Ischgl, Austria – Following stops earlier this season in Italy and the Czech Republic, the last World Rookie Fest of the TTR Snowboard World Tour season will take place Wednesday through Sunday this week in the terrain parks of the Austrian ski resort of Ischgl. nThe rookies are set to throw everything on the line … Continue reading Snowboarding’s 3 Star Völkl World Rookie Fest Heads to Ischgl
Bend, OR – Powdr Corp. has announced that it will invest $3.4 million toward off-season capital expenditures at Mt. Bachelor including maintenance, repair, upgrades and improvements leading up to the Oregon ski and snowboard resort’s 50th anniversary season in 2008-2009. nAt the core of the capital investment is more than $500,000 earmarked for lift maintenance … Continue reading Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort to Focus on Lift Maintenance This Summer
Whistler (BC), Canada – Whistler’s thirteenth TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival launched with an auspicious start this weekend with two hugely major competitions, the Orage Masters, and the Big Air. nThe Big Air saw $44,000 CDN in cash prizes awarded to the top skiers and snowboarders, who lit up the night sky before a … Continue reading Winners Crowned at World Ski & Snowboard Festival’s Big Air and Orage Masters
Stowe, VT – Prevent hunger in Vermont and enjoy a day of spring skiing and snowboarding in the process. Sound good? Then mark this Sunday on your calendar to get one last day on snow in Stowe. Lift tickets will be $20 with a non-perishable food donation to the Vermont Foodbank. nTo conclude an extraordinarily … Continue reading Ski & Ride Stowe for $20 on Sunday and Help the Vermont Foodbank
Girdwood, AK – The final stop of the Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Series and the Freeskiing World Tour wrapped up Saturday at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, near Anchorage. The emotional day of competition began Saturday morning as nearly 200 competitors hiked to the top of Alyeska peak to pay tribute to fallen competitor John Nicoletta of … Continue reading Kent Hyden and Crystal-Rose Lee Win Freeskiing World Championships
Snowbird, UT – Four days of early-April snowfall brought nearly three feet of snow to Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort this week, pushing the Utah ski resort well past the 500-inch mark for season snowfall and setting the stage for the resort’s many spring events. n
Mammoth Mountain, CA – What began almost a decade ago as an impromptu half-naked jaunt through the snow has grown into a full-fledged and scantily-clad reminder that spring has arrive at California’s Mammoth Mountain ski resort. On Saturday, more than 40 bikini and boardshort-wearing college students slid and slashed their way through Mammoth’s spring corn … Continue reading Scantily-clad Spring Skiing Hits Mammoth Mountain