World Cup ski races present a test for 2014 Games
With the likes of Lindsey Vonn and Aksel Lund Svindal coming to town, the Alpine skiing courses for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi are about to get a very serious test. Following three days of official training runs at the Rosa Kutor resort, World Cup racing begins with a men's downhill and super-combined Saturday and Sunday, followed by the same events for women a week later.

Top Adaptive Skiing Programs
In the past, few people could envision amputees, the blind or people with developmental disabilities being able to ski. But the early seventies changed all that. Today, it’s called “Adaptive Skiing.”

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Ski Challenge to aid new Sitrin rehab program
Sitrin Medical Rehabilitation had a new program. Boonville had an old event looking for a new charity to support. On Sunday, the 22nd annual Cross Country Ski Challenge will take place over the Black River Environmental Improvement Association trails in support of Sitrin’s STARS adaptive cross country ski program. Proceeds will be used to purchase equipment for the ski program, including sit-ski ...

10th Mountain veterans wow museum crowd in Vail
VAIL, Colorado - For the length of a song, Earl Clark and Dick Over were in their 20s again, loaded down with gear and equipment, ready to ski or climb to fight whatever enemy stood in their way. Clark, 92, and Over, 88, were Copyright 2012 Summit Daily News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Summit Daily News 10th Mountain veterans ...