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Defending World Champion Perrine Laffont Reclaims Moguls Crown with Third Consecutive Gold in St. Moritz, Switzerland

French freestyle skiing star Perrine Laffont reaffirmed her dominance in Moguls on Wednesday, March 19, capturing her third consecutive world title at the 2025 Freestyle World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The victory marks Laffont’s sixth career World Championship Gold, winning  also three Dual Mogul events so far in her career.Laffont, widely regarded as the “Queen of Moguls,” is one […]
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Non-Profit Ski Area Skeetawk Has Plans to be 1 of the Largest Ski Resorts in Alaska

According to the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), 486 ski resorts operated in the United States during the 2023-24 season. Those numbers do not include the non-profit ski resorts, which are much harder to quantify. This is due to the difficulty of classifying these ski areas; therefore, the exact number of non-profit ski resorts is unknown. Several dozen non-profit ski […]
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‘Miracle March’ Delivers at Palisades Tahoe, CA, Pushing Season Snowfall to Near-Average

Palisades Tahoe is living up to the hype of a “Miracle March” this season, with a staggering 183 inches of snowfall recorded so far this month—including 59 inches from the latest storm cycle alone. Related: Palisades Tahoe, CA, Report: Backflips Off The Tram Building & Mainline Pocket | Big Hucks Off “The Drifter” & “Smooth Air” The resort announced on Monday […]
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Ester Ledecká Crowned 2025 World Champion in Parallel Giant Slalom in St. Moritz, Switzerland

Ester Ledecká reclaimed her place atop the snowboard world with a commanding victory in the women’s parallel giant slalom at the 2025 Freeski and Snowboard World Championships in Engadin, Switzerland, on Thursday, March 20. The three-time Olympic champion, known for her unprecedented success in both alpine skiing and snowboarding, secured her first snowboard world title in eight years, defeating defending […]
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Widow Files Negligence Lawsuit Against Breckenridge, CO, and Vail Resorts Over Husband’s Fatal Chairlift Fall

Zendo chair, breckenridge, Colorado,

A tragic incident at Breckenridge Ski Resort, Colorado, two years ago has led to a lawsuit against Vail Resorts following the death of a skier who fell from a chairlift, reports The Denver Post. John Perucco, 60, of Illinois, died on March 17, 2023, after falling 25 feet from the Zendo chairlift onto a hard-packed, groomed trail. Related: Man Killed […]
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Freerider Dies After 1,000-Foot Fall at Corvatsch Ski Area, Switzerland

A 26-year-old Italian man living in Switzerland died in a tragic freeriding accident on Tuesday, March 18, at Piz Corvatsch, a well-known ski area in the Swiss Alps. The skier was reported missing in the afternoon when he failed to arrive at a designated meeting point at the Corvatsch middle station. His wife, growing concerned, alerted Rega, Switzerland’s emergency air […]
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Julia Schneemann |
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