Taos, NM to Host World Pro Tour Championships Taos New Mexico announced on Wednesday that they will be hosting the 2020 World Pro Ski Tour World Championships. The World Pro Ski Tour has made a comeback in recent years after falling out of fashion in the late ’90s. The made for television circuit is interesting because it pits racers against each other in a head-to-head dual GS format. Spectators can see the real-time […] Industry News Robert Hansen | December 20, 2019 0 Comments
Spotlight On: Mikaela Shiffrin, Most Dominant Skier of 2019 Twenty-four-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin is already off to a record-smashing start for the 2020 ski season as she secured her 41st slalom first-place victory in Finland last Saturday (Nov. 3), breaking ski legend Ingemar Stenmark’s previous record of 40 slalom victories. Shiffrin is one of the biggest athletes in today’s ski world and her career sparkles with phenomenal achievements and jawdropping […] Industry News Lucy Ferneyhough | November 29, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Ski Racing Champion Mikaela Shiffrin Sings and Plays Guitar The ski racing sensation isn’t just talented on the snow, she can also sing! And she’s actually pretty good. Shiffrin shared this video of her singing and playing the guitar this morning. On top of being musically gifted, other hobbies of hers include playing soccer and tennis, she says. Shiffrin’s career highlights: Olympic Experience Two-time Olympian (2014, 2018); three-time Olympic […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 15, 2019 0 Comments
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Travis Ganong Scholarship Winner Announced Squaw Valley Academy and Travis Ganong are proud to announce the recipient of the 2018-19 Travis Ganong Scholarship: Tatiana Tobolka! Tobolka hails from Prague in the Czech Republic, where she is a member of the Czech National Team and has been named the U14 Overall Czech Alpine Skiing Champion. Travis Ganong, born in Truckee, CA, competed on the Squaw […] Industry News Jenah MacGrain | May 18, 2018 0 Comments
Dan Leever: What’s Wrong With US Ski Racing? What’s wrong with US Ski Racing? By: Dan Leever What’s wrong with US Ski Racing? As a student of the sport of ski racing, I have devoted thousands of hours to understanding development trends. Much of this work is captured in what is referred to as the “Leever Study”. You can find it here. tafski.org For years I operated outside the […] Industry News Guest Author | March 21, 2018 9 Comments
17-Year-Old Ski Racer Dies After Crash At Lake Louise Ski Resort, Canada According to CBC News, a 17-year-old ski racer has passed away after a crash at Lake Louise Ski Resort in Alberta, Canada. Max Burkhart, a ski racer from Germany, was partaking in a downhill event at the resort on Tuesday, when he went off of the course and into a safety net. After crashing, ski patrollers and EMS worked to stabilize him […] Chris Wallner | December 7, 2017 0 Comments