Wilmington, NY – The calendar may say August, but the skiing and riding season at Whiteface Mountain, in the Adirondack town of Wilmington, N.Y. near Lake Placid, is not too far off. Weather permitting, the first day of the season is scheduled to begin, Friday, Nov. 29, and the Olympic mountain will this season debut … Continue reading Whiteface Adds Glade for 2013-14 Ski Season
Wanaka, New Zealand – Twenty-two elite skiers and snowboarders were treated to a over a foot of fresh powder and clearing skies today as the World Heli Challenge lifted off in New Zealand with a Freestyle Day on untapped terrain at Mt. Turner in the Wilkin. The athletes were flown by Southern Lakes Heliski from … Continue reading World Heli Challenge Athletes Fly High for Freestyle Day
Park City, UT – Park City’s Erik Schlopy, a three-time Olympian and 2003 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships medalist, has joined the U.S. Ski Team men’s alpine technical staff as an assistant coach under Bernd Brunner. Schlopy was a member of the U.S. Ski Team for 14 seasons before retiring in Dec. 2008. Schlopy shared … Continue reading Erik Schlopy Joins U.S. Ski Team Men’s Alpine Staff
El Colorado, Chile – The North Face Chilean Freeskiing Championship by Cristal Light, the first stop of the 2014 Freeride World Qualifier (FWQ), a 4-star qualifying event for the SWATCH Freeride World Tour by The North Face 2013 (FWT), concluded on Saturday on the Santa Teresa Face at Chile’s El Colorado ski resort under … … Continue reading Sorbe and Birnbaum Win The North Face Chilean Freeskiing Championship
The Hague, Netherlands – The Dutch royal house announced today that Prince Johan Friso has died at the Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague of complications arising from a hypoxic brain injury sustained in a ski accident in 2012 in Lech, Austria. He … Continue Reading ››
Big Bear Lake, CA – For the 10th year in a row, Southern California’s Bear Mountain ski area will kick off its winter season with its Hot Dawgs and Handrails (HDHR) snowboard competition.
Whistler (BC), Canada – Crankworx Whistler returns to Whistler Village and the Whistler Mountain Bike Park beginning today for its tenth anniversary and promises to keep mountain bikers and non-bikers alike entertained through August 18. Crankworx is a 10-day festival of endurance, flow, monster air and vertical-dropping mountain bike riding. With ample access to free … Continue reading No Bike Necessary at Crankworx Whistler
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