Mikaela Shiffrin Marks 100 Career Victories Across World Cups, World Championships & Olympics With her 91st World Cup victory on Saturday in the Downhill at St. Moritz, Switzerland, ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin has marked her 100th career victory. Aside from her 91 FIS World Cup victories, Shiffrin has won two Olympic Gold medals in the Slalom in Sochi, Russia, in 2014 and the Giant Slalom in PyeongChang, South Korea, in 2018, as well […] Olympics Julia Schneemann | December 12, 2023 0 Comments
Killington Resort, VT, Celebrates the Success of the 2023 Stifel Killington Cup Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard resort in Eastern North America and part of POWDR – an adventure lifestyle company – hosted the women’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup for the seventh time over Thanksgiving Weekend. Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami won the giant slalom under cold and sunny skies on Saturday, with Mikaela Shiffrin rounding out the podium in third. On […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 27, 2023 0 Comments
Killington Resort, VT, Receives Positive Snow Control for Audi FIS Ski World Cup Races November 25-26 The International Ski and Snowboard Federation gives green light to 2023 Stifel Killington Cup; A portion of all tickets will benefit the Killington World Cup Foundation. General admission tickets are available for $10.00 at killington.com/wctickets. Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard resort in Eastern North America and part of POWDR, is pleased to receive a positive snow control announcement from […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 16, 2023 0 Comments
Start Haus in Truckee, CA, Announces Partnership with Retired Ski Racer Travis Ganong Truckee, California, ski and bike shop, Start Haus is thrilled to announce a partnership with world-renowned ski race athlete, and Tahoe local, Travis Ganong. This collaboration brings together two well-known local entities to celebrate and promote ski racing in the Lake Tahoe area. In addition, the partnership highlights the shop’s commitment to providing the highest level of service for […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 14, 2023 0 Comments
U.S. To Host 11 FIS World Cups in 2023-24 Season – Most in History FIS confirmed 11 FIS World Cups in the United States for the 2023-24 season—the most World Cups hosted on U.S. soil in history. Related: 2023 Stifel Killington Cup Tickets Available Starting October 12 at 10:00 a.m. ET The U.S. World Cup circuit begins in November and goes through early March, spanning coast to coast with four alpine events, one cross-country […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 10, 2023 0 Comments
100 Days Until the 23/24 FIS Alpine World Cup Season Opener in Sölden, Austria Fans of the FIS Alpine World Cup can set their timer: in just 100 days the 23/24 Alpine World Cup season will kick off with a women’s Giant Slalom on October 28, 2023, followed by the men’s Giant Slalom race on October 29, 2023, in Sölden, Austria. Last year, the women’s Giant Slalom event and season opener in Sölden had […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 19, 2023 1 Comment
Aspen, CO, To Host 2 Alpine FIS World Cup Events in 23/24 Aspen Snowmass, CO, was successful in its bid to host events for the 23/24 Alpine World Cup season and has been awarded two races by the International Ski & Snowboard Federation ‘FIS’. A delegation from SkiCo, the Aspen mountain operations company, traveled to the FIS working group meetings in Europe in May to throw their weight behind the application to […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 29, 2023 0 Comments
Austrian Downhill Specialist Ramona Siebenhofer Announces Retirement Austrian ski racer Ramona Siebenhofer announced her retirement on social media. In a video she posted on Instagram, the Austrian skier shared video footage of her start in ski racing as a young girl. In the voice over she humbly admits that she maybe wasn’t the best in her age group, but that her perservernce and dedication took her to her goal […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 7, 2023 0 Comments
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