Perisher Valley (NSW), Australia – Winter Olympic Gold Medalist Torah Bright has signed on to become Resort Ambassador at Australia’s Perisher ski resort.nAs part of her new ambassador role, Bright will become the face of Perisher in advertising and promotional campaigns, representing the resort where she first started snowboarding and where she developed as an … Continue reading Olympic Snowboarder Torah Bright Joins Perisher as Ambassador→
Waipahu, HI – Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller was bumped in two sets Thursday by 31-year-old Erik Nelson-Kortland at the U.S. Open National Playoffs Hawaii Pacific Sectional Qualifying Tournament.nThe National Playoffs were launched earlier this year by the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) to provide the opportunity for all players 14 years of age and older … Continue reading Ski Racing Star Bode Miller Edged in U.S. Open Tennis Qualifier→
Antalya, Turkey – The Beaver Creek/Vail 2015 bid committee, comprised of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, Vail Resorts and the Vail Valley Foundation, celebrated Thursday as the International Ski Federation (FIS) Council voted at their meeting in Turkey to award the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships to Colorado’s Vail Valley. It will be … Continue reading Colorado’s Beaver Creek/Vail Awarded 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships→
West Vancouver (BC), Canada – Headlined by Olympian Palmer Taylor and Canada~Snowboard Team member Derek Livingston, Canada will send a delegation of 24 of its best junior riders to compete at the 2010 FIS World Snowboard/Freestyle Ski Junior Championships in Wanaka, New Zealand, from August 21-31.nThis event marks the first time a FIS World Championship … Continue reading Canada Sends 24 Snowboarders to World Junior Championships→
Perisher Valley (NSW), Australia – The Snowy Mountains of Music marks the beginning of the ski and snowboard season at Australia’s Perisher. The festival in just over a week’s time will feature more than 130 concerts, workshops, dances and performances.nThe program gets underway on Friday, June 11, with 18 bands scheduled to start the party. … Continue reading Music Festival to Launch Perisher Ski Season Next Week→
Wanaka, New Zealand – The World Heli Challenge ski and snowboard festival will return this season to the Mount Aspiring National Park region near Wanaka and Hawea in New Zealand’s South Island, from July 30th to August 8th.nThe event was resurrected last year following a one-year hiatus in 2008. Fifty athletes representing six countries are … Continue reading World Heli Challenge Confirmed for 2010→
Arapahoe Basin, CO – Skiers and riders looking to combine snow and suds will gather Sunday at Arapahoe Basin, as the Colorado ski and snowboard resort will host its ninth annual Festival of the Brewpubs.nFour local Summit County breweries — Backcountry, Breckenridge, Dillon Dam and Pug Ryan’s — will be offering samples of their favorite … Continue reading A-Basin Brewfest This Sunday→
