Tag: Mikaela Shiffrin
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And the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame inductees for 2023 are…
Tickets to the August event on sale now
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Colorado athletes well represented for 2023 ESPY nominations
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ESPN announced Thursday its nominees for the 2023 ESPYS awards, and Colorado sports athletes are well represented this year. Basketball and ski racing became the two sports Coloradans needed to watch in the 2022-23 seasons, respectively. Records feel like dominoes from two 28-year-olds — one a ski racer phenom from the Vail Valley, and the…
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Vail Valley’s Mikaela Shiffrin is not ‘Sportswoman of the Year’
Mikaela Shiffrin, the World Cup queen of skiing, with her 88 wins, will not be adding another award to her trophy room Monday. That title goes to Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, aka The Mommy Rocket, as she was awarded the honor of “Sportswoman of the Year” at the Laureus World Sport Awards Monday night in…
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Whiteout: Vail throws Shiffrin a party, hey more snow here’s the forecast
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Welcome home Mikaela Shiffrin. The Town of Vail threw you a party in the village Sunday — and you received a real-life goat from your brother Taylor too. While on stage and as messages, congratulations and hugs from the likes of Jonny Moseley, Peyton Manning, and Patrick Dempsey poured in for Shiffrin, she was also…
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Whiteout: Colorado ski resorts closing soon, international snowblade day
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Spring has sprung, and ski and ride season is entering its last phase; slushy snow to come. Although only one ski area in Colorado is officially closed, several extended their seasons a couple of weeks or more. Aspen/Snowmass, Copper Mountain and Steamboat, among others, will offer skiing and riding further into April. This current week’s…
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Whiteout: A tale from the 2003 Colorado blizzard, Shiffrin’s No. 87 hat is fly
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Denver Gazette’s Jonathan Ingraham gives the latest Whiteout report and talks about the latest ski news. Jonathan Ingraham [email protected] { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “Whiteout with Jonathan Ingraham”, “description”: “Denver Gazette’s Jonathan Ingraham gives the latest Whiteout report and talks about the latest ski news.”, “thumbnailUrl”: “https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/denvergazette.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/99/79921673-85d4-5f4a-a7a1-7d28a539d153/641253c6b2762.image.jpg?resize=1396%2C785”, “uploadDate”: “2023-03-16T06:00:00-06:00”, “contentUrl”: “https://cdn.field59.com/GAZETTE/93de51ea1d6cba01e9097a0dd88f439c30b86dfd_fl9-360p.mp4” } Friday, Saint…
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Mikaela Shiffrin skis to victory number 86, ties Stenmark’s record
Mikaela Shiffrin did it by less than a second. Win number 86 is hers. The Vail-based skier tied Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark’s World Cup wins record of 86 with her victory in a giant slalom race in Åre, Sweden Friday — the same ski hill where she won her first World Cup victory more than a…
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Whiteout: Top 5 Colorado ski areas with the most snow, Mikaela Shiffrin #FTW
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Plus time to dust off spring skiing costumes
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Whiteout: 5 spring ski runs to rip in March, snow coming ‘in like a lion’, and want to be an Eldora patroller?
March can be a monster month for snow in Colorado, and some monster snows have fallen in Colorado’s mountains over the years. On average, resorts in or near the Front Range mountains see ample snow in March — with Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Loveland, and Winter Park all having histories of being winners of…
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Whiteout: Wolf Creek vs. Steamboat, boy did it SNOW, and is Shiffrin sportswoman of the year?
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One could argue every year an unofficial battle between Wolf Creek and Steamboat exists for the highest seasonal snow total in Colorado. Skiers and riders wanting to shred the powder either can drive down south or head up north — but truly Wolf Creek and Steamboat get the most snow year-over-year. Sorry Silverton, but you’re still…