Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria – America’s speed queen, Lindsey Vonn, is in Bad Kleinkirchheim for a pair of FIS World Cup races this weekend, a downhill on Saturday and a super G on Sunday. She hopes to leave Austria with 63 World Cup victories, eclipsing Annemarie Moser-Proll’s all-time women’s record of 62 wins. Here’s how she got … Continue reading Lindsey Vonn: The Climb to 63
Soelden, Austria – Ronnie Berlack and Bryce Astle grew up almost a continent apart. Ronnie was raised in a ski racing family in Franconia, N.H., as a kid watching hometown hero Bode Miller make his rise to ski stardom. He later moved to Burke Mountain Academy, where his dad was a ski coach. Born in California, … Continue reading Ski in Peace: Ronnie and Bryce
Seattle, WA – K2 Skis has announced a new three-year contract with world-renowned skier Pep Fujas. Well-known for his smooth style and effortless on-snow creativity, Fujas will lend his vision to direct K2’s new athlete-inspired freestyle skis. “We are ecstatic to have Pep continuing with the program. He is a gifted athlete who epitomizes what K2 is … Continue reading Pep Fujas Inks New Deal with K2
Pagosa Springs, CO – Randall “Davey” Pitcher, owner of Colorado’s Wolf Creek ski area, has been sentenced to five years of supervised probation, 500 hours of community service involving search and rescue, and a $5,000 fine for conducting avalanche and ski patrol training last winter in an unauthorized section of San Juan National Forest. While the fine was the … Continue reading Wolf Creek Ski Area Owner Given Probation, Fine Over Events Leading to Fatal Avalanche
Mt. Hood, OR – Oregon’s Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort has named Charles Jake Bolland as the company’s Chief Operating Officer. Meadows Chairman and CEO Matthew Drake made the announcement, saying “It gives me great pleasure to promote Jake to this position. Jake has an exceptional understanding of our operations and financial structure. He also possesses … Continue reading Jake Bolland Named COO at Mt. Hood Meadows
Carrabassett Valley, ME – Sugarloaf on Tuesday announced the appointment of Karl Strand as the Maine ski and snowboard resort’s President and General Manager. He will succeed the Sugarloaf’s current leader, John Diller, who will retire in April 2015. Strand will oversee all winter and summer operations at the resort. Strand has held a leading role … Continue reading Sugarloaf Names New President and GM
Copper Mountain, CO – The 2015 U.S. Snowboarding halfpipe and slopestyle teams, led by Olympians Sage Kotsenburg (Park City, Utah), Kelly Clark (West Dover, Vt.), Hannah Teter (Belmont, Vt.), Greg Bretz (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) and Chas Guldemond (Truckee, Calif.), were announced on Thursday during the Sprint Grand Prix season opener at Copper Mountain in Colorado. “I … Continue reading 2015 U.S. Snowboarding Team Announced
