Category: World Cup
Miki Tops the Million Mark
As in, one million Swiss Francs, 1,000,386 CHF to be precise. In addition to scoring the most victories (17) in a single season, Mikaela Shiffrin became the first skier in FIS history to pass the mill... Read More
Season Speeds Along
Recent FIS World Cup women’s downhill globe winner Nicole Schmidhofer recently participated in the FIS Speed Skiing World Championships in Vars (FRA) and posted a top speed of 217.590 kph, good ... Read More
Marching Along
Mid-Atlantic season winding down; Virginia leader Wintergreen Resort quiet for the week but they’ll spin one more weekend on Saturday…move west a bit, Snowshoe WV sez they’re going u... Read More
Wednesday News & World Cup Wrapping Up
Photo above courtesy Lutsen Mountains MN, they’re still going strong and they’re saying “With a base still measuring 48″-80″, the snow pack is well prepped to carry us th... Read More
Springing Ahead
Photo above is your faithful scribe with regular Skibum.net correspondents Bill & Jeff raising a toast to the new life and soon to be new lift at Magic Mountain VT on Saturday. Magic is one of th... Read More
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Good…snow piling up in the Cascades, Mt Hood Ski Bowl OR grabbed 8″ today alone, 100% trails open…snow piling up in the upper midwest; Caberfae Peaks MI got 14″ overnight…... Read More
Domestic Drama at the World Championships
Some US Ski Team drama at the World Championships in Åre Sweden. Apparently Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller suggested that Mikaela Shiffrin shoulda/coulda skied five events. Mikaela replied with some cr... Read More
The Old Masters and Their Art
Just in case you live in a cave, Lindsey Vonn retired, but not before she blistered the downhill course at the World Championships in Åre, Sweden. Ultimately Ilka Stuhec and whoever bettered VonnR... Read More