Stratton Mountain, VT – The Vermont Ski and Museum Hall of Fame in Stowe will add five honorees to its roster when it inducts the class of 2013 at a ceremony to be held in Stratton Mountain on Oct. 26. Tickets to the gala are now available through the Museum’s website, www.vtssm.com. for $50 each, … Continue reading Vermont Ski Museum to Induct Five Into Hall of Fame
Burlington, VT – Gordini this week announced the appointment of Mike Fowler as the ski glove and goggle brand’s vice president of sales and marketing. Fowler will oversee the brands’ internal and external sales teams for Gordini, DROP, licensed product and private label businesses, inclusive of all marketing efforts, trade shows and product merchandising. He … Continue reading Gordini Names New VP of Sales and Marketing
Bern, Switzerland – Swiss World Cup speed specialist Martina Schild has announced her retirement from ski racing. Schild, 31, cited continued back pain from a herniated disc in explaining her exit from the World Cup circuit. Following dry land training Schild returned to snow on July on the glacier in Zermatt, but as the back … Continue reading Schild Retires
South Lake Tahoe, CA – Sho Kashima got his start at age four after a family move from West Texas to South Lake Tahoe. After having his career-best season in 2009 (8th in the World Cup rankings), Kashima started the 2010 season looking strong with a pair of World Cup top-10 finishes. However, a blown … Continue reading Athlete Spotlight: Sho Kashima
Calgary (AB), Canada – As the 2014 competition season gets underway, the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association will be minus four long-time team members, as athletes Chelsea Henitiuk, Beatrice Bilodeau, Remi Belanger and Jon Vellner have all decided to hang up their skis. Mogul skier Henitiuk, 25, of Spruce Grove, Alta., a 10-year veteran of the … Continue reading Four Canadian Freestyle Skiers Announce Retirement
Olympic Valley, CA – The communities of Lake Tahoe, snow sports and beyond will come together this Saturday in celebration of local professional skier CR Johnson’s profound effect on the sport he helped shape during his heralded career. Seating will begin starting at 6 p.m. outside at Squaw Valley’s KT Base Bar for the world … Continue reading CR Johnson Ski Film Premieres at Squaw
Kirkwood, CA – As the chairlifts at Kirkwood Mountain Resort came to a halt this past spring, the Snow Park Technologies (SPT) snowcats were powering up. For 20 days, an SPT crew of seven professional designers, shapers and builders logged over 1,200 hours constructing the slopestyle course of Bobby Brown’s dreams at the ski and … Continue reading SPT Builds Half-Mile Slopestyle Course for Bobby Brown
