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Aspen, you’re beginning to look a lot like you should. Those pretty leaves are being replaced by white mountain tops, those chairlifts will soon be spinning and with glee winter will be upon us again. So get prepped with the top local storylines entering the winter sports competition season.
Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times In the third year the Snowmass 50 — which formerly went under the Power of Four name — has been held exclusively in Snowmass Village, the locals and the younger generation shined bright. The Snowmass 50 is a highly contested mountain bike race that traverses the many trails at Snowmass Ski Area. Participants must complete two 25-mile loops that gain nearly 10,000 feet in elevation throughout the trail race. This year the event offered three divisions, a 50-mile solo race, 25-mile solo race, and a 50-mile team race where each member does a single lap...
Aspen’s Simi Hamilton, left, and wife, Sophie Caldwell Hamilton, pose on Monday, April 12, 2021, near the AVSC Clubhouse in Aspen. Both mainstays on the U.S. cross-country ski team this past decade, the couple has recently retired and relocated to the Roaring Fork Valley. Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times Aspen’s Simi Hamilton wasn’t chasing any last shot at eternal glory. In many ways, he already achieved that after a decade-plus on the U.S. cross-country ski team. But, the 33-year-old had a chance to go out on his own terms. He had a chance to spend one more season on the World Cup mento...
Greeting teammate Erik Valnes at the finish, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo helps Norway to gold in the team sprint. As Klæbo’s bib makes apparent – this makes it back-to-back team sprint titles. (Photo: NordicFocus) This World Championship coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and their A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage please contact info@fasterskier.com. The firepower was evident on the start line. Norway, Russia, France, Italy, and six other t...
The day in Ulricehamn, Sweden (SWE) featured tight racing: Gleb Retivykh (RUS), Thomas Helland Larsen (NOR), Logan Hanneman (USA), Graham Ritchie (CAN), (l-r) (Photo: NordicFocus) It was a sprint skier’s delight for nearly three-minutes on the 1.6-kilometer loop in Ulricehamn, Sweden on Saturday. In the uptick towards the hets on this working skier’s course an unusual name, as far as results go, topped the leaderboard after qualification. Finland’s Joni Mæki (26) was the fastest qualifier in 2:58.41. Before the last few weeks, Mæki had flown under our radar until he and Bolshunov capt...