Methven, New Zealand – Volkswagen National Team members 21-year-old Janelle Miller (Queenstown) and 20-year-old Ben Griffin (Ohakune) have won the 2007 National Super G ski racing titles at the Volkswagen Alpine National Championships at Mt. Hutt ski area today. n
Los Angeles, CA – The Ski Channel has announced a multi-faceted partnership with Calgary-based Ride Guide TV. The deal includes premiere windows for the Ride Guide’s entire library of Ski and Mountain Bike shows, use of the Ride Guide’s extensive clip library that has tens of thousands of hours of footage from all over the … Continue reading The Ski Channel and Ride Guide TV Form Long-term Licensing Deal
Vernon (BC), Canada – Calling herself a “heliskier’s concierge,” British Columbia entrepreneur Nina Kaufman has carved out a unique position for her company in the exclusive world of helicopter-served skiing and snowboarding. n
Zurich, Switzerland – The start field for freestyle.ch 2007 is impressive. From September 21 to 23, top stars in snowboarding, freeski, FMX and skateboarding like Nicolas Müller (SUI), TJ Schiller (CAN), Andrè Villa (NOR) and Renton Millar (AUS) will fight it out to the bitter end for the event’s “freestyle.champ” and “crossover.champ” titles in Zurich.
Squaw Valley, CA – Robb Gaffney will lead a ‘ski-the-book clinic’, based on his book, Squallywood – A Guide to Squaw Valley’s Most Exposed Lines, during the 2007-08 ski season at Squaw Valley USA. A 200-page guide to the most technical lines at Squaw, Squallywood has been coined “the Squaw Valley bible,” and the Squallywood … Continue reading New Squallywood Clinic to Debut This Ski Season
Jeffersonville, VT – Northern Vermont’s Smugglers’ Notch Resort is adding still more gladed skiing and snowboarding terrain for guests this coming winter. nSmuggs officials have announced that they’ll be opening up three new gladed areas on Madonna Mountain. These new intermediate and expert level glades will be found on skiers’ right off Doc Dempsey’s Glades, … Continue reading New Gladed Ski Terrain at Smuggs