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Lindsey Vonn Returned to Racing TODAY for 1st Time in 10 Months

Lindsey Vonn was back on the race course today after severely injuring her knee in Austria last February. Lindsey finished today’s Downhill in Lake Louise, Canada with a time of 1:59.22. That time was good enough to get Lindsy 41st place at the World Cup event. This isn’t the placement Lindsey is used to. She’s used to simply dominating. This was her first race back, she was taking it easy […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | December 6, 2013
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Friday Fun: World’s Most Dangerous Sport 1955: Ski Racing Behind Porsches Going 100 MPH

“The skiers who’ve decided that shere gravity doesn’t give them enough kick, hitch themselves to motorbikes and cars and take the fastest way home.  Speeds of up to 100 miles per hour have been reached.  Little wonder that it’s know as the most dangerous sport in the world.” Watching this will make you applaud the human spirit.  No, this sport […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | September 13, 2013
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Giant Dual Slalom Photos and Results | 2013 Whistler Crankworx Coverage

Photos by Chris Piling | Words by Eric Behn The Giant Dual Slalom took place Friday in Whistler under a wet steady rainfall, but the water didn’t keep the racers away making for an even more interesting event. Like the Ultimate Pumptrack Challenge, the dual slalom event brings together riders of various disciplines and abilities from slopestyle riders to downhill racers […]

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Eric Behn | August 22, 2013
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Fox Air DH | 2013 Whistler Crankworx Coverage

Photos by Chris Pilling | Words by Eric Behn The Fox Air DH took place Wednesday on Whistler’s most well known trail: A-Line. With a stacked field of well rested World Cup racers, the event proved to be fast and one to watch. With some changes to A-Line this year no records were broken, but blistering times in the four minute tens […]

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Eric Behn | August 15, 2013
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Garbanzo DH Photos & Results | 2013 Whistler Crankworx Coverage

Photos by Chris Pilling | Words by Eric Behn Garbanzo Downhill took place Tuesday, just 48 hours after the Mont Sainte Anne World Cup Downhill round in Quebec. Racers rode from the top of the Garbanzo lift, down through various trails in a top to bottom marathon of racing. Top times were in the mid twelve minutes as riders pushed […]

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Eric Behn | August 14, 2013
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Enduro World Series | 2013 Whistler Crankworx Photo Coverage

Photos by Chris Pilling | Words by Eric Behn The fourth Enduro World Series took place in Whistler, Sunday on the third day of Crankworx festivities. The event which consisted of 5 timed descents accompanied by non-timed, yet limited climbs. The five stages wound throughout Whistler Mountain, Whistler Valley and through Whistler Mountain Bike Park. Though controversy over shuttle use in practice […]

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Eric Behn | August 13, 2013
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Speed and Style | 2013 Whistler Crankworx Coverage

Photos By Chris Pilling | Words by Eric Behn Crankworx kicked off Friday in Whistler, B.C. for its tenth year. The iconic mountain bike festival brings together athletes of all disciplines for a week of various events from the Fat Tire Crit cross country event to the gruelling Garbanzo Down Hill to the famous Red Bull Joyride. Saturday featured the […]

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Eric Behn | August 11, 2013
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Racing Over the Sierras by Car After the Record Winter of 1911

  Our friends at the Sierra Sun has just published a terrific two part article entitled:  Conquering Donner Pass by Car.  The article highlights a “race” over Donner Summit, CA in 1911 during extremely high snow depths. In the early 1900s, automobiles were new and taking them to the limit was all the rage.  A cross-country car race craze had […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 9, 2013
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