Maria Riesch wins super combined event in WhistlerGerman Maria Riesch achieved one of her most important victories in the alpine World Cup this Sunday when she won the super combined event in Whistler. It was a great dress rehearsal for the Olympics 2010 for Riesch as the alpine races will be... read more...
Christoph Gruber triumphs on the Olympic slopeChristoph Gruber won his first race of the season at Whistler Mountain. It is the fifth World Cup victory of his career. In the super G the 32-year-old Austrian crossed the finish line three hundredths of a second ahead of his teammate Hannes... read more...
Reichelt claims giant slalom winThe man of the hour in Whistler is Hannes Reichelt. After his second place in super G the Austrian also stormed to the victory in giant slalom. Swiss Didier Cuche and Benjamin Raich from Austria became second and third. Soft piste - difficult... read more...
First World Cup victory for Martina SchildWith her first World Cup victory Martina Schild won the first super G of the season for the women. With bib number 14 Martina Schild started off into the super G race and showed a sensational performance in the upper part of the slope. Riesch... read more...
Lidsey Vonn wins opening DownhillJust after he finally managed to his first World Cup win of his career, Daniel Albrecht took home another victory as he won the Giant Slalom competition in Beaver Creek (USA). Ligety in the lead in Giant Slalom World Cup Albrecht was in third... read more...
Michael Walchhofer returns to the podiumMichael Walchhofer won the downhill race in Beaver Creek and finally saved the Austrian Ski Team with their first win of the new season. Former Downhill Champion Walchhofer beat out all the other favorites and was ahead of American Steven Nyman... read more...
Albrecht wins againJust after he finally managed to his first World Cup win of his career, Daniel Albrecht took home another victory as he won the Giant Slalom competition in Beaver Creek (USA). Ligety in the lead in Giant Slalom World Cup Albrecht was in third... read more...
Second season win for Denise KarbonOn Saturday in Panorama, Canada Denise Karbon celebrated another victory in the Giant Slalom by beating Austria´s Elisabeth Görgl and Manuela Moelgg of Italy. Strong Italian team Karbon already won the opener in Soelden at the end of October and... read more...
Jan Hudec wins donwhill in Lake LouiseJan Hudec is the surprise winner of Saturday´s first men´s downhill of the season. After he set the best training time on Friday he had a great run on Saturday and beat all the favorites to secure his first World Cup win. Difficult weather... read more...
Marlies Schild wins again in slalomAlso the second slalom race of the season was no problem for Marlies Schild as she took away another slalom victory in Panorama. The Austrian beat Sarka Zahrobska and Ana Jelusic. Resi Stiegler best American World Cup slalom champion Marlies... read more...
Another win for Aksel Lund SvindalIn the super G of Lake Louise on Sunday, Norwegian Aksel Lund Svindal won his second race of the season and demonstrated one more time why he is the defending Overall World Cup champion. Hudec again in the top ten Svindal won ahead of his big... read more...
Marc Gini surprising winner on the ReiteralmWith a surprising win of Marc Gini from Switzerland the first World Cup slalom of the season ended on Sunday in Austria. The Swiss Marc Gini posted his first World Cup victory in 1:53.49 and finished ahead of strong Kalle Palander (FIN) and... read more...
Marlies Schild wins first slalom of the seasonMarlies Schild from Austria started the slalom season in the same way she did last year: with a victory over the rest of the worlds best slalom racers. She beat out her teammate Nicole Hosp with Italy´s Chiara Costazza coming in third. Costazza... read more...
Denise Karbon wins opener in SoeldenThe opening race of the Alpine Skiing World Cup 2007/2008 in Soelden ended with a victory for Italy´s Denise Karbon. She won her second World Cup race of the career and beat out Julia Mancuso (USA) and Kathrin Zettel (AUT) who completed the... read more...
Svindal gets win in opening GS in SoeldenDefending overall World Cup winner Aksel Lund Svindal started the new season in style winning the opening race in Soelden in 2:17.87. Ligety in second place Norwegian Svindal, who also won the GS World Cup last season, had the fastest second run... read more...
Soelden is almost ready for the 2007/08 Audi FIS World Cup OpeningA month prior the opening races of the 2008 Audi FIS World Cup, the Rettenbacher glacier above Soelden is almost ready for the first major event of the 22nd Alpine World Cup season. “We have already twice as much snow now on the glacier than last... read more...
NEW SUPERCHARGER SERIESThis year Nordica has also created a family of boots for new-generation skiers who want to experience all-mountain thrills and excitement. The SUPERCHARGER range is just perfect for aggressive skiing in any snow condition and on any run.... read more...
Wilder Kaiser - four towns act in concertIn January 2006 the four villages Ellmau, Going, Scheffau and Soell joined forces and now form the tourism association “Wilder Kaiser”. Counting 1.8 million overnight stays per year, the four villages are one of the most powerful tourist regions... read more...
Winter openings - winter 06/07For winter sports fanatics, this year’s fall is definitely too sunny and warm. While the desired winter just won’t start, skiers and snowboarders can’t wait to stand on snow-covered slopes and are waiting for the first snowflakes to fall in the... read more...
Winter openings and current events at European glacier ski resortsPunctually to a perfect winter start all European glacier skiresorts already have up to 30cm of fresh snow. After the successfull winter openings at the Hintertuxer and Kaunertaler Glacier, the remaining glacier ski resorts are celebrating their... read more...
Reusch is best brand of the year 2006Reusch, one of the most popular manufacturer of ski gloves was able to obtain a very special award in 2006. Reusch was voted the best brand 2006 in the category ski gloves. This choice was made by readers of the skiing magazine "DSV aktiv" of the... read more...
skiresort-test completely new!!In the autumn 2006 the new version of "skiresort-test.de will go online. In addition no a new design (daily featuring new highlights from the ski- and mountainworld) many new features are implemented, allowing the user to better and faster obtain... read more...
Ski Arlberg is the big test winner of the past winter seasonThe Winterseason 2005 / 2006 is over and it´s absolutely clear who the outstanding test winner is. Nearly 50 ski resorts were tested by our team in the past season. The absolute winner is Ski Arlberg. The ski association with the winter sports... read more...