Hahnenkamm | Kitzbuhel, Austria

Kitzbuhel Travel Guide by Jen Hawkins on Palms to Pines
One of the main reasons we decided to go to Europe was to watch my brother’s race in Kitzbuhel, Austria. Steven is a downhiller on the US Ski Team.  Downhillers are the fastest guys on the team – they pretty much tuck straight down mountains as fast as they can (aka, they’re a little nuts). Steven spends every winter season in Europe racing on the World Cup Ski Racing tour, where he’s currently ranked 6th in the…
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Warren Miller | Chasing Shadows

This time of the year always holds a special energy for me…and the rest of the snow community. It’s fall, the temps are dropping, seasons are changing and ultimately, winter is coming (insert Game of Thrones sigh here). Beside all the seasonal changes popping up, one of the more exciting indicators is all the movie premieres from the ski and snowboard community. Warren Miller has been the longest standing and most successful winter sports production in history.…
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2015 World Championships | Beaver Creek, CO

I was born into a ski family, so I didn’t really have a choice. For the first seven years, it was me and my two older brothers, then my little brother jumped in the mix. Of course skiing was a part of his life too. All of our lives were somehow intertwined with the sport, culture, industry and/or past time. My oldest brother, Michael was a ski patrolmen. Steven is an Olympic ski racer on…
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