Bridger Bowl’s Bobcat Ski Day a Huge Success

Bozeman, MT – The planets aligned on Montana’s Bridger Bowl ski area on Friday, resulting in a record Bobcat Ski Day fund raiser for the MSU’s alpine ski team. After receiving three feet of new snow earlier this week, local skiers and snowboarders awoke to another powder day Friday with eight inches of new … … Continue reading Bridger Bowl’s Bobcat Ski Day a Huge Success

Shaw Wins Revolution Tour Snowboard Cross

Copper Mountain, CO – After leading in the qualifying round, U.S. Snowboarding’s Brooke Shaw (Litchfield, CT) won the snowboardcross competition Sunday in the Chevy Revolution Tour in Copper Mountain. nShaw, the reigning Revolution Tour snowboardcross and halfpipe champion, was followed by Jenna Feldman (Linwood, NJ) in second. Jacqueline Hernandez (Londonderry, VT), in her first year … Continue reading Shaw Wins Revolution Tour Snowboard Cross

Snow Comes to Life in Breckenridge This Week

Breckenridge, CO – Experience the visual grace of the creation and exhibition of fleeting art as the Budweiser Select International Snow Sculpture Championships return to Breckenridge Tuesday through Sunday for the 18th year. Sculptures will be on exhibit at the Riverwalk Center, located in the heart of the Colorado ski resort town between Main Street … Continue reading Snow Comes to Life in Breckenridge This Week

Risto Mattila Takes TTR World Snowboard Tour Lead Following Burton European Open

Laax, Switzerland – The Swatch TTR six-star Burton European Open ended Friday in Laax with one of the most intense halfpipe finals in the tour’s history. In the show-down for first place, Kevin Pearce (USA) threw down an epic final run to pass Shaun White (USA) and win the BEO Halfpipe Title, but it was … Continue reading Risto Mattila Takes TTR World Snowboard Tour Lead Following Burton European Open

Fifth Annual Backcountry Awareness Week at Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort

Snowbird, UT – Utah’s unparalleled avalanche education and awareness program continues this winter with the Fifth Annual Backcountry Awareness Week Feb. 4-10, 2008. The event features snow safety clinics, on-snow demonstrations, avalanche transceiver drills and an evening fund-raiser featuring New York Times bestselling author David Oliver Relin. n“Backcountry Awareness Week is a positive annual event … Continue reading Fifth Annual Backcountry Awareness Week at Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort

Roark Wins Moguls in Lake Placid

Wilmington, NY – Michelle Roark (Winter Park, CO) won the women’s World Cup moguls event Sunday at the Nature Valley Freestyle Cup, leading four teammates into the top eight at a snowy Whiteface Mountain Ski Center near Lake Placid. American rookie Pat Deneen (Cle Elum, WA) picked off his second podium in 48 hours, finishing … Continue reading Roark Wins Moguls in Lake Placid

Bode Miller Wins U.S.-Record 28th World Cup Ski Race

Kitzbühel, Austria – Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, NH) won a World Cup combined Sunday, making him the most successful U.S. ski racer with 28 World Cup victories – one more than three-time overall champion Phil Mahre. He also moved into second place in the overall standings. Fellow American Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) was finished … Continue reading Bode Miller Wins U.S.-Record 28th World Cup Ski Race

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