Stratton Mountain Hosts Demo Days
Monday January 30, 2006
The Eastern Winter Sports Reps Association (EWSRA) and the New England Winter Sports Representatives, Inc. (NEWSR) are jointly sponsoring a three day demonstration event for ski shop reps and ... Read More
U.S. Picks Alpine and Freestyle Teams
Friday January 27, 2006
Defending World Cup champion Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, NH) and Daron Rahlves (Sugar Bowl, CA) lead nine men nominated to the U.S. Alpine Olympic Team. Returning Olympians Lindsey Kildow (Vail, ... Read More
The Ins and Outs of Ski Boot Canting
Wednesday January 25, 2006
With the 2006 Winter Olympics fast approaching, technical profiles of key racers have highlighted the specifics of the athletes’ equipment. Top in the discussion of fine tuning equipment to ... Read More
Skiing Goes to the Dogs
Tuesday January 24, 2006
Interested in skiing with your dog? Skijoring involves exactly that. The skier is pulled on cross country skis by a dog or a couple of dogs in harness. ... Read More
Austrians First in Men’s and Women’s Downhill Races
Sunday January 22, 2006
Michaela Dorfmeister of Austria finished first in the Women’s World Cup downhill at St. Moritz, Switzerland, with her teammate Renate Goetschl second and Janica Kostelic of Croatia third. Lindsey ... Read More
New Slider On The Slopes
Saturday January 21, 2006
A little sled could be the next big thing on the slopes. The Tri-Slider, a high performance three-runner snow sled, can take on the terrain parks and the black ... Read More
24.5 / 7 Olympic Coverage
Saturday January 21, 2006
There (literally) aren't going to be enough hours in the day to watch all the television coverage of the Winter Olympic Games. NBC is planning 416 hours of coverage, ... Read More
U.S. Names 6 Nordic Combined, 5 Jumpers, 17 CC Olympians
Friday January 20, 2006
Six-time nordic combined World Cup winner Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) leads the U.S. Nordic Combined Olympians. Alan Alborn, with experience in two previous Olympics, leads the U.S. Ski Jumping ... Read More
National Safety Awareness Week
Sunday January 15, 2006
It's National Safety Awareness Week (January 14 - 20) and ski areas have geared up to educate skiers about safety on the slopes. Killington Resort, for example, is ... Read More
Raich and Kostelic Retain World Cup Alpine Lead
Saturday January 14, 2006
Austrian Benjamin Raich won a one-day super combined (downhill and one slalom run) World Cup event at Wengen, Switzerland to boost his World Cup overall points lead. His teammate ... Read More
Multi-Mountain Ski Deals
Friday January 13, 2006
For those of us who don't want to ski just one mountain or don't want to pay extra to ski at other resorts when we go on a trip, Travelocity ... Read More
U.S. Olympic Team Announcements
Wednesday January 11, 2006
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) will begin announcing athletes selected for the various U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams starting on January 16. The Olympic Winter Games take place ... Read More
Bode Millers Comments "Unacceptable"
Tuesday January 10, 2006
U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association President and CEO Bill Marolt said that U.S. Ski Team member, Olympic medalist, and reigning World Cup Champion Bode Miller's comments on CBS’ 60 Minutes ... Read More
Mammoth Gets Mammoth Dump
Monday January 9, 2006
Mammoth Mountain, California got off to a great snow start for 2006. The resort went from a base of six feet on Christmas to twelve feet on New Years. ... Read More
Women's Skis
Saturday January 7, 2006
For many years, the companies that made skis paid little attention to women skiers. When women's ski racing became a popular sport, more women took a serious interest in skiing. ... Read More
Ethopia Has Hopes for Torino
Friday January 6, 2006
Robel Teklemariam, born in Ethopia, went to boarding school in Lake Placid, NY, the home of the 1980 Winter Olympics and fell in love with skiing. He went on ... Read More