The best Skiing coverage is at SkiJournal.com http://www.skijournal.com Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:14:58 -0500 RSSCreator 1.2 http://www.skijournal.com/images/design/skilogo.jpg http://www.skijournal.com New England Ski Journal http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/04/02_thebest.php If Indian Summer and the January Thaw are real seasons, then so are these days of post-gale, high-sun, making-camping-plans ski season. In April we get down to just a handful of places that handle snow a little long, a little better than others. If you’re heading west, Summit County, Colorado is the place to be. Stay at Breckenridge or Frisco, ski the big three spring areas – The Breck ... Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/04/02_miller.php According to an Associated Press report, Olympic ski champion Bode Miller (Franconia, N.H.) is in no hurry to make plans about his future in the sport. "No rush on that," Miller told the AP on Wednesday as he took part in a winter sports clinic for disabled veterans in Snowmass Village, Colo. His tentative timetable has him reaching a decision before the U.S. Ski Team's preseason camp ... Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/31_mtwashington.php I’ve never tried to figure out how many hundreds of days I’ve spent on skis, but I remember vividly only the half dozen or so best. Among them are two days in mid-spring on Mt. Washington. I’ve spent many more than two days on the highest peak in the Northeast. Like the two days in a row we packed our skis in backpacks, boots draped around our necks for the trek up the fire trail ... Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/31_getting.php SUN VALLEY, Idaho – If there exists a fountain of youth, surely it flows in Sun Valley. Here, time has a wonderful way of not mattering. These mountains, these people, have the power to bridge generations in a shared sense of all that has been – and still is – possible. Rich ski history resides in mountain towns all over this country – including New England – but no place ... Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/31_highsand.php Skiing with my family brings me the biggest highs. Obviously, by chairlift or gondola we are elevated – literally. The views atop ski mountains, from Sugarloaf to Wildcat and Stowe, I treasured every time I ski. I think taking your kids skiing, introducing them to the natural beauty of New England’s snow-covered mountains and sharing with them a lifetime sport is arguably one of the best ... Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/31_stephens.php Laurie Stephens (Wenham, Mass.) was the women’s sit-ski super-G champion at the U.S. Adaptive Alpine Championships in Big Sky, Mont., on Tuesday. The victory was the first of the series for Stephens, who was followed by Ricci Kilgore (Reno, Nev.) and Sylvie Fadrhonc (Basalt, Colo.). In the men’s sitting super-G Chris Devlin-Young (Campton, N.H.) and Tyler Walker (Franconia, N.H.) did ... Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/31_devlin-young.php Chris Devlin-Young (Campton, N.H.) won the men’s sit-ski downhill title at the 2010 U.S. Adaptive Alpine Championships on Monday at Big Sky, Mont. Tyler Walker (Franconia, N.H.) was second behind Devlin-Young in the men’s sit-ski downhill. In the men’s standing downhill, Ted Broderick (Amherst, N.H.) was third. In the women’s sit-ski downhill, Laurie Stephens (Wenham, Mass.) ... Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/29_newell.php Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, Vt.) claimed the overall U.S. Super Tour cross country title on Sunday. The title is comprised of the mass start, sprint and hill climb. Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, Alaska) was the women’s overall winner. The U.S. Super Tour closed on Sunday with the men’s and women’s hill climb at Fort Kent, Maine. Canada’s Ivan Babikov and Rebecca Dussault (Gunnison ... Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/29_digravio.php Dave DiGravio (Farmington, Maine) placed third in men’s dual moguls at the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships on Sunday. Jeremy Cota (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) was the men’s winner, followed by Joey Discoe (Telluride, Colo.) and DiGravio. Shelly Robertson (Reno, Nev.) won the women’s title, followed by Eliza Outtrim (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) and Heather McPhie (Bozeman, Mont.). Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/28_cookwins.php Emily Cook (Belmont, Mass.) marked the end of the 2010 season with the women’s national aerials title during the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships in Squaw Valley, Calif., on Saturday. "Squaw is so much fun. I'm excited and it's a great end to a really fun season," Cook said in a U.S. Ski Team press release. Cook, who won her fourth U.S. title, was joined on the podium ... Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/28_perkins.php Tucker Perkins (North Hampton, N.H.) won the men’s halfpipe title at the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships at Squaw Valley, Calif., on Saturday. Perkins took charge to mark the first U.S. Championships title of his career. "I competed four years ago and got second, so it's good to be back and grab the title," Perkins said in a U.S. Ski Team press release. Perkins was ... Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/28_newell.php Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, Vt.) was the men’s 10K cross country winner at the U.S. Super Tour Finals in Fort Kent, Maine, on Friday. Newell edged out Lars Flora (Bend, Ore.) by 0.60 seconds to take the win. Newell’s fellow U.S. Ski Team and 2010 Olympic teammate, Torin Koos (Leavenworth, Wash/) closed out the podium, crossing the line in third. Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, Alaska) was the ... Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/28_herde.php Heather Herde (Oxford, Conn.) and Michael Trapp (Hyannis, Mass.) both placed second in the women’s and men’s snowboarding parallel slalom at the U.S.Championships in Steamboat Springs, Colo., on Saturday. Lindsay Lloyd (Centerville, Utah) won the women’s title, followed by Herde and Megan Farrell of Canada. Chris Klug (Aspen, Colo.) was the men’s winner, followed by Trapp ... Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/27_another.php Hannah Kearney (Norwich, Vt.) added to her outstanding season with the women’s moguls title at the U.S. Freestyle Championships at Squaw Valley, Calif., on Friday. Kearney, the 2010 women’s moguls gold medalist, was joined on the podium by Eliza Outtrim (Steamboat Springs, Colo.), just off a win at World Cup finals in Spain, and Heather McPhie (Bozeman, Mont.). Kearney was happy to ... Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/27_jewell.php Massachusetts native Tyler Jewell claimed the men’s parallel giant slalom title on Friday at the U.S. Snowboarding Championships in Steamboat Springs, Colo. "To cap the season off with being U.S. champion, I am super proud of that," said Jewell. Vic Wild (White Salmon, Wash.) finished the race second and Darren Ratcliffe (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) was third. "All the guys ... Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/25_beprepared.php We’ve been raving about the torrents of spring these last few columns, and spring skiing is its own special world of pleasures. The giddiness of the season often equates to a sense of spontaneity, and that feels great and liberating. It’s fun to just push go without the burden of heavy plan-making. But, first as a young skier, later as a dad, I experienced some of the unpleasantness ... Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/25_elliott.php The 2010 U.S. Cross Country Championships ended on Wednesday in Fort Kent, Maine, with the men’s 50K and women’s 30K races. Tad Elliott (Durango, Colo.) and 2010 Olympian Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, Alaska) were crowned U.S. men's and women's champs, respectively. Wednesday’s long distance races were the last of five races in the 2010 Cross Country Championships. ... Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/24_rossignols.php Magne-Traction plus Amp Tek equals MagTek. What, you may wonder, does all that mean? It’s Rossignol’s formula for the future of snowboard technology and it’s in the new board that retailers and riders are already talking about – even though it won’t be available in stores until the 2010-2011 season. Introduced in January at the SIA Snow Show in Denver, Rossignol’s ... Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/24_sunand.php Obviously spring skiing/riding is a totally different animal. But even in April, there are days when the cloud cover and cool temperatures give us a revisit of winter. So the T-shirts and shorts crowd should have a back-up plan. And yet on the ideal spring day the very combination of sun and snow lifts the spirits like no other chemical concoction I can think of. Upper mountain sundecks are full of ... Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/24_dumont.php I want to be a cool mom. So, I ski with my kids. It’s the one cool thing we do together without bickering. Honestly, most family activities, like a simple game of Scrabble or Monopoly, end in a family feud. But skiing we all can agree on. Sure there is the occasional disagreement of what trails to ski. And the kids sometimes blow me off to ski with friends. But for the most part, I am a hip ... Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/24_smithplaces.php Leanne Smith (Conway, N.H.) finished fourth on Tuesday in women’s giant slalom at the 2010 Visa U.S. Alpine Championships at Whiteface Mountainin Lake Placid, N.Y. Three-time Olympic medalist Julia Mancuso was the winner, followed by Laurenne Ross (Klamath Falls, Ore.) and Malin Hemmingson of Sweden. Smith, the U.S.downhill champion, finished .73 seconds out of third place. The top U.S. junior ... Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/24_newell.php Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, Vt.) finished fourth in the final FIS Sprint Cup cross country standings, the best finish ever by an American. Newell had the previous best U.S. mark with a sixth-place finish in 2007. Newell also finished 19th in the final World Cup standings, the best U.S. ranking since 1983 (Bill Koch). Newell finished the season with seven top-10 finishes and was in the top-30 on 11 ... Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/23_nickerson.php Warner Nickerson (Gilford, N.H.) placed second in men’s giant slalom on Monday at the 2010 Visa U.S. Alpine Championships. Tommy Ford (Bend, Ore.) was the men’s winner, followed by Nickerson and Chris Frank (Windham, N.Y.). Nickerson laid down a blistering final run to take second, topping his third-place finish from last year’s giant slalom. "My first run wasn’t ... Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/22_kasper.php Nolan Kasper (Warren, Vt.) placed third in Sunday’s slalom event at the U.S. Alpine Championships at Whiteface in Lake Placid, N.Y. Tommy Ford (Bend, Ore.) was first, followed by Dave Chodounsky (Crested Butte, Colo.) and Kasper. Sarah Schleper (Vail, Colo.) was the women’s winner, followed by Canada’s Erin Mielinski and Hailey Duke (Boise, Idaho). Julia Ford (Plymouth, N.H.) took ... Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/22_jewell.php Massachusetts native and 2010 Olympian Tyler Jewell closed his snowboard season with a fourth-place finish in the World Cup parallel giant slalom finals on Sunday in La Molina, Spain. Sunday's men's race was won by Olympic champion Jasey Jay Anderson of Canada. Fellow Canadian Matthew Morison was second and Austrian Andreas Prommegger was third. The finish marked Jewell's highest result ... Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/21_clarkwins.php Kelly Clark (Mt. Snow, Vt.) threw down for the home crowd Saturday to take the win in halfpipe at the 2010 Burton U.S. Open at Stratton Mountain. Clark put down a frontside air, backside five, frontside seven, cab seven and frontside nine to not only win the competition, but become the winningest woman in Open history. "I've been coming to the Open for so many years, both as a spectator ... Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/21_marshall.php Chelsea Marshall (Pittsfield, Vt.) was second in women’s super-G at Saturday’s 2010 U.S. Alpine Championship at Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, N.Y., while Warner Nickerson (Gilford, N.H.) was third on the men’s side. Keely Kelleher (Big Sky, Mont.) was the women’s winner, followed by Marshall and Laurenne Ross (Klamath Falls, Ore.). Travis Ganong (Olympic Valley, Calif.) ... Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/21_stephens.php Laurie Stephens (Wenham, Mass.) recorded a pair of fourth-place finishes at the Paralympic Games in the women’s sitting division super combined (Saturday) and super-G (Friday). Chris Devlin-Young (Campton, N.H.) was seventh in Saturday’s men’s division sitting super combined and placed fourth on Friday in super-G. Stephens was the defending gold medalist in super-G. "I made ... Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/20_jacobellis.php Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, Vt.) finished sixth in Friday’s final World Cup snowboardcross event in La Molina, Spain. "Lindsey rode great,” U.S.snowboarding head coach Peter Foley said. “The round of eight on her side of the ladder was really like the final. It had the two Canadians with Dominique (Maltais) and Maelle (Ricker), as well as Helene Olafsen. In the start ... Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT http://www.skijournal.com/news/2010/03/20_neskiers.php The 2010 U.S. Alpine Championships are scheduled to open Saturday, March 20, with several New England skiers competing. The even will be held on Whiteface Mountain, just outside Lake Placid, N.Y. Bode Miller (Franconia, N.H.) will not compete after shutting down his season earlier this month to focus on his health after grabbing three medals in Vancouver. Olympic bronze medalist (super-G) and Dartmouth ... Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT