The North Face and Mountain Sports International are proud to announce The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series, a two-stop tour featuring ski slopestyle and halfpipe competitions. The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series kicks off January 6 – 9, 2011 at Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort in California. “The North Face is excited to bring […]
ZAGREB, Croatia – Olympian and U.S. Ski Team veteran Sarah Schleper (Vail, CO) finished eighth in Tuesday’s Audi FIS Alpine World Cup night slalom in Zagreb. Austria’s Marlies Schild won the coveted Snow Queen Trophy by .75 seconds. Streaming of the race is available at www.universalsports.com. Amidst the fog and icy conditions, 66 women charged […]
MUNICH, Germany (Jan. 2) – Over 25,000 fans were on hand to see five-time Olympic medalist Bode Miller (Franconia, NH) finish third ahead of local favorite Felix Neureuther in the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup city event. Croatian Ivica Kostelic knifed the late rounds for the men’s victory while Swede Maria Pietilae-Holmer took the women’s […]
Lake Tahoe Area…The local resorts have Epic Snow!!! Enjoy some of the best skiing and riding conditions ever of for the New Year. The local snow is deep and plentiful. Enjoy!!! Be Safe & Stay in bounds! Squaw Valley is reporting 60-140″ of snow. Sierra at Tahoe is reporting 58-136″ of snow. Northstar is reporting […]
Incline Village, NV….The entire Truckee/Tahoe area is filled to overflowing with wintersports enthusiasts. From Christmas all the way through this weekend the cash registers have been ringing a happy tune. According to industry folks we have spoken with the holidays can amount to as much as 50% of the entire years sales and can easily […]
Lake Tahoe Area…The local resorts have Epic Snow!!! Enjoy some of the best skiing and riding conditions ever of for the New Year. The local snow is deep and plentiful. Enjoy!!! Be Safe!! Stay in bounds and out of the Tree Wells! Squaw Valley is reporting 60-140″ of snow. Sierra at Tahoe is reporting 60-143″ […]
BORMIO, Italy (Dec. 29) – Bode Miller (Franconia, NH) led a U.S. trio into the top 20 with eighth in Wednesday’s Audi FIS Alpine World Cup downhill in Bormio. Steven Nyman (Sundance, UT) finished 11th and World Cup rookie Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley, CA) was 20th, while Austria’s Michael Walchhofer clinched the victory. The race […]
BORMIO, Italy (Dec. 28) – U.S. Ski Team athlete Marco Sullivan crashed during downhill training in Bormio, Italy Tuesday. He was taken to a regional hospital in Sondalo for evaluation of a possible head injury. According to U.S. Ski Team Medical Director Kyle Wilkens, Sullivan was conscious and alert. He will remain hospitalized for further […]
SEMMERING, Austria (Dec. 28) – Three-time Olympic medalist Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley, CA) nearly returned to the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom podium Tuesday after skiing an incredibly clean second run to finish fifth. Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) and Sarah Schleper (also Vail) continued the strong day for Americans in 7th and 15th […]
