Steamboat Springs, CO – Benjamin Fairchild (Kirkland, WA) rose from second place in Friday’s snowboarding parallel giant slalom to win the men’s parallel slalom in Saturday’s Race to the Cup. Fairchild led a U.S. men’s sweep of the podium spots in the race on Steamboat’s Howelsen Hill. n”It’s nice to be back on the top … Continue reading U.S. Men Sweep Snowboarding’s Race To The Cup Podium →

Houghton, MI – Defending champions Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) and Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK) led every heat Saturday en route to winning the men’s and women’s freestyle sprint titles at the U.S. Cross Country Championships at Michigan Tech Nordic Ski Center. Randall, the first U.S. woman to win a World Cup cross country race, won … Continue reading U.S. Cross Country Skiing Championships: Randall, Newell Win Again →

Graz, Austria – Austrian snowboarder Stefan Gimpl celebrated back-to-back World Cup Big Air wins on Sunday, winning the season’s fourth of six such events in Graz topping the field at the season’s third Big Air in Sofia, Bulgaria in December. It was Gimpl’s third career World Cup win, earned in front of more than 7,000 … Continue reading Gimpl Wins Another World Cup Snowboarding Big Air in Graz →

Schonach, Germany – Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY) finished second Saturday, two-tenths of a second back in a nordic combined World Cup sprint for his fourth podium of the winter and second consecutive second-place finish. Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO) was 20th behind Jason Lamy Chappuis of France. n”Not a bad start for 2008. Billy was … Continue reading Fourth Top-3 for U.S. Ski Team’s Demong: 2nd in Schonach →

Adelboden, Switzerland – Olympian Jimmy Cochran (Keene, NH) was the lone U.S. skier to finish an Audi FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden Saturday, coming in 17th. Fellow U.S. Ski Team racer Ted Ligety (Park City, UT), who went out in a highlight-reel crash in the first run, lost his points lead but … Continue reading Highlight-reel Crash Costs U.S. Ski Team’s Ligety the World Cup GS Lead →

Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic – Olympic champion Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) led four U.S. teammates into the World Cup points Saturday in an Audi FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom in the Czech Republic. Italy’s Denise Karbon stayed unbeaten after four GS races. nKarbon struggled at the top of her final run, but straightened … Continue reading Italy’s Denise Karbon Continues World Cup Ski Racing Dominance in GS →

Mount Washington (BC), Canada – The Kokanee Winter Festival brings midweek half-price full day lift tickets to Vancouver Island’s Mount Washington Alpine Resort this Monday though Friday. n“The timing for half-price tickets is perfect,” explains Mount Washington Marketing Director Karen Bonell. “People are looking for discounts at this time of year. The Kokanee Winter Festival … Continue reading Half-Price Lift Tickets to Ski and Ride Mount Washington Next Week →