Bryce Astle: An Avalanche Death that Prompted Change and ‘Good Vibes Only’ in the Community On January 5th, 2015 Bryce Astle (19) and Ronnie Berlack (20) died in an avalanche while in Austria for training with the US Ski Team. The tragedy greatly impacted people in the ski community along with family, friends, and peers of Bryce in Salt Lake City. Despite these hardships, Bryce’s family chose to focus their response with the motto Bryce […] Avalanche Sydney Stephens | November 2, 2018 0 Comments
70-Year Old Man Dies after Hitting Pole Whilst Racing Friend on NASTAR Course at Deer Valley, UT A 70-year-old man sadly died after hitting a pole during a ski race at Deer Valley Resort Friday, KSL reports. The man was racing a friend on the NASTAR race course at the resort Friday about 12:30 pm when he hit a pole towards the end of the course, according to Emily Summers, Deer Valley Resort senior communications manager. The pole […] Industry News Steven Agar | March 12, 2018 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Signs With Leki in Leadup to 2018 Olympics One of the U.S. and worlds best ski racers, Mikaela Shiffrin, has agreed to renew her sponsorship with Leki through 2022. This means the deal would last through both the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics as well as the 2022 Bejing Olympics. The 22-year-old looks to add to an Olympic Gold Medal and a World Cup Championship in the coming years of her career. She has spent […] Industry News Jake Rubnitz | September 7, 2017 0 Comments
UPDATE: American Rebel Bode Miller Training in Chile Using Bomber Skis, Full Tilt Boots, Funny Helmet/Googles Bode Miller has ventured to Portillo, Chile in order to train with the U.S. Ski Team at one of their camps. Some noteworthy information of his exploits down south is the gear with which he is training. Rocking some of Bomber Ski’s newest race skis along with a pair of Full Tilt boots and a futuristic helmet made by OSBE, […] Industry News Dylan Cautela | September 27, 2016 0 Comments
UPDATE: HEAD Issues Statement Regarding Bode Miller Lawsuit & Bode’s Return to World Cup Racing HEAD Sports Group has issued a statement in regards to Bode Miller’s lawsuit filed in the Los Angeles Federal Court last week (To find out more please see: Bode Miller in Litigation with Former Sponsor…) HEAD had agreed to terminate Miller’s sponsorship contract in 2015, a year early, so he could pursue personal wealth interests with only one stipulation; Miller could […] Dylan Cautela | September 19, 2016 0 Comments
Bode Miller in Litigation with Former Sponsor Head Sports Group Regarding 16/17 World Cup Circuit Recently, Bode Miller filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles’ court systems against his former sponsor Head. Miller contracted with Head in May of 2006 after leaving the U.S. Ski Team. Following several injuries during his contract, including a season ender in February 2015, he signed a termination agreement that included suspension of further pay and what is essentially a no-compete […] Dylan Cautela | September 16, 2016 2 Comments
Getting Schooled: How Mountain Biking is Growing Into an Official High School Sport In the ten years following the turn of the millennium, the percentage of American kids on bikes from the ages of 7-17 decreased by a whopping 21 percent… Thanks, Pokemon. But before Pikachu could steal the souls of more children, the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (commonly known as NICA) was founded in 2009. Since then, NICA has implemented cycling leagues […] Cycle Spencer Miller | September 1, 2016 0 Comments
Squaw Valley’s Travis Ganong Takes Fourth in Lake Louise Super-G Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley, CA) barely missed another podium in Lake Louise on Sunday, but he took a personal-best fourth place in the Super-G race. Travis was barely nudged off the podium by the king of Lake Louise, Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway, Matthias Mayer of Austria, and Peter Fill of Italy. The race was very tight, Ganong was only […] Industry News Chris Wallner | November 29, 2015 1 Comment
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