Mammoth Lakes, CA – Olympians Louie Vito and Elena Hight won Saturday’s halfpipe, concluding the Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain. It was a sweep for the USA women and men with Hight scoring an impressive 92.8 followed by teammates Farrington and Ellery Hollingsworth, of Darien, Conn. For the men, Mammoth local Greg … Continue reading Vito Soars to Grand Prix Title
Newry, ME – The U.S. Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association’s (USCSA) five-day annual Collegiate National Championship is now underway at Maine’s Sunday River Resort. Athletes across all four disciplines of alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing and snowboarding have convened for competitions that will determine the top collegiate teams across the nation. [caption id=”attachment_18883″ align=”alignright” … Continue reading 34th Annual Skiing and Snowboarding National Championship Now Underway at Sunday River
Waitsfield, VT -Vermont’s Sugarbush Resort on Monday unveiled new discounted spring pricing for Mt Ellen. The “Mt. Ellen $30 White Sale” offer is valid now through the end of Mt. Ellen’s season, scheduled for April 1, 2012. The summit of Mt. Ellen at Sugarbush Resort in Vermont (file photo: Mrtrek1701)
Snowbird, UT – An avalanche in an open in-bounds portion of Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort in Utah sent a 24-year-old snowboarder to a Salt Lake City area hospital on Sunday. The unidentified male victim was riding in the resort’s west-facing Blackjack area early on Sunday afternoon when the slide broke loose, leaving him partially … Continue reading In-Bounds Avalanche Injures Snowboarder at Snowbird
Lahti, Finland – Anchorage, Alaska’s Kikkan Randall led three Americans into the points in a World Cup skiathlon event Saturday in Lahti. Randall was 12th followed by Jessie Diggins, of Afton, Minn., in 18th and Vermont’s Liz Stephen in 21st as Norway’s Therese Johaug took the win in the race with 7.5k legs in both … Continue reading Randall Leads U.S. Women in Lahti Skiathlon
Laax, Switzerland -World Champions Kelly Clark, of West Dover, Vt., and Switzerland’s Iouri “Ipod” Podladchikov on Saturday each the Burton European Open halfpipe on a warm and sunny day in Laax, and in so doing each took home the event’s $15,000 first prize. Second in the women’s competition was American Gretchen Bleiler, of Aspen, Colo., … Continue reading World Champions Win Burton European Open Halfpipe
Branas, Sweden – Canada’s Marielle Thompson and Brady Leman will head to next week’s World Cup finals leading the race for a coveted Crystal Globe after moving to the top of the overall women’s and men’s ski cross standings with first and fourth place finishes, respectively, in Branas, Sweden, on Saturday. Thompson, of Whistler, British … Continue reading Canada’s Thompson, Leman Lead Battle for Ski Cross Crystal Globes
