up the Le Visera moguls course. Opening the schedule on Wednesday, Japan’s Ikuma … Continue reading World Championships Moguls Results
Mt. Hood, OR – Authorities have given hope that a man missing since last Tuesday at Oregon’s Mount Hood Meadows will be found alive. Rescuers with the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office have been looking for Steve Leavitt, 57, of The Dalles for nearly a week on the ground and from the air using fixed-wing aircraft, a … Continue reading Mt. Hood Rescue Mission Turns Into Recovery Effort
Montpelier, VT – Ahead of a monster Nor’easter barreling its way up the Eastern Seaboard towards New England, Vermont’s ski and snowboard resorts have continued snowmaking operations to rebuild bases for spring skiing well into April and beyond. “March is historically the snowiest month of the season in Vermont,” said Ski Vermont President Parker Riehle. “And … Continue reading Vermont Ski Areas March into Spring with Winter Weather and Snowmaking Power
Squaw Valley, CA – It was quite a weekend for Colorado’s Mikaela Shiffrin, who won both World Cup ski races in Squaw Valley — a giant slalom and a slalom — and in the process secured the World Cup slalom title. Her two weekend victories also gave Shiffrin a healthy lead in the points race … Continue reading Shiffrin Sweeps Squaw Valley, Clinches Slalom Title
Lake Louise (AB), Canada – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are investigating a fatal ski accident at Lake Louise Ski Resort that occurred yesterday. Mounties indicate that the yet-unnamed 34-year-old victim was from Rocky Mountain House, a rural Alberta town northeast of the ski resort. He was skiing the front side lower mountain of … Continue reading Fatal Ski Accident at Lake Louise
Tignes, France – The American skiers had an excellent showing at the final FIS World Cup halfpipe of the season on Tuesday, with Alex Ferreira of Aspen, Colo. grabbing the top spot and fellow ColoradoanTaylor Seaton taking second for the men. It was Ferreira’s first major podium of the year, and it was a big one—he … Continue reading Ferreira and Seaton Go 1-2 at Final World Cup Ski Halfpipe
Revelstoke (BC), Canada – A 52-year-old Austrian national died after being struck by an avalanche on Monday afternoon while skiing with Canadian Mountain Holidays, an area heli-skiing company. RCMP officers, who declined to name victim, indicate that the victim was the third skier to descend the slope when he was enveloped by the avalanche in the Goldstream … Continue reading Heli-skier Dies in B.C. Avalanche
