Quebec City (QC), Canada – The provincial government of Quebec has lent its financial support to the FIS World Cup freeskiing and snowboarding big air and slopestyle being held this week in Quebec City and Stoneham, to the tune of C$850,000. The financial allocation was announced by the Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports, Family … Continue reading Quebec Government Sinks $850,000 Into World Cup
Mammoth Lakes, CA – The American snowboarders were dominant at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix halfpipe event on Sunday, sweeping the men’s podium and taking two of the top three spots for the ladies. Shaun White won for the men, while Kelly Clark took the win for the women. Ryan Wachendorfer (Edwards, Colo.) was second and … Continue reading Veterans Kelly Clark and Shaun White Upstage Mammoth Halfpipe
Innsbruck, Austria – One of snowboarding’s biggest competitions, the Air + Style Innsbruck stop is one of the highlights of the snowboard calendar. Fresh off his win at X Games Aspen 2017 Big Air, Bromont, Quebec’s Max Parrot asserted his Big Air dominance once again by taking home the top spot in Saturday’s competition. The Canadian landed … Continue reading Parrot Golden at Air + Style Innsbruck
Mammoth Lakes, CA – American snowboarders turned in a stellar performance at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix slopestyle event over the weekend, sweeping both men’s and women’s podiums in flat light conditions at Mammoth Mountain. Up-and-comer Red Gerard (Silverthorne, Colo.) topped the field to take the win for the men, while Jamie Anderson (South Lake Tahoe, Calif.) … Continue reading Americans Sweep Both Slopestyle Podiums in Mammoth
Bansko, Bulgaria – Hagen Kearney, of Telluride, Colo., made the big final at Bulgaria’s first snowboardcross World Cup event on Saturday, finishing sixth overall for the men. Vermont’s Lindsey Jacobellis was the top finisher for the American women, making the small final for an eighth-place finish. The Bulgarian course was an unusual sprint format – only … Continue reading Kearney Sixth at Bansko Snowboardcross
Rock Springs, WY – Authorities in Wyoming are investigating the death of a 37-year-old snowboarder while he was being towed by an ATV. Sweetwater County Sheriff Mike Lowell and County Coroner Dale Majhanovich both indicate that deputies were dispatched at about 1:51 p.m. Wednesday to a location on Moses Drive, north of Rock Springs, “in reference to a … Continue reading Snowboarder Dies While Towed by ATV
Golden (BC), Canada – “Wrangle the Chute,” a big mountain showdown, will return to B.C.’s Kicking Horse Mountain Resort this March. The annual competition on Kicking Horse’s “Truth and Dare” venue is one of the top freeride ski and snowboard events in Canada. From March 8-12, the 2-star and 4-star Wrangle the Chute contests are presented … Continue reading “Wrangle the Chute” Returns to Kicking Horse
