Brighton, MI – Vail Resorts has named Taylor Ogilvie as general manager of Mt. Brighton ski area in Michigan, where he will oversee ski area operations. He will begin his new position on June 10. Ogilvie is originally from the Chicago suburbs and grew up skiing Midwest ski areas. After attending college at the University … Continue reading Vail Resorts Appoints New GM at Michigan’s Mt. Brighton
Queenstown, New Zealand – New Zealand ski area operator NZSki Ltd. has appointed Paul Anderson, currently General Manager of Corporate Services at Christchurch City Council (CCC), as its new CEO. Anderson, 42, will replace James Coddington who has been at the helm of NZSki for six years. NZSki Ltd owns and operates Coronet Peak, Mt. … Continue reading NZSki Appoints New CEO
Calgary (AB), Canada – Twenty-three racers with “podium potential” were named to the Canadian Alpine Ski Team last week ahead of a crucial 2013-14 season that includes a busy World Cup schedule and the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Seventeen men and six women who are expected to contend for medals either now or … Continue reading Canada Unveils Alpine Ski Team for 2013-14
Arapahoe Basin, CO – When she turned 90, Elsa Bailey celebrated her birthday schussing the slopes of Arapahoe Basin ski resort in Colorado. So, how could she top that when she turned 100? By going skiing, of course! Bailey, of Colorado Springs, began skiing 75 years ago in Stowe, Vt. Although now legally blind, she … Continue reading Colorado Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday on the Slopes
Steamboat Springs, CO – World Champion Johnny Spillane, who set the pace for the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team over more than a decade, is closing the chapter on an historic career that saw him win a World Championship and three Olympic silver medals. After 13 seasons, Spillane made the retirement decision this spring to … Continue reading Johnny Spillane Retires
Basel, Switzerland – Croatian ski racing star Ivica Kostelic, the 2011 World Cup overall champion, underwent another surgery to repair his chronically injured right knee in a clinic in this Swiss city today. Kostelic, 33, underwent the procedure — his 10th in the right knee — to repair the meniscus and remove bone growth. The … Continue reading Another Knee Surgery for Kostelic
Park City, UT – Park City Mountain Resort, in conjunction with the Park City Ski Team and U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, will proudly welcome Park City native, U.S. Ski Team alpine racer and lifetime Park City Mountain Resort skier Ted Ligety home from an historic World Cup season on April 6. The homecoming, held … Continue reading Park City to Hold Homecoming for World Champion Ski Racer Ted Ligety
