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Ligety captures World Cup giant slalom title

Ted Ligety of the United States clinched the World Cup giant slalom title Friday in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, after the race was canceled because of poor weather, adding to the world championships gold medal he won last month.
Snow Report for February 25

Crystal Mountain added six new cabins to the Mount Rainier Gondola this week. The gondola now has the capacity to move 650 people per hour up the mountain.
Women's super-combi up for grabs at worlds

Top skiers Lindsey Vonn and Maria Riesch were doubtful to compete in the super-combined today, leaving the title up for grabs at the world championships at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Groggy Vonn skis to seventh-place finish

Elisabeth Goergl of Austria won the super-G in the opening race of the world championships on Tuesday in Germany, and American star Lindsey Vonn started despite a concussion and finished seventh.
Vonn day-to-day after training concussion

Three-time World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn sustained a concussion when she crashed during practice this week, but she insists she will compete in the world championships next week in Germany.
Snow Report for January 7

The long-awaited reopening of Summit East will not happen Saturday as previously hoped, a Summit at Snoqualmie spokesman said this week.
snow report for December 24

Skiers and snowboarders will have to wait a little longer for Crystal Mountain's new gondola and the reopening of Summit East.
Crystal Mountain and Summit East ski areas await improvements

Not even Santa will be able to deliver two items on the wish lists of local skiers and snowboarders in time for Christmas.
Silvan Zurbriggen of Switzerland won a World Cup downhill in Val Gardena, Italy

Silvan Zurbriggen of Switzerland won a World Cup downhill in Val Gardena, Italy, in 1 minute, 57.21 seconds.
Lindsey Vonn is AP's female Athlete of Year

Gold and bronze medals at the Vancouver Games, plus a third consecutive World Cup overall title, helped Lindsey Vonn become the 2010 Female Athlete of the Year, chosen by members of The Associated Press. She is the first skier - male or female – to win one of the annual AP awards, which began in 1931.