Whistler (BC), Canada – The TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival (TWSSF), April 15-24 2011, is the last stop on the Association of Freeskiing Professional (AFP) World Tour. The WSI is one of only two world-wide events, out of 21 that host the AFP, to offer all three components of the AFP’s mission “to improve … Continue reading World Skiing Invitational Hosts AFP World Tour
Crested Butte, CO – The Crested Butte Nordic Council’s annual Progressive Bonfire Dinner is a unique culinary journey that takes participants along a luminary-lit 4K trail for a four-star, four-course, four-fire meal. Snowshoes and Nordic skis are the mode of transportation, and the camaraderie of sitting around crackling fires and dining on good food … … Continue reading Bonfire Dinner on Skis or Snowshoes in Crested Butte
Park City, UT – Park City Day School has hosted The HUNT for the past four years, and this year has joined forces with Helly Hansen and Park City Mountain Resort to host Park City’s first Big Mountain Battle.nTeams of two will start the race at the top of the Bonanza lift with a Flaik … Continue reading Park City Mountain Resort to Host Helly Hansen’s Big Mountain Battle This Saturday
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand – It may be summer in the southern hemisphere, but Snow Park NZ near Lake Wanaka is preparing for the 2011 ski and snowboard season Down Under with a pair of new snowcats.nSnow Park NZ officials have purchased a PistenBully 400 (PB400) Park Bully and a PB400 Winch Cat.
Olympic Valley, CA – Brush up on your James Bond, bust out your tuxedo, don your evening gown, and find the best Bond Villain to emulate for the premiere event of Squaw Valley’s ski and snowboard season.nAgent 007 will be the theme for this year’s Squaw Valley Prom, scheduled for the Lake Tahoe ski resort’s … Continue reading Annual Prom Returns to Squaw Valley
Huntsville, UT – The Winter Dew Tour brings the Toyota Championship to Snowbasin Resort in Huntsville, Utah this weekend to close out the 2010-11 competition season.nFor the first time, Snowbasin Resort will host the four-day Championship event, which is highlighted by the first-ever Last Chance Qualifier, a brand-new 22-foot superpipe, expanded women’s freeski competitions, the … Continue reading Utah’s Snowbasin Resort Readies for Winter Dew Tour’s Toyota Championship
Kirkwood, CA – Under sunny skies with blowing winds, on a challenging race course filled with steeps, blind rollers and tight corners, 111 athletes braved the elements this past weekend to compete in the Eagle Bowl Banzai at Kirkwood Mountain Resort, stop number two on the 2011 Rahlves’ Banzai Tour of four skicross-inspired races around … Continue reading Bochenek Wins Eagle Bowl Banzai at Kirkwood