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February 20, 2006
A South Korean man is claiming to be the biological father of American skiier Toby Dawson. Dawson won the bronze medal in men's freestyle skiing moguls at the Turin Games on Wednesday, reports Reuters.
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February 1, 2006
Police say a man accused of attacking a teenager after she crashed into his daughter at a ski resort has told authorities he lost control. According to the Associated Press, Randell Berg, 52, of Littleton, punched the 16-year-old girl in the head and neck and yelled profanity-laden insults after the incident Sunday at the Steamboat Ski Area.
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January 17, 2006
A man is charged with robbing a restaurant after its employees chased him down and gave him a beating with branches and pool cues. Late Friday, two men wearing ski masks came into Palomas Restaurant and Cantina armed with handguns and swiped $170 as employees were cleaning up.
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January 14, 2006
A judge ruled Friday to allow officials at Arizona Snowball to use treated wastewater to make snow. The ruling angered Native American tribes, such as The Hopi Tribe, the Navajo Nation and others, who say that the move will taint a mountain that they consider to be sacred. Snowbowl is located in the Coconino National Forest in the San Francisco Peaks, which is federal land. However, the company is owned and operated in the private sector.
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January 10, 2006
Comments made by skier Bode Miller may force him off of the United States Ski Team. Miller's ski Team is upset about comments made at the end of the interview, in which he alluded to skiing while intoxicated.
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