Aspen, CO – The upper echelon of ski racers from around the world have descended upon a little place called Aspen this week for the final Audi FIS Ski World Cup event of the season – the grand finale – World Cup Finals. Headlining the event will be Mikaela Shiffrin, of Eagle, Colo., who recently swept … Continue reading Shiffrin Goes for the Globe in Aspen
Teton Village, WY – With 536 inches of snow thus far, the 2016-17 winter season marks one of the deepest winters in the history of Wyoming’s Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR). This weekend, JHMR will present the 4th Annual Jackson Hole Rendezvous, March 17th-19th. Rendezvous is a spring lifestyle and music festival that presents concerts on multiple … Continue reading 4th Annual Jackson Hole Rendezvous Kicks Off This Week
Sierra Nevada, Spain – As her plane approached Malaga on the southern coast of Spain, Ashley Caldwell reflected on the World Cup season. It had been nearly three months since she opened defense of her World Cup aerials title in China. It wasn’t a great weekend. And it had been a rugged season since. It was … Continue reading Behind the Gold: I Got This
Pinkham Notch, NH – New Hampshire’s Wildcat Mountain ski area teamed up again this year with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Hampshire to host the 14th Annual 100,000 Vertical Foot Challenge on Monday. Held annually on a Monday in March, the Wildcat Mountain 100,000 Vertical Foot Challenge is a non-race event offering the chance for a … Continue reading Wildcat Mountain Event Raises Over $70,000
Sierra Nevada, Spain – Due to stormy weather in Sierra Nevada with wind speeds around 60 m.p.h., the 2017 Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships parallel giant slalom event originally scheduled for today has been re-scheduled to Thursday. Qualifiers will then kick off at 9 a.m. CET, followed by the finals at 1 p.m. CET. With the weather not expected to subside until … Continue reading World Championships PGS and PSL Rescheduled
Hafjell, Norway – The third day of X Games Norway competition entertained a crowd of nearly 4,000 with the Men’s and Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle finals on a beautiful bluebird day at Hafjell Ski Resort. European riders ruled the top podium spots, with Austrian Anna Gasser and Swede Sven Thorgren taking gold. After winning her first X … Continue reading Thorgren, Gasser Win X Games Norway Snowboard Slopestyle
Hafjell, Norway – Norwegian Øystein Braaten took the gold in front of the home crowd on Thursday at the X Games Norway ski slopestyle. Indiana native Nick Goepper earned a silver medal, while James Woods of Great Britain rounded out the podium men’s podium with bronze. In Thursday’s women’s comp, Johanne Killi also took home her fourth X … Continue reading Braaten, Killi Grab X Games Ski Slopestyle Golds at Home
