Enter, a cool find! The team at Sun & Ski sports have created an interactive snow ski trip packing list that not only tells you what to pack for a quick ski trip – say 2-4 days, but also what to pack for a longer trip, the benefits of each item you need, and some general tips such as:

• Workout your legs (Quadriceps, Calfs & Tibialis Anterior) and core (Abs & balancing exercises) to prepare for your time on the hill. Low weight, high reps will build that “all day” endurance that you are looking for.
• Pack ski clothes in your carry-on. This way if your luggage gets lost, you can still enjoy the mountain.
• Eat a good breakfast. Supplement with Vitamin C and all kinds of Vitamin B for energy.
• Remember to always drink alot of water when at high altitudes.
• Check your snowboard bindings to make sure that they remain tight throughout the day.

Head over to Sun & Ski for the rest of the tips for ski and snowboarding trips as well as how to layer to stay warm and dry on the slopes.

According to The Australian,

Bright was training in the half-pipe at Aspen, Colorado, yesterday to prepare for this weekend’s Winter X Games, when she missed the landing on one of her standard tricks, a switchback 720 (double spin), and struck the back of her head on the ice floor of the bowl.

She was taken to Aspen Valley Hospital for precautionary scans which cleared her of any serious injury, but she has withdrawn from the X Games, which was to have been her last competition before the Olympics.

Bright played down the mishap as “a bit of a fall” and said it would not affect her preparation for the Winter Olympics.

Let’s hope she has a speedy recovery with no long term effects from that fall and can show off her crazy new skill, the “double cork” in Vancouver later this month.

Here is a great documentary piece on Torah Bright for Roxy where she talks about riding the “White Wave”, her hopes, dreams and her worst snowboarding injury.

Personally, my favorite exercise in there is the medicine ball toss she is doing with her trainer while lying on her side. That exercise engages so many of the lesser used, but very important core muscles that Lindsey needs for making split second lateral adjustments as she is racing down the slopes. The other exercise that she has in her workout that looks so hard but perfect for her sport is the skier squats she is doing on the large balance ball towards the end.

It is always fun to get a behind the scenes look at our favorite athletes! Thanks to Lindsey and Under Armour for sharing this with all of us.

Click on the image to get the printable version of the word search or go to Printables4Kids.com for even more sports printable activities for kids of all ages. And if you are looking for Team USA gear to wear in support of your favorite winter olympic athletes, click here for a great selection of Winter Olympics gear.

Lindsey Vonn became the first American woman to win two World Cup titles in Alpine downhill skiing, clinching the title at the World Cup event in Are, Sweden this week.

According to Universal Sports:

Vonn led Riesch by 369 points at the start of the race in Are meaning the German needed to score at least 69 points more than her to maintain any chance of overtaking the American in the standings in the three remaining races.

But Riesch finished 0.40 seconds behind Vonn and can no longer bridge the gap.

Lindsey is 24 years old, and was first named to the US Olympic Ski Team in 2002 when she was 18. Her second Olympics in 2006 were tough as she suffered a major fall in practice and ended up hospitalized. Even still she came back to race finishing 8th in the downhill, 7th in SuperG, and 14th in slalom.

Based on Lindsey’s current momentum, here’s hoping that the 3rd time is the charm, meaning success in Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games! She is definitely one to watch.

Torah Bright and FUZE founder Lance Collins kick back with FUZE beverages for the relaxing night of Winter X Games 13 hosted by Torah.

Snowboarder Kelly Clark stopped by the FUZE Haven Happy Hour hosted by fellow Roxy snowboarder Torah Bright. Bright placed first in the Slopestyle finals that day while Clark took second. Photo Courtesy: Danny Brown

Torah has been a FUZE Ambassador since 2008 and is a spokesperson for FUZE’s Heroes For Hope Campaign- bringing awareness to the breast cancer cause and continual work towards a cure. As a globally recognized athlete, Torah has rallied America’s teens and young adults to educate themselves on the disease and create awareness around cancer prevention and treatment. The FUZE Heroes for Hope campaign is in conjunction with FUZE’s National Sponsorhip of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® Series for 2008 and 2009.