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  • Skier Profile: Lara Gut Created: Saturday, August 22, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
    Profile of Lara Gut, member of the Switzerland Ski Team, and World Cup / Olympic skier.
  • Skier Profile: Fabienne Suter Created: Thursday, August 20, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
    Profile of Fabienne Suter, member of the Switzerland Ski Team, and World Cup / Olympic skier.
  • Top Summer Ski Resort Destinations and Activities - 2013 Created: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
    When planning a summer vacation, most people don't have a ski resort on the top of their list. But, many mountains have transitioned into true four-season resorts that offer year-round activities. ...
  • Skier Profile: Andre Myhrer Created: Sunday, November 11, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
    Profile of Andre Myhrer member of the Sweden Ski Team, and World Cup / Olympic skier.
  • Skier Profile: Silvan Zurbriggen Created: Friday, January 29, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
    Profile of Silvan Zurbriggen, member of the Switzerland Ski Team, and World Cup / Olympic skier.
  • Skier Profile: Didier Defago Created: Sunday, August 23, 2009 Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013
    Profile of Didier Defago, member of the Switzerland Ski Team, and World Cup / Olympic skier.
  • Skier Profile: Carlo Janka Created: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013
    Profile of Carlo Janka, member of the Switzerland Ski Team, and World Cup / Olympic skier.
  • Skier Profile: Viktoria Rebensburg Created: Saturday, October 23, 2010 Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013
    Profile of Viktoria Rebensburg, member of the German Ski Team, and World Cup / Olympic skier.
  • Skier Profile: Maria Hoefl-Riesch Created: Sunday, August 09, 2009 Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013
    Profile of Maria Hoefl-Riesch, member of the German Ski Team, and World Cup / Olympic skier.
  • Olympic Ski Jumping Medalists: Individuals on Normal Hill Created: Sunday, May 19, 2013 Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013
    List of the Men's Ski Jumping Normal Hill individual medalists.
  • Avalanche Beacon, Probe and Shovel Created: Thursday, April 18, 2013 Updated: Saturday, May 18, 2013
    Avalanche beacons, probe and shovel are the basic tools needed to find and rescue a person buried in an avalanche. These tools are essential equipment when walking, hiking, skiing or snowboarding i...
  • Skiing The Backcountry And Sidecountry Created: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 Updated: Saturday, May 18, 2013
    More and more we're hearing, reading about and watching videos about skiing the backcountry and the sidecountry, and it looks so easy and so much fun. But, as alluring as off-trail skiing can be, i...
  • Skiing in Queenstown Created: Sunday, May 12, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
    A visitor's guide to skiing in Queenstown, New Zealand including Queenstown activities and accommodations.
  • Norway Women's Alpine Ski Racing Team Created: Friday, May 03, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Profiles of the top skiers on the Norwegian Women's Alpine Ski Racing Team.
  • Norway Men's Alpine Ski Racing Team Created: Friday, May 03, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Profiles of the top skiers on the Norwegian Men's Alpine Ski Racing Team.
  • U.S. Women's Alpine Ski Racing Team Created: Thursday, January 28, 2010 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Profiles of the top skiers on the U.S. Women's Alpine Ski Racing Team.
  • 2014 U.S. Men's Alpine Staff Created: Friday, May 10, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    U.S. men's alpine Head Coach Sasha Rearick has assembled a world class team of coaches and conditioners for the 2014 Audi FIS Alpine World Cup and Sochi Olympic Winter Games season.
  • Skier Profile: TJ Lanning Created: Sunday, August 09, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Profile of TJ Lanning , member of the U.S.A. Ski Team, and World Cup / Olympic skier.
  • French Women's Alpine Ski Racing Team Created: Thursday, May 02, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Profiles of the top skiers on the French Women's Alpine Ski Racing Team.
  • French Men's Alpine Ski Racing Team Created: Thursday, May 02, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Profiles of the top skiers on the French Men's Alpine Ski Racing Team.
  • Avalanche Beacons (Avalanche Transceivers) Created: Sunday, May 05, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Avalanche beacons, or avalache transceivers are battery operated devices that emit a signal when in the transmitting mode and can locate that same frequency signal (457 kHz) when in receiving mode....
  • U.S. Men's Alpine Ski Racing Team Created: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
    Profiles of the top skiers on the U.S. Men's Alpine Ski Racing Team.
  • Avalanche Probe Created: Friday, May 14, 2010 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
    Avalanche probes are rods, most commonly made of light metal that are used to probe down through the snow in path of an avalanche to locate people buried under the snow.
  • Meet Tucker - Ski Patrol Dog Created: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
    Search-and-rescue dogs do a great service when called upon and deserve our support. If you ever find yourself lost or in an avalanche situation you'll be very grateful to have one of these dogs sni...
  • Skier Profile: Denise Karbon Created: Monday, August 17, 2009 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
    Profile of Denise Karbon, member of the Italian Ski Team, and World Cup / Olympic skier.
  • Skier Profile: Nadia Fanchini Created: Monday, August 17, 2009 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
    Profile of Nadia Fanchini, member of the Italian Ski Team, and World Cup / Olympic skier.
  • Skier Profile: Manuela Moelgg Created: Monday, August 17, 2009 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
    Profile of Manuela Moelgg, member of the Italian Ski Team, and World Cup / Olympic skier.
  • Women's Olympic Super G Medal Winners Created: Friday, May 10, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
    List of the Women's Skiing Super G Olympic medal winners.
  • Skier Profile: Anne-Sophie Barthet Created: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
    Profile of Anne-Sophie Barthet, member of the French Women's Alpine Ski Team, and World Cup skier.
  • History of the Olympic Torch Created: Thursday, May 02, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
    The history of the Olympic Torch including symbolism, the lighting of the torch, transport and design.
  • Dry Slab Avalanche Created: Friday, November 19, 2010 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
    A dry slab avalanche occurs when snow slabs on the mountains lose their cohesion due to factors like melting snow or additional snowfall
  • Audi FIS World Cup Alpine Ski Racing at Levi, Finland Created: Sunday, November 14, 2010 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
    The 2011 Audi Alpine FIS Ski World Cup racing season which began October 23-24, 2010 at Soelden, Austria is the road leading up to the 2011 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships at Garmisch Partenkirc...

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