Letters to the Editor

Thank you Ski Racing Media for sharing Todd Firestone’s letter: Why the Pandemic Could Spur

I think a lot of ‘ski’ people dream of replicating the atmosphere and winter culture

Where are the Europeans training this summer? Check out the article on FIS Alpine about

"My family lived in Switzerland for a year where my son skied on a regional U14 team. ... Since we are not Swiss it was explained to us that we would have to pay a rather expensive fee - the charge for the full year was $600."

“It’s Not About Tech VS Speed” got my attention and made me compare what I

In Mr. Leever’s essay, Exploring North American development — what are we missing?, he points

I have seen a greater and greater emphasis on more and more gate training at the expense of free skiing. The end product is a racer who can ski. My observation over many years is that a skier who can race will always beat a racer who can ski.

I was involved in a serious crash at Stoneham Quebec where I clipped a GS gate causing my right ski to launch with me spiraling into the air and landing with the ski close to my body(chest) and cutting the peak of my helmet along with my chin.

I imagine now is as good a time as any to elaborate further on several

As an underclassman at GMVS when Keck was a senior, I have a couple short

Articles that have come out surrounding this issue all have one thing in common: they

The outpouring of emotion and passion from the heart of young athletes is awesome. I encourage more young athletes to speak out about their experiences.

The day I joined the National Training Group was the day I began to question

This in no way represents the US Ski Team’s position, this is my opinion and

The United States Ski Team and their view on college skiing has been a very

I am writing to express my opinion on the recent articles about the development differences

Thanks to Edie Thys Morgan for writing and to Ski Racing for publishing, on June

Collegiate skiing has a long and storied history in the United States, from the Dartmouth Outing Club hosting the country’s first ski race on the slopes of Mt. Moosilauke in 1927 to Bob Beattie moving from CU to coach the National Team in 1961, and then starting the World Cup in 1967.