Long lines formed at Breckenridge’s Beaver Run base area at mid-morning on Monday, Dec. 28. The holiday season is typically the busiest time of the year for ski resorts but Breckenridge is operating at “significantly reduced” capacity due to pandemic…
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Since her return to Alpine skiing’s World Cup six weeks ago, Mikaela Shiffrin has been solely focusing on her strongest events: slalom and GS. That might change in two weeks’ time, though. After finishing fourth in a World Cup slalom…
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By Cindy Hirschfeld, The New York Times Devoted skiers and snowboarders recognize the plum benefits of below-the-radar ski resorts: fewer fellow powder seekers, shorter lift lines, relatively reasonably priced tickets and lodging, and, often, limited distractions from time spent on…
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For the first time since Lindsey Vonn’s retirement, the U.S. women’s ski team is no longer solely dependent on Mikaela Shiffrin for World Cup success. Shiffrin was responsible for all 34 American podium results on the women’s circuit in the…
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By Christie Aschwanden, Kaiser Health News TELLURIDE — The day after Thanksgiving, Dr. Jana Eller and Dr. Shiraz Naqvi were seated beside an outdoor fire pit at the base of Telluride Ski Resort, taking a short break from skiing. The…
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BORMIO, Italy — Just 10 days after his first career World Cup podium, American Ryan Cochran-Siegle followed it up with a surprising victory on one of Alpine skiing’s most iconic courses. Cochran-Siegle won Tuesday’s super-G on the Stelvio course in…
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SEMMERING, Austria — Michelle Gisin earned her maiden World Cup win on Tuesday, becoming the first Swiss skier to win a women’s slalom in nearly 19 years. Gisin trailed Mikaela Shiffrin by two-hundredths of a second after the opening run…
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Six Colorado ski areas received a foot or more of snow over the past 72 hours from a storm cycle that prompted avalanche warnings on Tuesday for the central and southern mountains. Wolf Creek has been the big winner so…
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VAL D’ISERE, France — Corinne Suter won the season-opening women’s World Cup downhill race Friday and Nicole Schmidhofer was injured in a high-speed crash that sent her through the safety fencing. Descending at more than 100 kph (62 mph) near…
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By Nate Peterson, Vail Daily Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz, in an email to pass holders Friday, apologized for what he called “unacceptable” wait times for customers seeking help. Katz took personal blame for underestimating the volume of calls that would result…
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