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- Groups break down barriers on Colorado’s slopes to diversify winter sports that are “just so hard to get into”by Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton on December 28, 2024 at 12:45 pm
Winter sports enthusiasts are still overwhelmingly white, but groups like SheJumps and Blackpackers are trying to change that by making it easier for people of color to try out skiing and snowboarding.
- Lindsey Vonn takes a low-risk approach and places 14th in her return to World Cup skiing at age 40by Andrew Dampf on December 21, 2024 at 9:06 am
Vonn finished less than a second off the podium, which also included Olympic champion Lara Gut-Behrami in second place, 0.18 behind Huetter, and Sofia Goggia in third, 0.33 back.
- Lindsey Vonn hits back at critics who think she’s crazy to return to ski racing at age 40by Andrew Dampf on December 19, 2024 at 7:28 pm
No woman older than 34 has won a World Cup race. But several men have performed well in the sport near or after 40.
- Stunning backcountry hut near Vail Pass offers comfortable getaway with remote feelby John Meyer on December 18, 2024 at 1:00 pm
It even has decent cellphone coverage. One year we watched the Super Bowl on an iPad.
- Lindsey Vonn eager for her return to World Cup ski races next weekend in Switzerland at age 40by Pat Graham on December 13, 2024 at 3:33 pm
Lindsey Vonn will return to World Cup ski racing next weekend as she continues her comeback at 40 years old.
- Lindsey Vonn competes in a pair of downhills, another step on her comeback trail at the age of 40by Pat Graham on December 7, 2024 at 4:51 pm
The 40-year-old Vonn is on the comeback trail after stepping away from the sport because of injuries.
- Lindsey Vonn returns to professional skiing this weekend at Copper Mountain, poised to join athletes who’ve shown they still have it at 40+by The Associated Press on December 6, 2024 at 7:21 pm
Lindsey Vonn will compete in Downhills and Super-G on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, according to U.S. Ski Team head coach Paul Kristofic.
- Colorado’s best winter festivals for 2024 and 2025by Sarah Kuta on December 2, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Time to break out your puffy coat and your ice scraper.
- Mikaela Shiffrin suffers abdominal puncture wound but no bone or ligament damage in Killington crashby Peggy Shinn, Pat Graham on December 1, 2024 at 10:55 pm
Mikaela Shiffrin suffered a deep puncture wound on the right side of her abdomen and “severe muscle trauma” during her scary crash in a giant slalom race on Saturday but no serious bone, ligament or organ damage.
- Mikaela Shiffrin crashes in final run of giant slalom, taken off the hill in a sledby The Associated Press on November 30, 2024 at 7:38 pm
American ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin crashed after catching an edge in her second run of a World Cup giant slalom race Saturday.
