Golden (BC), Canada – Famed British Olympic ski jumper, Eddie the Eagle, will be in Golden beginning tomorrow through March 4 to meet and ski with fans. Kicking Horse Powder Tours has organized a number of events for the week, including four opportunities to ski with Eddie, a dinner and talk at the Eagle’s Eye Restaurant, and two … Continue reading Eddie the Eagle Finally Finds Gold in Golden
Park City, UT – A strong and deep team of 15 rising stars of ski racing – seven women and eight men – have been named to the U.S. team for the upcoming FIS Alpine Junior World Championships. The team is led by defending Junior Worlds downhill champion Erik Arvidsson of Woodside, Calif., who led the … Continue reading Strong U.S. Team Named for Alpine Junior Worlds
Warren, VT – Sugarbush’s Women’s Discovery Camps will return Monday, March 6 to Wednesday, March 8. “Our theme this year is ‘Movements and Sensations’,” said Terry Barbour, Ski & Ride School Director at the northern Vermont resort. “Skiing is a dance with gravity, the mountain, and the snow. To dance well, we need to move. This … Continue reading Women’s Discovery Camps at Sugarbush Return in Early March
Truckee, CA – A 43-year-old snowboarder from Connecticut died on Thursday after falling head-first into a tree well at Northstar California. The unidentified victim, who was visiting the Tahoe-area resort from the southwestern Connecticut town of New Canaan, was riding in an unspecified advanced area of the resort. Northstar Ski Patrol responded to the scene, … Continue reading Tree Well Death at Northstar
Kvitfjell, Norway – Slovenia’s Bostjan Kline took his first career World Cup victory in Friday’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup downhill, a make-up race from the canceled December event at Lake Louise, Canada. Kline nipped Austria’s Matthias Mayer by just 0.19 seconds and Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud by 0.20 in second and third, respectively. It was a historic … Continue reading Slovenia’s Bostjan Kline Wins Make-up Downhill
Mt. Hood, OR – Slightly over 49 years ago, Mt. Hood Meadows officially opened on January 26, 1968 with ceremonies attended by over 200 dignitaries including America’s only Olympic gold medalist Gretchen Fraser. The ski area launched with two lifts, a T-bar and a rope tow. Fraser’s inaugural run was the full 1,061 vertical drop from the … Continue reading Oregon’s Mt. Hood Meadows Prepares to Turn 50
Park City, UT – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) defines its core value of grit as “courage, tenacity and perseverance on the path to excellence.” Over the past few seasons, Brad Wilson has demonstrated he’s one of the grittiest U.S. Ski Team athletes out there, overcoming inexperience, distraction and injury to become one of … Continue reading Brad Wilson: What Makes A Champion
