By Susan Wood TRUCKEE – Pssst – here’s the best-kept secret for those who have been living under a rock – midweek skiing is nothing like the weekend. Midweek riding offers a world all its own for those either lucky enough to be retired or crazy enough to call in sick to work. Then, there […]
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By U.S. Ski & Snowboard BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. – Jamie Anderson of Meyers and Chris Corning (Silverthorne, Colo.) both landed second-place finishes in slopestyle snowboarding finals at Dew Tour, achieving maximum Olympic selection points and confirming their nominations to the U.S. Olympic snowboard team. Anderson’s signature smooth style was on display right out of the gate […]
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By U.S. Ski & Snowboard VAL GARDENA, Italy – Jared Goldberg (Holladay, Utah) scored a career-best FIS Ski World Cup result, finishing ninth in downhill Saturday in Val Gardena, Italy. Bryce Bennett (Squaw Valley) just missed the top 10, finishing 11th. “I was pushing the line and telling myself ‘don’t do that … just […]
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By U.S. Ski & Snowboard VAL D’ISERE, France – Lindsey Vonn of Vail is back to her winning ways, taking her 78th FIS Ski World Cup victory in super-G in Val d’Isere, France, Saturday. Italy’s Sofia Goggia, who much like Vonn has struggled with early-season results, finally landed on the podium in second. Norway’s Ragnhild […]
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By U.S. Ski & Snowboard VAL GARDENA, Italy – Weather continues to wreak havoc on the men and women’s FIS Ski World Cup European circuit. On Friday, the men’s super-G in Val Gardena, Italy, was cut off due to snow and fog after 38 racers took to the start, leaving 42 racers no opportunity to […]
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By Sierra Davis, Powder About half of all Americans don’t believe global warming is caused by human activities, despite the overwhelming consensus by climate scientists who say this is true. Salt Lake City-based pro skier Julian Carr is taking action to change this by attempting to raise $5.5 million by Dec. 22 to fund […]
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By U.S. Ski & Snowboard BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. – The U.S. riders continued to demonstrate their dominance in the second Olympic qualifying event of the season at Dew Tour. Chloe Kim (Mammoth) led another U.S. sweep of the podium with teammates Kelly Clark (Mammoth) and Arielle Gold (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) in second and third. Jake Pates […]
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By Associated Press Loss of water from rocks during drought caused California’s Sierra Nevada to rise nearly an inch in height from October 2011 to October 2015, according to a new NASA study made public Wednesday. The study also found that in the following two years of increased snow and rain, the rocks in the […]
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By David Bunker, Tahoe Quarterly For someone who has lived his life in the snowboarding spotlight, Danny Davis seems utterly comfortable sipping coffee in a tucked away corner of downtown Truckee’s Dark Horse Coffee Roasters. It’s a crisp October day, a world away from screaming X Games fans and the international stage of the Winter […]
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Efforts to allow bicycles in wilderness areas are moving forward in Congress. Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Elk Grove, introduced a bill to alter the Wilderness Act. The House Natural Resources Committee on Dec. 13 voted to pass HR1349. “Bicycles were allowed in wilderness areas from the inception of the act in 1964 until 1977, when the […]
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