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Did you know? (courtesy of FWSA): · Lindsey Vonn (age 25) is the first woman to win 3 straight overall titles since Petra Kronberger of Austria in 1990-92 and is tied for 2nd most overall women's titles with Vreni Schneider of Switzerland and Janica Kostelic of Croatia behind Annemarie Moser-Proell of Austria with 6. She also is the first American to win 3 discipline titles (DH, SG, super combined) in the same season. With 11 World Cup wins in one season she is tied for 2nd with Anja Paerson of Sweden and Annemarie Moser-Proell behind Vreni Schneider with 14. Vonn now holds the U.S. record for World Cup wins with 33 passing Bode Miller and ties for sixth place on the all-time women's list with Hanni Wenzel of Liechtenstein, and Annemarie Moser-Proell leads that list with 62. · Julia Mancuso, 3 time Olympic medalist, finished 3rd and had the fastest time at Verbier Xtreme Freeride Competition on the Bec de Rosses slope in March 2010. · Sierra Summit Sale Closes - After a brief delay due to the issuing of a new 40 year Special Use Permit by the United States Forest Service, the purchase of Sierra Summit Mountain Resort by ski industry veteran Tim Cohee closed on Friday, May 21. As had been reported over the past few months, Cohee immediately returned the resort to its former name, China Peak. · Snowbird Proposes Second Tram Up West Twin Snowbird, UT - As part of Snowbird's proposed expansion into Mary Ellen Gulch, the Utah ski and snowboard resort has filed for an amendment to its master plan that calls for a second aerial tram from Hidden Peak to the 11,489-foot summit of West Twin Peak. The master plan amendment was proposed last month to the U.S. Forest Service's Salt Lake Ranger District, which is expected to act on the proposal by this fall. If approved, it will require a full-blown Environmental Impact Statement and is sure to draw the ire of local environmental groups. · RUSSIA TO BUILD 5 NEW SKI RESORTS - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has announced that five new ski resorts will be built in the country's southeastern Caucasus mountain range, which divides Europe from Asia and includes the highest peaks on the European continent. The new resorts will be built under a public/private partnership. Medvedev hopes the resorts will be provide greater stability in the region, which is frequently attacked by insurgents. Rstislav Murzagulov, managing partner, told the /Moscow Times/ that international investors from all over the world included the German insurer Allianz and U.S. banks JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley. The five resorts will occupy almost 10,000 acres with more than 500 miles of ski runs when operational by 2020. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2011. · 2015 FIS World Alpine Ski Championships Awarded to Vail/Beaver Creek Vail and Beaver Creek resorts in the Colorado Rockies were selected by the International Ski Federation (FIS) Council to host the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships. These sister resorts have previously hosted the 1989 and 1999 FIS World Championships which, next to the Winter Olympics, is the sports pinnacle event.Vail and, later, Beaver Creek, have been hosting international ski racing events and World Cups since the circuit began in 1967. The Birds of Prey World Cup at Beaver Creek is a stop on the men's World Cup tour and it is the only men's event held in the U.S. · Womens Ski Jumping Gains World Cup Status Antalya, Turkey, June 7, 2010 - Beginning in the 2011-12 winter season, the women's ski jumping worldwide circuit will be elevated to World Cup status. The decision was reached last week at the Council Spring Meetings, held in Antalya. FIS officials cited the success of the women's ski jumping Continental Cup tour held since 2004-05. The decision is largely seen as a boost to efforts to include women's ski jumping in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, to be held in Sochi, Russia. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials cited reasons ranging from the medical effects of ski jumping on women's bodies, to lack of worldwide appeal of the sport in explaining its decision to not include women's ski jumping in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. · U.S. MARKS SECOND BEST SKI SEASON—The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) released a preliminary report indicating the U.S. ski industry recorded 59.7 million visits, its second best season ever! According to the NSAA study, all regions except the Northeast achieved substantial gains in total visits. The Pacific Southwest had a 15 percent increase in skier visits, and the Midwest and Southeast experienced gains of 7.2 percent and 6.7 percent. The Rocky Mountain region continued its dominant overall position in total visitation, increasing by 3.4 percent over last year, and again exceeding the 20 million visit threshold. The Pacific Northwest resorts rose from 2008-09, growing by 3.2 percent but the Northeastern resorts visits decreased by a projected 2.7 percent. · VAIL RESORTS ANNOUNCE SUMMER CONSTRUCTION - Vail Resorts will spend $75- 85 million on improvements this summer for the 2010-2011 winter season. Construction will include replacing Vail Mountain's High Noon Lift (Chair 5) with a high-speed quad that will continue to serve Sun Up Bowl and Sun Down Bowl while cutting ride time from 12 minutes to six and has an uphill capacity of 2,400 people per hour. Vail's Adventure Ridge will also get additional tubing hill lanes and a new enclosed lift. A new 14,750-square- foot restaurant will be built at the top of Heavenly Mountain Resort's gondola. · GET UP-TO-DATE AIRLINE LUGGAGE INFORMATION—Check out luggagelimits. com for up-to-date information about surcharges and weight limitations on luggage for your club's next trip. The site provides current information on hundreds of airlines worldwide, so it might be a good idea to include a link to this website in your trip information packets or your club's website. · BANFF RANKED TOP OUTDOOR AND ADVENTURE DESTINATION IN CANADA -- 4TH BEST IN WORLD! - Banff National Park has been ranked the top outdoor and adventure destination in Canada by TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Best Destinations Awards! Banff also received fourth place in the top 10 outdoor and adventure destinations in the world. The winners of these awards were determined by a combination of TripAdvisor's popularity index and through the expressed opinions of millions of traveler ratings based on hotel reviews, travel articles, and opinions found throughout the Web.
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