Park City, UT – Olympic fans and filmgoers at the Sundance Film Festival will get a look at the life story of Olympic downhill ski racing champion Bill Johnson this Wednesday. A special preview screening of “Downhill: The Bill Johnson Story,” produced by Zeke Piestrup of The Ski Channel, will be shown at a public … Continue reading Fundraiser Film for Bill Johnson in Park City
Denver, CO – A court judge in Colorado this week dismissed a lawsuit between ski film makers Warren Miller Entertainment (WME) and Level 1 Productions arising out of Warren Miller’s appearance in Level 1’s 2009 film, Refresh, after both sides agreed to pay their own legal fees.nIn 2009, WME sought civil damages for trademark infringement … Continue reading Lawsuit Between Warren Miller Entertainment and Level 1 Productions Dismissed
Kitzbuehel, Austria – Austrian World Cup ski racer Hans Grugger was airlifted from the race course at Kitzbuehel after suffering brain and chest injuries in a horrific crash in downhill training.nGrugger flew off the famed Mousetrap jump on The Streif track high and wide, crashing careening to a halt unconscious. He was transported by helicopter … Continue reading Austria’s Grugger Seriously Hurt in Training Crash at Kitzbuehel
Kitzbuehel, Austria – Canada’s Erik Guay tested his troublesome back during a training run Wednesday and hopes to make his return to the World Cup ski racing circuit at the famed Kitzbuehel course in Austria this weekend.nGuay, of Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, skipped last week’s races in Wengen, Switzerland, with a recurrence of lower back pain. But … Continue reading Canada’s Guay Hopes to Return to World Cup at Kitzbuehel
Berthoud Pass, CO – Searchers on Wednesday located the body of a missing snowboarder and his dog who perished on Berthoud Pass in Colorado.nAuthorities scoured the high mountain pass for nearly three days looking for Jeff Miller, 26, of Winter Park. His body was dug out of deep snow on Wednesday morning immediately below the … Continue reading Snowboarder, Dog Found Dead on Berthoud Pass
Berthoud Pass, CO – Authorities are continuing their efforts today to locate a snowboarder missing since Monday on Berthoud Pass in Colorado.nAs many as 15 members of Grand County Search and Rescue are searching the pass for the unidentified area snowboarder first reported missing at 3:30 p.m. on Monday as heavy snowfall descended upon the … Continue reading Searchers Look for Missing Snowboarder in Colorado
Peter Lougheed Provincial Park (AB), Canada – A pair of backcountry skiers who perished in an avalanche in this Provincial Park near the B.C./Alberta border on Saturday owned snow safety equipment, but left in in their car.nThe two victims have been identified as brothers Rob Glaser, 53, of Bragg Creek, Alberta, and Mark Glaser, 54, … Continue reading Skiers Killed in Canadian Avalanche Left Safety Gear Behind