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  1. Dave Petersen

    Who needs a mountain anyway? Ski stars with humble beginnings...

    I was fortunate enough to meet Billy Kidd a couple weeks ago at the Colorado Snowsports Museum in Vail. We were discussing who needs a mountain to start a ski career? Apparently not these athletes (although by Midwest standards Lutsen is a mountain!). Who am I overlooking??? I'm sure there are...
  2. Tom Holtmann

    Hahnenkamm Article

    Interesting article on the spectacle of the Hahnenkamm. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/29/the-wild-carnival-at-the-heart-of-skiings-most-dangerous-race
  3. Speeder

    Hannenkham Course Changes

    I have been watching some old video from Kitzbhuel in the 70's and 80's and the finish bump looks way bigger now than it was then. The guys in 1982 barely got any air at all but from the 90's on there is huge air off that bump. Are the recent racers going so much faster down the final schuss or...
  4. James

    Kitzbuhel Time

    That time of year again for the Hahnenkamm and the slalom race. Steve Nyman was 2nd in training today, .08 back. Bryce Bennett and Thomas Biesemeyer were 20,21. https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=AL&raceid=91532 On the course: "Fast, exciting, scary" On the first time: "...I...
  5. Started at 53

    Wengen

    I see that Steve Nyman participated in the training run today at Wengen He was one of eight American’s Ligety did as well. Nyman was the fastest.... of the American’s
  6. Chris Walker

    Poll What Would Happen if Candide Thovex Joined the Hahnenkamm?

    So, I was inspired by the discussion in another thread about whether racers can ski bumps or bumpers can ski gates, etc. I basically agree that "great skiers can ski pretty much anything." But I wonder if there are limits to that maxim at the top level of the sport. So I propose a thought...
  7. Doby Man

    Crazy ski crashes

    Fear is healthy. Check yourself before you wreck yourself:
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