Kelowna (BC), Canada – It was a gorgeous day in British Columbia, and some of Canada’s top up-and-coming freestyle snowboarders were totally hot. The Canadian Open Snowboard Tour (COST) hosted its first Ripzone Slopestyle event of the season at Big White in Kelowna, and the riders didn’t disappoint. nCatherine Rochette, of Quebec City, took top … Continue reading Big Day at Big White for Canadian Open Snowboard Tour →

Taos Ski Valley, NM – Demonstrating aptly why the wildly exciting and competitive sport of skier-cross has been accepted as one of the newest events for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, one slight misstep by four-time Olympian Casey Puckett of Aspen, Colo., turned today’s Jeep King of the Mountain Skiing & Snowboarding World Professional … Continue reading Lewen, David Ski to Victory in Taos →

Park City, UT – NorAm aerials freestyle skiing’s stop in Park City has been a successful event for the U.S. Ski Team’s Lacy Schnoor, who won her second gold medal in as many days today. Teammate Scott Bahrke ran away from the rest of the men’s field to capture gold.nSchnoor recorded the highest points total … Continue reading Schnoor Two for Two in Nor-Am Aerials Skiing →

Aspen, CO – Clair Bidez of Minturn, Colorado and Joe Eddy of Mammoth Lakes, California took first place in snowboard pipe and Keri Herman of Breckenridge, Colorado and Colby West of Canterbury, New Hampshire took first place in ski slopestyle today at the second annual NISSAN Aspen/Snowmass Open.nTwo female Aspen/Snowmass team athletes placed with Jordie … Continue reading Winners Declared in Aspen/Snowmass Open Ski and Snowboard Contests →

Wilmington, NY – A 53 year old resident of Peru, N.Y. died Saturday as the result of a skiing accident at Whiteface Mountain Ski Center in Upstate New York.nRejean Ouellet was skiing on the Upper Northway trail at mid-day when he fell on the expert run. According to an eye witness, Ouellet, wearing a helmet, … Continue reading Skiing Fatality at Whiteface →

Moscow, Russia – The first World Cup champion of the NOKIA Snowboard FIS World Cup has been crowned after Peetu Piiroinen won the Big Air World Cup with 3,300 points with his victory in Moscow today. Five days before his 19th birthday, the Finn secured the last 1,000 points to land on top of the … Continue reading Piiroinen Lands World Cup Snowboarding Title with Big Air Victory in Moscow →

Park City, UT – Aerialists with the Canada Post National Development Team collected four medals in NorAm freestyle ski competition Friday night at Utah’s Park City Mountain Resort.nA week after posting his first-ever medal and victory in NorAm competition, Olivier Rochon of Gatineau, Que., was back with a better score, en route to the silver … Continue reading Canada’s Jump 2010 Athletes Dominate Nor-Am Freestyle Ski Podium →