Mikaela Shiffrin Claims 95th World Cup Victory and 150th Career Podium at Jasna, Slovakia Following yesterdayโs Giant Slalom at Jasna, Slovakia, was the Slalom race today, January 21, 2024. The Slalom race was won by U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin, second place went to Zrinka Ljutic from Croatia, while third place went to Anna Swenn Larsson from Sweden. Similar to yesterdayโs Giant Slalom race, a lot of skiers struggled with the race course at […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 21, 2024 0 Comments
Triumphs, Upsets, and Season-Ending Injuries at the Womenโs Giant Slalom World Cup in Jasna, Slovakia, Saturday, January 20, saw the first of two tech races at Jasna, Slovakia. Today was the Giant Slalom on Petra Vlhovaโs home turf and expectations from the home crowd on their local hero were huge. The crowd of roughly 30,000 spectators was tinged with orange, as local fan clubs wore the signature orange beanie the Slovakian skier is known for. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 20, 2024 0 Comments
FIS Alpine World Cup 23/24 Season Shaping Up The International Ski & Snowboard Federation โFISโ held its spring time meeting last week for the first time since 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meetings were canceled for the last three years. This yearโs meetings were held from May 3-5, 2023, in Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia, where they also hed been held in 2019. The meetings are attended by FIS […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 8, 2023 0 Comments
Jasna, Slovakia Conditions Report: First freshies! Jasna, in Slovakia (where? – read here) finally got its first fresh snow in 2016. Althoughย it’s not deep-deep powder it’s still powder and everybody from central-east Europe wasย up there last weekend. Slovakia mountains received last days several centimeters of new snow which at higher elevations reached around half a meter (ca. 1.6 ft). Low temperatures kept the snow soft andย dry […] Conditions Report OJ | January 20, 2016 0 Comments
Jasna, Slovakia Conditions Report: Opening Weekend! Slovakia in central Europe, a country not really famous for skiing, (was only previously mentioned on Snowbrains regarding natural disaster in 2014 at Vratna ski resort) opened the winter season at its biggest ski area, Jasna, last weekend. Jasna is located in the north-central Slovakia approx. 300 km from Bratislava and 100 km south from Polish boarder.ย Jasna lies in mountain […] Conditions Report OJ | December 9, 2015 1 Comment