Aspen, CO – When the X Games gets underway in Aspen today, one particular red-headed fan favorite will be noticeably absent. White, who finally made the Olympic cut with wins in both Slopestyle and Halfpipe this past weekend in the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain, Calif., has now determined after a week of … Continue reading Shaun White Skips X Games
Vadito, NM – Lloyd Bolander, founder of New Mexico’s Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort, has died 62 years after he opened northern New Mexico’s oldest ski area. Bolander passed away on Monday at his home in Vadito, just miles from the resort he founded. He was 86 years old. “Lloyd was one of the last … Continue reading New Mexico Ski Resort Founder Passes Away at 86
Vail, CO – Lindsey Vonn has undergone successful knee surgery to repair a left knee damaged from several incidents, beginning with a crash at the 2013 Alpine Ski World Championships in Schladming, Austria, and culminating with her withdrawal from the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. “Surgery was successful! Resting with loved ones and … Continue reading Vonn Undergoes Knee Surgery
Park City, UT – Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn announced today that she will not participate in the upcoming Winter Olympics set to get underway next month in Sochi, Russia. “I am devastated to announce that I will not be able to compete in Sochi. I did everything I possibly could to somehow get strong enough … Continue reading Vonn Pulls Out of Olympics
St. Moritz, Switzerland – As the World Cup ladies gather in this Swiss ski resort for this weekend’s races, American Lindsey Vonn won’t be among them. Following two weekends of World Cup racing in North America, the circuit heads to Europe this weekend with the men racing giant slalom and slalom in Val d’Isere, France, and … Continue reading Vonn Passes on St. Moritz World Cup
Vail, CO – Six-time X Games snowboardcross champion Nate Holland underwent successful surgery with Dr. Tom Hackett of the Steadman Clinic in Vail on Saturday to repair a fractured clavicle. “I’m keeping a positive outlook on the whole situation,” said an upbeat Holland, of Truckee, Calif. “Two years ago I broke my clavicle and was … Continue reading Snowboarder Nate Holland Undergoes Successful Surgery
Penticton (BC), Canada – Olivier Rochon, the 2012 FIS World Cup Freestyle Crystal Globe Winner and Canadian Olympic medal hopeful in aerials skiing has torn the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee and ended his season. Rochon and his teammates who are training at Apex Mountain Resort near Penticton, British Columbia went for … Continue reading Canada’s Rochon Tears ACL
