The 9 Greatest Ski Racers of All Time [Updated January 13, 2026] SnowBrains assembled a list of the ten greatest alpine skiers of all time for our readers. Only one of these ten athletes is still active; the other nine have all retired. To find a numerical measure, we created the ranking by the number of World Cup wins in alpine disciplines. In reverse order and starting with […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 23, 2025 5 Comments
Alpine Canada Announces Canadian Ski Team for 24/25 Season Alpine Canada announced the athletes who have been nominated to the Canadian Ski Team for the 2024/25 season in the disciplines of alpine, ski cross and para-alpine last week, Monday, June 3. Consistent with the ‘Made for Canada Strategic Plan’ for ski racing in Canada, all athletes nominated have demonstrated evidence of being on a podium pathway for the 2026 […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 18, 2024 0 Comments
Tracking your Winter Sports Activity is Becoming Increasingly Popular Year-end reviews are a fun way to look back at the year. People reflect on their personal year, employers conduct reviews of their employees, and brands are starting to share what was most relevant across their verticals — Google’s Year in Search, Spotify’s Wrapped — to share connections they had with their customers and trends. Strava, the social media platform for […] Industry News Samantha Gates | February 5, 2024 0 Comments
Fernie, BC, Conditions Report: Incredible Terrain on a Soggy Day Report from February 3, 2024 Day One in Canada is always exciting; this year is no different, despite being a little soggy at Fernie in British Columbia. Last night, I flew to Kalispell to meet up with Jacob Heath (from Salt Lake City) and drive up to see a part of the Canadian Rockies we have yet to see. Unfortunately, […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | February 4, 2024 0 Comments
The Top 5 Biggest Upcoming Ski Resort Expansion Projects Bigger is better, right? This year, we saw our favorite ski resorts complete expansion projects, finalize plans, or break new ground. Here is an update of the biggest and the boldest so you can plan your trip accordingly in the coming seasons. Deer Valley Resort, UT Alterra Mountain Company recently announced that Deer Valley Resort in Utah’s Wasatch Mountain Range […] Industry News Kenneth Condon | September 9, 2023 0 Comments
French Ski Racer Alexis Pinturault Quits Slalom Skiing French ski racer Alexis Pinturault announced on his Instagram account that he has decided to not compete in Slalom skiing in the upcoming 23/24 season. Pinturault is one of the most successful skiers of all time and is one of the rare all-rounders, who competes across the four alpine events of Downhill, Super-G, Giant Slalom and Slalom. Now the all-rounder has […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 16, 2023 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Embracing Tradition at Mad River Glen, VT Nestled in the heart of Vermont’s Green Mountains, Mad River Glen remains a sanctuary for skiers and locals alike. Those holding on to the nostalgia of the fabled and now disappearing sleepy east coast ski town, flock to the Mad River Glen (MRG) single chair every winter to enjoy its unique beauty and the challenging terrain it provides. The iconic […] Kenneth Condon | August 3, 2023 2 Comments
Alpine Canada Announces 23/24 Ski Team Last week Alpine Canada announced their nominations for athletes to represent Canada in the 2023/24 season in the disciplines of alpine, ski cross and para-alpine. The final team selection will be officially announced in the fall closer to the start of the World Cup competition season. Alpine Women: Ali Nullmeyer (Toronto, ON/Georgian Peaks Ski Club) Amelia Smart (Invermere, BC/Panorama Ski Club) […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 30, 2023 0 Comments
World Cup Ski Racing Takes an Overdue Step in the Right Direction for Gender Equality Let this sink in. Alpine skiing’s World Cup circuit began in 1967. It took until *today* for a woman to be named head coach of a *women’s* national ski team. What a moment for Karin Harjo.@OnHerTurf | @AlpineCanada https://t.co/q67Gi6adNA — Alex Azzi (@AlexAzziNBC) March 30, 2022 Karin Harjo makes history as the first woman to lead a World Cup ski […] Industry News Haleigh Hafner | April 4, 2022 2 Comments
Origins: Ski Racing In the second edition of Origins, we will be looking at the long history of ski racing and how it came to be one of the biggest winter sports. If you haven’t already, check out the first edition of Origins that dives deep into the history of grooming snow. Related: Origins: Groomers The act of skiing has been dated back […] Ryan Flynn | September 24, 2020 1 Comment
2021 Alpine Skiing World Championships in Italy May be Pushed Back a Year As the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on the world at large, uncertainties surrounding the virus has forced yet another major event to push back their date by a year. The 2021 Alpine skiing World Championships, set to take place in Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy, was determined by the Italian winter sports federation unsafe for the athletes and general public […] Industry News Emily Crofton | June 1, 2020 1 Comment
Bear Valley Ski Resort, CA Report: Bluebird Powder Day and the Slopes to Myself Report from 14th and 15th December 2019 Nestled at the end of Highway 4 in Northern California lies Bear Valley Ski Resort. It is a quaint mountain town with about 200 year-round residents and plenty of space for guests. It is only 40 miles south of Tahoe as the crow flies but features none of the crowds. The first lift started […] Trip Report Joseph Phillips | December 19, 2019 0 Comments
Ester Ledecka Snowboards Faster Than You. She Skis Faster Than You Too! When we think of multi-sport athletes, our minds tend to go directly towards biathletes or triathletes. Most compete in events with closely related skill sets, such as running and biking or ones that involve a less physically demanding counterpart, such as shooting would be to nordic skiing. From time-to-time, we see individuals who are talented in more than one physically […] Featured Article Jon Roubik | January 11, 2019 0 Comments
Former Rugby Star Will Ski At The Olympics Representing Ireland Patrick McMillian has taken an unconventional route to representing his country at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. McMillian was a former international rugby star with his sights set on making a career of it in Ireland. At the age of 19 he planned on playing international rugby for the Leinster 19-U team. If it wasn’t for an administrative error, […] Olympics Mitch McDermott | December 27, 2017 0 Comments
Lindsey Vonn Says She Won’t Be Representing Trump At Olympics In a recent interview with CNN, Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn said she won’t represent President Trump at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. Vonn also added how she would not visit the White House if given the opportunity. “Well I hope to represent the people of the United States, not the president,” Vonn told the interviewer. As a number of athletes […] Olympics Mitch McDermott | December 7, 2017 10 Comments
Alpine Skiing Participation Drops 19% in 2012/13 | Is the Ski Industry in Trouble? This report is eye opening. Â A drop of 19% in alpine skiing is huge and scary. Â Freeskiing went up, however along with telemarking. Â There were less alpine skiers this year than there has been in the past 5 seasons. Â Is the ski industry in trouble? As a whole, there were 19.3 million snow sports participants last year and that is […] SnowBrains | August 2, 2013 9 Comments
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