Queenstown, New Zealand – A major late winter snowstorm coated New Zealand ski areas overnight Monday into Tuesday with beautiful fresh powder, creating a solid snow base leading into the spring skiing season. n

Falls Creek, Australia – Australia’s Falls Creek ski resort hosted the last major event on the Southern Hemisphere leg of the 07/08 TTR World Snowboard Tour as the TTR Three Star Stylewars 007 by Oakley rolled into town over the weekend. The first-ever TTR Event to be held south of the equator in 2005, the … Continue reading Horgmo Dominates Snowboarding’s TTR Stylewars 007 →

Park City, UT – The summer phase of the women’s ski jumping Continental Cup schedule came to a wild finish under the lights Sunday night at Utah Olympic Park following a rare two-meets-in-a-day lineup. “I saw a lot I liked,” said first-year U.S. Head Coach Kjell Ivar Magnusson. nThe doubleheader schedule was required because erratic … Continue reading Summer Ski Jump Meet Ends with Doubleheader →

Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand – Under perfect blue skies and great snow conditions, more than 70 “grays on trays” competed in this year’s Drambuie Snowboard Masters at New Zealand’s Turoa ski area on Saturday. To be eligible for the event, competitors had to be at least 30 years of age. nMt. Ruapehu Marketing Manager and … Continue reading Mature Snowboarders Tear Up Turoa →

Wanaka, New Zealand – Defending World Cup snowboardcross champion Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) switched to the halfpipe Saturday and finished second in the World Cup season opener with U.S. Snowboarding teammate Clair Bidez (Minturn, CO) in third place. The top U.S. man was Luke Wynen (Mammoth Lakes, CA), who was fourth. n”Both Lindsey and … Continue reading Two U.S. Podiums in Snowboarding World Cup Season Opener →

Wanaka, New Zealand – Treble Cone ski area hosted the prestigious Mapei Australia/New Zealand Continental Cup (ANC) last week, attracting an impressive lineup of local and international ski racing talent. Over 140 men and women competed to better their world ranking and selection for the coming World Championships and 2010 Olympic Games. nBjoergvin Bjoergvinson … … Continue reading Fast Field for Treble Cone ANC Cup Ski Racing →

Queenstown, New Zealand – The Volkswagen National Alpine Ski Championships, taking place at Coronet Peak and Mt. Hutt Wednesday through Friday, will feature a dynamic nighttime Pro Am event under lightsto raise awareness of the two day championships that will involve the cream of the crop of young New Zealand ski racers. nSpokesman Wayne Cafe … Continue reading Volkswagen National Ski Championships Get Underway in New Zealand →