Mammoth Lakes, CA – A series of powerful winter storms are rolling across the western U.S., leaving skiers and snowboarders smiling.n In California, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area has received three feet of snow in the past 24 hours, and the entire ski area is expected to be open by this weekend. The weekend storm dropped … Continue reading Snowstorms Bury Western Ski Areas
Tokyo, Japan – With Saturday’s Quarterpipe session locked away, thousands of stoked out Japanese snowboard fans packed the Tokyo Dome on Sunday for the legendary Big Air competition of the 6Star Swatch TTR Nissan X-Trail Jam. In an outstanding final, Norwegian rider Torstein Horgmo managed to pull out the best tricks of the night to … Continue reading Snowboarding: Horgmo Wins Big Air; White Claims 6Star Swatch TTR Title in Japan
Author Steven Woodruff descends the 14,005-foot Colorado landmark with famed extreme skier Chris Anthony Eagle County, CO – She appears to stand alone when observed from a distance. Like a lighthouse guiding a ship in the night, she has been my beacon in the Vail Valley from the first day I called Vail my home. … Continue reading Two Sandwiches and Some Water: Skiing the Mount of the Holy Cross
Ogden, UT – In 1998, Salomon’s Mike Douglas had a vision. The result of that vision was the Teneighty, the first ever twin-tip ski, that forever changed the landscape of the ski industry. This season marks the 10th anniversary of the Salomon Teneighty ski, the model that literally jumpstarted the freestyle ski movement.n The original … Continue reading The Ski That Started a Movement: Salomon Teneighty Launched the Twin-Tip Revolution
Breckenridge, CO – The Winter Dew Tour has announced that local bands MTHDS, Savoy and DJ Chonz will perform at the Verizon Wireless music stage inside the Riverwalk Amphitheatre this Saturday and Sunday at the first stop of the Winter Dew Tour in the Colorado ski and snowboard resort town of Breckenridge.n The local groups … Continue reading Local Bands MTHDS, Savoy and DJ Chonz to Higlight Music Stage at Winter Dew Tour Breckenridge
Los Angeles, CA – Snowboarding phenomenon Shaun White leads the list of athletes invited to compete at ESPN’s Winter X Games 13, to be held for its eighth consecutive year at Buttermilk Mountain ski area in Aspen, Colo., January 22-25, 2009.n The 13th annual winter action sports competition, which will air live in the U.S. … Continue reading Winter X Games 13 Names First Round of Invited Athletes
Kimberley (BC), Canada – B.C.’s Kootenay Rockies are all about snow. And while award-worthy ski slopes abound, there’s much beyond the mountains to tempt one to take it outside. A winter wildlife safari? A candlelit dinner served in the cosy confines of an igloo? Take a walk on the wild side with the folks from … Continue reading Beyond the Ski Slopes, Adventure Awaits in an Igloo