Madonna di Campiglio, Italy – Former World Cup aerials champion Jeret “Speedy” Peterson (Boise, ID) and Emily Cook (Belmont, MA) both qualified Friday for aerials skiing finals Saturday at the 2007 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships. American Ryan St. Onge, currently eighth in the World Cup standings, was among those eliminated. nOlympic champion Evelyne Leu … Continue reading Cook, ‘Speedy’ Make Aerials Skiing Finals at World Championships →

Huntington Beach, CA – Quiksilver, Inc. yesterday announced operating results for the first quarter ended January 31, 2007. Consolidated net revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 increased 2% to $552.5 million from $541.1 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2006. Consolidated net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 amounted to … Continue reading Quiksilver Chairman “Disappointed” by Q1 Ski Results →

by Michael Beaudry Snowbird, UT – Sunny skies and hard snow conditions prevailed Wednesday on Snowbird’s West Baldy as both newcomers and big-mountain veterans vied for top skiing honors — and a coveted entry spot in one of the most prestigious freeskiing events on the planet. The first day of competition gets underway today under … Continue reading Competition Day One of US Freeskiing Nationals Today at Snowbird →

Pinkham Notch, NH – On Monday, 24 challengers including 23 men and one woman (22 skiers, one snowboarder, and one snowblader) participated in Wildcat’s Fourth Annual 100K Day Challenge for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. This day-long event was a test to see who was tough enough to tackle 100,000 vertical feet in one … Continue Reading … Continue reading Wildcat Mountain Ski Area’s 4th Annual 100K Day Raises Over $23,000 →

Park City, UT – Held at one of the world’s largest halfpipes, Park City Mountain Resort is the setting for the Fifth Annual World Superpipe Championships as the most significant 16 male and 12 female leading pipe snowboarders of today showcase their progressive wall-riding skills to aim for the title win, a share of the … Continue reading World Superpipe Champs Promise to Change Top-10 Rankings in Snowboarding’s TTR →

Mt. Hood, OR – Oregon’s Mt. Hood Meadows ski resort moves into March with a full slate of scheduled events.nThe first annual Full Sail Banked Slalom will be presented March 17 and 18. The Banked Slalom is a fun banked course, a hybrid between a giant slalom and a boardercross to allow participants to take … Continue reading March Events at Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort →

Ogden, UT – Amer Winter & Outdoor Americas — a business unit of Amer Sports Corporation that manages Salomon, Atomic and Suunto in the United States — has named Matt Kaplan as Vice President and Business Director of Suunto North America. Stepping up from his current position as National Sales Director for Suunto North America, … Continue reading Matt Kaplan to Lead Suunto →