By USSA ST. MORITZ, Switzerland -– Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) reached her 11th Audi FIS Alpine World Cup podium of the season on Friday, taking third in a super combined won by Sweden’s Anja Paerson. Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) was 14th after the American pair went 2-3, respectively, in the first-run super G. “It […]
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By USSA KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia -– With just two weeks remaining until Opening Ceremonies in Vancouver, 2006 combined gold medalist Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) rocketed to the top of the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup podium Friday with his third consecutive giant slalom victory at Kranjska Gora. After finishing second on the first run, […]
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Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe, says take yellow or bronze/rose tinted goggles today. Here is his ski report.
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The Nevada Division of State Parks has approximately $384,000 in federal funds available for local park and recreation capital improvement and acquisition projects through the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund program. Local and tribal governments are potentially eligible for the 50:50 matching grants offered through the program. The due date for applications is April […]
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By Lindsey Sine, USSA ASPEN — In classic form, Olympic gold medalists Kelly Clark (Mt. Snow, VT) and Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) topped the superpipe qualifications Thursday night during Winter X Games 14 in Aspen. Both White and Clark went four for five in the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix tour to qualify first for the […]
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Look at the podium at Winter X Games Fourteen this weekend for athletes representing Sierra-at-Tahoe and Northstar-at-Tahoe. Here’s the line-up: Hannah Teter — the reigning Women’s Halfpipe gold medalist from Torino, Italy, Teter will try for a repeat gold this winter at the 2010 Winter Games. She will also go for the podium at Winter […]
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This morning we have a welcome blue sky in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Clouds could roll in later—until then, enjoy the view! Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe, delivers his ski report.
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Partly cloudy with light winds today, and a slight chance of scattered showers—enjoy the break in the weather! Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe, delivers his ski report.
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By Susan Wood CALLAGHAN VALLEY, British Columbia — Free-heel skiers rejoice. For the first time in history, there’s a place and time to see the best of the best compete in all four Nordic disciplines — cross country, biathlon, ski jumping and Nordic combined — during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. The beauty and majesty […]
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By Ron Judd, Seattle Times Because of its fast-paced action, soaring jumps, and spectacular wipeouts, snowboarding has quickly grown from a stepchild Olympic sport to a true fan favorite. Snowboarding is contested on slopes with heavy degrees of human shaping. The halfpipe, where freestyle snowboarding takes place, is a carved snow trough, about 110 meters […]
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