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Shiffrin opens World Cup slalom season with huge win in Levi

Shiffrin opens World Cup slalom season with huge win in Levi

Eagle-Vail’s Mikaela Shiffrin picked up where she left off last season with a dominating World Cup slalom win in Levi, Finland, Saturday, beating out 2010 Olympic slalom champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch…

Vonn says she’s pain-free and ready to rock on World Cup circuit

Vonn says she’s pain-free and ready to rock on World Cup circuit

Vail’s Lindsey Vonn on Friday finished up a training session on Golden Peak in Vail and promptly declared herself pain-free and fully recovered from a blown right knee suffered at…

Olympic hopefuls converge on Colorado as early-season snow keeps piling up

Olympic hopefuls converge on Colorado as early-season snow keeps piling up

Some Colorado ski resorts enjoyed as much as 3 feet of new snow in October – a trend that’s continuing so far in November. And while only four ski areas…

More ski areas come online in Colorado as snowy weather moves back in

More ski areas come online in Colorado as snowy weather moves back in

After more than a week of prime mountain-biking weather, snow returns to the Colorado high country this week just in time for two ski areas – Copper Mountain and Keystone…

Ligety continues assault on record book with win in Soelden GS

Ligety continues assault on record book with win in Soelden GS

Ted Ligety skied into some very elite company Sunday in the World Cup opener at Soelden, Austria. The Park City racer became the first man to win three straight giant…

Vonn skips Soelden opener to focus on Beaver Creek

Vonn skips Soelden opener to focus on Beaver Creek

Four-time overall World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn won’t race this weekend in the opening giant slalom race in Soelden, Austria, according to the U.S. Ski Team. “While I physically feel…

Vonn crashes while training at Soelden ahead of World Cup opener

Vonn crashes while training at Soelden ahead of World Cup opener

Vail’s Lindsey Vonn is not only back on skis and training on snow ahead of this weekend’s World Cup opener in Soelden, Austria, but the defending Olympic downhill champion is…

After another blast of winter, Wolf Creek ski area set to open this weekend

After another blast of winter, Wolf Creek ski area set to open this weekend

A third Colorado ski area, Wolf Creek, is opening for the upcoming weekend after yet another blast of fresh snow moved through the state on Thursday. Loveland Ski Area opened…

A-Basin launches 2013-14 ski season; Loveland stepping up next

A-Basin launches 2013-14 ski season; Loveland stepping up next

The 2013-14 ski season officially kicked off Sunday with Arapahoe Basin becoming the first ski resort in North America to open to the public, according to Colorado Ski Country USA,…

Copper Mountain cranks up snow guns, paving road to Sochi for U.S. Ski Team

Copper Mountain cranks up snow guns, paving road to Sochi for U.S. Ski Team

Copper Mountain started snowmaking on its U.S. Ski Team Speed Center last week to get ready for the U.S. Alpine Ski Team’s annual training. But this season, with the Sochi…