Alpine Skiing News Archives

Ski resorts are known as experts at turning snow-covered peaks into a winter playground. via KTVB Boise

Video console giant Nintendo is trying to get gamers off the sofa with its latest product Wii Fit. via Channel 4

“If they did ban it, it would be terrible for those with limited mobility.”

You'll remember Courtney Henrichs from the story we brought you in May 2006. She was left quadriplegic following a ski accident. via WYOW-TV Eagle River

“It's a lot tougher than you imagine”

- When Paul Hubner and his two sons arrived home in Hamilton, Ont., late Monday, it was the first time they'd seen the dark in weeks.

The three had just completed an expedition to the North Pole, and had gotten used to fitfully sleeping through 24 hours of light, their heads burrowed deep into sleeping bags that only barely kept out temperatures that often dipped below -30 C.

"It was kind of neat to get back and actually ... be in our own beds and have a good, solid sleep," Hubner said with a laugh Tuesday, after a day spent trying to re-acquaint himself with his company Baffin Inc., which makes extreme cold-weather ski boots. Read more

“Regardless of the outcome of the 2013 vote, the Foundation and Vail Resorts are firmly committed to making Birds of Prey one of the premier men's World Cup events in the world each and every year.”

After all the excitement surrounding the return of a World Cup downhill in December, it's likely back to tech races and turkey next winter. via Vail Daily News

“We have strong interest in this project because the community has a strong interest in the project”

The dormant Laurel Mountain Ski Resort near Ligonier, once dubbed the "ski capital of Pennsylvania," may be getting a new lease on life. via Hotel Online

“It's kind of unique to have that perspective of an Olympic athlete”

In Nordic skiing events at the Olympics, every second - and every degree of temperature - counts. via WSLS

The pilot of a hang glider has survived a tumble down a snow chute on 11,700 Loge Peak.

Witnesses say the pilot nose-dived into rock as soon as he took off at a closed section of the Aspen Highlands ski area on Sunday.

Witness Tevor Jacovino of Aspen had been waiting with his video camera to capture the flight, but instead witnessed the tumble. The ski patrol from Highlands responded, and gave the man a pair of skis so he could ski out.

Pitkin County sheriff's patrol director Mario Strobl has identified the man as Scott Nichols, Aspen Skiing Co.'s race department director. Read more

“It certainly became very clear to us that fan guns are the real deal, as we were the first ski area to open in Vermont-with top-to-bottom skiing and a terrain park on day one-and we were among the last to close in late April”

Last summer Mount Snow demonstrated their new snow guns during an Eastern Ski Writers Association meeting. via The Jersey Journal

Skier injured in avalanche in Gilpin County Rocky Mountain News Originally published 07:51 a.m., April 28, 2008 Updated 07:51 a.m., April 28, 2008 A 27-year- old Fort Collins man who triggered an avalanche ... via Daily Camera

“I can confirm that a British national was killed as a result of a jet ski collision in Queensland on April 28, 2008. "We have offered consular assistance.”

A British doctor on holiday in Australia has been killed in a jet ski accident. The 31-year-old man from London, who was with his wife, was thrown into the water after he collided with a moored boat, Queensland ... via MyFOX Atlanta

“This investigation will assist us to determine whether we need to toughen up any of the regulation of this industry.”

A British doctor holidaying in Australia has been killed in a jet ski accident on the Gold Coast. via The Age

“People rarely buy single-day tickets but package multi-day tickets up with meals, accommodation, which presents an entirely different picture”

Skiing has never been a sport for the financially strapped and now the Australian Alpine Club has announced that Australian resorts have the most expensive single-day lift passes in the world. via The Age

“Yeah, who wouldn't like to do that?”

Extended season ends Sunday, but fingers are crossed for summer ASPEN - This weekend is it for lift-served skiing - or is it? Aspen Skiing Co. via The Aspen Times

Truckee adventurer Doug Stoup has reached the North Pole carrying the Olympic torch. via Reno Gazette-Journal

VAIL, Colorado- Vail Resorts will be honored for it conservation work the National Forest Foundation at a ceremony at the Arrabelle Saturday. via Vail Daily

Rebecca Konieczny of West Yellowstone High School is one of the few girls on one of the few Nordic ski teams at Montana high schools. via KASH-FM Anchorage

A 46-year-old skier has died after falling more than 1,000 feet on the eastern side of Mount Sopris near Aspen. via The Summit County Journal

A skier, who fell near the summit of a chute on Mt. Sopris, was found dead Friday evening. via Glenwood Springs Post-Independent

“January and February were a complete thumbs up, but it only filled up the hole November made. It was bad on the front end, and bad on the back end.”

As the shoulder season approaches, the crowds taper off and warmer temperatures turn the snow to slush, Tahoe-Truckee businesses report satisfaction over winter sales - for the most part. via Nevada Appeal

“And it's honest forward progress. It is a significant first step to a true analysis of the opportunity for transit in this corridor.”

Traffic moves along Floyd Hill on I-70. A agreement reached Thursday includes widening the interstate from Floyd Hill through the Idaho Springs twin tunnels. via Rocky Mountain News

“Because of the many trees surrounding the lake, if you approved floating docks, the only people who would benefit would be those who live near the open water area”

The hot topic at Thursday's meeting of the Lake Naconiche Board of Park Commissioners was the list of rules that will regulate the lake's use that commissioners must decide. via News-journal.com

“The Sochi program is an exceptional and ambitious one, but preparations are on the right track and in 2014 the athletes of the world will have a tremendous experience here”

Not a single venue has been built for the 2014 Winter Olympics, the head of the company charged with building them resigned has and environmental and community groups are calling upon the IOC to relocate some ... via The Boston Globe

“Skiers and snowboarders are relying on the word of their peers when they make resort choices.”

Visitors of a prominent sports Web site called OnTheSnow.com have voted Whistler Blackcomb, B.C., as the North America's favorite ski resort. via KING5 Seattle News

“We had to watch our water usage but the skiers are a hardy group - they understood what we needed to do”

If the 2007-08 ski and snowboard season were a downhill skier, it would have wound up this year's season with a snow-spraying flourish. via Medford Mail Tribune

“It's definitely been well received”

Vail Resorts, which already claims to be "100 percent powered by wind," is ramping up efforts to turn the wind - and sun - into energy. via Aspen Times

“I have every confidence that we will succeed”

Getting Sochi ready for the 2014 Winter Games is a huge challenge because the Russian resort must build virtually all facilities from scratch, the head of the IOC's coordination panel said Tuesday. via SI.com

There's an easy way to know when the water in your favorite lake warms up: massive quantities of pleasure boaters flock to it. via Kanabec County Times Online

A 23-year-old Calgary snowboarder has died after plunging about 50 metres over a cliff in the ski resort town earlier this week. via Canada.com

“It's probably the best year we've seen in four or five years”

Vermont's ski resorts have rebounded from last year's dismal season as skier visits for the 2007-08 season are expected to surpass the 4.1 million mark. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

“It's a special situation and we will have to do a lot”

Testimonials 04/23/2008 The Sochi 2014 Olympics will be among the most challenging to prepare for, a key International Olympic Committee official warned Tuesday, just a few days after the country's Olympic ... via The Moscow Times

By Richard Gaines GLOUCESTER DAILY TIMES GLOUCESTER, Mass. - A local resident pleaded not guilty Tuesday to drunken-driving charges stemming from a head-on crash Friday night with a sport utility vehicle ... via Thomasville Times Enterprise

“We can't necessarily stop what we're doing. We have to fix what we're doing”

The Aspen Skiing Co.'s quest to be a "green" company is forcing it to ponder some tough issues - like beginning the ski season later and dropping some high-profile events such as World Cup racing. via Glenwood Post Independent

VIENNA, Austria : Austrian authorities say an avalanche has buried a street in the alpine province of Tyrol beneath three feet of snow, and police are searching for possible victims. via International Herald Tribune

A 10-year-old boy is in a serious condition at Auckland's Starship Hospital following a jet-ski accident. via Newstalk ZB

“The body was found in the afternoon and it will be sent for autopsy”

Srinagar, April 21 : The body of a Norwegian woman, who went missing in January while skiing, was found from a stream in the north Kashmir Gulmarg ski resort Monday, officials said. via Newkerala.com

The Arapahoe Basin ski area hopes to add 200 parking spots near a state transportation department building to serve skiers next year. via KJCT

“The carrying capacity is what could determine the limits on use”

Will the so-called "marina" at the top of Aspen Mountain soon be a thing of the past, forcing snowmobiling powder-poachers to find other spots to park their machines in between runs? Is the marina an ... via Aspen Times

Kim Fenske, of Copper Mountain, Colo., poses for a photo beside his 2008 Toyota Prius sedan before he sets out for a day in the snow at Arapahoe Basin Ski Resort near the Colorado mountain resort community of ... via Washington Post

“And if this trend is to continue under Medvedev, Russia will soon have more yoga schools than India”

The ancient Indian yoga once banished from the country by a Communist leader is all set to make a home in the Kremlin next month when the new Russian President Dmitry Medvedev who practises the art, takes over. via Huliq.com

Some folks aren't complaining about Idaho's winter-like weather. KTVB Brundage is located in Central Idaho. via NWCN.com

“In any climbing group I'm usually the fastest, or right up there, and even when I got sick I was in the middle of the pack”

Mark Luscher has rounded third base and is headed for home for the second year in a row. via The News-Review

- Officials say they have found an 80-year-old back-country skier who had been missing in Cape Breton Highlands National Park since Thursday.

Park warden Erich Muntz says several ground search-and-rescue crews were finally able to locate Lloyd Stone at around 10:30 this morning after he gave them a compass bearing.

Muntz says the experienced woodsman was in good shape and spirits when he was found hunkered down in an area around the Whitehill area of the park.

He says the elderly hiker smiled and shook hands with members of the crews from Halifax and nearby Cheticamp, N.S. Read more

Free bus rides between Aspen and Snowmass Village are a go for the upcoming summer and winter seasons, following a meeting of the Elected Officials Transportation Committee on Thursday. via The Summit County Journal

“We have the lodge completely cleaned out”

About 4 p.m. Sunday, the chair lift cables stopped whirring. The instructors stopped teaching. via Nevada Appeal

Off the grid: the pre-fab Modern Cabana by Mork-Ulnes Design in San Francisco. Off-grid lot? Remote mountaintop? Private island? Not a problem. via National Post

“It's wonderful to be outside on the river. There's never a dull moment. There's always a new fly to try or a new approach to take.”

What is it about fly fishing that captures the spirit, engages the mind and keeps enthusiasts coming back for more? Part of its magic is the challenge that there's always more: new skills to perfect and ... via Inside Bay Area

“We are proud to welcome The Osprey at Beaver Creek to the RockResorts collection.”

The Osprey at Beaver Creek, a RockResort, formerly known as the Inn at Beaver Creek, is undergoing a $7-million transformation this summer and will be relaunched as RockResorts' newest addition in time for the ... via Hotel Online

“I could be on blood thinners the rest of my life.”

World Cup champion skier Kikkan Randall has a disorder that increases the risk of dangerous blood clots. via Clarion Dispatch

“And that's what happened when we got it today.”

Mario Andretti has been American open-wheel royalty for more than four decades. He now appears to be a king-maker. Lost behind all the hoopla regarding the merger between the Indy Racing League and the Champ ... via Whittier Daily News

“I acknowledge the fact that they're public and everyone owns them. I try to listen to people and always challenge my own assumptions because I know I don't have all the answers. Public lands are always going to require public solutions to problems.”

When Alex Sienkiewicz was a school teacher in an impoverished area in South Los Angeles, he used to take his students to the Angeles National Forest, known as being the huge backyard playground of the ... via Manchester Journal

Tuckerman Ravine on New Hampshire's Mount Washington becomes a special place in the spring, but the Forest Service says visitors should be on the lookout for special hazards, including tons of falling ice. via WCSH 6 Portland

“He was such a good kid, so full of life and always smiling. And Ben was just like that too”

A party was planned at his family's small lakefront home in Lakeshore Park here. via UnionLeader.com

Lutsen Mountains announced they would extend its ski season one week past its original April 13 closing date due to snow conditions. via KAAL-TV Austin

“How lucky I am to live in a place where I can ski around open fields and then just a few hundred yards away get out onto a groomed snowmachine trail that can give me miles and miles of cross-country skiing pleasure.”

All of this was occasioned by an editorial in the Coos County Democrat and a conversation with Peter Rouleau in the lobby at the Colebrook Post Office. via UnionLeader.com

The "Let's Talk Colorado " interactive gallery, opened by the Colorado Tourism Office this month on Madison Avenue in Manhattan , reminds us that Colorado isn't just for skiing. via Newsday.com

“Given all that muscle, along with all our prayers, the Force is with us!”

Native Voices Foundation co-chair Suzy "Chapstick" Chaffee will host a Native American Hopefuls and Future Olympians benefit event at the Northwest Sports Complex in Spooner on Wednesday, April 16. via Spooner Advocate

“Throughout the history of [Vail], we have appealed to exclusivity”

It's ironic that Kaye Ferry ended her eighteen-year run as head of the Vail Chamber and Business Association this week enmeshed in a controversy over a word as ridiculous as "riff-raff," considering that she's ... via Westword

“Why is the state going to make snow and build a chairlift, ostensibly for the benefit of a private developer?”

A massive Great Camp-style resort approved for this part of the central Adirondacks is also expected to breathe new life into North Creek's long-forgotten downtown. via Hotel Online

Sheer Bliss for Snowmass skiers: A new high-speed quad is coming Aspen Daily News Staff Report A realigned high-speed quad will replace the old Sheer Bliss double chairlift at Snowmass in time for next ski ... via Aspen Daily News

About a dozen people celebrated a slushy end to the ski season at Panorama Mountain Village on Saturday by participating in the annual Sunpit Safari competition. via Invermere Valley Echo

“I don't remember him ever letting you down”

Under a movie screen-sized photo of a well-muscled, blue-eyed man on a beach, a mourning legion sat weeping. via Aspen Daily News

Utah avalanche officials are still bracing for wet snowslabs to break on mountain slopes under warming temperatures. via Kutv.com

The Northern Oregon and South Washington Cascades are under a snow advisory. The National Weather Service says the advisory remains in effect until 5 p.m. Check the forecast Cities affected include Government ... via NWCN.com

“Climate is what we expect. Weather is what we get.”

Weather is what we get." Retired meteorologist Fred Ward's Tuesday op-ed column on New England winters is rife with inaccurate statements that indicate he does not understand the difference between weather and ... via UnionLeader.com

“They came up in carloads and brought family and friends, and it was great.”

Mount Ashland will extend the ski season for another weekend after a hearty turnout of skiers Saturday and Sunday. via Medford Mail Tribune

“But with anything I think it takes time.”

Responding to complaints, the company that owns the Mount Bachelor ski area west of Bend says it will put $3.4 million into a lift maintenance program, buses and equipment and other upgrades. via KVAL-TV Eugene

A memorial service is planned Monday evening at the Aspen Square Hotel for a 27-year-old Aspen native who died during a skiing competition in Alaska. via Cbs4denver.com

Four skiers suing Killington Resort over so-called "lifetime" passes are seeking class action status for their suit, but the current and former owners oppose it. via The Brattleboro Reformer

“It's been a gradual process of learning each year what new things I could do”

Tamlynn Niemietz stands on the side of a mountain, bracing herself against the stinging cold and staring down at more snow than she's ever seen. via Quick

A skier who died in an accident at a Lake Tahoe resort last week has been identified as a retired 65-year-old Reno attorney. via News10.net

“This was the hardest trip I have done - and she found it a lot easier than I did. She's done magnificently, amazingly well; I'm extremely proud of her”

London, April 13: While many youngsters of her age are glued to social networking websites, Camilla Hempleman-Adams is a bit different - the teenager has become the youngest British woman to ski to the North ... via Daily India

“Our resorts still have plenty of snow with generally very good snow coverage”

Due to slow business, today will be this season's final day to ski at Bear Mountain Resort, according to resort officials. via San Bernardino County Sun

This year's incredible ski season isn't even over and already it's time to start thinking of next season. via Fort Collins Coloradoan

“The snow stayed amazing right through March and into April”

New Hampshire's ski industry may have had its best winter ever in terms of visits, snowfall and revenue. via Worcester Telegram & Gazette

“We had some ungodly ice times (for hockey), and we had already started (downhill) skiing and cross-country skiing. Our parents convinced my brother and me to switch over.”

Bruce Prehn competed at United States of America Snowboard Association nationals By Shane Frederick WASECA - When Bruce Prehn was about 11 years old, his parents made a deal with him and his brother. via The Mankato Free Press

“As I was dropping down the hill into the run-in it just hit me that this would be it - the rest is history.”

NEWRY, Maine -- On the morning of Friday, April 11 skiing prodigy and X Games star Simon Dumont of Bethel, Maine broke the world record for highest air on a quarterpipe at his home resort of Sunday River by ... via AlpineZone News

“It's about tightening up the policies and procedures to ensure we're getting the right amount of information and the right level of detail”

Ottawa police now use nautical maps, detailed vehicle descriptions and upgraded computer programs to avoid communication mixups like one that occurred last fall when emergency services cancelled a search for a ... via Ottawa Sun

“I'll be competing at more stops on the USFS and World Tours this season - ' every event is a wild experience, I'm psyched to be a part of it. Yeah AK!!!”

Aspen resident and professional skier John Nicoletta was killed after falling off a monstrous cliff in a U.S. Freeskiing Series competition in Alyeska, Alaska, on Friday. via Aspen Daily News

“I've been sharing a tent with four men and two women and the snoring has been unbearable despite my ear plugs”

The daughter of a polar explorer has said she's looking forward to returning home after becoming the youngest British woman to ski to the North Pole. via Daily Express