#BeastWorldCup at Killington, VT – Beyond the Races Michael Nocek | November 30, 2018 20 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
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
U.S. Olympian Andrew “War Horse” Weibrecht Retires from Ski Racing Three time U.S. Olympic alpine skier Andrew Weibrecht announced his retirement from racing yesterday at the age of 32. Weibrecht made his World Cup debut in 2006 and spent the next 12 years as a member of the U.S. Ski Team, making three olympic appearances, and taking home two medals. Citing the stresses of being on the road, Weibrecht posted on […] Olympics Mike Lavery | May 3, 2018 0 Comments
Killington, VT to Host FIS Alpine World Cup November 26-27th, 2016 When most people think of skiing in North America, they think of places Aspen, Whistler, Squaw and Jackson Hole. Rightly so; they are all great places to ski. But it’s a mistake to dismiss the skiing lies east of the Mississippi. Ski resorts like Tremblant, Mont Ste-Anne, Sugarloaf, Killington and Whiteface are steeped in skiing history and mountain culture and their […] Industry News D’Arcy McLeish | November 17, 2016 5 Comments
World Cup Report: Travis Ganong And Mikaela Shiffrin Talk World Cup Preperations With Taylor Seaten The U.S. Ski Team is currently training at Copper Mountain, CO and Taylor Seaton takes the time to sit down with Mikaela Shiffrin and Travis Ganong to discuss World Cup preparations. Usually, this team has a huge advantage over other teams thanks to the early season snowmaking efforts of Copper Mountain, but this year is different due to the lack […] Chris Wallner | November 17, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: The US Ski Team Goes Heli Skiing in New Zealand Yep, the US Ski team went heli skiing in New Zealand last week and they got shacked. Pretty fun to watch them hucking and ripping around and hooting. “Call it El Niño, the conditions in the Southern Hemisphere this year have been supreme. The snow gods paid a visit to New Zealand for both the men and the women, giving them the chance for some powder days and heli-skiing adventures. Thanks to trustees Steven Reid, Eric Resnick and more, for making this adventure possible. […] SnowBrains | September 12, 2015 1 Comment
Ted Ligety WINS Season Opener Giant Slalom in Austria for 3rd Year in a Row The US Ski Team’s Ted Ligety is considered the best giant slalom skier in the world. He backed up that title by winning the season opener World Cup giant slalom race in Soelden, Austria for the 3rd year in a row. Not only did he win, but he smoked the competition by .79 seconds […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 29, 2013 2 Comments
US Ski Team Racing Efforts THWARTED by Large Powder Storm in Portillo, Chile on Saturday… The US Ski Team’s downhill racing efforts were viciously thwarted in Chile over the weekend by a nasty snowstorm that forced them to stop racing and ski deep powder all day long. We talked to US Ski Team member and local Squaw ripper, Travis Ganong, on Saturday to get a feel for just how horrible he was feeling about the huge dump of powder snow at Portillo, Chile. We just had 3 simple questions: SB: How much snow did Portillo get? Travis: The Portillo website was reporting […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | September 23, 2013 3 Comments
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