Park City, UT – The U.S. Grand Prix, the longest running winter action sports tour, has announced its 20th season schedule, with three stops including: Mammoth Mountain, Calif.; Park City, Utah; and the first-ever Grand Prix stadium big air in Boston’s legendary Fenway Park. The tour kicks off Jan. 21-24, 2016 at Mammoth Mountain. A longtime … Continue reading U.S. Grand Prix Announces 20th Season
Park City, UT – The Park City and freeskiing communities are mourning the passing of Sam Jackenthal, 16, who died on Thursday from severe head injuries suffered in a skiing accident while training in Australia several weeks ago. “We are heartbroken to share that Sam passed away late last night in Australia with his immediate family at his side,” Sam’s … Continue reading Promising Park City Freeskier Succumbs to Injuries Sustained in Australia
Boston, MA – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), along with Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Fenway Sports Management (FSM), today announced that Red Sox baseball’s Fenway Park will host a big air snowboarding and freeskiing U.S. Grand Prix tour event on February 11-12, 2016. The Big Air at Fenway will feature a 140-foot … Continue reading Ski and Snowboard Big Air Coming to Fenway
Wrightwood, CA – Temperatures only recently hit triple digits in Southern California, but there is a 100 percent chance of snow on Oct. 3 in Wrightwood. More than 60 tons of snow will be trucked into town for Mountain High Resort’s annual 2015 Buck Off Rail Jam. The free festival runs from 1 to 5 p.m. and is open to … Continue reading Mountain High to Host Annual Buck Off Rail Jam on Oct. 3
Aspen, CO – The first day of X Games 2015 in Aspen is in the books, and the women’s superpipe gold medal is in familiar territory. In a field stocked full of eight world-class freeskiers from countries spanning the world, South Lake Tahoe’s Maddie Bowman stomped her first run through Buttermilk’s halfpipe to win another gold … Continue reading Maddie Bowman Repeats X Games Win
Park City, UT – The Vermont teenager stood atop 150 tons of steel, 130 feet above the stadium floor last month in Istanbul, Turkey, contemplating her third and final jump. She had just crashed on her frontside 720 so this was it. A continent away in Beijing, China’s Bird’s Nest stadium, two of her classmates had … Continue reading Teens Mix Studies with Athletics
Pasadena, CA – Air + Style: Los Angeles will arrive in the U.S. for the first time at Pasadena’s Rose Bowl on Saturday, Feb. 21 and Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015 for two days of world-class snowboarding and skiing competition. Thirty-two elite snowboarders and skiers will compete in Pasadena at the event staged by Shaun White Enterprises … Continue reading First 16 Skiers and Riders Confirmed for U.S. Debut of Air and Style
