Downhill Skiing

• Ski season opens in the Canadian Rocky Mountains

  Ski season has started in Alberta as two resorts in the Canadian Rockies, west of Calgary, opened for skiers and snowboarders.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2023
  
• Downhill skier-turned-adaptive water-skier headed to national championship

  After a life-altering incident, one Edmontonian had to let go of her passion for downhill skiing, but that led her to join the adaptive water-ski Canadian national team.

  Lifestyle

  Aug 3, 2023
  
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• Mission Ridge ski hill opens for the season

  Mission Ridge Winter Park in Fort Qu'Appelle has officially opened to the public for the season as the snow sets in nicely for snowboarders and skiers.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2022
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• Goggia resumes winning ways in Lake Louise, takes season’s 1st women’s downhill

  The Italian ski racer's win in the season-opening women's World Cup downhill was her fourth-straight victory at the Banff National Park resort.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2022
• Goggia dominates season opening World Cup downhill in Lake Louise

  Sofia Goggia was in a class by herself in the season-opening women's World Cup downhill Friday.

  World

  Dec 4, 2021
• Ontario ski hills look forward to reopening when stay-at-home order lifts

  'After the provincewide [COVID-19] stay-at-home order and lockdown, any community that is still in grey would be allowed to have skiing again,' said the Ontario minister for sport.

  Health

  Feb 9, 2021
• Downtown Edmonton bustling as Crashed Ice championship invades river valley

  Downtown restaurants and bars were packed Saturday evening as the Red Bull Crashed Ice event coincided with an Edmonton Oilers home game.

  Sports

  Mar 11, 2018
• Pyeongchang 2018: Death and denial from top athletes in downhill ski-racing

  "We know we do a risky sport," said skier Blaise Giezendanner.

  Canada

  Feb 7, 2018
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• Vonn crashes at women’s World Cup downhill race in Lake Louise

  Lake Louise was unusually harsh on Lindsey Vonn in the first women's World Cup downhill of the season Friday.

  Sports

  Dec 2, 2017
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• French downhill skier David Poisson dies in training crash in Alberta

  David Poisson, who won a bronze medal in the downhill at the 2013 world championships, has died.

  Sports

  Nov 13, 2017