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For the second week in a row the World Cup men's tour has been forced by weather to cancel a super G race. The Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany event scheduled for Sunday (Jan 29) was postponed several time this morning before being shelved completely by a thick fog layer. Last week the super G at Kitzbuehel was lost to weather as well.
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To the surprise of no one it was all veterans leading the way during the first training run today (Jan. 17) ahead of Kitzbuehel's downhill.
Klaus Kroell, Mario Scheiber, Didier Cuche and Bode Miller were the fastest four to complete the run down The Streif under cloudy skies on a relatively smooth, compacted track.
Other top North American results included Erik Guay in 13th and Travis Ganong 22nd.
Wiley Maple crashed into the nets below the Steilhang, but team officials report he was uninjured. He was the lone skier to be listed as did not finish. Three, including Canada's Louis-Pierre Helie, declined to start and three were disqualified.
Although two sections of the course, the Steilhang and Seidalm Meadow were injected, the consensus was the surface was soft. Continue reading 'Veterans lead way in first training run at Kitzbuehel'
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It would seem that the Snowtropolis is closed for good following a bankruptcy filing.
Germany’s Snowtropolis indoor ski slope in Senftenberg near Berlin has filed for bankruptcy. Continue reading ‘Snowtropolis Bankrupt’
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A view of the Yllas snow valley
Following the opening of an indoor ski area in Helsinki funded by one of Finland’s leading resorts, Yllas; a second top Finnish ski centre, Levi, has announced plans to build an indoor snow centre in the German town of Oberhausen in the Ruhr Valley. Continue reading ‘Finnish ski resort plans to build indoor ski resort in Germany’s Ruhr Valley’
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The steel structure is all in place and construction continues for the snowdome in Germany.
Germany’s Allrounder ski centre at Neuss plans to add another 1000 square metres (3,280 sq. feet) of indoor snow space this fall for a new beginner and a children’s snow play area. Continue reading ‘Allrounder snowdome to expand indoor terrain’
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Munich Olympic Park will be the site of a 2011 FIS event.
In a bid to boast the popularity of skiing, The International Ski Federation (FIS) voted at its annual general council in Turkey, to bring events to city centres by holding sanctioned events starting next year.
The first such event will be held at the Munich Olympic Park on January 2nd, 2011 and will consist of a parallel event to feature the top 16 competitors. Athletes will earn FIS overall World Cup overall title points and top four thru the finish line will be given regular World Cup points.
Continue reading ‘FIS to hold Downhill races in City Centres as promotional scheme’
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The Alpine World Cup is headed on U.S. soil for the fifth time in 2015
The Colorado resorts of Vail and Beaver Creek were chosen last Thursday during the International Ski Federation (FIS) Council to host the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships.
Continue reading ‘United States is awarded world alpine championships in 2015′
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