Zhangjiakou (Hebei), China – More than six and a half years after World Cup riders first hit the halfpipe in China, the circuit finally returns to the world’s most populated country which has produced one of the strongest rosters over the past couple of years. Tomorrow through Thursday, China’s Genting Resort Secret Garden will celebrate its … Continue reading Snowboard World Cup Tour Returns to China
Changbaichan, China – On a groundbreaking exploratory trip to the world’s most populous country, Freeride World Tour (FWT) organizers and athletes set off on a five-day trip to investigate the potential for a future FWT competition in Changbaichan, located in the Changbai Mountains on the border of China and North Korea. The objective of the trip … Continue reading Freeride World Tour Eyes China
Chongli, China – Mogul skiers ended their 2016-2017 World Cup season with a final dual moguls competition on Sunday at Thaiwoo Ski Resort in China. Canada’s Mikaël Kingsbury won the dual moguls event, after also winning Saturday’s singles event. While in China, Kingsbury collected the World Cup title that he had already locked up earlier in the season. “I am … Continue reading Kingsbury Crowned Moguls Champion in Thaiwoo
Chongli, China – It was an exciting day of competition in beautiful sunny conditions on Saturday at Thaiwoo Ski Resort in China, future site of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, as the best mogul skiers in the world tried out a new course and laid it all on the line in the final singles competition of the … Continue reading Another Strong Finish for Murphy in China
Xiwanzi (Hebei) China – The Chinese company Beijing Raissun Investment Co. Ltd, owner of Thaiwoo Ski Resort in China’s Hebei Province, and the French ski lift company POMA this week signed a strategic partnership to develop Thaiwoo. The resort is expected to be one of the sites hosting the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and with a proposed build-out calling … Continue reading POMA Signs Agreement to Develop China’s Thaiwoo Ski Resort
Beijing, China – A Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows ”stoke delegation” this month visited the resort’s sister mountain in China, Genting Secret Garden, as part of the two resorts’ ongoing effort to spur interest in skiing and snowboarding in China in advance of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and as outbound tourism from China to the U.S. — … Continue reading Squaw Valley Sends Delegation to China
Beijing, China – After taking the win in Saturday’s individual competition, Ashley Caldwell, of Ashburn, Va., earned herself another World Cup podium in Beijing, finishing second in the qualifying round of Sunday’s team event. The U.S. was unable to qualify for a spot in the team event finals as China took the women’s win in front of … Continue reading U.S. Fails to Qualify for Beijing Team Aerials Finals
