Mammoth Lakes, CA – Adverse weather conditions in California’s Sierra Nevada over the weekend finally canceled all freeskiing events at the 2017 Toyota U.S. Revolution Tour at Mammoth Mountain. Weather conditions have affected competition throughout the week at Mammoth, where one storm after another has pounded the resort. Organizers were forced to cancel the freeski big air, … Continue reading Weather Cancels Mammoth Revolution Tour Freeskiing
St. Moritz, Switzerland – After a rare mid-mountain fog bank scrubbed Saturday’s scheduled men’s downhill at the Audi FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in St. Moritz, Beat Feuz of Switzerland secured the gold medal in front of the hometown crowd on a make-up day on Sunday. Canadian Erik Guay continued his dominant week in St. Moritz to … Continue reading Feuz Wins World Champs Downhill
St. Moritz, Switzerland – Colorado’s Lindsey Vonn landed on the podium, taking the bronze medal, to lead all four Americans into the top 15 in Sunday’s downhill at the 2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. Slovenia’s Ilka Stuhec continued her dominant season to take the gold ahead of Austria’s Stephanie Venier, who grabbed the silver. Stuhec, … Continue reading Vonn Grabs World Championships Downhill Bronze
Park City, UT – U.S. Snowboarding will be sending a strong team of athletes to compete in the 2017 FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships to be held in Klinovec, Czech Republic. The event will feature snowboardcross and parallel racing for athletes 19 and under (as of Dec. 31). The event runs from February 18-21. Junior Worlds … Continue reading U.S. Snowboarding Names Junior Worlds Team
Park City, UT – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) has named 11 athletes to the ski jumping and nordic combined teams that will compete in the International Ski Federation’s 2017 Nordic World Ski Championships this month in Lahti, Finland. The biennial World Championships brings together the best athletes in the sport for the Feb. … Continue reading Eleven Athletes Named To U.S. Nordic World Champs Team
Warren, VT – Vermont’s Sugarbush Resort is inviting expert skiers and riders ages 14 and under to compete in the highly challenging and technical run down Castlerock’s Lift Line this weekend. The Junior Castlerock Extreme is one of four Junior Qualifier events for the Ski the East Freeride Tour (SEFT), and the only way for someone … Continue reading Junior Castlerock Extreme Hits Sugarbush’s Steeps This Weekend
Bolton, VT – Bolton Valley Resort has partnered with outdoor adventure company Native Endurance to host New England’s first 24-hour backcountry ski and splitboard race this weekend to benefit Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports. Competitors will test their stamina as they try to log as many vertical feet as possible in a 24-hour period on two challenging … Continue reading Bolton Valley Holds 24-Hour Backcountry Race This Weekend
