Salt Lake City, UT – Halfpipe skier Jen Hudak has announced her retirement from competitive skiing. Hudak, 29, made the announcement this week via her website and Facebook page. “This has been the toughest decision of my life, but I’ve decided to retire from halfpipe skiing,” Hudak wrote. “The last 12 years of my life … Continue reading Freeskier Jen Hudak Retires
Edinburgh (Scotland), UK – As the popularity for the art of freeskiing and freestyle snowboarding increases, Snowsport Scotland has taken a bold move by employing two full-time Park and Pipe coaches in order to support freestyle athletes and encourage participation in the sports. Ben Kinnear and Dan Breen are the first park and pipe coaches to be employed by Snowsport Scotland. Since … Continue reading Snowsport Scotland Recruits Two New Park and Pipe Coaches
Snowmass, CO – Thanksjibbing will once again bring together invited skiers and riders to help kick off the events season at Snowmass Base Village in Colorado this Friday. The rail jam will take place starting at 2 p.m. Thanksjibbing will consist of a 45-minute jam session with both skiers and snowboarders, followed by a 20-minute final. … Continue reading Thanksjibbing Friday at Snowmass
Park City, UT – The U.S. Revolution Tour has announced its 12th season, with a four-stop tour for freeskiing and snowboarding. Existing U.S. Revolution Tour partners Copper Mountain (Colo.), Mammoth Mountain (Calif.) and Seven Springs Mountain Resort (Penn.) are back for the 2015-16 season along with first time resort partner Winter Park (Colo.). The 2015-16 season offers more … Continue reading 2015-16 Revolution Tour Schedule Announced
Kreischberg, Austria – Olympian Ryan Stassel of Anchorage dominated the slopestyle field to take home his first ever FIS World Championship title in Kreischberg on Wednesday, while teammate Kyle Mack, of West Bloomfield, Mich., earned bronze. The two were separated by 2013 World Champion Roppe Tonterri of Finland, who took the silver. In a three run best-of format, … Continue reading Alaska’s Ryan Stassel Wins World Championships Slopestyle Title
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
Salt Lake City, UT – Snowboarder Kaitlyn Farrington, who a year ago brought home the gold medal in halfpipe from the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, has been forced to retire from competitive riding by a congenital back condition. Originally from Bellevue, Idaho and now a resident of Salt Lake City, Farrington announced her retirement last … Continue reading Olympic Halfpipe Gold Medalist Kaitlyn Farrington Forced to Retire
