American Olympic Gold Medalist alpine ski racer Julia Mancuso and her British counterpart Chemmy Alcott take the lessons they have learned through a lifetime of sports participation and join Right to Play in their journey to bring those same life-affirming lessons to one of the many impoverished and underdeveloped communities in Africa.
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We’ve come a long way since launching our first issue of SkiRebel Magazine in 2001. From a SkiRebel Magazine in PDF Format to moving everything online on a blog in 2007 you’ve grown along with us.
Now that the skiing season is done, it’s time to put the thinking caps on and start to think about next season. Ski Rebel Magazine is preparing to unleash a whole new site in just a few months and we want you to be a part of the action. A new redesign is underway along with some new content features and we’d like you to be the centre of attention. Tell us what type of skiing news and features you’d like to see on our site and you may qualify to win a special T-shirt with our new logo.
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US alpine ski coach McNichol to step down
Phil McNichol, coach of the US Alpine Ski World Cup team for the past five seasons, is stepping down following a season in which American ski stars claimed a record five titles.
All-women backcountry ski clinic leaves the lift noise and crowds behind
After a quick check of gear — avalanche transceiver, probe and shovel — we smooth climbing skins onto the bottoms of skis for traction, click boots into alpine touring bindings and set off for Snow Lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.
Indoor ski centre put on ice
The Swiss tourist industry is recommending that plans be abandoned to build an indoor ski dome in order to win new converts to the sport.
Ski execs set sights on China
Ever wonder what a bunch of former executives from Intrawest Corp. — the ski and property company that made Whistler and Tremblant into resorts known around the world– do when their former employer is sold?
Colorado Ski Visits Up So Far in 2008
Record snowfall helped boost the number of visits to Colorado ski areas to about 5.54 million visits in January and February.
The total is a 6.7 percent increase from the same period a year ago and puts Colorado on pace to best last year’s record.
Vail Resorts offers unlimited season pass
(Denver Business Journal) Vail Resorts Inc. on Tuesday unveiled a new season pass for next year that’s about $300 cheaper than the current pass.
The Epic Season Pass will offer unlimited skiing at all five of the company’s resorts, with no blackout dates, for $579. For children 5-12, the price is $279.
Prince William and Kate Middleton on ski break
Prince William took his girlfriend Kate Middleton to the slopes of Klosters this week for a invigorating skiing holiday. Kate, 26, looked chic in black and white as she mastered the runs at the resort where their on-off relationship came to light in 2004.
Record snows draw 5.5 million to slopes
Colorado ski areas attracted more than 5.54 million in visits in January and February, besting last year’s performance by more than 6.7 percent, according to the trade group representing the state’s mountain resorts.
Researchers predict Que. ski season will be dramatically shorter in future
The snow may be record-deep in parts of Quebec but researchers are painting a bleak future for the province’s $800-million ski industry.
Climate experts at a Montreal university say their research shows that ski operators can count on shorter, warmer winters that could cut the season in half in some areas.
Top Canadian skiers to hit the slopes of Quebec city
Guay, Bourque amongst Canada’s best ski racers to compete at Pontiac GMC Canadian Alpine Championships
The best Canadian ski races from the Canadian Alpine Ski Teams and the Provincial Alpine Ski Teams will hit the slopes of Québec City to compete for the country’s highest honours at the 2008 Pontiac GMC Canadian Championships in the two technical events (slalom and giant slalom) from March 20th to 23rd.
Activists set sights on proposed ski resort near Squamish
At the heart of the dispute is the future of Brohm Ridge, a pristine highland area known for high-quality snow conditions and old-growth trees, which is sandwiched between Mount Garibaldi and the Sea to Sky Highway.
Hit the slopes - last-minute spring break ski trip deals
Sure others might want the sunny beach blanket bonanza that can be had at the shore, but they are overlooking another popular spring break destination: ski trips.
Local ski resorts grateful for flurry of activity
March break has come and gone, and the 2007-08 ski season will soon follow.
After last season’s late start, area resorts were hoping for a little help from Mother Nature this time around. She delivered, blasting the area with a number of record snowfalls, which meant record business for some.
Jean-Philippe Roy brings Nor-Am season to an end with podium result
Julien Cousineau finishes second in overall Nor-Am giant slalom results
Jean-Philippe Roy (Ste-Flavie, QC / Gatineau, QC) completed the Coupe Nor-AM Cup season by finishing second today at the Nor-Am Finals in Whiteface, New York.
Roy had the fastest opening run of the day and finished today’s Men’s giant slalom in a two-run combined time of two minutes 05.12 seconds, just 0.17 behind the winner, American Tommy Ford.
Dawson & Routhier lead Canadians at World Junior Championships
Brittany Phelan finishes third among J1’s in Ladies slalom in Formigal, SPA
Lurching from one near disaster to another …
Warren’s World: How Extreme Can Ski Racing Get?
On Feb. 23, 1934, the starting gun went off and 57 men on skis shoved out of the starting gate at the same time. The finish line was 3,000 feet below, two miles away and none of the course had been packed. There was only a start and finish line with no gates in between.
Women ski jumping would `water down’ Olympic medals, Rogge says
Countries like Canada that are investing millions of dollars in sport in the quest to “own the podium” are not subverting the Olympic ideals of equality and celebrating humanity, the president of the International Olympic Committee said today.