Boston, MA – Last winter’s success of the U.S. Olympic Ski and Snowboarding Team will be celebrated in Boston this Wednesday as five Olympic champions are coming to town to kick off the 2010-11 ski and snowboarding season. The New England Ski and Snowboard Benefit will feature an A-list cast of athletes ready to be … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team’s New England Benefit Filled with Gold
Park City, UT – Under Armour’s “I will protect this house” campaign should be pretty familiar to anyone who is a fan of the NFL. Now Olympic gold medalist and three-time Audi FIS Alpine World Cup overall champion, Lindsey Vonn, has entered the house.nThe new campaign, however, doesn’t focus on gold medals or World Cup … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team’s Lindsey Vonn Featured in New TV Spots
Saas-Fee, Switzerland – Although there are two FIS Snowboard World Cup stops in October, a PSL indoors at Landgraaf, The Netherlands and the other a Big Air on a giant ramp in London, the first true mountain World Cup stop, and the launch of the Halfpipe season will take place Nov. 3-4 in the Swiss … Continue reading Snowboard World Cup in Saas-Fee Barely a Month Away
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand – David Scott, founder of snow.co.nz and nzXsports.com, earlier this week committed to a $10,000 donation to the Snow Sports New Zealand (SSNZ) Patrons and Friends program.nScott, who lives in Christchurch and is well known throughout the New Zealand snow sports community, has made an individual donation of NZ$5,000, and has … Continue reading New Zealand Ski Publisher Donates NZ$10K to SSNZ
Park City, UT – Oakley has been named to the U.S. Ski Team’s Supplier Group, providing goggles and sunglasses to selected members of the U.S. alpine, freestyle and nordic ski teams. The global company will join nearly 60 industry brands in providing important competition-oriented equipment and service to athletes.nOakley’s agreement as a supplier will extend … Continue reading Oakley Named U.S. Ski Team Supplier
Hintertux, Austria – Nine of Canada’s top ski racing prospects are heading to Austria, as Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA) focuses on providing high performance training with national team coaches and staff to elite young ski racers coming from provincial teams, ski academies or other private ski racing programs.nPlacing renewed emphasis on the development of future … Continue reading Canada’s Top Ski Racing Prospects Train in Europe
Queenstown, New Zealand – It’s been a gusty start to the men’s U.S. Alpine Ski Team’s second on-snow camp down under as a particularly nasty batch of weather hammered New Zealand’s south island throughout the first training block. Regardless, coaches report the Team is adjusting to ensure the best possible training opportunities.nFor the men’s technical … Continue reading U.S. Men’s Alpine Ski Team Ducking Wind in New Zealand