Park City, UT – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) has added veteran coach Thomas Erhard to its alpine coaching staff. Erhard, whose extensive career includes elite alpine coaching at every level including USSA clubs, the U.S. Ski Team and international programs, was recently on snow at Mt. Hood, Ore. working with the U.S. … Continue reading Erhard Joins USSA Alpine Coaching Staff
Olympic Valley, CA – Five U.S. Olympians have agreed to join its efforts of the Lake Tahoe Winter Games Exploratory Committee (LTWGEC) to develop a bid for the Tahoe region for the Winter Olympics. Friday’s announcement of their involvement comes just weeks after the LTWGEC formed itself with civic leaders from both California and Nevada. … Continue reading Olympians Join Efforts to Develop an Olympic Bid for the Tahoe Region
Calgary (AB), Canada – Austrian ski coach Kurt Mayr is hoping to put Canada’s best female downhill and super G skiers on the fast track to the podium after being appointed head coach of the ladies’ speed team. The 41-year-old has worked with Austria’s national alpine team since 2002 and is best known for coaching … Continue reading Canadian Ski Team Hires Austrian Coach Kurt Mayr
Stockholm, Sweden – Barely three months after announcing her retirement from the World Cup circuit, Swedish ski racer Anja Paerson confirmed in a radio show broadcast in her home country on Saturday that she’s a lesbian in a long-term relationship, and that she’s pregnant. When she announced her retirement in March, Paerson cited a string … Continue reading World Cup Ski Racer Anja Paerson Announces She’s a Lesbian and Pregnant
Indianapolis, IN –Over the past decade, U.S. Snowboarding halfpipe riders have dominated international competition. U.S. Snowboarding Pro Halfpipe Team Coach Rick Bower, from Park City, Utah, was named 2011 Olympic Coach of the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC). “I feel this award speaks for the overall progress of the sport of halfpipe snowboarding … Continue reading U.S. Snowboarding’s Bower Named Olympic Coach of Year
Montreal (QC), Canada – Pro snowboarder Jeremy Jones will once again take fans on a remarkable expedition to explore some of the best backcountry terrain in the world with this summer’s release of Teton Gravity Research’s (TGR) new snowboard and adventure film, Jeremy Jones’ “Further.” This is the second two-year project in a film trilogy … Continue reading Snowboarder Jeremy Jones Returns to the Big Screen
North Conway, NH – A ski industry icon, Herbert Schneider, known affectionately by his nickname “Zip”, died of natural causes on Sunday at Maine Medical Center in Portland, where he was taken on Friday after traveling from St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria, only days earlier. He was 92. At age 15, Schneider accompanied his father … Continue reading Ski Legend Herbert Schneider Dies at 92
