McLean, VA – SnowSports Industries America (SIA) on Tuesday released its 2011 SIA Snow Sports Participation Report detailing snow sports participation trends, participant demographic profiles and differences between core participants and casual participants through the 2009-10 winter season. The report covers alpine skiers, telemark skiers, park and pipe (freestyle) skiers, snowboarders, cross country skiers and … Continue reading Over 31 Million Americans Call Themselves Skiers, Snowboarders→
Crandon, WI – The worlds of snowboarding and off-road truck racing collided recently at Wisconsin’s Crandon International Speedway when U.S. Snowboarding team member Nick Baumgartner, of Iron River, Mich., locked down a 1st place finish in his second-ever Traxxas TORC Series race. The hard-charging Baumgartner – a 2010 USA Olympic Team member and 2011 ESPN … Continue reading Snowboarder Nick Baumgartner Wins Off-Road Truck Race→
Vancouver (BC), Canada – The Canadian Freestyle Ski Association (CFSA) on Tuesday announced its national team coaching lineup for the upcoming season. The Association has added four new coaches to augment its roster of mogul, aerial and halfpipe coaches. Moguls For 2011-12, the men’s and women’s Canadian National mogul teams will be consolidated under the … Continue reading Canadian Freestyle Ski Team Names Coaching Staff→
Aspen, CO – Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) acknowledged outstanding industry professionals at its second annual Double Diamond Awards Reception last week during the group’s 48th Annual Meeting in Aspen. The industry trade association honored snow maintenance professionals, athletes, instructors, and patrollers with this year’s awards, celebrating their leadership and hard work during the 2010-11 … Continue reading Colorado Ski Industry Honors Their Best→
Park City, UT – A first ever U.S. Freeskiing national team is being formed by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA). The formal plans were announced this week to nine invited athletes during a dryland training camp at the USSA Center of Excellence in Park City. The announcement comes on the heels of a … Continue reading First U.S. Freeskiing Team Formed→
Dalvík, Iceland – Powder Lines, a backcountry guiding tour business founded by a Utah professional snowboarder with type 1 diabetes, Sean Busby, recently completed an expedition through the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve on Iceland’s northernmost peninsula and one of the most rugged and remote areas on the Atlantic island. The expedition included countless ascents and descents … Continue reading Type 1 Diabetic Snowboarder Explores Iceland’s Remote Mountain Ranges→
Montreal (QC), Canada – Ski cross world champion Chris Del Bosco is returning to the World Cup circuit – in the sport of mountain biking. If he performs well at World Cup races in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada, and at Windham, N.Y. next month, Del Bosco hopes to qualify for the world championships, which will be … Continue reading Ski Cross World Champ Del Bosco Qualifies for Mountain Bike World Cup→
