Hans Olsson broke his leg in the European Cup Finals downhill competition in La Thuile (ITA) today (March 15). Olsson crashed heavily half way down the track after hitting a bump in the snow and falling backwards. Preliminary examinations indicated a broken shin bone and fibula of his right leg. He was transported to Hospital in Aosta for further examination. "It was simply bad luck. Hans was skiing well when he hit a snow bump and the inner ski cut in. He fell backwards and got bounced around," said the speed coach Helmuth Krug. Krug said the athlete was in great pain, but said, "Despite the situation, he was in relatively good mood." Olsson plans to travel to Innsbruck as soon as possible for an operation. Mattia Casse of Italy won the race over Christian Spescha of Switzerland. Austrian Johannes Kroell claimed the Europa Cup DH title.  Print This Post

In a country where circumstances of war have been the source of great disruption, an unusual mountain event has taken place and is largely responsible for generating a new breed of skiers in the mountains surrounding the Bamiyan valley of Afghanistan.

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Vail Resorts announced earlier this week that it entered into a deal to buy Kirkwood Moutnain Resort at Lake Tahoe, California for $18-million USD.  Continue reading ‘Vail Resorts expands with proposed Kirwood Mountain purchase’

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A polar explorer who is seeking to highlight the issue of climate change reached the first of the two poles he intends to ski to, on his own last January 17^th. Continue reading ‘After south Pole, explorer targets North Pole next’

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Skiers can help their favourite good cause when they book online through www.easyfundraising.org.uk/travel/ – an innovative charity shopping website that gives an average 5% of each sale to charity.

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Czech Republic Environment Minister Tomáš Chalupa (ODS) has given the light in draft zoning law to build a ski lift in protected Šumava National Park despite environmental reports reporting the project should not proceed.

Continue reading ‘Controversial plans to link Czech Republic and Austria by ski lift angers environmentalists’

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A high-tech air bag meant to improve safety in ski racing was presented by the International Ski Federation and the manufacturer, two years before its planned introduction at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Continue reading ‘Air Bag technology slated for testing on top level skiers of the FIS ski circuit’

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