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The Top 5 Biggest Upcoming Ski Resort Expansion Projects

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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 […]

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Kenneth Condon | September 9, 2023
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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 […]

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Julia Schneemann | August 16, 2023
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Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Embracing Tradition at Mad River Glen, VT

A happy skier waves to the camera as they ride up the iconic Mad River Glen single chair.

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
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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) […]

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Julia Schneemann | May 30, 2023
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The 9 Greatest Ski Racers of All Time

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[UPDATED March 15, 2023] 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 […]

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Julia Schneemann | October 5, 2022
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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 […]

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Haleigh Hafner | April 4, 2022
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Origins: Ski Racing

Steven Nyman ran bib No. 1 in Saturday’s Hahnenkamm Downhill in front of 70,000 fans. (Getty Images/Agence Zoom-Alexis Boichard)

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 […]

Avatar photo Ryan Flynn | September 24, 2020
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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 […]

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Emily Crofton | June 1, 2020
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