New York, NY – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) and NBC Sports are once again partnering to showcase alpine ski racing in America with live coverage of the Nature Valley Aspen Winternational and Audi Birds of Prey at Beaver Creek, both in Colorado. In addition to full HD live stream coverage on NBC Sports … Continue reading U.S. TV Schedule for Beaver Creek World Cup Races is Announced
Copper Mountain, CO – Colorado’s Copper Mountain acted as host to a day of festivities on Saturday, kicking off with the Putnam Investments NASTAR Pacesetting Trials followed by the annual Nature Valley First Tracks team naming announcement. With Olympic gold medalists Ted Ligety (Park City, UT), Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) and Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, CO) and … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team Names Alpine Squad
Copper Mountain, CO – When the 2016 U.S. Alpine Ski Team is formally named tomorrow at Copper Mountain Resort in Colorado, two members will be missed but not forgotten. The U.S. Ski Team has announced that it will name ski racers Bryce Astle (Sandy, Utah/Snowbird Sports Education Foundation) and Ronnie Berlack (Franconia, N.H. and Burke Mountain, … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team to Honor Athletes Killed in Avalanche
Winter Park, CO – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) is mourning the loss of one of its veteran officials and leaders. Bob Dart, 64, passed away from a reported heart attack on Tuesday while working on the mountain at Winter Park Resort where he served as director of mountain maintenance. “As both a volunteer and … Continue reading USSA Mourns Loss of Longtime Official
New York, NY – With the demise of Universal Sports Network, NBC Sports has acquired the U.S. television rights to World Cup skiing and other winter sports. The signal from Universal Sports shut down today, leaving many U.S. ski racing fans in the dark. NBC Sports Group announced today that it has formally acquired Universal Sports Network … Continue reading NBC Picks Up World Cup TV Coverage
Santa Monica, CA – “STREIF – One Hell of a Ride,” produced by Red Bull Media House in association with Planet Watch, takes viewers on the famed Hahnenkamm course in Kitzbuehel, Austria. The film, previously released in Europe, is now available exclusively on Vimeo On Demand to own and rent, and will be screened through a … Continue reading Ski Racing Documentary Glides Into the U.S.
Aspen, CO – Aspen Mountain’s post-Thanksgiving Winternational World Cup ski races got a boost today when the International Ski Federation (FIS) moved the slalom races originally scheduled for this weekend in Levi, Finland, to Aspen. A lack of snow and temperatures too warm to manufacture the white stuff forced FIS officials to cancel the races in … Continue reading Canceled Levi Slalom Moved to Aspen
