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Shiffrin skis to GS silver at Worlds

Shiffrin skis to GS silver at Worlds

Eagle-Vail’s Mikaela Shiffrin announced herself as a force to be reckoned with in giant slalom on Thursday, claiming a silver medal in the event at the World Alpine Ski Championships…

A brief blast of snow, then another warm week before winter returns to Vail

Fifty degrees in February? Certainly not unheard of in the Vail Valley, but definitely unusual. Those were the temps the last couple of days at Vail and Beaver Creek (Feb.…

Chasing Shiffrin for overall title, Gut now likely out for the season

Chasing Shiffrin for overall title, Gut now likely out for the season

Defending overall World Cup champion Lara Gut of Switzerland was hurt during a training run at the World Alpine Ski Championships on Friday, and appears to be out for the…

Shiffrin wins parallel slalom city event to pad overall lead

Shiffrin wins parallel slalom city event to pad overall lead

Eagle-Vail’s Mikaela Shiffrin picked up her eighth World Cup win of the season Tuesday night in parallel slalom city event in Stockholm, Sweden, adding 100 points her overall lead over…

A week of spring-like weather teases Vail Valley’s loaded spring-skiing calendar

A week of spring-like weather teases Vail Valley’s loaded spring-skiing calendar

After two months of fairly consistent snowfall dating back to just after Thanksgiving — and now an above-average snow pack after a slow start in November — the Vail Valley…

Shiffrin picks up 50 crucial points with surprise super-G result

Shiffrin picks up 50 crucial points with surprise super-G result

Eagle-Vail’s Mikaela Shiffrin padded her overall World Cup lead with a surprise fourth-place finish in a super-G in Cortina, Italy, on Sunday, as Switzerland’s Lara Gut crashed out. The pre-race…

Vonn crashes out in Cortina downhill as Gut claims victory

Vonn crashes out in Cortina downhill as Gut claims victory

Vail’s Lindsey Vonn crashed again Saturday in the same spot where she flew off course during training on Friday, and Switzerland’s Lara Gut grabbed the win in a Word Cup…

Vail Valley racers Vonn, Shiffrin both in action in Cortina this weekend

Vail Valley racers Vonn, Shiffrin both in action in Cortina this weekend

Editor’s update: Travis Ganong of Squaw Valley, Calif., won the dark and icy Kandahar downhill in Garmisch, Germany, on Friday — a race that saw Utah’s Steve Nyman airlifted after…

Vail, Beaver Creek swimming in snow

Vail, Beaver Creek swimming in snow

The ski conditions have been incredible at Vail and Beaver Creek the last two months, with a seemingly endless series of winter storms passing through the Vail Valley and keeping…

Vail’s Lindsey Vonn completes comeback, claims downhill win in Garmisch

Vail’s Lindsey Vonn completes comeback, claims downhill win in Garmisch

It took Vail’s Lindsey Vonn just one warm-up World Cup race last weekend to round into form after nearly a year off recovering from multiple injuries. The all-time winningest female…