Park City, UT – The U.S. Ski Team’s Hannah Kearney (Norwich, VT) led the way for three U.S. podiums, winning the moguls skiing competition at the 2009 Visa Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort in Park City Thursday to take over the World Cup freestyle standings.n Kearney, who marked her second win of the World … Continue reading World Cup Freestyle Skiing: Kearney Wins at Deer Valley, Takes Cup Lead
Eden, UT – Bring a package of new socks to Utah’s Powder Mountain ski resort on Thursday, February 26 and receive a $16 discount towards an all access day pass.n The $16 discount will be deducted from the regular $56 adult lift pass price, and may not be combined with any other offer. Powder Mountain … Continue reading Utah Ski Resort Collects Socks for Homeless
Truckee, CA – A slew of snowboarding’s biggest talent is headed west to work the pipe and own the snowboardcross course as the 2009 U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix presented by Visa opens up at Boreal Resort in the Tahoe region of California this weekend.n The action kicks off Saturday as Kelly Clark (W. Dover, … … Continue reading U.S. Snowboarding’s Grand Prix Hits Boreal This Weekend
Sudelfeld, Germany – Following the conclusion of the 8th FIS Snowboard World Championships in Gangwon, South Korea with last Saturday’s Big Air, snowboarders will resume the battle for World Cup points tomorrow in Sudelfeld, this season’s only German stop. Action gets underway with the Parallel Giant Slalom on Saturday, the first such World Cup snowboarding … Continue reading Snowboard World Cup Resumes Following World Championships
Park City, UT – For the second straight year, the Mobil Travel Guide bestowed one of the hospitality industry’s most prestigious designations – the Mobil Five-Star award – upon Stein Eriksen Lodge at Utah’s Deer Valley ski resort, continuing the Lodge’s standing as the state’s first and only property to achieve this distinction. Stein Eriksen … Continue reading Stein Eriksen Lodge Receives 5-Star Rating for Second Straight Year
Calgary, Canada – Eleven Olympians and 2007 World Championships downhill silver medalist Jan Hudec (Calgary, AB) will be among a record 21 Canadian ski racers competing at the upcoming FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, the Canadian Alpine Ski Team announced Thursday.n The 21 athletes, two more than Canada sent in 2007, met the difficult national … Continue reading Canadian Ski Team Sends Record 21 Athletes to World Championships
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany – World Cup ski racers don’t wear fur, and its bikini-clad protesters are carrying snowboards instead of skis, but neither fact is stopping People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) from taking their anti-fur protests to the World Cup Alpine skiing circuit.n