Ski Racing

Devil’s Glen Racing is hiring U12, U14, and U16 coaches as the club continues its push toward becoming one of Canada’s premier alpine racing programs. With a renewed long-term athlete pathway, unified coaching model, and growing competitive success, the program is looking for passionate, high-level skiers and coaches ready to help build something exceptional.

Burke Mountain Academy is hiring a Men’s FIS Assistant Coach to support its elite alpine program, with a focus on on-snow coaching and strength and conditioning. The role offers a unique opportunity to develop high-level athletes in a holistic, high-performance environment.

World Cup Dreams Foundation is reshaping American ski racing by turning financial support into a structured pipeline that keeps talented athletes in the sport and moving toward the World Cup.

Applications are now open for the 2026/27 SYNC Team, offering U16–U21 ski racers across North America access to gear, mentorship, and a connected high-performance community.

Two American ski racers, Maxi Høder and Bradshaw Underhill, are proving there’s no single path to success in modern ski racing. From early development to college and beyond, their contrasting journeys highlight a deeper question in the sport: what happens after talent is identified?

Stöckli has been named the Official Ski Partner of the 2027 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Crans-Montana, reinforcing its commitment to World Cup performance and youth ski racing development in Switzerland.

Shared training environments are one of the most underutilized tools in alpine ski racing. By breaking down silos and bringing competitors together before race day, clubs can raise performance standards, improve athlete development, and create stronger, more connected training cultures.

Cardigan’s middle school ski team stunned the Class A field at Mount Sunapee, sweeping both slalom and giant slalom against older competition and showing how culture and development can outperform experience.

The Winter Park Competition Center will host an April 29 virtual info session for its Alpine Full-Time Academy, a year-round program designed for dedicated ski racers aiming for regional and national competition.

Women in ski racing are redefining what coaching looks like while raising families, challenging a system that was never built to support them—and proving the sport must evolve to keep them.

Mikaela Shiffrin is expanding her impact beyond competition, launching a $1 million initiative with Share Winter Foundation and industry partners to increase youth access to skiing and snowboarding. The “GOAT Gives Back” event at Copper Mountain aims to inspire the next generation while addressing one of the sport’s biggest barriers—access.

After a crash in Val d’Isère left her fighting to save her leg, Stef Fleckenstein spent two years rebuilding from the ground up. Now, the Canadian speed skier is a NorAm downhill champion and heading back to the World Cup with a guaranteed start in every downhill next season.

Radamus and Nelson tie in the men’s Super-G while Cashman wins the women’s race at U.S. Alpine Nationals presented by Stifel in Vail.

The Zenit Ski Team offers a flexible high-performance pathway for international U19 alpine ski racers, combining world-class training environments, individualized coaching, and academic flexibility to support long-term athlete development.

The 2026 USCSA Collegiate National Championships in Lake Placid brought together over 650 athletes from 68 schools for a week of elite competition across alpine, nordic, snowboard, and freeski events. Despite challenging weather conditions, top collegiate programs delivered standout performances, with Rocky Mountain College, St. Olaf College, Westminster University, and Lees-McRae College emerging as national champions.

Former U.S. Ski Team athlete Hig Roberts joins Fresh Corduroy to share an honest look at life on the World Cup circuit, the mental and financial challenges of ski racing, and his personal journey beyond the sport.

Early success in alpine skiing is often treated as a predictor of future greatness. Yet large-scale research shows that most Olympic and World Cup champions were not standout performers in their youth. In a sport where peak performance often arrives in the late twenties, early talent identification may reward early maturation rather than long-term potential. The challenge for skiing systems is not predicting champions at fourteen, but ensuring they remain in the sport long enough for their true potential to emerge.

Lindsey Vonn has been released from the hospital after undergoing multiple surgeries following a devastating crash at the Olympic Winter Games. The skiing legend revealed she suffered a complex tibia fracture, compartment syndrome, and a broken ankle, requiring emergency procedures to save her leg and begin a long road to recovery.