Venice Beach, CA – As part of the 4th Annual Supergirl Jam Series, the girls of snowboarding will be throwing down their best tricks surfside in Venice Beach this August.nThe ladies will hit the slopes, made possible by 80,000 pounds of man-made snow that will drop on the beach, to compete in the Snowboarding Rail … Continue reading Women Snowboarders to Hit the Rails in Venice Beach
Los Angeles, CA – 2010 Olympic, Paralympic and X Games athletes, including gold medal winning skiers Lindsey Vonn, Bode Miller and Hannah Kearney, snowboarder Shaun White, and disabled skiers Alana Nichols and Stephani Victor, highlight the heavy hitting list of winter athletes nominated for 2010 ESPY Awards.nAlso in the running are Julia Mancuso, a 2010 … Continue reading Skiers and Snowboarders Nominated for ESPY Awards
Park City, UT – Aspiring young Olympians from around Utah had an opportunity to try out for a new sport recently. For the first time, the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team, the Utah Olympic Park and Park City-based FLY Freestyle program joined forces to recruit local Utah gymnasts and acrobats to the sport of freestyle aerials. … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team Partners On Aerial Recruitment Camp
Whistler (BC), Canada – The TTR World Snowboard Tour’s first 5Star event of the 2010-11 season, the Billabong Ante-Up, resulted in an all-Canadian podium on Saturday at Whistler Blackcomb. Sebastien Toutant took the top spot, making him $20,000 richer.nThe summertime event was held in the Camp of Champions park on the Blackcomb glacier and featured … Continue reading Canadian Snowboarder Sebastien Toutant Wins Season’s First TTR 5-Star Event
Highmount, NY – The Belleayre Music Festival will color Independence Weekend “Red, White and Bluegrass” at the ski resort in New York’s Catskill Mountains, when Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder showcase their repertoire on Saturday, July 3 at 8 p.m., followed by fireworks.nFourteen-time Grammy Award winner Ricky Skaggs returns to Belleayre for a holiday weekend … Continue reading Ricky Skaggs, Fireworks July 3 at New York’s Belleayre Mountain Ski Center
Avon, CO – Beaver Creek Resort celebrates Independence Day in the Colorado mountains with two free performances on the back lawn next to the ski resort’s Centennial Express Lift.nGuests will enjoy performances by the Surf City All Stars, a Beach Boys cover band, and Parrot Beach, a Jimmy Buffet cover band. In addition to the … Continue reading Beaver Creek Celebrates the Fourth of July With Live Music, Family Activities and Fireworks
Aviemore (Scotland), UK – In its third year, the Big Spring Clean, a mountain clearing initiate from the Ski Club of Great Britain, saw hundreds of volunteers heading to the Scottish mountains last weekend to clean up rubbish after an epic winter season.nIn the resort of CairnGorm Mountain, where there was still skiing available, many … Continue reading Ski Club of Great Britain Reports Big Success for the Big Spring Clean