Bode Makes Big Catch in Baseball Debut
Monday July 31, 2006
Bode Miller’s one game stint with the Nashua (NH) Pride baseball team was a big success. He raised $5000 for his charity, the Turtle Ridge Foundation and stopped a ... Read More
Alyeska Resort For Sale
Saturday July 29, 2006
Seibu Holdings Inc., the Japanese owners of Alyeska has been directed by shareholders to sell the Alaska resort in a hurry up effort to raise needed cash. The ... Read More
Study Says Aspen Skiing Doomed by 2100
Friday July 28, 2006
The Aspen Global Change Institute has released its study on the effects of possible future climate change, Climate Change and Aspen, and it doesn’t bode well for skiing in Aspen. ... Read More
Bloom Watch
Wednesday July 26, 2006
Jeremy Bloom, former U.S. ski team freestyler, and newly signed wide receiver/return specialist for the Philadelphia Eagles football team is currently sidelined with a groin injury. Bloom was injured ... Read More
Aussies are Praying for Snow
Monday July 24, 2006
The lack of natural snow and some rain has made this winter one of the worst for Australian ski resorts. Mt. Hotham reports 20 cm (7.87 inches) of natural ... Read More
Women’s Ski Jumpers Take to the Air
Thursday July 20, 2006
The VISA International Women's Ski Jumping Festival at Utah Olympic Park (UOP) will be held this Friday and Saturday and will host 30 women ski jumpers from eight nations. Among ... Read More
Skiing the Seven Summits
Wednesday July 19, 2006
The "Seven Summits" is a mountaineering term referring to the highest mountain on all seven continents. To climb each of the summits is the dream of many mountaineers. ... Read More
SKIing Boomers Get Bashed
Sunday July 16, 2006
So, the kids are grown and off on their own, you're retired and have Season Passes at two or three areas you love to ski, and all is right with ... Read More
One for the Ages
Friday July 14, 2006
Former Aussie Ski Instructor, Les Heyward, recently returned to his beloved slopes of Mount Hotham, Australia to make a few turns and reminisce. I don’t think anyone on the slopes ... Read More
Bloom Makes the Cut and Bode Takes a Swing
Wednesday July 12, 2006
Remember Jeremy Bloom, former U.S. Olympic moguls skier, who was ruled ineligible to play football at University of Colorado and threw his hat in the ring for the pro football ... Read More
Ogden Looks to Lure Skiing Industry
Tuesday July 11, 2006
Ogden, Utah wants to draw international ski companies to headquarter in Ogden. The city has hired international business development firm Bridge Atlantik Corporation to help entice ski companies to ... Read More
Brits Aim High for 2010 Olympics
Sunday July 9, 2006
British athletes with gymnastic and trampoline experience are being recruited by the national team freestyle coach to morph into winter aerialists and make a serious run for medals at Vancouver. ... Read More
Last Day to Vote for ESPY Awards
Saturday July 8, 2006
Voting closes at midnight tonight for the Best of the Best ESPY awards. Log on to either www.espys.tv or http://espn.go.com/espy2006 to vote for the four nominated Olympic skiers. ... Read More
The Year the Lifts Stopped
Thursday July 6, 2006
2006 will be remembered at the Sölden, Austria ski resort as the year the lifts stopped spinning year round. Sölden has boasted that it runs ski lifts 365 days ... Read More
Four US Skiers Nominated for ESPY Awards
Monday July 3, 2006
Olympic skiers Julia Mancuso and Ted Ligety, plus Paralympians Steve Cook and Laurie Stephens, have been nominated for the 14th Annual ESPY Awards. Sponsored by ESPN, the awards honor athletes ... Read More
Summer in Scotland and Still Skiing
Saturday July 1, 2006
If you live in Scotland and you love to ski, what do you do on the first full weekend of summer? Go skiing of course, just like a group of ... Read More