Calgary, Canada – Alpine Canada, the national governing body for alpine, para-alpine and ski cross racing in Canada, has joined forces with a Montreal-based mining company to “go for gold” in the lead-up to the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Osisko Mining Corporation has signed a four-year sponsorship agreement with Alpine Canada. The deal runs through … Continue reading Quebec Mining Company Joins Canada’s Alpine Ski Racers in Quest for Gold→
Lake Placid, NY – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) nominated 15 young athletes to the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games following the final qualifier for nordic combined and ski jumping at the Flaming Leaves Festival in the Olympic village of Lake Placid. The inaugural Winter Youth Olympic … Continue reading 2012 Youth Olympic Team Nominated→
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia – Russian media is reporting that Pavel Karelin, the country’s top hope to medal in ski jumping at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, died in a car accident on Sunday in his home town of Nizhny Novgorod. There are conflicting reports of how the accident occurred. Local emergency services are … Continue reading Top Russian Ski Jumper Dies in Car Accident→
Stowe, VT – Vermont’s Stowe Mountain Resort has hired Sam Gaines as Director of Real Estate Development. In his new job, Gaines will execute the real estate development master plan strategy for Stowe Mountain Resort and Spruce Peak at Stowe, as well as managing all aspects of real estate design, engineering, permitting, compliance, contracting, construction … Continue reading Stowe Mountain Resort Names Sam Gaines as Director of Real Estate Development→
Salt Lake City, UT – Salt Lake City’s Jen Hudak is a professional halfpipe skier. She is the silver medalist from the 2011 Freestyle World Ski Championships held in Park City, Utah, and the 2010 Winter X Games gold medalist in women’s halfpipe skiing. We were able to catch up with Hudak recently to get … Continue reading Champion Q&A: Jen Hudak→
Pacific Palisades, CA – The environmental activist group Protect Our Winters (POW) has announced that four new members have been added to the four year-old nonprofit’s Board of Directors, and that they’ve formed a new partnership with an Argentinean vintner. POW was founded in 2007 by pro snowboarder Jeremy Jones, focused on uniting and mobilizing … Continue reading New Board Members, New Partnerships for Protect Our Winters→
Lake Placid, NY – Vermonter Hannah Kearney keeps finding herself in the middle of success, the most distinguished of which was landing gold at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. When Kearney hit the World Cup circuit fulltime, she won two competitions in her rookie season. A year later she was the 2005 moguls … Continue reading Athlete Spotlight: Hannah Kearney→
