Whistler (BC), Canada – Some members of the men’s Canadian Alpine Ski Team are bringing the 2009-10 ski racing season to an end by holding a ski camp for deserving young ski racers in British Columbia.nThe Mike and Manny Cowboys Camp, now in its third season, is bringing 12 junior skiers this year to Whistler … Continue reading Cowboys Ski Camp Promoting Racer Development in Canada
Whistler (BC), Canada – Vail, Colo.’s Mikaela Shiffrin, who attends Burke Mountain Academy in Vermont, was on point this weekend, taking both a bronze and gold medal finish to lead the junior U.S. athletes during the 2010 Whistler Cup.nThe double Topolino Cup gold medalist kicked things off Friday with a bronze in the women’s super … Continue reading Shiffrin Takes Gold at Whistler
by Patrick Thorne with First Tracks!! Online Media staff reports Kiltarlity, Scotland, UK – Most of the world’s northern hemisphere ski areas have now closed for the winter, but many resorts still open in Western North America and the Alps have continued to report low temperatures and heavy snowfall over the past week. As a … Continue reading Snow Still Falling as Two Thirds of World’s Ski Resorts Close for the Season
Petite-Rivière-St.-François (QC), Canada – – As skiers and snowboarders were enjoying their last turns this past Sunday at Le Massif de Charlevoix, the Quebec ski resort was tallying visits that represent a record season, improving 13% on last year’s attendance and 8% on the previous record set in 2007-08.nSki area officials credit good weather, abundant … Continue reading Record Ski Season at Quebec’s Le Massif de Charlevoix
Lakewood, CO – On Tuesday the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) announced the winners of the 2009/10 Marketing and Guest Service Awards. The awards are presented annually to ski resorts nationwide, both large and small, for their successful marketing and guest service programs that ultimately help grow the sports of skiing and snowboarding.nThis year’s categories … Continue reading Ski Areas Recognized With Marketing, Guest Service Awards
Dubuque, IA – While most three-year olds are chilling out in preschool all day, Wesley Muresan is on the slopes at Iowa’s Sundown Mountain ski area three to four times a week, schooling people eight times his age in the ways of rail slides and alley-oops as he makes his way toward becoming a pro … Continue reading Three Year Old Snowboarder Thinks Big
Park City, UT – A ski racing coach in various capacities for over a decade, Mike Day is making his way back to the U.S. Ski Team as the men’s alpine technical head coach. The announcement was made Tuesday by U.S. Men’s Alpine Head Coach Sasha Rearick.n”Mike has shown great leadership in his past coaching … Continue reading Day to Coach U.S. Men’s Tech Team