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Canadian Selection Camp Identifies Mogul Talent

Penticton (BC), Canada – Aspiring Olympic mogul skiers from across Canada have convened at Apex Mountain Resort for the Canada Post Freestyle Frenzy Canadian Selection Event that gets underway today. This is the second year the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association has held the talent identification camp and competitions for its National C Team and provincial-level … Continue reading Canadian Selection Camp Identifies Mogul Talent

Ski By Day, Party By Night During Sunday River’s College Week

Newry, ME – Ski by day. Party by night. That’s the mantra for the annual college week festivities at Maine’s Sunday River ski resort, scheduled this year for January 2-6, 2012. New this year, the College Week lineup features completely new live entertainment including Bruce Jacques, DJ BrekOne, OnCue, Dean’s List, and Lazerdisk Party Sex. By … Continue reading Ski By Day, Party By Night During Sunday River’s College Week

Big Win for Sigourney in Visa Grand Prix

Copper Mountain, CO – A year after barely missing the podium at the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix held at Copper Mountain, U.S. Freeskiing Pro Halfpipe Team member Brita Sigourney, of Carmel, Calif., took its topmost step to kick off the 2011-12 season on Friday ahead of Rose Groenewoud of Canada with the silver and … Continue reading Big Win for Sigourney in Visa Grand Prix

U.S. Snowboarding, Freeskiing Teams Announced at Copper

Copper Mountain, CO – With a host of new action sports events on the docket for the 2014 Olympics just two years away, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) formally announced 2011-12 U.S. Snowboarding and U.S. Freeskiing teams Friday from its training facility at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix at Copper. The announcement includes … Continue reading U.S. Snowboarding, Freeskiing Teams Announced at Copper

Breckenridge Celebrates 50th Anniversary This Weekend

Breckenridge, CO – Breckenridge Ski Resort is making it a weekend to remember with a huge series of events planned to coincide with the Colorado resort’s 50th birthday weekend this Friday through  Sunday. Breck’s actual 50th birthday falls on Friday, Dec. 16, 50 years to the day since the resort was inaugurated back in 1961. … Continue reading Breckenridge Celebrates 50th Anniversary This Weekend

Halfpipe Season Opens at Sprint Grand Prix at Copper

Copper Mountain, CO – A record field will be on hand this weekend at Copper Mountain in Colorado with around 150 athletes from 21 nations battling in the 22-foot halfpipe in the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix, a TTR 5Star and Continental Cup event. [caption id=”attachment_19239″ align=”alignright” width=”300″ caption=”The Copper Mountain halfpipe is ready and waiting … Continue reading Halfpipe Season Opens at Sprint Grand Prix at Copper