Jessie Diggins Wins 10km & JC Schoonmaker 3rd Place in Sprint at Cross-Country World Cup in Östersund, Sweden It’s been another fantastic weekend for the U.S. Cross-Country team, with two podiums, more than a dozen top-30 results, and a couple of personal bests at the FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Östersund, Sweden. Most notably, Jessie Diggins won the 10km race and James Clinton ‘JC’ Schoonmaker came third in the Sprint event — a personal best for the 23-year-old […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 12, 2023 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Marks 100 Career Victories Across World Cups, World Championships & Olympics With her 91st World Cup victory on Saturday in the Downhill at St. Moritz, Switzerland, ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin has marked her 100th career victory. Aside from her 91 FIS World Cup victories, Shiffrin has won two Olympic Gold medals in the Slalom in Sochi, Russia, in 2014 and the Giant Slalom in PyeongChang, South Korea, in 2018, as well […] Olympics Julia Schneemann | December 12, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Skier Captures Bear Chasing Across Ski Run at Heavenly, CA Last weekend a skier was casually filming his daughter skiing in front of him, when he captured a bear chasing across the run at Heavenly in Tahoe, California, between him and his daughter. The bear was chasing after its mother, which was on the other side of the ski run. Tao Feng, from the Lake Tahoe area, was skiing with […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 12, 2023 0 Comments
Fantastic Early Season Conditions at Crested Butte, CO, With More Terrain Opening What an incredible early season it’s been at Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Colorado. The resort received a total of 86.5 inches season-to-date of which 10 inches fell in the last four days alone, making for some fantastic weekend skiing. Crested Butte opened two more chairlifts to the public on Sunday, December 10, 2023, increasing the available terrain to more […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 11, 2023 0 Comments
Why You Should Save Ski Patrol’s Number in Your Phone When Visiting a Resort In a recent conversation with our readers, we asked the question “Do you put ski patrol’s number in your phone when at a resort, just in case?” The question sparked 120 comments and over 150 reactions with many good points brought up for discussion. Overwhelmingly the majority of responses were in favor of this practice. Many seasoned riders hadn’t ever […] Brains Brent Thomas | December 11, 2023 0 Comments
Men’s & Women’s FIS Alpine World Cup Events in France & Switzerland Canceled Due To Too Much Snow The Men’s Slalom at Val d’Isere, France, as well as the Women’s Super-G in St. Moritz, Switzerland, were both canceled on Sunday, December 10, 2023, due to too much snow on the pistes. Val d’Isere had also seen some rain on Saturday evening before temperatures dropped below freezing and the precipitation turned to snow. The rain and soft snow damaged […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 11, 2023 0 Comments
Vermont Highway Forecasts for Tonight & Tomorrow | Highways 4, 87, 89, 91 “Rain this evening will transition to wet, heavy snowfall overnight. The heaviest snowfall is expected Monday morning, which will lead to hazardous travel conditions during the morning commute.” – NOAA, Burlington, VT, 12/10/23 NOAA is forecasting 6-12″ of snowfall in Vermont tonight & tomorrow. NOAA has made these forecasts for highways 4, 87, 89, 91. Winter Storm Warning for Vermont […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 10, 2023 1 Comment
Eileen Gu & Alex Ferreira Win Halfpipe Freeski FIS World Cup in Secret Garden, China US-Chinese freestyle skier Eileen Gu won the Women’s Halfpipe event at the FIS World Cup in Secret Garden, China, with 94.25 points, beating Hanna Faulhaber from the US by an entire 12 points to second place. Faulhaber became the 2023 World Champion at Bakuriani, Georgia earlier this year. This marks her fourth career World Cup podium. Teammates Riley Jacobs and […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 10, 2023 0 Comments