Salt Lake City, UT – With their first competitions just weeks away, a few U.S. Ski Team, U.S. Snowboarding, and U.S. Freeskiing athletes took a break from their pre-season preparations to spend a day with patients at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City. Kira Tanghe (aerials – U.S. Ski Team), Megan Nick (aerials – U.S. Ski Team), … Continue reading Ski and Snowboard Athletes Give Back at Utah’s Primary Children’s Hospital→
Breckenridge, CO – The winter Dew Tour has announced new details surrounding its ski and snowboard competition coming to Breckenridge Ski Resort, Colo. on December 8 – 11. The first big competition of the season will feature a new three-part competition course for both the individual competition and new Team Challenge as part of a re-imagined vision. … Continue reading Winter Dew Tour Course Reimagined→
Stoneham (QC), Canada – Professional freeskier JP Auclair perished two years ago in a Chilean avalanche, but his legacy will live on in a run at Stoneham Mountain Resort in Auclair’s native Quebec that has been renamed in his honor. A boulder lines Stoneham’s expert Kamikaze trail, decorated with graffiti drawn by Auclair’s friend Sébastien Larose to celebrate … Continue reading Stoneham Renames Ski Run to Honor JP Auclair→
New York, NY – Since Gretchen Fraser’s historic slalom gold at St. Moritz in 1948, U.S. ski and snowboard athletes have taken home an impressive 35 Olympic gold medals. This October, all 31 of the Olympic champions or their descendants have been invited to New York City to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard … Continue reading U.S. Ski and Snowboard Foundation’s New York Gala Turns 50→
Reno, NV – Kässbohrer All Terrain Vehicles, manufacturer of the snowcat grooming brand PistenBully, has teamed up with terrain park designer Snow Park Technologies (SPT) to collaborate on the design of co-branded terrain park equipment, and to advance product development efforts. The partnership will also offer current and future PistenBully clients access to special training opportunities provided by the SPT crew, who … Continue reading PistenBully Partners with Snow Park Technologies→
Quebec (QC), Canada – FIS Freestyle Skiing competition is coming to Quebec City and to nearby Stoneham Mountain Resort this winter, with Big Air and Slopestyle World Cup events now added to the lineup for the Jamboree snowboarding competition presented by Vidéotron Mobile from February 9–12, 2017. “This is the 18th year we’ve hosted FIS Snowboard … Continue reading Freestyle Skiing World Cup Joins the Quebec Jamboree Lineup→
La Hoya, Argentina – An 18-year-old competitor died on Saturday while competing in a Freeride World Qualifier (FWQ) at La Hoya ski area in Argentina. Elwyn Roy Freeman, of Trevelin, Argentina near La Hoya, crashed into rocks at the 2* event venue and sustained fatal chest injuries. He was part of the Ski Club Andino di … Continue reading Competitor Dies at Freeride World Qualifier in Argentina→
