Telluride, CO – The LG FIS Snowboard World Cup continued in a snowy Telluride Resort in Colorado on Thursday with Slovenian rider Rok Flander and Fraenzi Maegert-Kohli from Switzerland taking respective wins in the men’s and women’s Visa Parallel Giant Slalom races.nFlat light and new snow made conditions tough in the season’s second World Cup … Continue reading Flander, Maegert-Kohli Top Telluride PGS
Lincoln, NH – New Hampshire’s Loon Mountain ski area is introducing several new camps and workshops this winter to appeal to a broader spectrum of snowsports enthusiasts’ interests and abilities.nThe new Women’s Performance Camps are designed by women to cater to women who are comfortable on terrain ranging from blue square to double black diamond. … Continue reading Loon Mountain Offers New Specialty Snowsports Camps and Workshops This Winter
Copper Mountain, CO – One of America’s longest running action sports events series will find a long-term home at Colorado’s Copper Mountain Resort. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) announced a four year extension through Dec. 2014 for the U.S. Halfpipe Grand Prix at Copper. The event combines both snowboarding and skiing halfpipe events … Continue reading Colorado’s Copper Mountain Ski Area Agrees to Host Grand Prix for Four More Years
Plymouth, NH – New Hampshire’s dormant Tenney Mountain ski area in Plymouth was sold at auction Wednesday to a single bidder.nMitchell Kulick, of Scarsdale, N.Y., bought the ski area and two additional land parcels for a total of $850,000. The ski area itself sold for a mere $500,000. Kulick is an attorney for Iroquois Capital … Continue reading Sole Bidder Buys New Hampshire’s Tenney Mountain Ski Area
Telluride, CO – The 2011 U.S. Snowboarding Snowboardcross Team was announced Thursday during the Visa U.S. Snowboardcross Cup at Telluride. Spearheading the 15 riders named to the Team are nine Olympians including two-time Olympic champion Seth Wescott, Olympic silver medalist Lindsey Jacobellis and six-time snowboardcross Winter X Games gold medalist Nate Holland.nIn all, the U.S. … Continue reading 2011 U.S. Snowboardcross Team Named
Copper Mountain, CO – The USA’s Jake Larue and Jessika Jenson grabbed the top spots of the men’s and women’s U.S. Revolution Tour slopestyle snowboarding at Copper Mountain on Wednesday.nThe men’s podium hit all regions while the Western Region’s Larue, of Ward, Colo., topped the field scoring a 41.80. Representing the East Coast was Alexander … Continue reading Larue, Jenson Win Rev Tour Slopestyle
Meribel, France – The U.S. Ski Team’s Hannah Kearney and Patrick Deneen kept the overall World Cup moguls lead Wednesday with strong second place finishes in Meribel. Teammate Bryon Wilson rounded out the men’s podium in third.nThis is the first time the U.S. has had two athletes in yellow at the same time since 2007 … Continue reading USA’s Deneen, Kearney Lead Moguls Skiing World Cup