Despite North American Alpine World Cup Cancellations, FIS Freestyle Events Remain on Schedule Last week, the International Ski Federation (FIS) announced that all Alpine World Cup tour events in North America would be canceled for the 2020/21 season. The decision ultimately and unsurprisingly comes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Related: FIS Alpine Ski World Cup To Commence One Week Earlier Than Anticipated In lieu of the North American events which normally […] Industry News Spencer Cox | August 27, 2020 0 Comments
FIS Cancels 2020-21 North American Ski Races The International Ski Federation announced Thursday morning in a news release that it is canceling its North American ski races for the 2020-21 season and keeping its World Cup competitions in Europe. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is to blame. The FIS said that “protecting health and welfare of all participants to the best extent possible” is its objective with the […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 20, 2020 0 Comments
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup To Commence One Week Earlier Than Anticipated Yesterday, FIS released an official statement announcing that the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup would commence one week earlier than previously planned. The FIS had originally intended the opening event to take place in Solden, Austria on the weekend of October 24-25. The event is now scheduled for October 17-18. The date change was a joint decision between the FIS […] Industry News Spencer Cox | August 7, 2020 0 Comments
FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships Scheduled for Italy February 2021 The International Ski Federation (FIS) confirmed the Alpine Skiing World Championships will take place in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy February 9-21, 2021. There had been uncertainty the event would be scheduled after a meeting on May 25, when the Italian Winter Sports Federation had requested to postpone the event to 2022 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. “The last month of efforts […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | July 7, 2020 0 Comments
3 Positive COVID-19 Tests Interrupt Italian Ski Team Training After a race training session on June 28th, three members of the Italian women’s ski team tested positive for COVID-19. The Italian Winter Sports Federation reported positive tests for one racer and two coaches. While two members are asymptomatic and quarantining as a precaution, one coach has been hospitalized with a fever. Related: Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals in Italy […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | July 2, 2020 0 Comments
Brain Post: How CORONAVIRUS Spreads What is Coronavirus? This video above explains very well exactly what the Coronavirus is and how it spreads – please watch. This virus may have impacts on all of us and is already having big impacts on the ski industry. A World Cup skiing stop in China was already canceled due to the Coronavirus. The World Cup has announced that […] SnowBrains | March 1, 2020 0 Comments
Spotlight On: Lindsey Vonn, The End Of An Era Few athletes can truly say that they dominated an era and a sport as much as Lindsey Vonn. Since her Olympic debut in 2002 when she was only 17 years old she has risen to become the most successful female alpine ski racer in history, earning three Olympic medals, including gold in downhill in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic games, […] Industry News Lucy Ferneyhough | February 11, 2020 0 Comments
Upcoming in 2020! As we move into a new year and a new decade, 2020 looks like it’s going to hold some great competitions, athletes, and projects. Keep your eyes open in the coming months of the season for these exciting moments! FWT20: The 2020 Freeriding World Tour will begin on January 18th in Hakuba, Japan and then continue spanning across three continents, […] Industry News Lucy Ferneyhough | January 3, 2020 0 Comments