Breckenridge, CO – Mountain Dew and TEN: The Enthusiast Network have confirmed that the Dew Tour will be returning to Breckenridge, Colo., with a newly revamped ski and snowboard competition on December 8 – 11, 2016. The second stop of this year’s Dew Tour brings a reimagined vision of action sports competition to the resort and town with world-class winter … Continue reading Dew Tour Announces Return to Breckenridge
Breckenridge, CO – The International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW), the world’s marquee conference for snow and avalanche professionals, returns to Colorado Oct. 3-7, 2016. The five-day event will allow expert researchers and practitioners in the field of avalanche and snow science to merge theory and practice in one of the nation’s premier ski destinations. The ISSW, … Continue reading Snow Science Workshop Returns To Breckenridge After 24 Years
Ludlow, VT – Vermont’s Okemo Mountain Resort celebrates the changing of the seasons with its annual Fall into Winter Festival presented by Lipton Tea on Saturday, October 8. The resort’s Jackson Gore area, in all of its fall-foliage glory, will be the setting for live music, food and family activities. Okemo’s culinary team will be serving favorites … Continue reading Okemo Sets Oct. 8 for Annual Fall Into Winter Festival
Big Bear Lake, CA – Bear Mountain’s annual Hot Dawgz and Handrails snowboarding competition is set to go off this Friday and Saturday. The unofficial kickoff to California’s winter season, the event features some the world’s best snowboarders and new this year, a full musical lineup spread over two days with live musical performances by Wale, Atlas Genius, Dilated … Continue reading Winter Starts This Friday in SoCal
Newry, ME – The North American Wife Carrying Championship returns to Sunday River in Maine for its 17th year as part of the ski resort’s annual Fall Festival Weekend, Oct. 8–10. Kicking off at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 8, 50 pre-registered couples will test their wife-carrying skills on a 278-yard alpine obstacle course in an attempt to win … Continue reading National Wife Carrying Championship Returns to Maine’s Sunday River
Sochi, Russia – The sign above the door read “Ski Like a Champion.” Erik Arvidsson had taped it there the night before the opening event of the FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships in Sochi. A few weeks earlier, Arvidsson and his teammates had visited the Lake Placid locker room that sent the 1980 Team USA … Continue reading Behind the Gold: The Power of a Team
Winter Park, CO – The 2016 U.S. Revolution Tour continues with the third stop this week at Winter Park Resort in Colorado. The premier contest tour for the next generation of freestyle skiers and snowboarders, the Rev Tour serves to bridge the gap between grassroots competitions and the elite-level professional comps. At the third of four … Continue reading Winter Park Hosts Revolution Tour This Week
