Olympic champion Viktoria Rebensburg led a German 1-2 finish ahead of Kathrin Hoelzl at the season-opening women’s World Cup giant slalom on the Rettenbach glacier on Saturday.
Rebensburg finished in a combined time of 2 minutes, 26.39 seconds to beat GS world champion Hoelzl, who led after the first run, by 0.42. It was Rebensburg’s first World Cup victory and only her second time on the podium after finishing second in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, in January.
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The third annual San Francisco Ski & Snowboard Festivals will return to San Francisco (November 6-7) and Santa Clara (November 13-14) to inspire Bay Area skiers and boarders to get ready for winter in a “pray for snow†party atmosphere.
The venue will showcase not only the latest ski and snowboard gear for the upcoming winter but will also offer premiere wine (Saturday) and boutique beer tasting (Sunday). Any Mountain and Lombardi Sports will have over $1 million worth of gear  … Details
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After blasting 74 snow guns for 19 hours straight, Maine’s Sunday River Ski Resort opened at 3:30 pm EST on October 22. Sunday River beat out perennial favorites Arapahoe Basin and Loveland to claim “first” by lifting the ropes on its T2 trail from the top of the mountain to its midstation.
Sunday River has been the first East Coast resort to open for the last four years, but never the first in the nation. While Mt. Hood’s Timberline Lodge opened October 2, its glacial status allows some … Details
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