Lindsey Vonn to Have Knee Replacement Surgery Former Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn is gearing up for knee replacement surgery, as she recently revealed during an Instagram Q&A. This is not her first experience under the knife; Vonn has undergone multiple knee surgeries since her 2019 retirement. “I recently did a prep surgery for a knee replacement. Hope to have the next surgery this spring.” – Lindsey Vonn […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 10, 2023 1 Comment
Alexis Pinturault Honored with Personalized Gondola in Kitzbühel, Austria French ski racer Alexis Pinturault is one of the most successful skiers of all time and this year received the special honor of receiving a personalised gondola and decorative pin from Kitzbühel, Austria. The Frenchman clinched an unbelievable three successive Combined victories at the Hahnenkamm Races in 2014, 2015 and 2016. He joins the ranks of only nine other skiers […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 4, 2023 1 Comment
9 Runs to Ski or Board Before You Die — According to SnowBrains Readers There are so many great mountains to check out around the world that it can be sometimes difficult to figure out which ones to go to. The United States has a wide variety of mountains to choose from, Canada has some big-time mountains, and let’s not forget about the Alps in Europe, either. Where do you begin? An even harder question […] Brains Gregg Frantz | August 3, 2023 0 Comments
Unveiling the World’s Best Ski Resort (According to Skiresort.Info) Skiresort.info, the world’s largest test portal for ski resorts, has given awards in 2023 for the best ski resorts world-wide. The award by Skiresort.info is highly regarded by ski and snowboard fans as well as by the ski resorts themselves and is awarded based on a metric of criteria to evaluate the best ski resort in the world. Evaluations are only done after an […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 30, 2023 0 Comments
U.S. Ski Racer Travis Ganong Announces Retirement Two-time Olympian and World Championships silver medalist Travis Ganong announces his retirement from Alpine ski racing after 17 years on the U.S. Alpine Team. The FIS World Cup in Aspen will be his last domestic race. His final race will be in Soldeu, Andorra, at the FIS World Cup Finals. “I achieved my goals by winning World Cups, earning a […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 3, 2023 0 Comments
Swiss Double Downhill Victory After Odermatt Beats Kilde, Canada’s Cameron as Surprise 3rd At 2023 World Championships Sunday’s Men’s Downhill was probably the week’s most anticipated event at the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France. Some consider the downhill the ‘King of Alpine discipline’, and what’s more awe-inspiring than Alpine skiers hurtling down the mountain at speeds exceeding 90 mph? It takes a particular fearless personality to be able to do that; they are certainly […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 14, 2023 0 Comments
Gold for Canada’s James Crawford in Super-G at 2023 World Championships in Courchevel & Méribél, France The 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél moved into the fourth day with the Men’s Super-G event. Thursday’s Men’s Super-G was held on a different slope to Wednesday’s Women’s Super-G, more specifically, the L’Eclipse. The race course was built specifically for the Men’s speed events of the 2023 World Championships and was used for the first time in last year’s […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 9, 2023 0 Comments
Near Misses, Terminators, and a US Podium — Kitzbühel Men’s FIS Alpine World Cup Recap Another busy World Cup weekend, and what a weekend it was. In Kitzbühel, Austria, the Men were competing in two Downhill races on the famous Hahnenkamm course, often referred to as “The Streif,” and one Slalom race. The Streif is known as the most difficult and dangerous Downhill course on the World Cup circuit, and Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde fractured […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 23, 2023 0 Comments