Beaupré (QC), Canada – Spring festivities officially kick off this weekend at Quebec’s Mont-Sainte-Anne with the first of five Spring Madness Weekends. Free outdoor après-ski shows will take place throughout Spring Madness on the stage at the base of the mountain. This Saturday it’s the cover band The Crackers, followed by Dejay Nicky Crehall Souljah … Continue reading Mont-Sainte-Anne Launches First Spring Madness Weekend
N. Woodstock, NH – Thanks to a winter of extensive snowmaking efforts and plentiful natural snowfall, many New Hampshire ski areas are still offering skiing and riding on 100% of their terrain. A deep base of snow has ensured a classic spring skiing season with uncrowded slopes and comfortable temperatures that will run through much … Continue reading Spring Skiing in New Hampshire
Rosa Khutor, Russia – The Rosa Khutor Extreme Park was rocking on Monday as Canada’s Alex Bilodeau became the first freestyle gold medalist (and the first Canadian male in any event) to repeat as Olympic Champion in a brilliant performance under the lights. Mikaël Kingsbury earned silver, delivering a one-two punch for Canada. Russian’s Alexandr … Continue reading Canada Goes 1-2 in Men’s Moguls
Rosa Khutor, Russia – Over concerns for rider safety, Olympic snowboarders earlier forced Sochi organizers to implement change in the the Slopestyle course at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Now some athletes are calling on Olympic officials to postpone the Halfpipe medal contest, this time for performance reasons. Snowboard athletes first called on New Zealand contractor … Continue reading Snowboarders Call on Sochi Organizers to Postpone Halfpipe
Rosa Khutor, Russia – At age 36, despite being the oldest contender in the field, Franconia, N.H.’s Bode Miller used first-place finishes in two out of three training runs to propel himself into the top position as a favorite to win the 2014 Olympic Men’s Downhill. Come race day on Sunday, however, the crowd fell … Continue reading Miller Disappoints as Ganong Surprises in Men’s Olympic Downhill
Rosa Khutor, Russia – California’s Jamie Anderson cleaned up her second run to earn the first-ever women’s slopestyle snowboarding gold medal on Sunday at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games. “This is definitely the biggest stage in the world for sports,” said Anderson, 23, of South Lake Tahoe. “After getting second at X Games last … Continue reading Tahoe’s Anderson Golden in Sochi
Sochi, Russia – After nearly a week of training action swings into top gear today with slopestyle snowboarding and women’s moguls qualification rounds. Hannah Kearney will take the first step towards defending her 2010 gold medal in moguls while in slopestyle snowboarding, Shaun White withdraw Wednesday to focus his attention on a third halfpipe Olympic … Continue reading Sochi Olympic Games Open Today with Slopestyle, Moguls
