Park City, UT – Two-time Olympian and longtime cross country coach Pete Vordenberg has announced his resignation from the U.S. Ski Team after 10 years of coaching to spend more time with his growing family. “The foremost reason I am leaving my coaching position is my new family,” Vordenberg explained. “To do the job the … Continue reading Longtime Ski Coach Vordenberg Resigns
Banff (AB), Canada – Canadian Alpine Ski Team member Trevor White has renewed hopes after undergoing successful knee surgery on April 20. “(The recovery) is coming along super quick and super well,” said White, of Calgary, Alberta. “I can already bend (the knee) more than I could before surgery so I think it should be … Continue reading Canada’s Trevor White Upbeat After Successful Knee Surgery
La Quinta, CA – Dr. Bob Smith, the inventor of the double lens ski goggle who went on to found Smith Optics, died April 18 at his home in La Quinta, Calif., following complications from heart surgery. He was 78. Smith acquired a love of skiing while serving as a dentist in the U.S. Army … Continue reading Ski Goggle Pioneer Bob Smith Dies at 78
Guelph (ON), Canada – Canadian Alpine Ski Team member, Erin Mielzynski, is being welcomed home to Guelph today with festivities to honor the hometown hero for her historic World Cup win this season. On March 4 in Ofterschwang, Germany, Mielzynski became the first Canadian to win a World Cup slalom race since Betsy Clifford in … Continue reading Canadian Ski Racer Erin Mielzynski Returns Home to Hero’s Welcome in Guelph
Toronto (ON), Canada – Nik Zoricic’s father was an alpine ski racing coach when he moved to Canada with his family from the former Yugoslavia in the 1980s. Predag “Bebe” Zoricic, therefore, is convinced that his son’s death on a World Cup Ski Cross course in Grindelwald, Switzerland in March isn’t the freak accident it … Continue reading Family of Fallen Ski Cross Racer Nik Zoricic Questions Nature of Fatal Crash
Woodbury, CT – Ski Area Management (SAM) Magazine has named the winners of its 2012 SAMMY Leadership Awards. Jody Churich, president and GM of Boreal, Soda Springs, Calif.; Matt Skinner, VP of sales and marketing, Telluride, Colo.; and Peter Sonntag, GM, Heavenly Mountain Resort, Calif., were recognized for their accomplishments to date and potential to … Continue reading Churich, Skinner, and Sonntag Earn Ski Industry Leadership Awards
Montpelier, VT – The Vermont Ski Areas Association has hired Sarah Neith as Director of Public Affairs. She will be working closely with Vermont ski resorts to strengthen winter tourism through Ski Vermont’s public relations efforts and the association’s youth and agricultural programs. “We are thrilled to have Sarah on board,” said Ski Vermont President … Continue reading Ski Vermont Hires New Director of Public Affairs
