| Bauer not to take part in Tour de Ski | | Posted Tuesday, January 02, 2007 3:13:19 PM by Blog57 Team | | Prague, Dec 26 (CTK) - Czech cross-country skier Lukas Bauer, who won silver at the Turin Olympics in February, will not take part in the Tour de Ski series as he has not yet hit form after illness, Bauer announced in a press release today. The series will start in Munich, Germany, on New Year´s Eve after the opener in Nove Mesto na Morave, south Moravia, was definitively cancelled last week due to warm weather and lack of snow. Bauer, 29, decided to skip Tour de Ski during Christmas and decided to prepare for another part of the skiing season that will culminate by the World Championship in Sapporo, Japan. On Friday, Bauer plans to leave for Scandinavia to continue his training until January 11. He would like to participate in the remaining World Cup events.... | |
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| | | Snow-where to ski, Canuck stars join Suzuki's green movement | | Posted Saturday, December 09, 2006 1:16:07 PM by Blog57 Team | | Horrified by snow's disappearance at their European venues, two of Canada's top Olympic skiers are vowing to do their part in halting global warming's snowballing effect. Flanked by environmental activist David Suzuki, skiers Thomas Grandi and Sara Renner said they've committed to do their own personal emissions trading and reductions to offset the greenhouse gases produced by their frequent travels. "In the course of the years, I've seen the winter really change and I've seen the decline in the amount of snow and warmer temperatures," said Grandi, adding some races this season have been cancelled in Europe, even those held on rapidly-shrinking glaciers. Downhill skier Grandi and Renner, his wife and a cross-country competitor, say they've reduced CO2 emissions in their daily lives and will put their money into green energy projects such as wind and solar farms.... | |
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| | | University of Nevada Ski Swap | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 7:19:55 PM by Blog57 Team | | What better way to get ready for the upcoming ski season than to pack up all your gear. Thousands of pieces of ski and snow board equipment are up for sale at the 26th annual University of Nevada ski swap. The ski swap is known not only for its good prices but its a one-stop-shop. The ski swap is off the hook, Jason Tiger of California said. Its off the hook for real. $500 board for $180! Brand new, never been ridden. Slamming. If you didnt get out to the ski swap, you can do it on Sunday. Just head to the Reno Livestock Events Center Exhibit Hall tomorrow. Doors will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. .... | |
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| | | Banff ski resort faces major moguls | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:39:28 AM by Blog57 Team | | Fortress Mountains hit major moguls in its opening date, says the province, which has ordered the ski resort to stop selling season passes. An order to cease marketing passes was sent out Nov. 3 but on Wednesday afternoon the resort, operated by Banff Rail Co. Inc., was still offering them online, noted Wilson Smith, spokesman for Alberta Government Services. We would like to see them comply with our order as soon as possible consumers are at risk, he said, adding the hills opening date of Dec. 1 doesnt appear realistic. The province also told Fortress to stop advertising services it cant deliver, particularly after the resort failed to do so last year after the current owners first took it over, said Wilson. They said theyd be open by early December but didnt until January and we want to prevent that from happening this year, he said.... | |
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| | | U.S. resorts go 'greener': Heavenly Mountain Resort among several ski areas making the change | | Posted Thursday, November 02, 2006 7:15:58 PM by Blog57 Team | | Visitors to many ski areas this winter will find cleaner air and better views of mountain landscapes. Not only are ski resorts pushing legislation in Washington to combat global warming, at least 45 resorts in 14 states from coast-to-coast are using clean energy for some of their operations. Sixteen are getting 100 percent of their power from green energy sources including wind, hydroelectric, solar, bio-mass and geothermal. "I think we're a platform industry. We have a bully pulpit to operate from. When you think of global warming the first thing you think of is snowfall and wintertime and how that changes," said Michael Berry, president of the National Ski Areas Association. In August of this year, Heavenly Mountain Resort's parent company Vail Resorts announced it will offset 100 percent of its energy use by purchasing wind energy credits.... | |
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| | | Local ski clubs back on the snow | | Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 1:41:01 PM by Blog57 Team | | SUMMIT COUNTY - Now that a few local chairlifts are up and running for the season, members of Summit County's ski clubs have gotten back to doing what they do best - making turns. Team Summit and Quantum Sports Club (QSC), both of which have been busy with dryland training for several weeks, recently took to the slopes in preparation for the upcoming race season. "This is probably the most critical time of year for training and building endurance," Team Summit's Taggart Spenst said while skiing at Copper Mountain on Friday. "As for racing, it's not as important. Right now, I'm focusing on the quantity of my runs instead of the quality." Not only is October a key month for ski training, it's also a good time for teaching, according to QSC head coach John Leffler, whose team has been free skiing at A-Basin for more than a week.... | |
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| | | LOOKING TOWARD SKI SEASON | | Posted Thursday, October 26, 2006 11:14:21 AM by Blog57 Team | | Today's snow comes a little ahead of schedule, but that doesn't seem to bother the local ski and snowboard retailers. Ty Perry reports on what the early flurries mean for the ski industry. The early snow is a blessing for the ski resorts as they look to start the season sometime in the next month, but the retailers just hope to see a lot more days like today. Tim Woodard, snowboarder: "More snow means more fun." Jaxon Landon, Sled Shed manager: "Good start to the year." Skiers, snowboarders, and snow enthusiasts got a nice surprise this morning. Tim Woodard, snowboarder: "I was excited. Kind of neat to see snow so early in the season." Employees of the Sled Shed in Rexburg were also excited about the early snow. Jaxon Landon manages the store, and he says the year's first snow always makes for a busy day.... | |
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| | | Ski Areas Seeing Surge In Business After New Snow | | Posted Monday, October 23, 2006 7:08:22 AM by Blog57 Team | | The snow has lots of people thinking about riding the ski runs. Arapahoe Basin and Loveland Ski Area have opened, and they've gotten fresh snow almost every day since.People all over Colorado have taken notice of this wave of winter-like weather and the snow is bringing a surge of business to the ski areas.For October and opening week, it's pretty incredible," a skier at Loveland said.It may be that it looks like mid-winter in the mountains rather than mid-October that has some people obsessed with hitting the slopes."The public is excited, Lauren Pelletreau of Copper Mountain said. The snowfall has people thinking about skiing and snowboarding."Since opening day, A-Basin has seen a surge in phone calls, emails and pass sales that have already exceeded this time last year. The number of visitors for opening week has also surged above last year."I love to ski and heard about the big snow we had about three days ago and had to come up," another Loveland skier said.People are already buying ski school passes.... | |
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| | | Canada ski hall inducts Gartner, Podivinsky | | Posted Friday, October 20, 2006 7:07:29 AM by Blog57 Team | | A BRONZE MEDALIST at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympic Winter Games, a coach of Olympic and World Cup champions with more than 20 years experience and one of the most successful Canadian disabled alpine skiers ever are among the newest inductees into the Canadian Ski Museum Hall of Fame. The newest Canadian Ski Museum Hall of Fame inductees are:Max Gartner: alpine coach — a ski coach for more than 20 years, Gartner’s successes include 1992 Olympic gold medalist Kerrin Lee-Gartner and World Cup champions Thomas Grandi, Edi Podivinsky and Cary Mullen.Edi Podivinsky: alpine competitor — the first Canadian to win a medal (gold) at the World Junior Alpine Championships. Bronze medal win at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics and six World Cup titles.Karolina Wisniewska: Alpine disabled competitor and builder — one of the top disabled skiers in the world, holding the World Cup title for the 2002–03 season, two silver medals at the Nagano Paralympics in 1998; and in Salt Lake City in 2002, she was the most decorated Canadian athlete in the Paralympics or the Olympics with four medals.Nicolas Fontaine: freestyle competitor — four-time Olympian and four-time World Cup overall aerialist champ.Bjorger Pettersen: cross-country coach and official — has been Canadian member of the FIS cross-country committee for many years, and coach, jury member, chief of competition and technical delegate or assistant technical delegate at eight Olympic Winter Games.... | |
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| | | Get ready for ski season | | Posted Tuesday, October 17, 2006 7:11:06 AM by Blog57 Team | | THE LEAVES haven't even changed color yet in parts of the country, but ski resorts are already getting ready to open. In Colorado, Loveland and Arapahoe Basin are making artificial snow around the clock, while Silverton Mountain has already recorded 3 feet of natural snowfall from a late September storm. And Ski Magazine's October issue has come out with its annual list of the top 10 resorts, with separate lists for ice warriors in the East and powder fiends in the West. The lists are based on votes cast by 6,000 of the magazine's subscribers. For the West, Vail, Colo., took the top spot, followed by Deer Valley, Utah; Snowmass, Colo.; Whistler/Blackcomb, British Columbia, Canada; Park City, Utah; Breckenridge, Colo.; Aspen, Colo.; Beaver Creek, Colo.; Steamboat, Colo.; and Sun Valley, Idaho.... | |
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