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Red Bull Butter Cup
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted March 15, 2011 at 7:39pm

Snowboarders slid and spun across the butter pad at Holiday Valley in upstate New York for the Red Bull Butter Cup. Rain couldn't keep over 100 snowboarders away from the course. Every once in a while, you just gotta get buttery. Carly Harrington on the...more

Weekend report: First time skiing, subtle shifts
by Byline to Finish Line
posted March 14, 2011 at 3:05pm

It was not a good morning. The 10-mile run on the treadmill was hot and difficult. Mentally, I was unraveling, trying to put myself in a good place, but mustering up just some grunts and eye rolls. Suffice it to say my adventurous spirit was not soaring w...more

Women and the Iditarod
by Women Skiing and Sports
posted March 14, 2011 at 9:10am

In 1985, Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race. A year later, Susan Butcher won the race and became the second four-time winner in 1990 and the first woman to ever place in the top 10. Soon after, the motto going around Al...more

Shred with the Women of Woodward
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted March 10, 2011 at 3:35pm

Ever want to progress in the park and on the slopes without guys gawking and wishing they had your mad snowboarding skills? Yeah, me too. Check out this great opportunity to shred with a crowd of rad ladies that will help you hone your skills and give ...more

Kim Kircher: Using ski patrol skills to deal with personal crisis
by Women Skiing and Sports
posted March 4, 2011 at 9:42pm

The hardest challenges Kim Kircher has dealt with in her 21-year career as a ski patroller at Washington's Crystal Mountain have helped her get through the toughest time in her personal life.Photo by Chris MorinWith her mostly male mates on ski patrol, Ki...more

SoCal Pow! Winter storm hits Southern California
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted March 1, 2011 at 12:10am

There's nothing quite like waking up to fresh snowfall in the mountains. Another storm swept Southern California and dropped 24 inches of powder on Big Bear Mountain Resorts much to snowboarders' delight, blanketing the slopes for epic conditions across a...more

Weekend report: snow shoes, ice climbing and cake
by Byline to Finish Line
posted February 28, 2011 at 3:11pm

It was one of those important moments in life, one which becomes defining and should be accompanied by the appropriate crescendo of movie-theme music. As I sipped my morning coffee, the realization hit me. Today’s adventure may seriously injure or kill...more

IOC member praises women’s ski jumping event in Oslo; positive sign for Sochi 2014
by anngaff
posted February 27, 2011 at 6:23pm

OSLO, Norway (Feb. 26, via release) – A little bit of sunshine peeked through an otherwise windy, foggy and challenging day Friday after women ski jumpers took to the Midtstubakken hill at the World Championships in Oslo — ready to prove to th...more

Austria's Iraschko reigns at Ski Jumping Worlds amidst thick fog, wind. Defending champ Van misses finals
by anngaff
posted February 25, 2011 at 2:41pm

OSLO, Norway (Feb. 25, via release) – Austria’s Daniela Iraschko emerged through the heavy fog and wind to take the gold medal in the second World Championships ever to allow women to compete in ski jumping. Italy’s Elena Runggaldier cap...more

Quick Results from Women's Ski Jumping World Championships
by anngaff
posted February 25, 2011 at 12:40pm

Quick results of this morning's ski jump competition at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships, gleaned from Women's Ski Jumping USA's Facebook page. More details to come. In order of earliest updates to final results: At break before second jump: Dani...more

Women's ski jumpers say last day of training before Worlds helped with confidence
by anngaff
posted February 24, 2011 at 5:00pm

Oslo, Norway (Feb. 24, via release) – Women ski jumpers had their final day of official training Thursday at the Holmenkollen venue in advance of Friday’s normal hill competition at the Nordic World Ski Championships. A spattering of onlooker...more

Watch them fly – Nordic World Ski Championships
by Pretty Tough
posted February 23, 2011 at 3:16pm

The Nordic World Ski Championships begin this week in Oslo, Norway. American Lindsey Van will be defending her title on Friday, Feb. 25. Forty-three women from 15 countries are on the start list and by all accounts they’re ready to put on a great show...more

Quebec City's Winter Carnival is the Winter Olympics of Fun
by Women Skiing and Sports
posted February 23, 2011 at 12:35am

The Québécoise call it "the real winter game." I can see why. . .it's not for anyone timid about being in cold and snow! Carnaval de Quebec is the grandest celebration of winter and has been on my bucket list for years. I finally made it!For 57 years...more

Ski jumpers Lindsey Van and Jessica Jerome ready to pick the World Championships up and drop it on its head
by anngaff
posted February 20, 2011 at 12:23pm

2009 World Champ Lindsey Van, by Getty Images The FIS Nordic Ski World Championships start Wednesday in Oslo. For only the second time, women’s ski jumping will be included in the program - as an individual event only. This is currently the largest s...more

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