Seiser Alm, Italy – With the 2016-17 snowboard slopestyle World Cup season already in full swing, it’s time for the tour’s third event this week. Some of the best riders in the world have traveled straight from the Laax Open to Seiser Alm to take over control of one of the best terrain parks in … Continue reading Seiser Alm to Debut as World Cup Host
Kronplatz, Italy – In front of the home-country crowd, Italy went 1-3 in Tuesday’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup giant slalom in Kronplatz, the last World Cup GS before next month’s World Alpine Ski Championships. Federica Brignone took the victory, only her third World Cup win and her second in giant slalom. World Cup giant slalom leader Tessa Worley … Continue reading Italy Wins Kronplatz Giant Slalom at Home
Val di Fiemme, Italy – Norwegian cross-country skier Heidi Weng stood atop Alpe Cermis screaming. Below, her teammate Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg was challenging Swede Stina Nilsson for third in the seventh and final stage of the Tour de Ski. The screams came with passion deep from within her burned out lungs. Two minutes earlier, she had … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Pain That Never Felt So Good
Sestriere, Italy – The Giovanni Agnelli race course in Sestriere is steeped in history. Named for the founder of Fiat and developer of the resort in the 1930s, this was the piste that sent 21-year- olds Julia Mancuso and Ted Ligety on to Olympic gold in 2006. It was here that the legendary Janica Kostelic of … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Becoming a Part of History
Santa Caterina, Italy – The Audi FIS Ski World Cup circuit resumed Tuesday with a make-up super G on a steep, dark and challenging course in Santa Caterina. Originally scheduled for rolling slopes of Lake Louise, Canada, Santa Caterina picked up the event ahead of Wednesday’s downhill and Thursday’s alpine combined, challenging the field with the most … Continue reading Norway’s Jansrud Wins in Italy
Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy – New lifts and slopes, new high altitude attractions, new passes and more highlight the new ski and snowboard season in the Italian Dolomites. The spectacular mountain range is home to numerous world-renowned ski resorts, including Cortina d’Ampezzo, Kronplatz, Alta Badia, Val Gardena/Alpe di Siusi, Val di Fassa/Carezza, Arabba/Marmolada, Three Peaks Dolomites, Val … Continue reading New Lifts Highlight New Winter in Italy’s Dolomites
Broomfield, CO – Vail Resorts has added Les 3 Vallées, Paradiski and Tignes-Val d’Isere in France, Skirama Dolomiti Adamello Brenta in Italy, 4 Vallees in Switzerland, and Arlberg in Austria to the 2016-2017 lineup of the Epic Pass, which offers unlimited, unrestricted skiing access at the company’s 13 ski resorts in the U.S. and Australia. Europe is the birthplace of … Continue reading Epic Pass Adds Ski Resorts in France, Italy, Switzerland and Austria
