Ski Federation
National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat November 2015 Hall of Fame Names Seven New Inductees. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame has chosen seven pioneers to join the Hall as part of the Class of 2015. They are: freestyle skiing world champions Genia Fuller and Bob Salerno; David Ingemie, president and CEO of […]
National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat October 2015 Canadian Ski Area Makes Helmet Use Mandatory for All. While most North American skiers and riders now understand the benefits of a helmet, there remains a steadfast minority that refuses to wear one. Now Canadian ski area Brookvale Provincial Ski Park on Prince Edward Island has made […]
National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat September 2015 National Ski Council Federation Holds 2015 Annual Meeting. Ski Council delegates and industry representatives met Sept. 9-13 in Lake Placid. The Federation extends our great appreciation to Lake Placid for hosting the meeting. This was an election year and the following officers were elected for the coming […]
National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat August 2015 Beijing will host 2022 Winter Olympics. Beijing has been selected to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, beating out Almaty, Kazakhstan, by a 44 to 40 vote. It will be the first city to host both a summer and winter Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said that […]
National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat June-July 2015 Snowboard Big Air Lands in 2018 Winter Olympics. The International Olympic Committee on Monday adopted four new sports for the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018. The IOC also approved a mass start in speedskating, mixed doubles in curling and a team skiing event that will […]
National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat May 2015 US Ski Team Takes NASTAR Reins. If you’re running gates, the US Ski Team will soon have its collective eye on you. The US Ski Team and NASTAR have entered into an agreement where the team manages NASTAR with the idea of raising the profile of ski racing […]
National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat April 2015 California’s Squaw Valley plans base-to-base gondola connection with sister resort Alpine Meadows For years, Andy Wirth and Troy Caldwell have skied the North Lake Tahoe resorts of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows together. They boot packed to fresh powder, fueled up with coffee cake made by Troy’s […]
National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat March 2015 Deedee Corradini remembered as a visionary leader and for her love of family. Former Salt Lake City Mayor Deedee Corradini was remembered at a March 9 memorial service as a visionary leader, a champion of women’s rights, a loving life partner and a grandmother who taught her […]
National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat February 2015 Oregon court muddies legal waters of negligence claims at Mt. Bachelor; Implications Abound. The small print on the back of a ski lift ticket is now in the legal spotlight, following a decision by the highest court in Oregon that such waivers are “unenforceable” and a snowboarder injured […]
National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat January 2015 Marker Völkl Snaps Up Dalbello. Marker Völkl has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire the Dalbello Group, a family-owned Italian company that has been making ski boots since 1974. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2015 subject to closing conditions and regulatory […]
National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat August 2014 Park City Says Mountain Lease Worth No More Than $1 Million A Year. Park City Mountain Resort, in a filing with the Utah court overseeing litigation with Vail Resorts MTN over a disputed lease, said it shouldn’t have to pay more than $1 million a year for […]
