PyeongChang, South Korea – Lindsey Vonn finished second behind Italy’s Sofia Goggia, finally winning her first World Cup race of the season at Saturday’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup downhill, a test event for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. World Cup downhill leader Ilka Stuhec of Slovenia finished third. Racing under brilliant blue skies and temperatures … Continue reading Vonn Finishes Second Behind Goggia in Olympic Downhill Test
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia – Marcel Hirscher of Austria won Saturday’s Audi FIS World Cup giant slalom in Kranjska Gora, clinching his sixth consecutive overall World Cup crystal globe. A storied race that has been on the alpine circuit since it began in 1967, the Vitranc Pokal is the last World Cup series for the men before … Continue reading Hirscher Clinches Overall World Cup Title
Vail, CO – Anna Gasser of Austria took her first Burton US Open slopestyle title in Vail on Friday, while Canada’s Mark McMorris took the victory for the men. On the women’s side, South Lake Tahoe’s Jamie Anderson scored her 11th Burton US Open podium with a second-place finish on the challenging Vail slopestyle course just behind … Continue reading Gasser, McMorris Win U.S. Open Slopestyle
Silvaplana, Switzerland – Park City’s McRae Williams, and Gus Kenworthy of Telluride, Colo., scored podium finishes at the final FIS World Cup slopestyle event of the season in Silvaplana on Friday, with second and third-place finishes, respectively. Williams also earned the overall championship with the result, earning the FIS Crystal Globe for slopestyle. Joining Williams and … Continue reading Williams Wins World Cup Slopestyle Title
Whistler (BC), Canada – A 14-year-old middle school student from Abbotsford, B.C. died while on a ski trip to Whistler Blackcomb on Friday. Vijay Manuel, head of MEI schools in Abbotsford, says that while on an MEI Secondary Ski and Snowboard Club with 11 students and two staff members on Friday, one student went missing. The … Continue reading Student Dies on Ski Trip to Whistler
Whistler (BC), Canada – The World Ski & Snowboard Festival (WSSF) has announced artists for the Fido Outdoor Concert Series in Whistler this April. Canadian heroes, Walk Off The Earth and Keys N Krates will be playing free shows at Skier’s Plaza, at the base of Whistler Mountain, on the Fido Main Stage. Walk Off The … Continue reading Walk Off The Earth and Keys N Crates to Headline Whistler’s World Ski and Snowboard Festival
Silver Star Mountain (BC), Canada – Monster Energy will be bringing Monster Boarderstyle, a high energy, high impact spectacle of music, action, and energy to SilverStar Mountain on March 10-11. Four riders at a time will compete in a head-to-head boardercross-style race integrated with big slopestyle terrain features. Expect a unique course for each stop consisting of … Continue reading Monster Energy to Bring Boarderstyle Event to SilverStar
