Jackson, WY – Ski and snowboard film producer Teton Gravity Research (TGR) on Monday announced that Jon “J.K.” Klaczkiewicz, who most recently supervised post-production of TGR’s snowboard film “Deeper”, has officially joined TGR as Head of Production. His expanded role will include overall production management as well as new business development.n”As we went about restructuring … Continue reading New Head of Production at TGR
Kamas, UT – Searchers from Summit County Search and Rescue on Monday afternoon located Deer Valley Resort president and general manager, Bob Wheaton, in the Uinta Mountains east of Kamas, Utah.nWheaton, 52, was reported missing when he failed to report to work on Monday morning. Searchers located Wheaton’s truck and horse trailer at the Highline … Continue reading Searchers Locate Deer Valley Ski Resort President
Steamboat Springs, CO – 2010 Olympic moguls gold medalist, Vermonter Hannah Kearney, changed up the scenery this summer, leaving her traditional summer training home of Lake Placid, N.Y. and heading to Steamboat Springs, Colo. Kearney spent her summer months enjoying all that Steamboat has to offer while preparing for the 2011 World Cup season.nAlthough the … Continue reading A Change of Scenery for U.S. Ski Team’s Hannah Kearney
Okahune, New Zealand – Skiers at Whakapapa Ski Area on New Zealand’s Mt. Ruapehu watched helplessly on Saturday as a climber ascending The Pinnacles fell 1,000 feet to his death.nPaul McLauchlan, 34, of Wellington, New Zealand, was ascending Grand Gully, an extreme skiing route outside the ski area boundary, as part of a training run … Continue reading Skiers at Whakapapa Witness Climber’s Fatal Fall
Perisher Valley (NSW), Australia – A prominent former Australian television and newspaper reporter was killed Sunday when he collided with a tree while skiing at Perisher.nMichael Meagher, 55, of Sydney, was skiing in the Guthega area of Perisher Ski Area when he took a shortcut through the trees off the Wombat’s Lament ski run, an … Continue reading Former News Reporter Killed in Skiing Accident at Perisher
Park City, UT – Olympian Dane Spencer of Boise, Idaho, a member of four Alpine World Championship ski teams dating back to 1997 has been added to the men’s U.S. Alpine Ski Team staff as a Europa Cup/World Cup coach.nSpencer retired from ski racing following the 2010 season after 13-year career with the U.S. Ski … Continue reading Olympic Athlete Dane Spencer Joins U.S. Ski Team Staff
Vancouver (BC), Canada – Canada~Snowboard has named the 31 snowboarders who will represent Canada on the international scene this upcoming season, including the World Cup.nThe team has the core of its veterans from the 2010 season returning, as well as 11 new faces as the preparations begin for the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. … Continue reading Canadian Snowboard Team Named