Kreischberg, Austria – Vermonter Lindsey Jacobellis added a fourth World Championship title to her long list of snowboarding accolades and Nick Baumgartner, of Iron River, Mich., collected his second World Championships bronze medal in Kreischberg on Friday. Experience was the key to success for Jacobellis and Baumgartner, who both fought hard battles to land on the … Continue reading Fourth World Snowboarding Title for Jacobellis
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
Mt. Hood, OR – The Oregon stop of the 2015 Burton Mountain Festival, an eight-venue, on-snow community snowboarding festival for riders of all ages, opens today at Mt. Hood Meadows in conjunction with the ski resort’s stop on the 2nd Annual Party In Your Park snowboard contest series. All events are completely free and open … Continue reading Burton Mountain Festival Starts Today at Mt. Hood Meadows
Keystone, CO – The second ski resort death of the new winter season occurred over the weekend at Keystone. Eric Haiar, 26, of Silverthorne, Colo., lost control on Keystone’s intermediate Spring Dipper run on Saturday and collided with a tree. He was pronounced dead a short time later at a local hospital. Authorities have listed the … Continue reading Snowboarder Dies at Keystone
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
Copper Mountain, CO – The first stop of the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix wrapped up this weekend at Copper Mountain in Colorado, with U.S. skiers and snowboarders delivering strong performances. A heated early season battle went down on Friday as freeskiers took first to Copper’s Main Vein halfpipe. Olympic Champion David Wise, of Reno, Nev., and … Continue reading Three U.S. Freeskiing Athletes Podium at Grand Prix as U.S. Women Sweep Snowboarding
Copper Mountain, CO – The 2015 U.S. Snowboarding halfpipe and slopestyle teams, led by Olympians Sage Kotsenburg (Park City, Utah), Kelly Clark (West Dover, Vt.), Hannah Teter (Belmont, Vt.), Greg Bretz (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) and Chas Guldemond (Truckee, Calif.), were announced on Thursday during the Sprint Grand Prix season opener at Copper Mountain in Colorado. “I … Continue reading 2015 U.S. Snowboarding Team Announced
