Mar 24 Watch An avalanche rescue caught on camera By PBS NewsHour In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, earlier this year, an Australian man named James Mort survived being buried in an avalanche while skiing in the Swiss Alps thanks to rescue efforts by his friends, one of whom captured… Continue watching
Feb 13 American skier Ted Ligety wins third giant slalom at Worlds By Tik Root American Ted Ligety won the giant slalom race at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Beaver Creek, Colorado today. Fifth after the first run, he came back to beat rival Marcel Hirscher of Austria by nearly half a second. This… Continue reading
Feb 06 Could crash signal U.S. ski star Bode Miller’s last race? By Mary Jo Brooks, Tik Root BEAVER CREEK, Colo. -- Six-time Olympic medalist Bode Miller was forced to pull out of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships last night, following a harrowing crash during the Super-G race on the slopes of Beaver Creek, Colorado. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch Training, technology and talent takes the U.S. Ski Team to new heights By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch For Winter Sports Industry, Decreasing Snowfall Sends Business Downhill For Winter Sports Industry, Decreasing Snowfall Sends Business Downhill… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch Shrinking Snow Means Steep Slide for Ski Industry Fewer snow days and future changes in winter weather spell trouble for winter sports. Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch How to Make Snow Rich Burkley explains how snow is made on Aspen Mountain. Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch Ski Therapy Helps Healing Process for War Veterans After returning stateside from the Iraqi battlefield, wounded soldiers are turning to alternative forms of therapy to rehabilitate themselves. NewsHour correspondent Tom Bearden reports on a Colorado ski week aimed at healing wounded Iraq war veterans. Continue watching