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Jared Goldberg Claims First Career World Cup Podium at Val Gardena/Gröden, Italy

U.S. ski racer Jared Goldberg was the surprise of the day, leaving everyone in awe after putting down a smashing run today, Friday, December 20, at Val Gardena/Gröden, Italy, finishing a mere 0.01 seconds behind the leader Mattia Casse. Rounding out the podium at today’s Super-G was Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt. It marks Goldberg’s first career podium. His previous career-best had […]

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Julia Schneemann | December 20, 2024
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The 9 Busiest Ski Resorts in the World by Visitor Numbers

With almost 2,000 ski resorts in the world, it may come as a surprise that only 13% attract 74% of skier visits. | Picture: Julia Schneemann

Did you know that there are an estimated 5,764 ski areas worldwide? However, most of that mind-boggling number are mom-and-pop ski areas, with maybe just one or two lifts. If we cut down that number to only include those ski areas with more than four ski lifts to qualify as a ‘ski resort,’ we still have a staggering 1,945 ski […]

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Julia Schneemann | October 6, 2024
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Woman Dies after 2 People Fall from Chairlift at Val Gardena/Gröden Ski Resort, Italy

A fatal lift accident occurred in the Seiseralm/Alpe di Siusi area of  the Val Gardena/Gröden ski area in Italy on Thursday, January 25. Two women fell from a chairlift around 11:40 a.m., shortly after boarding the four-seater Doppelmayr. For reasons unknown, the pair was unable to lower the safety bar, and as the detachable chairlift sped up out of the […]

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Julia Schneemann | January 26, 2024
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Bryce Bennett Claims Third-Ever Career Podium at FIS World Cup in Val Gardena/Gröden, Italy

Sometimes you have to wait for a good thing, as Tolstoy said in War and Peace: “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” Up until this weekend, Bryce Bennett—nicknamed ‘the Big Man’ due to his height (6’7” or 2.01 m)—had one podium to his name. He had won the 2021 Downhill at Val Gardena/Gröden, Italy, but then it […]

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Julia Schneemann | December 17, 2023
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Bryce Bennett from Team USA Wins the Men’s Downhill FIS World Cup at Val Gardena/Gröden, Italy

Finally, after weeks and weeks of cancellations, the first Men’s Downhill of the season took place today, December 14, 2023, in Val Gardena/Gröden, Italy. The weather Gods were smiling down, with blue skies and gleaming sunshine, as the world’s fastest and most fearless male alpine skiers shot down the Saslong course. There was freshly fallen snow on the trees, but […]

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Julia Schneemann | December 14, 2023
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Val Gardena/Gröden, Italy, Lodges Formal Application to Host 2029 FIS Alpine World Championships

The Italian ski area Val Gardena/Gröden has lodged its formal application to host the 2029 FIS Alpine World Championships. The FIS World Championships are held every two years in the various FIS disciplines. The last World Championships were this year, with Courchevel and Méribél, France, being hosts of the Alpine World Championships, while Planica, Slovenia, hosted this year’s Cross-Country World Championships and […]

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Julia Schneemann | August 1, 2023
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Race Roundup: US Ski Team Ends 2021 Strong With Wins from Bennett & Shiffrin

With the short Christmas break approaching, the last set of FIS Alpine World Cup races provided a grueling schedule. With nine races over ten days between the Men and Women’s series, the US Ski Team had highlights in the December 18th Men’s Downhill in Val Gardena, Italy, and the December 21st Women’s Giant Slalom in Courchevel. Val Gardena is a […]

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Phil Tremblay | December 21, 2021
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