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2010 Winter Olympics Alpine Ski Racing Preview - Women's Super Combined

Be assured that on the Olympic Women's Super Combined course the favorites will be doing their absolute best but when the best make the tiniest mistake or let up just a little there are a lot of lot of racers striving for that fastest time measured in hundredths of a second. Taking a look at who came out on top and who almost won in recent competitions is a good place to start to get a feel how the Olympic racers may stack up.

Summer Ski Resort Vacations

When you are planning your summer vacation and looking for things to do and places to hike or mountain bike, don’t forget your favorite ski resort. Ski resorts summer activities are plentiful and many resorts offer summer vacation packages.

Olympic Skiing - 2010 Vancouver Olympics

The XXI Winter Olympics take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in February, 2010. Skiing events include alpine skiing (downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super G, and combined), freestyle skiing, cross country skiing, and nordic combined, which involves ski jumping and cross country skiing.

2010 Winter Olympics Alpine Ski Racing Preview - Women's Giant Slalom

Most of the ski racers competing the women's giant slalom in the Vancouver Olympics will be the veterans who have raced on their country's World Cup A Team.

Summer in Park City, Utah

Last winter I was riding a chairlift with Heidi Voelker, former U.S. Ski Team 3 time Olympian and now Deer Valley Ambassador of Skiing and we were talking about Park City, Utah skiing. Like me, Heidi was raised in the northeast, and when I asked her what brought her to make her home in Park City she said, "I came for the winter and skiing but the summers kept me."

Summer at Deer Valley Resort

Deer Valley in the summer time is full of activities for all ages. There's hiking, mountain biking, scenic chair rides, dining, concerts, and a summer camp for kids.

Park City Mountain Resort Summer Activities

Park City Mountain Resort in summer offers thrills both zipping along high in the air and shooting down on tracks through the trees. Leisurely chairlift rides bring you up for mountain biking and trail hiking while down at the base area the kids can spend the day on the climbing wall, bouncing on the Legacy Launcher bungee, and on rides in the Little Miner's Park.

Winter Olympic Skiing News and Events

Winter Olympic skiing events include alpine skiing (downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super G, and combined), freestyle skiing, cross country skiing, and nordic combined, which involves ski jumping and cross country skiing.

Summer at The Canyons

The Canyons Resort, the largest winter resort in Utah turns into a deep green playground in summer. Everything is here, from a summer concert in the Resort Village to a scenic gondola ride up to the Red Pine Lodge for fine gourmet luncheons, horseback riding, hiking and mountain biking.

Backcountry Day Trip Over Guardsman Pass

During my recent summertime visit to Park City I wanted to get a little out of town and take in some backcountry driving. Knowing that Guardsman Pass connects Park City with Brighton or, if you venture down through Wasatch Mountain State Park it continues down into Midway, I decided to take it the back way.

U.S. Ski Team News and Information

U.S. Ski Team announcements, news, information, and events.

Skiing Park City Mountain Resort

The base area at Park City Mountain Resort is like a big front porch - full of friendly people, neat restaurants and stores to buy most anything from clothes to candy. Early skiers arrive on buses like workers in the big city, but these skiers are full of smiles and heading out to a sure day of fun in the sun.

Park City, Utah Ski Resorts

Ski Park City, Park City Utah ski resorts and ski vacations, including resort information for Park City Mountain Resort, The Canyons, and Deer Valley.

Colorado Ski Deals and Discounts

Colorado Ski deals and discounts including ski and stay packages, ski vacation discounts, and special deals offered by ski resorts.

2010 U.S. Alpine Ski Team

Two-time World Cup overall champion and double World Championships gold medalist Lindsey Vonn along with Olympic gold medalists Ted Ligety and Julia Mancuso lead a high caliber group of athletes named to the 2010 U.S. Alpine Ski Team.

Backcountry Skiing 101

From rolling hills to jagged high peaks, skiers seek out backcountry terrain for solitude, freedom and untracked powder. There has been a recent surge in the popularity of backcountry skiing due to open-gate policies at ski resorts, Big Mountain Freestyle Ski Films, rising lift ticket prices and advances in ski equipment.

Yankees Can Learn to Ski Western Powder

Can a couple of proficient Yankee skiers ski in snow they're not used to - like maybe powder over the edges of their skis? Yes they can, powder skiing is definitely a learned skill that Easterners can master.

2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics

With a year to go until the Olympics, the U.S. Ski Team has asked several of this year's team members and contenders for the Olympic team for their thoughts as the Games get closer.

Snowbird Ski Resort

Snowbird is known for having Utah's longest skiing season, but it's also known for it's legendary dry Utah powder, which averages over 500 inches a year.

Skiing Snowbird

While Snowbird has a well deserved reputation for presenting advanced and expert skiers some of the most challenging terrain to be found in a stateside resort, it also offers a a basin full of easily accessible high altitude intermediate skiing.

Alta Ski Area

Alta is recognized for its varied terrain, breathtaking scenery, and unparalleled snow conditions with an average 500+ inches of dry Wasatch snow.

Kirkwood

With over 2,300 acres of terrain, an annual snowfall of over 600 inches, and the highest base elevation in California, Kirkwood Mountain Resort is renowned for deep powder skiing.

On the Road to Learn Powder Skiing - Kirkwood Mountain Resort

My main intent in going to Kirkwood Mountain Resort, legendary for lots of powder snowstorms rolling through, was to learn what it would take to help an eastern skier, not used to deep powder, to really ski some deep powder with control and confidence.

Learning Powder Skiing at Kirkwood Mountain Resort

Powder skiing at Kirkwood Mountain Resort.

Cross Country Skiing 101

Cross country skiing is the oldest type of skiing, having evolved out of a need to travel over snow-covered terrain. Read on for the history of cross country skiing, as well as information and tips on modern nordic skiing, from Tony Goodwin.