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Team GB cross country skiers post strong performance
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2010Team GB's trio of teenage cross-country skiers brought a new spirit to the Vancouver Winter Olympics after making their Games debuts with impressive performances in the men's 15km cross-country freestyle.Andrew Musgrave, a 19-year-old skier from Aberdeenshire, posted a strong performance after cross...
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Chinese figure skating pair wins gold after two-year retirement
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2010A husband and wife team of winter Olympians have taken the term marital bliss to the next level after scooping a gold medal in pairs figure skating at the ongoing Games in Vancouver.Winter sports fans taking holidays in Canada were treated to a masterful dance performance from Shen Xue and Zhao Hong...
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US skiing heroes honoured
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2009A ceremony to honour last year's inductees into the US National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame has been held in Utah, news which may interest those intending to book North America Ski holidays.Among those recognised at the event were Cary Adgate, who won the US Junior National Championship at the ag...
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Skiing comes once more to Aspen
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2008Following an impressive season of snowfall in Aspen this winter, the mountain is being reopened this weekend to allow skiers and boarders another chance to take to the slopes between June 13th and 15th 2008.Although it is the beginning of the season for what is the traditional summer operating seaso...
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24 hour Tremblant event approaches
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2007Canada is preparing for its winter ski season and one resort in particular looks set to kick off the term with a bang. If you plan on taking your ski holidays in Tremblant before Christmas you will be in time for the 24 hour Tremblant extravaganza. From December 7th to December 9th the event, called...