Italian Ski Racer Sofia Goggia Considers Skipping 24/25 World Cup Season More than five months after breaking her right leg, Sofia Goggia admits to still being in pain and considering skipping the World Cup season in favor of the 2026 Olympics. The Italian ski racer returned to on-snow training in June after suffering a triple fracture in February, but the experience has been excrutiating. In an interview with the Italian […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 21, 2024 0 Comments
Equal Distance, Equal TV Coverage? New Cross Country Skiing Proposal Equalizes Distances in Men’s and Women’s World Cup Events For most of us in the Northern Hemisphere the month of May signals goodbye to the snow as we reluctantly stow our skis away for the season, unless of course you are Miles Clark and are killing it in Mammoth for the month of May: Related: Mammoth, CA Report: Bluebird Powder Day in May at 7:30 am Related: Sierra Nevada, […] Industry News Ryan Kime | May 24, 2022 0 Comments
Everything You Need to Know About FIS’s Recent Ban on Fluorinated Waxes This article will take a deep dive into FIS’s ban on fluorinated ski waxes. This ban was announced in November 2019 but won’t be enforced until July 1st, 2021. From amateurs to professionals, these waxes have been the holy grail for ski racers everywhere. Information for this article was gathered from an interview with Chris Read, the head ski tech […] Industry News Miles Wong | May 18, 2021 0 Comments
Vermont to Be the First State to Ban PFAS Used in Ski Wax Vermont unanimously approved a bill on May 4th that bans perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) in fire extinguishing foam, food packaging, rugs and carpets, and ski wax. Vermont is not the first state to ban PFAS, but they are the first state to ban PFAS in ski wax. Related: Listen To This: Ski Wax Is Silently Polluting The Mountain PFAS are […] Industry News Miles Wong | May 6, 2021 1 Comment
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