Lake Wanaka, New Zealand – The 2010-11 U.S. Snowboarding Rookie crew wrapped up its nearly month long stay in New Zealand. During their time in the Southern Hemisphere, the rookies competed in two contests, the Burton New Zealand Open and the 2010 FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships, and managed to get some quality riding time … Continue reading U.S. Snowboarding’s Rookie Riders Wrap It Up in New Zealand
Queenstown, New Zealand – Day two of New Zealand’s National Ski Championships took place Wednesday at Coronet Peak near Queenstown under blue skies, with Tim Cafe and Sarah Jarvis being named National Slalom Champions for 2010.nJarvis, of Whakapapa, was on a high going into the slalom race after winning the New Zealand Giant Slalom Crown … Continue reading New Zealand Alpine National Ski Championships Slalom Titles Decided
Highmount, NY – The 2010 Belleayre Music Festival wraps up in New Orleans style when Aaron Neville and his Quintet, featuring Charles Neville, hit the stage at the Catskill Mountains ski area this Saturday, Sept. 4 at 8 p.m. in Highmount.nAaron Neville’s velvety croon is as instantly recognizable as any voice in modern music. From … Continue reading Aaron Neville and Quintet to Close Belleayre Music Festival
Park City, UT – U.S. nordic combined skier Bryan Fletcher, who hails from Steamboat Springs, Colo., but makes his training home in Park City, is partnering with Red Banjo Pizza on Park City’s Main Street to host a public autograph party with his Olympic teammates to help fight cancer this Thursday from 5:00 to 7:00 … Continue reading U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team Signing Autographs Thursday in Park City to Help Fight Cancer
Update 11:14 a.m. MDT Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010: Squaw Valley USA officials have just advised us that the organizers of the SATELite Festival that was slated to come to Squaw Valley next week have canceled their event for this year. Olympic Valley, CA – Squaw Valley USA is slated to host the first annual SATELite … Continue reading Inaugural SATELite Festival at Squaw Valley Sept. 10-12
Huntsville, UT – Utah’s Snowbasin Resort will hold a special evening atop its Needles Gondola on Friday, Sept. 24 complete with BBQ and stargazing beneath the light of a nearly full moon.nThe event is slated for 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the ski area’s Needles Lodge, one evening following the September full moon. The last … Continue reading Special Full Moon Gondola BBQ at Snowbasin Sept. 24
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand – The inaugural FIS Snowboard and Freestyle Junior World Championships came to a close Tuesday after 11 days of successful competition. The event combined snowboard and freestyle skiing in the same world championships for the first time and marked a new era in competitive snow sports, paving the way for the … Continue reading First Junior World Championships to Combine Freeskiing and Snowboarding Hailed as a Success