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Suter wins season’s 1st downhill, Schmidhofer hurt in crash

VAL D’ISERE, France – Corinne Suter won the first women’s World Cup downhill of the season and Nicole Schmidhofer was injured in a high-speed crash that sent her through the safety fencing o...

DATE: Dec 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Up to 55 injured skiers and snowboarders arrive at Colorado ERs each day

More than 4,100 transported across 2018, 2019 and the first part of 2020

DATE: Dec 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Mikaela Shiffrin wins emotional World Cup giant slalom

COURCHEVEL, France – An emotional Mikaela Shiffrin won her first World Cup ski race since the death of her father nearly a year ago. Shiffrin protected her first-run lead in Monda...

DATE: Dec 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Hesperus Ski Area delays opening

First day was slated for Friday

DATE: Dec 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mikaela Shiffrin limits World Cup goals in tough ski season

GENEVA – With her professional and personal life still unsettled, Mikaela Shiffrin is realistic about her chances of winning a fourth overall World Cup title. The American skier w...

DATE: Dec 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Odermatt wins World Cup giant slalom to end 10-year Swiss drought

SANTA CATERINA VULFURVA, Italy – Marco Odermatt fulfilled his potential on Monday by becoming first Swiss skier to win a men’s World Cup giant slalom in nearly 10 years. Ever sinc...

DATE: Dec 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Colorado ski county says visitors need negative virus test

ASPEN – A Colorado ski county is asking prospective visitors to fill out an online traveler affidavit confirming they’ve tested negative for the coronavirus. The new rules for Pit...

DATE: Dec 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Masks up! Colorado ski resorts move ahead as counties restrict access

Hotels and lodges will have rooms to quarantine people who fall ill on ski vacations

DATE: Nov 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Vlhova keeps winning run going as Shiffrin slowly returns

LEVI, Finland – With Mikaela Shiffrin working her way back onto the World Cup circuit after 10 months away, Petra Vlhova has kept their joined winning streak in slaloms going once again on S...

DATE: Nov 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

‘Proud’ Shiffrin comes runner-up to Vlhova in comeback race

LEVI, Finland – Mikaela Shiffrin, racing for the first time since January, settled for second place behind Petra Vlhova in a World Cup slalom on Saturday but still “felt a lot of happiness” ...

DATE: Nov 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

LIVINGSTON: An opening day to savor

Stepping into bindings for the first time in eight months, getting the first scan of a new season pass and the comfortable feeling of loading the chair lift and being carried high up a mount...

DATE: Nov 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Shiffrin to start 1st in comeback ski race after 10 months

LEVI, Finland – Ending her 10 month break from racing, Mikaela Shiffrin is set to go first in the World Cup slalom on Saturday, while the Sweden team has gone into quarantine and will miss b...

DATE: Nov 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports