Park City, UT – World Champion ski jumper Lindsey Van got the call again this fall. Eight months after she donated bone marrow to help a cancer-stricken man, the doctors said they needed twice the number of stem cells they took from her last spring — which was 500 million. Last time, Van agreed to … Continue reading U.S. Ski Jumper Lindsey Van Again Donates Bone Marrow for Man with Cancer
San Francisco, CA – The entire Sugar Bowl community expressed its sadness on Monday at the passing of F. Warren Hellman, business pioneer, civic philanthropist, passionate musician, devoted family man and winter sports enthusiast. As lead investor and member of Sugar Bowl Resort’s board of directors, Hellman was instrumental in providing his dedication, vision and … Continue reading Warren Hellman, Longtime Sugar Bowl Leader, Dies at 77
Killington, VT – Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, the largest year-round disabled sports non-profit organization in Vermont, recently announced that Tom Alcorn, of Rutland, Vt., is the 2011 recipient of the organization’s annual Jim Hutchinson Volunteer of the Year Award. “Tom went above and beyond this year, not only volunteering, but taking on the responsibilities … Continue reading Vermont Adaptive Announces Volunteer of the Year Award Winner
Evergreen, CO –Pro Snowboarders Torstein Horgmo and Andreas Wiig have announced the launch of their new company, AWSM, a performance lifestyle accessories brand. The AWSM sticker, which has popped up all over the action sports scene over the last two years, has evolved into the first generation of products that the company will produce including … Continue reading Winter X Games Gold Medalists Torstein Horgmo and Andreas Wiig to Launch Accessories Company
Park City, UT –U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) President and CEO, Bill Marolt, announced today that Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer Andrew Judelson, is leaving the organization this month to take a senior position with WWE, a global wrestling and entertainment company. “In the past 18 months our organization has made great strides in … Continue reading Judelson Leaving USSA
Copper Mountain, CO – With a host of new action sports events on the docket for the 2014 Olympics just two years away, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) formally announced 2011-12 U.S. Snowboarding and U.S. Freeskiing teams Friday from its training facility at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix at Copper. The announcement includes … Continue reading U.S. Snowboarding, Freeskiing Teams Announced at Copper
London, UK – The Ski Club of Great Britain’s new president – Frank Gardner – was elected at the Club’s annual general meeting last Thursday. Frank Gardner, the BBC’s award-winning Security Correspondent, welcomed the nomination at the Ski Club’s meeting and demonstrated his charisma with a witty insight into his skiing background. Referring to himself … Continue reading Ski Club of Great Britain Names New President
