World Cup Report: Giant Slalom Update – Mikaela Shiffrin Made Another World Cup Podium Watching the giant slalom is never boring but yesterday it was a quite dramatic fight! Italian Marta Bassino took the first place in the first run surprisingly after disappointing 12th in Solden, finishing in just 49.05 s. She was 0.23 s ahead of Petra Vlhova (she was 14th in previous GS in Austria) and 0.29 s faster than Michelle Gisin (she was […] Industry News Claire Weiss | December 2, 2019 0 Comments
World Cup Report: Killington, VT & Mikaela Shiffrin Are Ready for Giant Slalom Race Killington peak at 4,241 feet is Vermont’s second tallest peak and according to the Burlington Free Press is older than the Alps, Himalayas, and Rocky Mountains! Killington’s story begins in 1763 when Samuel Peters christened the surrounding area “Verd Mont”. Today Killington is home to the top East coast ski resort hosting Audi Women World Cup for the third time since […] Industry News Claire Weiss | November 30, 2019 0 Comments
Large, New Ski Resort Planned in Argentina with 13,000-Foot Peaks & Hot Springs | “El Azufre” There are many great ski resorts in South America – Portillo, La Parva, Bariloche, Las Leñas, Chillan, Valle Nevado and many others, but it’s always good to have one more ski resort! Developers are currently planning a large, new ski resort near Mendoza, Argentina that will be named “El Azufre”. During recent years, central Andes have experienced the worst winters […] Industry News Claire Weiss | September 6, 2019 0 Comments
Shane McConkey: Free to Ski “Whether it was steep, extreme descent or new freestyle, what we were doing was freeskiing, free to ski our own style on our own terms” – Shane McConkey There are so many words said about Shane. There is practically no ski or outdoor magazine, which hasn’t written about Shane, but when it comes to the legend it seems like it’s never […] Featured Article Claire Weiss | August 28, 2019 0 Comments
Don’t Miss the Cosmojazz Festival This Week in Chamonix, France Chamonix is no doubt a place where you should ski at least once in your life. But Chamonix is not only a capital of extreme skiing and climbing destination, it is also a place of popular concerts. If you’re in Chamonix now, don’t miss Cosmojazz Festival which takes place from July 20th till July 28th this year. The Festival was […] Claire Weiss | July 22, 2019 0 Comments
What Do Skiers And Fighter Jet Pilots Have In Common? G-Force… Blue Angels were roaring over Bay Area this past weekend and the next show is in Baltimore, Mariland. Did you ever think what is behind the scene of this amazing Air show? Let’s look under the curtain of aerobatic show.. Spins, loops, infinite eight, Cobra turn, scissors, flying in formation only 18 inches apart look gorgeous and demonstrate high skills of the pilots. But […] Brains Claire Weiss | April 5, 2019 2 Comments
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Ski Lift Evacuation at Northstar, CA Today | Eyewitness Account Today was a nice bluebird day at Northstar. We skied a few off-piste runs on Backside and were about to check out Lookout mountain when the Promised Land chairlift suddenly stopped. That was at ~ 10:30 am in the morning, about halfway up the mountain. The lift was pretty packed – almost all chairs were fully occupied. Probably ~200 people. […] Industry News Claire Weiss | February 25, 2019 10 Comments
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