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The best behind-the-scenes moments from PyeongChang thus far February 14, 2018 by Henrik Lampert The Olympics have been rocking: NBC reports half of all U.S. television households have watched the PyeongChang Games—some 110 million TV viewers. NBC viewership peaked at nearly 27 million during young Chloe Kim’s final run, as she won Olympic halfpipe gold. Of […]
Lindsay Vonn WINS 80th World Cup Race | Only 6 Races Away From All-Time Most Wins SnowBrains February 3, 2018 skip to 0:54 for Lindsey’s run Lindsey Vonn won her 80th world cup race today in Germany when she won the ladies downhill. She’s now only 6 wins away from tying Ingmar Stenmark (Sweden) […]
Own a Smart Bag? You Might Not Be Able to Board Your Flight by Lale Arikoglu February 5, 2018 You don’t have to get rid of it, but you may need a screwdriver. If you somehow missed the flurry of panic among tech-savvy travelers back in December, then listen up: Smart luggage bans are continuing to go […]
This Club Oriented To Senior Skiers Is Thriving by John Farley — January 22, 2018 Seniors Want To Get In Touch With Other Senior Skiers. A Club Is The Answer. Here’s One That Skis And Socializes. The Gray Wolf Ski Club is centered around the Wolf Creek Ski Area in the San Juans. Although the majority […]
Why Do Nordic Skiers Nordic Ski? And answers to other unanswerable questions, by Sweet Jane January 24, 2018 Meet Sweet Jane, our ski town advice columnist. Not her real name, also not that sweet. This sound advice originally appeared in the January 2018 (46.5) issue of POWDER. My boyfriend won’t shut up about how ‘Saturdays are […]
With Giant Slalom Bronze, Ted Ligety Returns To World Cup Podium For First Time Since December 2015 BY KAREN PRICE | JAN. 28, 2018 In the final giant slalom world cup before the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, an American man stood on the alpine skiing world cup podium for the first time in a year. Ted […]
Things You Should Never, Ever Do on an Airplane: Travelogue Podcast by CNT Editors January 26, 2018 Traveler editors debate whether or not you should recline your seat—and much, much more. Here at the Traveler office, we wholeheartedly agree on most things: that Summer Fridays should be taken full advantage of, that you shouldn’t let fear get in the way […]
Magic Mountain combines big-mountain and giant slalom disciplines in new competition February 1, 2018 by Donny O’Neill Londonderry, Vermont’s Magic Mountain prides itself on doing things differently. The independent ski area works hard to provide a laid back, “old school” atmosphere to complement its steep, challenging terrain—which has helped it develop a cult-like following in New […]
Recap: First-ever Kings and Queens of Corbet’s blows minds at Jackson Hole February 4, 2018 by Henrik Lampert Between the first-ever Kings and Queens of Corbet’s contest living up to the hype and FREESKIER’s 20th Anniversary RV & Party Tour rolling through town, the past few days have been nothing short of legendary here at Jackson Hole Mountain […]
What you need to know about the Winter Olympics February 1, 2018 by FREESKIER The XXIII Olympic Winter Games will be held for 17 days from February 9-25, 2018, in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, the Republic of Korea. This marks the first time the Olympics have been staged in Korea since the Summer Games were hosted in Seoul, in 1988. Japan […]
The Profound Legacy of Warren Miller The most prolific and famous ski filmmaker of all time pioneered the connection between skiing and art January 26, 2018 By Matt Hansen Warren A. Miller, the most prolific and famous ski filmmaker of all time, died peacefully early Thursday morning at his home in Orcas Island, Washington. He was 93. […]
Getty Images U.S. team for PyeongChang largest of any nation in Winter Olympic history By Nick Zaccardi Jan 26, 2018 The U.S. Olympic team for PyeongChang announced Friday is 242 athletes, making it the largest Winter Olympic team for any nation in history. The U.S. holds the record of 222 competitors at the Sochi Olympics, where it […]
