/tags/skiing Skiing en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:41:46 GMT /news/2024-12-16/lindsey-vonn-off-to-europe-with-butterflies-of-excitement-for-1st-world-cup-race-in-nearly-6-years indsey Vonn flew down the Birds of Prey course one last time as a forerunner before flying off to Switzerland. Next up will be her first World Cup race in nearly six years as the 40-year-old makes her return to ski racing. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:41:46 GMT /news/2024-12-16/lindsey-vonn-off-to-europe-with-butterflies-of-excitement-for-1st-world-cup-race-in-nearly-6-years Pat Graham, AP Sports /news/2024-12-06/lindsey-vonn-to-make-her-comeback-to-downhill-racing-at-age-40-this-weekend Lindsey Vonn is going to enter an official ski race for the first time in nearly six years this weekend at age 40. Vonn announced last month that she was coming out of retirement and she will race lower-level FIS downhills and super-Gs on Saturday and Sunday in Copper Mountain, Colorado. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-06/lindsey-vonn-to-make-her-comeback-to-downhill-racing-at-age-40-this-weekend Andrew Dampf, AP Sports Writer /culture-identity/2024-06-21/commentary-last-call-at-arapahoe-basin KUNC's commentator Peter Moore gets a little verklempt as he notes the end of ski season and the implications of global warming. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 16:08:14 GMT /culture-identity/2024-06-21/commentary-last-call-at-arapahoe-basin Peter Moore /news/2024-06-09/with-his-transgender-identity-public-skier-jay-riccomini-finds-success-on-and-off-the-slopes Jay Riccomini is increasingly well known in the world of slopestyle skiing. He finished third overall in last season's World Cup slopestyle standings, and is now mentioned as an Olympic hopeful in 2026. But he has also achieved a different kind of victory: publicly embracing his identity as a gay transgender man. Sun, 09 Jun 2024 11:49:00 GMT /news/2024-06-09/with-his-transgender-identity-public-skier-jay-riccomini-finds-success-on-and-off-the-slopes Pat Graham, Associated Press /2024-04-26/outrage-over-a-local-comic-highlights-ski-town-tensions A recent incident involving a Lift Lines comic and a parking loophole in Teton Village illustrates an underlying friction in ski towns throughout the Mountain West. Sat, 27 Apr 2024 02:11:33 GMT /2024-04-26/outrage-over-a-local-comic-highlights-ski-town-tensions Dante Filpula Ankney /news/2024-02-22/the-colorado-supreme-court-is-deliberating-liability-waivers-and-ski-resorts The Colorado Supreme Court recently heard arguments concerning a case that involves liability waivers and their validity when it comes to ski resorts and possible other recreation companies. It stems from an incident involving an Oklahoma teenager who fell 30 feet off a lift and became paralyzed in March 2022. Team Editor David Krause with the Colorado Sun joined us for the latest on that story. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:43:11 GMT /news/2024-02-22/the-colorado-supreme-court-is-deliberating-liability-waivers-and-ski-resorts Nikole Robinson Carroll /news/2023-12-27/a-snow-drought-is-leaving-the-wests-mountains-high-and-dry The limited snowfall could have big implications for the Colorado River, which gets most of its water from snow in the Rocky Mountains. Wed, 27 Dec 2023 20:19:08 GMT /news/2023-12-27/a-snow-drought-is-leaving-the-wests-mountains-high-and-dry Alex Hager /news/2023-12-04/mens-world-cup-super-g-canceled-due-to-wind-all-3-races-in-colorado-scratched-by-weather A men's World Cup super-G was called off Sunday due to strong wind as weather led to the cancellation of all three ski races over the weekend in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 16:27:06 GMT /news/2023-12-04/mens-world-cup-super-g-canceled-due-to-wind-all-3-races-in-colorado-scratched-by-weather Associated Press /news/2023-12-01/world-cup-mens-downhill-race-canceled-due-to-heavy-snowfall-at-beaver-creek-colorado Heavy snowfall from the night before led to the cancellation of a men's World Cup downhill race on Friday in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Fri, 01 Dec 2023 21:33:01 GMT /news/2023-12-01/world-cup-mens-downhill-race-canceled-due-to-heavy-snowfall-at-beaver-creek-colorado Associated Press /news/2023-11-27/mikaela-shiffrin-wins-world-cup-slalom-in-killington-for-record-extending-90th-career-victory Mikaela Shiffrin built on her first-run lead to win a women's World Cup slalom for her record-extending career victory No. 90. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:38:40 GMT /news/2023-11-27/mikaela-shiffrin-wins-world-cup-slalom-in-killington-for-record-extending-90th-career-victory Associated Press