Alpine Skiing News

An Arizona skier is dead from head injuries after he ran into trees after losing his balance at Telluride. via Cbs4denver.com

Wildlife officials killed an aggressive coyote that was roaming a ski resort.

Officials killed the coyote after a man reported the animal charged toward his 13-year-old son during a ski trip Saturday to Copper Mountain. The man says they scared the animal away and nothing happened.

The ski lift and run were closed after Saturday's scare while Division of Wildlife officials hunted for the animal and killed it. The coyote is being tested for diseases.

Wildlife officials say the animal tried to bite a person on the arm in another incident. Read more

SESTRIERE, Italy Austria's Andrea Fischbacher and Switzerland's Fabienne Suter shared a victory Sunday in a super-G that was shaped by varying wind and several crashes. via The Toronto Star

“She just has a feel and touch.”

Lindsey Vonn joined Picabo Street and Daron Rahlves as the most successful American downhill skiers. Among current competitors, she has no equal.

Vonn blew away the field Saturday for her fourth win in seven downhills this season. It was the ninth downhill victory of her career, matching the mark of Street and Rahlves.

'Lindsey is pretty much unbeatable now,' U.S. downhill coach Alex Hoedlmoser said. 'The only thing that could have beaten her here was herself.'

Using a much straighter line than any other skier, Vonn covered the 1.84-mile Kandahar Banchetta course in 1 minute, 38.86 seconds. The race announcer yelled, 'She's a speed train!' as Vonn posted one split time faster than another. Read more

“He was one of those very rare reporters who knew his beat better than anyone, and had developed more sources than anyone, and yet, kept his objectivity”

John McWethy, a retired ABC News correspondent who had to flee the Pentagon after the 2001 attacks but continued reporting live, died Wednesday after a skiing accident. via Chicago Tribune

“If you keep moving and have a positive attitude and know how to construct a snow shelter, you can survive”

Fresh snow added to the pressure on rescuers trying to find two skiers who have been lost near Lake Tahoe through two nights of plunging temperatures.

Patrick Frost, 35, and Christopher Gerwig, 32, both of San Francisco, were reported missing Saturday night at the Alpine Meadows resort just north of Lake Tahoe, said Placer County sheriff's Sgt. Allan Carter.

Frost and Gerwig, described as expert skiers, had last been seen Saturday morning at a resort bar listening to advice about different outlying areas to ski. During the night, the area had temperatures in the 20s, high wind and heavy snow. Read more

Bode Miller clinched his third super-combi World Cup title after rival Jean-Baptiste Grange failed to finish his run in the second leg on Sunday.

Grange's misstep gave Miller the win in the discipline standings before the American finished with a combined time of 2 minutes, 18.45 seconds.

Earlier, Miller won the downhill leg with a significant cushion ahead of the slalom.

Ivica Kostelic of Croatia, trailing by 2.26 seconds in the first leg, regained some lost ground in the slalom to take second place, 0.38 behind Miller. Read more

“Sit in my truck, come into the restaurant to eat, watch a little TV, watch a movie, talk on the radio.”

Interstate 90, the state's main east-west freeway route, will remain closed at snowbound Snoqualmie Pass until crews determine it no longer is threatened by avalanches, state Department of Transportation ... via Bellingham Herald

Snow and strong winds are hampering travel in southern Wyoming today, while avalanche warnings have been posted for the extreme western part of the state. via Casper Star-Tribune

“It has been developed by a group of outstanding biochemists, tested and retested by countless skiers and snowboarders across the country, and has slickness coefficients that match or exceed the toxic chemical waxes on the market today”

A group of man-made chemicals used in some ski waxes, and found in nearly every American's bloodstream, has caused some companies to take a closer look at what goes on the bottom of skis and snowboards. via Tahoe Daily Tribune

“We don't like having equipment on the slopes when skiing is open, and had it been a normal night and day before, it never would've happened.”

A 12-year-old boy was critically injured by a snow groomer at Mount Brighton Wednesday afternoon. via ClickOnDetroit

My family usually travels in a pack of four. This trip, prior commitments kept my wife and daughter at home and placed the two men, on their own, in a ski resort. via Delta Democrat Times Online

“I'd have to say this could be a record month for us”

The month of January has seen a series of storms that have dumped loads of snow in the Jackson Hole area, keeping skiers and ski resorts happy. via Billings Gazette

“Many areas in British Columbia and Alberta have a deep slab of instability hidden from view. You don't hear it, don't see it and only know it is there if you dig a hole in the snow and know what to look for.”

An avalanche has closed down part of the Castle Mountain Ski Resort in southern Alberta. via Calgary Sun

“Once we got down in there, it was so slick, we couldn't get out”

Snowstorms eased early Monday across Eastern Washington, leaving treacherously icy roads, downed power lines and closed schools and businesses. via KGW-TV Portland

“I'm wearing his pads and that's how I carry him with me”

GLENDALE, Ariz. : Jarvis Green will spend a few quiet moments at his locker before the Super Bowl, then strap on the shoulder pads of a fallen teammate and head out to the field for the New England Patriots. via International Herald Tribune

“This one, I mean it's destroyed”

Scott Macartney knew he was having a great run. He was moving fast over the ice and snow, through the ski-chattering turns and as he soared above the steep Austrian mountain. via Daily Herald

A utility official says an equipment problem caused a power outage that stranded skiers on the chairlift at the Granite Peak Ski Area. via WSAW

Two victims of avalanches in the San Gabriel Mountains are being remembered as lovers of nature who were passionate about skiing.

Veteran character actor Christopher Allport was one of three skiers killed Friday by avalanches near Mountain High ski resort in Wrightwood.

Longtime friend Jordan Roberts said Allport, of Santa Monica, had skied in the area many times before without incident.

Roberts said the 60-year-old Allport "was a tremendously conscientious skier. He was never, ever reckless." Read more

“Find a place that isn't real steep.”

Heavy snow pummeled Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Washington, leaving thousands without power, causing widespread havoc on roads and even overwhelming one ski resort.

The snowfall led to the collapse Monday of several roofs at businesses in northern Idaho, while avalanches forced the evacuations of dozens of homes. There were no injuries.

About 20 inches of snow fell around Coeur d'Alene. 'They got clobbered,' John Livingston, a National Weather Service meteorologist, said of residents in that northern city. Read more