North Vancouver (BC), Canada – The Canadian Snowboard Federation (CSF) held its largest National Adaptive Snowboarding Championships Thursday at Grouse Mountain ski area in North Vancouver, where athletes from five nations competed for the title. The championships were followed by an innovative Sport Building Workshop with stakeholders from around the globe which occurred Friday in … Continue reading Emily Cavallin, Tyler Mosher Crowned Canadian Adaptive Snowboard Champions→
Alta, UT – February will mark the 50th anniversary since William (Bill) Levitt purchased the Alta Lodge in 1959. Arriving in Utah from New York City in 1954, Levitt fell in love with Alta and its legendary skiing. Alta Lodge opened in 1939 as the Utah ski area’s first hotel. When the opportunity … Continue … Continue reading Alta Lodge Celebrates 50 Years in the Levitt Family→
Snowbird, UT – The first stop on The North Face Masters of Snowboarding big mountain snowboarding tour is underway through the weekend at Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort in Utah. Big-name pros, along with up-and-comers from around the globe, are battling it out for the $15,000 prize purse on Snowbird’s impressive North Baldy Amphitheatre finals … Continue reading The North Face Masters of Snowboarding Underway at Snowbird→
Alta, UT – Jesse Tronier, a member of the Sugarhouse Boys & Girls Club, will be on skis for his fourth time on Saturday. Jesse, an only child raised by a single father, is a 12-year old who has “really found himself as a leader and a productive follower” through his two years at the … Continue reading (S)heJumps Into The Canyon Teaches Under-served Kids How to Ski→
Aspen, CO – An overflowing crowd attending the ninth annual POWDER Video Awards and Reader Poll last Friday night at Aspen’s Hotel Jerome witnessed Poor Boyz Productions’ Reasons win “Movie of the Year” and Sage Cattabriga-Alosa win three awards: “Best Male Performance”, “Best Point of View”, and “Best Line”.n
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany – The U.S. Ski Team’s Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) came from third in the first run at Friday’s World Cup slalom race in Garmisch to dominate the finals, winning by nearly a second over Germany’s Maria Riesch.n “To win today was … Continue Reading ››
Park City, UT – As the 2009 FIS Junior World Championships for ski jumping and nordic combined skiing approach, 15 athletes from across the nation have been tapped to be on the Junior World Championship Team for jumping and nordic combined.n “We’re excited … Continue Reading ››
