European Glaciers Are Back in Business as Several Ski Areas Reopen Good news is coming from all over Europe where athletes have been able to return to alpine training on many of the European glaciers. Colder temperatures, and even some early season snowfall, have enabled many of the glacier resorts in the European Alps to reopen. Recreational skiing has been able to resume in some resorts as well. Only a couple […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 29, 2022 0 Comments
2022 Killington Cup Tickets Available Starting October 6 Killington Cup Tickets Benefit the Killington World Cup Foundation. The KWCF partnership has raised almost two million dollars in incremental resources to the winter sports infrastructure and engaged over 10,000 participants in grantee’s programs. Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard destination in Eastern North America and a POWDR resort, announced yesterday that tickets for the 2022 Killington Cup will be available for […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 23, 2022 0 Comments
Lindsey Vonn Partners With Yniq Sunglasses as New Product Line Launches Former World Cup skier Lindsey Vonn has launched a range of sunglasses in collaboration with luxury sports brand Yniq called ‘The Sun Collection’. The sunglass collection consists of six different models that are priced between $450-$650. Yniq was founded by Jon Olsson and Mikael Kenson in Sweden and is an eyewear company that develops and designs goggles and sunglasses, which are […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 29, 2022 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Prepares For Return of World Cup Racing in February 2023 The International Ski Federation announced in May that Palisades Tahoe has been given the honor of hosting a FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men’s event next season. The resort is among four U.S. ski resorts on the international tour schedule this coming season, which is the most stateside events in 26 years. Since then the Palisades Tahoe team has been […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 4, 2022 1 Comment
World Cup Ski Racing Returns to Palisades Tahoe, CA Olympic Valley, Calif. [May 20, 2022]—The International Ski Federation announced this week that Palisades Tahoe has been given the honor of hosting a FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men’s event next season. The resort is among four U.S. ski resorts on the international tour schedule this coming season, which is the most stateside events in 26 years. The event will […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 20, 2022 2 Comments
World Cup Ski Racing Takes an Overdue Step in the Right Direction for Gender Equality Let this sink in. Alpine skiing’s World Cup circuit began in 1967. It took until *today* for a woman to be named head coach of a *women’s* national ski team. What a moment for Karin Harjo.@OnHerTurf | @AlpineCanada https://t.co/q67Gi6adNA — Alex Azzi (@AlexAzziNBC) March 30, 2022 Karin Harjo makes history as the first woman to lead a World Cup ski […] Industry News Haleigh Hafner | April 4, 2022 2 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Fourth Overall World Cup Title Two-time Olympic champion and six-time world champion Mikaela Shiffrin won Wednesday’s FIS Ski World Cup in Courchevel/Meribel, France, and followed up with a second-place finish in today’s Super G to take the overall Crystal Globe. Related: [OLYMPICS] Mikaela Shiffrin “Feels Like a Joke” After 3rd Failure to Finish at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Her closest rival, Slovakian Petra Vlhova, finished […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 17, 2022 0 Comments
Race Recap: Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Claims Maiden Kitzbuhel Win in First of Two Hahnenkhamm World Cup Downhills The downhill in Kitzbuhel, Austria, is the crown jewel of the men’s alpine skiing world cup tour. The event is prestigious, dangerous and a win in Kitzbuhel is one of the most respected accolades in sport. The course is known as The Streif and traditionally runs just over two miles and features a maximum incline of 85%. Friday’s race start was […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | January 21, 2022 0 Comments
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