Tag Archives: Freeskiing

Sierra-at-Tahoe Hosts Freeride World Tour Qualifier

Twin Bridges, CA – California’s Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort will host its second annual Huck Cup, a 2-Star Freeride World Tour Qualifying event on March 3-4. The Freeride World Tour is a worldwide circuit of freeride skiing and snowboarding events where athletes compete on legendary and challenging terrain at some of the most renowned resorts around the world. Sierra-at-Tahoe’s event … Continue reading Sierra-at-Tahoe Hosts Freeride World Tour Qualifier

Lack of Snow Scraps Seven Springs Rev Tour Halfpipe

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

Yater-Wallace Wins Olympic 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

7 American Skiers Qualify for Olympic Test Event Halfpipe Finals

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

Weather Cancels Mammoth Revolution Tour Freeskiing

Mammoth Lakes, CA – Adverse weather conditions in California’s Sierra Nevada over the weekend finally canceled all freeskiing events at the 2017 Toyota U.S. Revolution Tour at Mammoth Mountain. Weather conditions have affected competition throughout the week at Mammoth, where one storm after another has pounded the resort. Organizers were forced to cancel the freeski big air, … Continue reading Weather Cancels Mammoth Revolution Tour Freeskiing

“Kaatskillz: A Skate Park On Snow” at Hunter This Weekend

Hunter, NY – Tomorrow, Empire Parks at Hunter Mountain will present the inaugural Kaatskillz, a freestyle on-snow terrain park event themed after an urban skate park. Freestyle skiers and riders near and far are invited to compete in Saturday’s Kaatskillz pro-am event, located on the main face of the mountain on Park Ave West. The event build is … Continue reading “Kaatskillz: A Skate Park On Snow” at Hunter This Weekend

Quebec Government Sinks $850,000 Into World Cup

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