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Slopestyle Wraps U.S. Snowboarding’s Revolution Tour at Bachelor

Bend, OR – The Mt. Bachelor stop of U.S. Snowboarding’s Chevrolet Revolution Tour wrapped up Sunday with Waterville Valley’s Sam Hulbert (Peterborough, NH) and Sun Valley’s Kaitlyn Farrington (Bellevue, ID) stomping slopestyle victories on the same course built for the pro’s, who competed in the Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix, held just one week prior. … Continue reading Slopestyle Wraps U.S. Snowboarding’s Revolution Tour at Bachelor

Largest Winter Storm Since 2003 is Taking Aim on Northeastern Ski Resorts

Burlington, VT -The largest snowstorm to hit the interior Northeast since 2003 is now forming in the southern Plains; skiers and riders should prepare for a wide area encompassing many of the Northeast’s ski and snowboard resorts to receive snowfall totals of over a foot and high winds, creating blizzard conditions across upstate New York, … Continue reading Largest Winter Storm Since 2003 is Taking Aim on Northeastern Ski Resorts

Oldest Medalist Ever at Alpine Ski Worlds Expresses Gratitude to U.S. Ski Team

Åre, Sweden – Sweden’s Patrik Jaerbyn, the downhill bronze medalist at the 2007 Alpine World Ski Championships, made certain during the post-race press conference, where he became the oldest skier (38) to medal at a World Championships, to thank the U.S. Ski Team and Norway’s team for inviting him to train with them when he … Continue reading Oldest Medalist Ever at Alpine Ski Worlds Expresses Gratitude to U.S. Ski Team

Sierra Ski Resorts Receive Major Snow

Mammoth Mountain, CA – A major winter storm swept through the Sierra Mountains of California over the weekend, finally augmenting meager snow depths at the region’s ski and snowboard resorts.nThe winter storm dropped nearly three feet of fresh snow on Mammoth Mountain Ski Area over the weekend. More than five feet of snow fell at … Continue reading Sierra Ski Resorts Receive Major Snow

Danny Kass Returns to Snowboard Mountain Creek at Rail Jam

Vernon, NJ – Two-time Olympic silver medalist and Vernon’s hometown hero, Danny Kass will return to New Jersey’s Mountain Creek to launch the Grenade Strikes Back rail jam and snowboard his original terrain Friday and Saturday.nKass and his Grenade Gloves Team will tear through Mountain Creek for the second of only two East Coast stops … Continue reading Danny Kass Returns to Snowboard Mountain Creek at Rail Jam

GS and SL Qualifications New to Alpine World Ski Championships

Åre, Sweden – The super combined is not the only new event on the Alpine World Ski Championships menu in Åre. Today, there will be the first qualification race for the men’s giant slalom, to be repeated Thursday for slalom. International Ski Federation President Gian Franco Kasper explained in a pre-championships press conference the qualifying … Continue reading GS and SL Qualifications New to Alpine World Ski Championships