North Vancouver (BC), Canada – Following other stops in Canada, the U.S., Switzerland, Korea and France this winter, the Vans Hi-Standard Series — an international all-ages contest inviting snowboarders to showcase true style and expression in an open-jam format — returns to B.C.’s Mount Seymour ski resort this weekend. The inclusive snowboard jam will feature an … Continue reading 2017 Vans Hi-Standard Snow Series Hits Mt. Seymour
Ludlow, VT –For the first time ever, Peace Park — a unique, ever-evolving elite snowboard park that expands beyond traditional competition-style courses — will host a qualifier event at Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont March 11-12. The qualifier will offer a select number of amateur snowboarders an opportunity to earn a spot to attend the Peace Park event in April at Grand Targhee … Continue reading Okemo to Host First-Ever Peace Park Qualifier
Ludlow, VT – Vermont’s Okemo Mountain Resort will light up the night sky and a specially constructed rail garden on its Bull Run this Saturday for the Light the Night Rail Jam presented by Amp Energy Drink. $5,000 in cash and prizes will go to the best skiers and riders in this jam-format competition. The Bull Run trail, located … Continue reading Okemo Light The Night Rail Jam This Saturday
Seven Springs, PA – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) and Seven Springs Mountain Resort in western Pennsylvania have announced that, due to adverse snow conditions, the halfpipe skiing and snowboard portions of the U.S. Revolution Tour originally scheduled for March 7 and 9 have been canceled. Instead, Seven Springs has stepped up to host an … Continue reading Lack of Snow Scraps Seven Springs Rev Tour Halfpipe
PyeongChang, South Korea – Vermont’s Kelly Clark and Scotty James of Australia picked up the wins at the 2016-17 season’s final halfpipe Snowboard World Cup event, which took place on Sunday at the Bokwang Phoenix Park Resort in South Korea. The competition also served as the official test event for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games. While James, who had … Continue reading Clark and James Win Olympic Halfpipe Test Event
PyeongChang, South Korea – At Saturday’s Olympic halfpipe test event at Bokwang Phoenix Park, American Torin Yater-Wallace, of Basalt, Colo., led the charge with a win for the men, while Marie Martinod of France took the win for the women along with the World Cup title. Yater-Wallace was the top qualifier coming into the final and also … Continue reading Yater-Wallace Wins Olympic Test Event
Bokwang, South Korea – The FIS halfpipe World Cup Tour culminates this week with the official test event for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. The qualification round was held on Thursday, with U.S. Freeskiing advancing seven athletes to the final. Colorado’s Torin Yater-Wallace led the charge for the Americans, grabbing the top qualifying spot for the men, … Continue reading 7 American Skiers Qualify for Olympic Test Event Halfpipe Finals
