Perisher Valley (NSW), Australia – U.S. Snowboarding pro Louie Vito (Sandy, UT) rallied from a first run fall to land second in halfpipe Saturday at the Australian Open, while U.S. Snowboarding Rookie Team member Lizzy Beerman (Weston, VT) also took the second slot, rocketing into first place in the Burton Global Open standings. nThe Burton … Continue reading U.S. Snowboarding’s Vito, Beerman Second at Australian Open Halfpipe →

Big Bear Lake, CA – Southern California’s summer snowboard contest, Hot Dawgz & Hand Rails (HD&HR), is taking place at Bear Mountain ski resort on Saturday, September 15. This week Big Bear Mountain Resort (BBMR) is releasing the names of the pro riders who will compete in this year’s event, with $12,000 in cash prizes … Continue reading Countdown On to September Snowboard Rail Jam at California’s Bear Mountain →

Kennelbach, Austria – Ski equipment manufacturer HEAD N.V. announced Monday an alliance with the global environmental charity, Cool Earth, in a worldwide environmental program, the first of its kind for a sporting goods company. nCool Earth’s mission is to fight climate change head-on by protecting endangered rainforest, which plays a vital role in the global … Continue reading Ski Maker HEAD Embarks Upon Corporate Carbon Responsibility →

Albourne, UK – With increasing British demand for transparency in flight pricing, specialist ski flight provider Just Flights Limited have launched a new service, www.jfl2go.com, offering ski flights direct to the public, with no extra charges for ski bags or standard sized baggage, no pre-allocated seating premiums, no compulsory hidden charges, no restriction … Continue … Continue reading Just Flights Launches Ski Service →

Wanaka, New Zealand – The action in the third annual Volkl New Zealand Free Ski Open switched from the backcountry to Snow Park NZ today for the NZCT Halfpipe event. n

Wanaka, New Zealand – New Zealand’s Treble Cone ski area will be going daft for daffodils this Friday, August 31st, when the ski area takes part in the Cancer Society of New Zealand’s annual Daffodil Day. Treble Cone will be donating a percentage of every lift pass sold on the mountain on Friday to the … Continue reading Daffodils on the Ski Slopes to Fight Cancer →

Lake Placid, NY – The top women ski jumpers in the world – including the six-member U.S. Ski Team – will be in Lake Placid Aug. 28-29 for two days of Continental Cup jumping at the 1980 Olympic Jumping Complex. The Team, led by 12-time U.S. champion Lindsey Van (Park City, UT), then moves to … Continue reading Women Ski Jumpers Prep for U.S. Events →