Sorbe and Birnbaum Win The North Face Chilean Freeskiing Championship

El Colorado, Chile – The North Face Chilean Freeskiing Championship by Cristal Light, the first stop of the 2014 Freeride World Qualifier (FWQ), a 4-star qualifying event for the SWATCH Freeride World Tour by The North Face 2013 (FWT), concluded on Saturday on the Santa Teresa Face at Chile’s El Colorado ski resort under … … Continue reading Sorbe and Birnbaum Win The North Face Chilean Freeskiing Championship

No Bike Necessary at Crankworx Whistler

Whistler (BC), Canada – Crankworx Whistler returns to Whistler Village and the Whistler Mountain Bike Park beginning today for its tenth anniversary and promises to keep mountain bikers and non-bikers alike entertained through August 18. Crankworx is a 10-day festival of endurance, flow, monster air and vertical-dropping mountain bike riding. With ample access to free … Continue reading No Bike Necessary at Crankworx Whistler

Timber Resorts Assumes Control of Beaver Creek’s Ritz-Carlton Destination Club

Avon, CO – Colorado-based Timbers Resorts, one of the largest independent developers and operators of private boutique resorts and residence clubs, will replace the Ritz-Carlton Management Company as the manager and operator of the former Ritz-Carlton Club – Bachelor Gulch (RCC-BG), effective November 1, 2013. Situated in Colorado’s Vail Valley slopeside on Beaver Creek Mountain … Continue reading Timber Resorts Assumes Control of Beaver Creek’s Ritz-Carlton Destination Club

Snowboard World Cup Kicks Off New Season Next Week

Wanaka, New Zealand – The 2014 FIS Snowboard World Cup season gets underway next week with a star-studded field in New Zealand competing in both slopestyle and halfpipe. The world’s best snowboarders will battle it out at Cardrona Alpine Resort near Lake Wanaka in one slopestyle and one halfpipe, with competitions taking place from August … Continue reading Snowboard World Cup Kicks Off New Season Next Week

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