Salt Lake City, UT – With their first competitions just weeks away, a few U.S. Ski Team, U.S. Snowboarding, and U.S. Freeskiing athletes took a break from their pre-season preparations to spend a day with patients at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City. Kira Tanghe (aerials – U.S. Ski Team), Megan Nick (aerials – U.S. Ski Team), … Continue reading Ski and Snowboard Athletes Give Back at Utah’s Primary Children’s Hospital→
Stowe, VT – On November 19, the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum will induct four pioneers in the state’s long ski and ride history into the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. The special “Schuss” celebration honoring the four inductees will be held at the Stoweflake resort in Stowe, and feature a silent auction as well … Continue reading Vermont Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame Announces 2016 Inductees→
Bozeman, MT – Most people have a hard time following one dream, but Rachel Pohl is following two. Only in her early 20s, she has already created a career by combining the two things she loves most—painting and backcountry skiing. During the winter months, Pohl spends her days trekking up and skiing down Montana’s snow-covered mountains, all the while searching … Continue reading Turning a Day in the Mountains into a Work of Art→
Tignes, France – In many ways, Donna Weinbrecht was an unlikely hero. An Olympic ski champion from West Milford, New Jersey? But on a snowy day high in the mountains above the Tarentaise Valley in the French Savoie, she became her sport’s first gold medalist. After a demonstration sport introduction in Calgary four years earlier, freestyle moguls … Continue reading Donna Weinbrecht: Unlikely Hero→
Girdwood, AK – Brian Burnett has been named as the new Ski Area General Manager at Alyeska Resort in Alaska. Burnett, who has worked at Alyeska Resort for almost a decade, is a life-long Alaskan and has skied Alyeska since “before the earthquake”. His promotion to Ski Area General Manager comes after serving for seven years … Continue reading New GM to Run Alyeska→
Soelden, Austria – Slovenia’s Tina Maze, a two-time Olympic champion, has announced her retirement from ski racing. Thus ends Maze’s glittering 17-year career chasing the Crystal Globe, although the 33-year-old plans to race one more time before retirement for her fans at home, when the World Cup visits Maribor in her home country on January 7. Maribor … Continue reading Tina Maze Announces Retirement from Ski Racing→
Woodstock, VT – Timothy Reiter has been named as Ski Area Manager at Suicide Six in central Vermont. In addition to overseeing winter operations, Reiter will also work to establish the mountain as a year-round destination for sporting and cultural events, as well as develop and implement a variety of new activities for Woodstock Inn & Resort … Continue reading New GM for Vermont’s Suicide Six→
