Burton Super Demo and Snowboard Series Return to Mountain Creek

Vernon, NJ – With the ski and snowboard season in high gear, New Jersey’s Mountain Creek will once again host two national events in one weekend, the Burton Super Demo and Mid-Atlantic Snowboard Series on February 23-25. nThe Burton Super Demo, the largest product demo in the snowboard world featuring 10 weekend-long events across the … Continue reading Burton Super Demo and Snowboard Series Return to Mountain Creek

Tamarack Gears Up for U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix

Donnelly, ID – The 2007 Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix is on its way to Idaho for its season finale. Set to compete are Olympic and X Games medalists Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, CO), Steve Fisher (Breckenridge, CO), Scotty Lago (Seabrook, NH), Seth Wescott (Carrabassett Valley, ME) and Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) as Tamarack Resort … Continue reading Tamarack Gears Up for U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix

The Honda Ski Tour Arrives at Aspen/Snowmass Feb. 22-25

Aspen, CO – Colorado’s Aspen/Snowmass is only the third ski and snowboard resort to host the inaugural season of The Honda Ski Tour (THST). THST is North America’s new elite, four-stop mountain festival and skiing competition that features some of the world’s best halfpipe and ski cross skiers competing for a total of $500,000 over … Continue reading The Honda Ski Tour Arrives at Aspen/Snowmass Feb. 22-25

Mancuso’s World Ski Championships Bibs Up for Bid in Online Auction

Åre, Sweden – Olympic champion and three-time World Championships medalist Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) hopes the online bidding heats up today when she begins auctioning two helmets and some of her ski race bibs, including from the 2007 Alpine World Ski Championships and Olympics races, to help combat global warming. nU.S. Ski Team member … Continue reading Mancuso’s World Ski Championships Bibs Up for Bid in Online Auction

Eastern Collegiate Ski Conference Update

Killington, VT – Ski teams in the McBrine, MacConnell and Thompson Divison of the Eastern Collegiate Ski Conference (ECSC) completed a weekend of ski racing throughout the Northeast Feb. 10-11.nMcBrine: Castleton sweeps weekend events on home snow at Pico In Saturday’s slalom event, the Castleton women took the top four spots on way to their … Continue reading Eastern Collegiate Ski Conference Update

Best World Cup Cross-Country Skiing Result in Three Years for Freeman

Changchun, China – Kris Freeman (Andover, NH), continuing to build steam as a lead-up to the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships next week, was 10th Friday – his best World Cup skiing result in three years – in a 15K freestyle race.nDefending World Cup champion Tobias Angerer of Germany won with a time of … Continue reading Best World Cup Cross-Country Skiing Result in Three Years for Freeman

Canadian World Cup Snowboard Rookie Morison Wins in Japan

Furano, Japan – One step at a time. Matt Morison (Burketon, ON), a Canadian National Team rookie, moved up to the top spot today at the World Cup Snowboard competition in Japan. The 19-year-old stood atop the men’s parallel giant slalom (PGS) podium after today’s race, even though before this competition, Morison hadn’t finished better … Continue reading Canadian World Cup Snowboard Rookie Morison Wins in Japan

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