Lebanese ski racer Georges Salameh, who provided a urine sample containing traces of cocaine during last month’s Alpine skiing world championships in France, blames his positive test on the work of mysterious saboteurs.
“I have enemies in Lebanon who may have pushed people to do this,” Salameh said. “I never used these drugs. I don’t know what happened.”…Â Â Details
I want to recommend this radio show, Extreme Scene, to all adrenaline sports lifestyle fans. These guys are putting together a fun show every Saturday, 6 to 7 pm on KNBR radio’s 1050 am channel.  It is also available in the Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Area on KSCO 1080 am.
The guest lineup for the March 7th show includes pro surfer Chris Malloy and Mavericks pioneer, Jeff Clark.
Check out their web site for additional information….  Details & podcasts
A Stateline man who used a cell phone to call for help after he was stuck in deep snow out of bounds was one of four people rescued at Heavenly Valley Ski Resort during this week’s storm.
Nicholas Gorman, 27, was snowboarding at Heavenly near the Olympic run when he called 911 to say he was stuck in deep snow and that he could not get out……Â Details
Andrew “Drew†James Entin, 41,of Truckee, Calif., graduated from this life on March 3, 2009, of injuries sustained during avalanche control work at Squaw Valley……
….Donations can be made in Andrew’s memory to Squaw Valley Ski Patrol Avalanche Education Fund. Please mail to Squaw Valley Ski Corp, Attn: Ski Patrol, PO Box 2007, Olympic Valley, CA, 96146. Also, donations can be made to Plumas Bank to help the family, checks payable to Shanna Entin in memory of Andrew Entin…. DetailsÂ