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Lienz, Austria - Olympic champion Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) was second Friday in a World Cup giant slalom - her third straight top-3 - to move into second place overall behind teammate Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) in the World Cup standings. Italy’s Denise Karbon swept her third straight GS with Mancuso, runner-up to her in the season opener Oct. 27, also moving into second in GS points.
Original post by the Wootang and software by Elliott Back
Posted by as General Posts at 9:00 PM CST
Salt Lake City, UT - The Salt Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau recently announced its continued sponsorship agreement with U.S. Ski Team member and Ogden Utah native Steven Nyman, promoting the marketing organization’s Ski Salt Lake program.
Original post by the Wootang and software by Elliott Back
Posted by as General Posts at 6:00 AM CST
Henniker, NH - New Hampshire’s Pats Peak ski area is inviting skiers and snowboarders to form teams to compete in the Pats Peak Adult/Corporate Racing Series. Individuals or those who don’t have a complete team can easily be placed on other teams. The cost is $650 per team and includes weekly races for nine consecutive weeks, a lift ticket from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on race nights, prizes, après-ski party each race night and an awards dinner at the end of the series.
Original post by the Wootang and software by Elliott Back
Posted by as General Posts at 6:00 AM CST
Whistler (BC), Canada - January is a sacred month for locals and snow chasers alike in Whistler, as intense weather systems routinely pelt the Coast Mountain Range, leaving behind a bounty of powder and glades swathed in the deep stuff. Capturing the dance of a storm and the athletes who embrace it can be extremely difficult but highly awarding. Just ask Paul Morrison.
Original post by the Wootang and software by Elliott Back
Posted by as General Posts at 6:00 AM CST
Kaprun, Austria - The seventh edition of the Snowpark Tour, set for terrain parks throughout Austria, Switzerland and Germany, will be inspired by the spirit of Hawaii in 2008. But instead of dancing the hula at the beach, participants in Europe’s biggest rookie ski and snowboard tour will do the slopestyle at ten tour stops en route to the finals at the DC Central Park at Kitzsteinhorn in Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria March 15 and 16. The tours kick-off will take place on January 12 and 13 at Engadin/St.Moritz, Switzerland.
Original post by the Wootang and software by Elliott Back
Posted by as General Posts at 6:00 AM CST
Ludlow, VT - Skiers and snowboarders visiting Okemo in January can ring in the New Year with a little extra jingle in their pockets, as January 2008 is chock full of special lift ticket deals at the Vermont ski and snowboard resort.
Original post by the Wootang and software by Elliott Back
Posted by as General Posts at 6:00 AM CST
Houghton, MI - Good snow, World Cup and Junior World Championships start slots plus another big field of competitors should equal intense skiing competitions for the 2008 U.S. Cross Country Championships, starting New Year’s Day at Michigan Tech.
Original post by the Wootang and software by Elliott Back
Posted by as General Posts at 6:00 AM CST
Salt Lake City, UT - After a successful launch last year, the Sustainable Seasons project is back for more this ski season. Now that winter has finally arrived, they will be bringing you reports from different ski and snowboard resorts, showing you what the resorts are doing to be more environmentally friendly, and what you can be doing, too.
Original post by the Wootang and software by Elliott Back
Posted by as General Posts at 6:00 AM CST
Newry, ME - Maine’s Sunday River ski and snowboard resort has designated the third week in January specifically for families. Childrens Festival Week offers free skiing, lodging and learning for kids plus a full youth-oriented entertainment schedule.
Original post by the Wootang and software by Elliott Back
Posted by as General Posts at 6:00 AM CST
Salt Lake City, UT - Entering its third year, the Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Series (USFS) and Freeskiing World Tour (FWT) have become the largest cohesive competitive Big Mountain Freeskiing tours in the history of the sport, with the Subaru USFS featuring an unprecedented six stops in 2008. With two new locations added this year, both tours culminate at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska, in April.
Original post by the Wootang and software by Elliott Back
Posted by as General Posts at 6:00 AM CST
