Tignes, France – An avalanche triggered in an off-piste area of Tignes swept across a groomed blue run at the French resort on Tuesday morning, burying several victims. The avalanche, which released from the Grand Balme sector of the resort and reached the resort’s busy intermediate Carline piste near the Tichot chairlift, struck at 9:50 a.m. … Continue reading In-Bounds Avalanche Strikes Tignes
Sierra Nevada, Spain – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) has announced the team of 16 moguls and aerials athletes that will represent the USA at the 2017 FIS Freestyle Ski & Snowboard World Championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain. The largest international competition outside of the Olympics, the World Championships will bring the best freestyle, … Continue reading U.S. Names 2017 Freestyle World Championships Team
La Molina, Spain – Italy’s Michela Moioli, and Pierre Vaultier of France won the 2016-17 season’s penultimate snowboard cross World Cup event, which was staged in foggy conditions in La Molina, Spain on Sunday. Moioli, fresh off a first and sixth-place finish at the last World Cup stop in Germany underlined her current form by keeping her … Continue reading Moioli and Vaultier Victorious in La Molina SBX
Hunter, NY – New York State Police indicate that a New Jersey man died while skiing at Hunter Mountain on Monday, the second death at the Catskill Mountains ski resort in less than a month. Zachary T. Thompson, 20, of Cream Ridge, N.J., was skiing the double-black diamond Racer’s Edge trail at Hunter when he … Continue reading Another Skier Dies at Hunter Mountain
Wichita, KS – Accompanying a friend on their family vacation to Colorado’s Breckenridge Ski Resort has turned tragic for a Kansas teen. Tess Smith, 15, and a , a sophomore at Wichita Northwest High School, is being kept on life support at Children’s Hospital in Aurora, Colo. pending donation of her organs. Smith was being tended to by ski patrollers … Continue reading Kansas Teen Dies Following Breckenridge Ski Accident
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia – A day after wrapping up his sixth straight overall World Cup title, Austria’s Marcel Hirscher added another crystal globe to his trophy case – the World Cup slalom title. Austria’s Michael Matt won Sunday’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup slalom race under light rain and sloppy course conditions for his maiden World … Continue reading Americans Struggle as Hirscher Wins Slalom Title
PyeongChang, South Korea – For the second straight day, Lindsey Vonn finished second at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup super G test event for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. It was déjà vu all over again as Italy’s Sofia Goggia won for the second day in a row, followed by Vonn in second and Slovenia’s … Continue reading Podium at Olympic Super G Test Event a Repeat From the Downhill
