Bend, OR – For the 10th year, Mt. Bachelor will host a U.S. Snowboarding event as the second stop of the Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix will be relocated to the Oregon resort. n Previously slated for Mountain Creek, NJ, organizers were forced to move the event due to unseasonable temperatures throughout the east coast. … Continue reading Mt. Bachelor to Host Snowboard Grand Prix
Park City, UT – Four Olympic medalists will headline a team of 27 riders for the United States at the 2007 FIS Snowboard World Championships slated for Jan. 14-20 in Arosa, Switzerland, U.S. Snowboarding announced Tuesday. Among the group are reigning World Champions and 2006 Olympic snowboardcross medalists Seth Wescott (Carrabassett Valley, ME) and Lindsey … Continue reading 2007 U.S. Snowboard World Championships Team Named
Norway – The biggest medal-winner in the history of skiing, Kjetil Andre Aamodt, has decided to retire from ski racing after an outstanding and unique career. n Aamodt, 35, explained his decision a few hours before his official announcement at the annual Norwegian Sports Awards. “After racing on the World Cup tour for almost twenty … Continue reading Aamodt Retires from World Cup Skiing
Waterville Valley, NH – New Hampshire’s Waterville Valley ski and snowboard resort is turning its mountain pink for a second year to raise funds for Boarding for Breast Cancer (B4BC) on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 4. Hoping to better last year’s $8,000 contribution, the Pink Mountain will feature a Pink Rail Jam sponsored by Oakley … Continue reading Waterville Valley Turns Pink on Super Bowl Sunday
Vancouver, Canada – The Canadian Snowboard Federation (CSF) on Tuesday announced its 21-person roster that will represent Canada at the 2007 Nokia Snowboard FIS World Championships in Arosa, Switzerland. The team is the deepest that Canada has ever sent to the World Championships, and heads into the competition with great anticipation. n “Canada has a … Continue reading Canadian Snowboard Federation Announces World Championships Team
Burlington, VT – The Burton Global Open Series presented by Motorola has announced top riders planning to attend the Nissan X-Trail Nippon Open 2007 Snowboarding Championships, taking place from February 20-25, 2007 at ALTS-Bandai Resort in Fukushima, Japan. Four Olympic gold medalists, including Shaun White, Hannah Teter, Kelly Clark and Ross Powers, plan to compete … Continue reading Top Snowboarders Set to Compete in Japan
Copper Mountain, CO – Some of the top names in freeskiing converge on Copper Mountain to compete for a total prize purse of $60,000.00 during the Jeep U.S. Freeskiing Open Jan. 17-21. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Open is the largest and longest-running contest in freeskiing and showcases some of the best twin-tipped talent in … Continue reading Copper Hosts Jeep U.S. Freeskiing Open