Read more skiing stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17574/skiing.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:50:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71743/ski-champ-concocts-smell-of-victory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSki champ and chemical engineer Michelle Roark has put together a line of perfumes she insists can give athletes the winning edge. Roark, the 2009 US freestyle skiing champion, credits her scents like "Confidence"—which includes grapefruit oil and rose oil—with helping her succeed. Other scents include Focus, Balance,...http://www.newser.com/story/71743/ski-champ-concocts-smell-of-victory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 4:19:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71112/skier-films-avalanche-that-buries-him.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA skier filming a treacherous run down an Alaska cliff ended up capturing an avalanche that buried him for several agonizing minutes as he whimpered and gasped for breath. The camera, still attached to his ski helmet as he lies on his back in the snowy grave, finally picks up...http://www.newser.com/story/71112/skier-films-avalanche-that-buries-him.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 2:51:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68253/2010-winter-olympics-feel-a-chill-in-one-host-town.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhistler Village, Canada, celebrated when it learned it would host many events as part of the 2010 Winter Olympics in nearby Vancouver. But the honeymoon is pretty much over, the Seattle Times reports. Clogged roads, endless construction, and soon-to-be-closed schools have residents ruing the decision. And their ire doesn’t even...http://www.newser.com/story/68253/2010-winter-olympics-feel-a-chill-in-one-host-town.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 15:44:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68203/university-ski-slope-aims-to-bring-people-to-christ.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVirginia’s Liberty University presented its new synthetic ski slope—the first in North America—this weekend with extreme performances from pro skiers and snowboarders. The chancellor of the Christian university, Jerry Falwell, showed off his own moves after paying tribute to his dad, the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, who wanted...http://www.newser.com/story/68203/university-ski-slope-aims-to-bring-people-to-christ.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 9:59:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55765/second-guessing-lingers-after-richardsons-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDoctors in Quebec, where Natasha Richardson took her fatal ski-slope tumble, have been arguing since the 1990s for emergency air transport that might have saved her life, CNN reports. Care was delayed not only by the slow manifestation of symptoms from the epidural hematoma she suffered, but also by the...http://www.newser.com/story/55765/second-guessing-lingers-after-richardsons-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 12:29:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54151/7-kids-among-montana-crash-dead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThree California families headed to a retreat for the ultrarich were among the 14 victims of a plane crash in Montana. The three families, with seven children all 9 or younger, made up the 13 passengers; also dead in the crash was the pilot. The families were traveling to the...http://www.newser.com/story/54151/7-kids-among-montana-crash-dead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Mar 2009 15:42:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53956/richardson-rejected-ski-helmet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNatasha Richardson turned down a $10 ski helmet that could have saved her life, workers at the Mont Tremblant ski resort tell the Sun . Employees say the actress was cheerful but a little nervous ahead of the ski lesson that led to her fatal fall. She told staff she wasn't...http://www.newser.com/story/53956/richardson-rejected-ski-helmet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Mar 2009 5:15:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53937/mourners-assemble-in-ny-for-richardson-wake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFamily and friends assembled in New York today for the wake of Natasha Richardson, the AP reports; husband Liam Neeson, their sons, and mother Vanessa Redgrave were among them. “It’s been a very, very sad few days and I think it will stay that way,” said family friend Matthew Broderick....http://www.newser.com/story/53937/mourners-assemble-in-ny-for-richardson-wake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Mar 2009 16:11:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53831/quebec-docs-push-to-make-ski-helmets-mandatory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDoctors in Quebec are pressing their case to the province's sports minister to make helmets mandatory for skiers, the Montreal Gazette reports. They met with the minister yesterday, the same day Natasha Richardson died after falling on a beginners' course there. She had no helmet. Minister Michelle Courchesne will next...http://www.newser.com/story/53831/quebec-docs-push-to-make-ski-helmets-mandatory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Mar 2009 17:07:15 CDT