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Purgatory Ski Team ready to turn into 2018-19 season

The Purgatory Ski Team will offer Alpine ski racing, freeride and freestyle skiing programs for the 2018-19 season. These teams provide the opportunity for winter athletes to exce...

DATE: Oct 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Dodging nerves, skier Mikaela Shiffrin vows to enjoy ride

Season-opening slalom race is Oct. 27 in Austria

DATE: Oct 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

American skiers return safely from world’s 4th highest peak

Telluride and Tahoe pair conquer Lhotse

DATE: Oct 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

2-time Olympic skiing medalist Weibrecht carves new life

‘War Horse’ attacking different slopes these days

DATE: Sep 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Poland’s daredevil shows video from skiing down K2

WARSAW, Poland – Polish climber and daredevil skier Andrzej Bargiel is showing pictures from his latest trip, when he climbed and then skied down the world’s second-highest mountain, K2 in t...

DATE: Aug 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Challenge of Silverton Mountain’s heli-ski expansion denied

Interior appeals board says local groups have no standing to challenge

DATE: Jul 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Livingston: Forest closure, 416 Fire hit hard, but we can be inspired

I’m sad. Our San Juan National Forest is closed because of the 416 Fire, the Burro Fire and extreme drought. Our local trails, reservoirs and BLM land, all closed. The access points to my fa...

DATE: Jun 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Sports

Olympic skier Bode Miller’s daughter drowns in pool

Attempts to resuscitate the 19-month-old were unsuccessful

DATE: Jun 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Victims of disgraced Canada ski coach urge government action

CALGARY, Alberta â€“ Two victims of disgraced national ski coach Bertrand Charest joined former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy to demand immediate action from the federal government to combat ab...

DATE: Jun 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

No cause determined in fire at Sun Valley Resort ski lodge

KETCHUM, Idaho – An investigation into a fire that heavily damaged a lodge at the base of one the nation’s premier ski destinations in Idaho determined where the fire started but failed to f...

DATE: Jun 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Outdoors