Åre, Sweden – On Saturday night during the 2007 Alpine World Ski Championships, a nostalgic event will take place in Åre as 10 of the world’s most famous alpine skiers will accept a challenge from a Norwegian team led by the great Ingemar Stenmark at the Skistar Invitational. nThe international team is represented by eight … Continue reading Alpine Ski Racing Legends Compete for Charity in Åre
Waterville Valley, NH – Spring skiing means warm sun, soft snow, and a full lineup of activities through April 8 at New Hampshire’s Waterville Valley ski and snowboard resort.nMarch 3 & 4 Waterville Valley’s Ultimate 40th Birthday Party Weekend 40th Birthday Video presentation, birthday cupcake race, cupcake scavenger hunt, … Continue Reading ››
Furano, Japan – After successfully organizing the finals of the NOKIA Snowboard FIS World Cup in last winter, the Japanese ski and snowboard resort of Furano will once again host contests in the 2006/2007 World Cup snowboarding season. On Friday, the carving aces open the weekend with a Parallel Giant Slalom. On Saturday, the first … Continue reading First Snowboard Cross of World Cup Season Saturday in Japan
Burlington, VT – It says it right on the front door of Burton’s Global Headquarters in Burlington, Vermont: “We are closed if two feet falls in 24 hours.” And that’s exactly what the world’s leading snowboard company will do on Thursday, thanks to a blizzard that’s currently blanketing Vermont with several feet of fresh snow.n”Nothing … Continue reading Burton Snowboards Tells Employees to Skip Work and Ride After Blizzard
Lake Placid, NY – The most powerful winter storm to hit the Northeastern United States and Quebec in recent years is currently resurrecting snow bases at ski and snowboard resorts throughout the region that have suffered through a dismal first half of the ski season.n
Åre, Sweden – A year ago Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) celebrated Valentine’s Day by winning gold in the Olympic combined event in Italy; Wednesday, he produced the third-fastest final run but was bumped off the giant slalom podium by the last racer in the top 30 to finish fourth at the 2007 FIS Alpine … Continue reading Ligety 4th in Ski Worlds GS with Scorching 2nd Run
Colorado Springs, CO – Alpine ski racer Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA), who strung together a U.S.-record five consecutive World Cup top-3s, and Jeret “Speedy” Peterson (Boise, ID), who set two aerials records in winning a World Cup contest, have been selected as the U.S. Olympic Committee’s male and female Athlete of the Month for … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team’s Peterson, Mancuso USOC Athletes of Month