Pitztal, Austria – Barely over three weeks from the World Cup ski racing season opener in Soelden, a nagging knee injury has reportedly pulled reigning World Cup overall champion Anna Fenninger of Austria from pre-season training. News reports indicate that Fenninger, 26, is suffering from persistent knee issues. The Austrian Ski Team, which is training on the country’s Pitztal … Continue reading Reports: Knee Injury Halts Training for World Cup Champion Fenninger→
Saalbach, Austria – UK-based ski charity Ski 4 Cancer is calling on skiers from across Europe to attempt to set a new world record on Friday, March 11, 2016. The challenge will be to descend the height of Mount Everest — 29,029 feet — as one large group to raise funds for Ski 4 Cancer. This is the first … Continue reading Ski the Height of Everest in a Day→
Soelden, Austria – Ronnie Berlack and Bryce Astle grew up almost a continent apart. Ronnie was raised in a ski racing family in Franconia, N.H., as a kid watching hometown hero Bode Miller make his rise to ski stardom. He later moved to Burke Mountain Academy, where his dad was a ski coach. Born in California, … Continue reading Ski in Peace: Ronnie and Bryce→
Gargellen, Austria – Sometimes you can go from not enough of a good thing to too much in the blink of an eye. A few short weeks ago, European ski resorts were fretting a snowless Christmas holiday period. Now that snow has finally arrived in the Alps, resorts are dealing with snow stability issues that … Continue reading Another Austrian Avalanche Kills Italian Skier→
Soelden, Austria – The U.S. Ski Team has confirmed that two of its promising development-level ski racers were killed today in an avalanche in Soelden. The two — Ronnie Berlack, 20, of Franconia, N.H. and Burke Mountain, Vt., and Bryce Astle, 19, of Sandy, Utah — were among a group of six U.S. athletes freeskiing at the Austrian resort … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team Mourns Loss of Two Prospects in Austrian Avalanche→
La Clusaz, France – When only 40 of France’s roughly 200 ski resorts are open a week before Christmas, it’s time to worry. The lack of snowfall thus far this winter across a broad swath of France, Switzerland and Austria has already forced the relocation of World Cup ski races from both Courchevel and Val d’Isere, … Continue reading European Ski Resorts Fret Snowless Christmas→
Lech-Zürs, Austria – After bad weather delayed our airport transfer in London, my friend Richard and I didn’t arrive at the Hotel Sandhof in Lech until 11 p.m. local time. Knowing that we would miss dinner, the hotel’s staff thoughtfully laid out a spread of cold cuts, cheese and bread for us to help sate our appetite 12 … Continue reading A Resort Guide to the Arlberg→
