Lakewood, CO – Christy Sports, one of the largest ski and snowboard retailers in the Rocky Mountain region, has hired Liz Avery to serve as the company’s vice president of finance. Avery will be responsible for the overall direction of the company’s finance, accounting and treasury functions.nAvery brings more than 20 years of experience in … Continue reading Christy Sports Names New Vice President of Finance
Aspen, CO – Greg Stump’s 1988 film Blizzard of Aahhh’s launched the career of skiing bad boy Glen Plake and revolutionized the idea of what U.S. big mountain skiers could accomplish. It was so monumental, in fact, that Skiing Magazine in 1999 named Stump one of the 25 most influential skiers of all time. It’s … Continue reading Iconic 80s Filmmaker Greg Stump Returns to Making Ski Movies
Lake Louise (AB), Canada – World alpine ski racing champion John Kucera traveled from his home in Calgary to Lake Louise, Alberta, yesterday, continuing to work towards his return to FIS World Cup ski racing and talking to reporters about his experience in the past year recovering from a horrific leg injury.nIt was just three … Continue reading Canada’s World Alpine Skiing Champion John Kucera on Road to Recovery
Vancouver (BC), Canada – Olympic silver medalist Mike Robertson of Canmore, Alberta, will miss the front end of the 2011 season as he sustained his second concussion in less than six months while attending a training camp in New Zealand earlier this fall.nRobertson, who took the silver medal in snowboard cross at the 2010 Olympic … Continue reading Canadian Olympic Snowboarding Medalist Mike Robert to Miss Front End of 2011 Season
Pagosa Springs, CO – Southern Colorado’s Wolf Creek Ski Area is closed today after its ski patrol director perished in an avalanche early this morning.n”On Monday, November 22, 2010 at 7:45 a.m. our Wolf Creek Ski Patrol Director, while working to protect others, was caught in an avalanche which, to our great sadness, he did … Continue reading Wolf Creek Ski Patrol Director Dies in Avalanche in Colorado
Copper Mountain, CO – Ski resort holding company Powdr Corp on Thursday announced that Olympic Gold Medalist Ted Ligety, also of Park City, has signed a multi-year agreement to serve as an ambassador of all the company’s ski resorts, representing each of the mountain resorts individually. The deal is part of a new Powdr Corp … Continue reading Olympic and World Cup Ski Racer Ted Ligety Named Ambassador of Powdr Corp
Truckee, CA – Vail Resorts, Inc. on Wednesday announced the appointment of Bill Rock as the new chief operating officer of Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort in California, which the company acquired from Booth Creek Ski Holdings earlier this month. Rock will assume responsibility for all ski mountain and village operations associated with Northstar-at-Tahoe and will report directly … Continue reading New Owner Vail Resorts Installs New COO at California’s Northstar-at-Tahoe