Profiles Index

Skier Profile: Lindsey Vonn
Profile of Lindsey Vonn, member of the U.S.A. Ski Team, and World Cup / Olympic skier.

Vail Ski Resort
Coveted as North America’s top ski resort, Vail is an extraordinary winter vacation. Last year, thirty-eight feet of powder blanketed Vail’s seven Back Bowls. With blue sky three hundred days a year and the most groomed terrain, families celebrate here. The experience is world class, from Snow Sports School to activities, entertainment and accommodations. Vail – Like Nothing on Earth.

Skier Profile: Julia Mancuso
Profile of Julia Mancuso, member of the U.S.A. Ski Team, and World Cup / Olympic skier.

Skier Profile: Hermann Maier
Profile of Hermann Maier, member of the Austrian Ski Team, and World Cup / Olympic skier.

Skier Profile: Daron Rahlves
Profile of Daron Rahlves, member of the U.S. Ski Team, and World Cup / Olympic skier.

Skier Profile: Bode Miller
Profile of Bode Miller, an American skier with two silver medals and twenty five World Cup victories.

Skier Profile: Alberto Tomba
Profile of Alberto Tomba, Italian skier who was the first male Alpine skier to earn five career Olympic medals.

Skier Profile: Jean-Claude Killy
Jean-Claude Killy became the second skier to win all three Alpine skiing events at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Killy retired from amateur racing at the end of the 1968 racing season.

Skier Profile: Anja Paerson
Profile of Anja Paerson, member of the Swedish Ski Team, winner of five Olympic medals, and two-time overall World Cup champion.

Skier Profile: Michael Walchhofer
Profile of Michael Walchhofer of Austrian Ski Team, who has a silver medal in the downhill event at the 2006 Turin Winter Games and multiple World Cup and World Championship victories.

Skier Profile: Janica Kostelic
Profile of Janica Kostelic, a member of the Croatian Ski Team who has over 100 top ten finishes, including three gold and one silver Olympic medals and five World Championship medals.

Skier Profile: Anton "Toni" Sailer
Toni Sailer, known as the "Blitz from Kitz" was the first skier to win all three Alpine skiing events at the 1956 Winter Olympic Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.