London, UK – Following the start of the 2011 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup season for alpine riders with the indoor parallel slalom at SnowWorld Landgraaf in The Netherlands, it’s now time for a week full of freestyle snowboarding with two events on the calendar.nOn Saturday, London will for the third consecutive year host a … Continue reading Freestyle Snowboarders Open World Cup Season
Government Camp, OR – Timberline Ski Area, on Oregon’s Mount Hood, is famous for both the historic Timberline Lodge and also North America’s only year-round skiing and snowboarding on the Palmer Snowfield. Thanks to nearly three feet of snow from this week’s storm, however, Timberline officials have announced that they will open the lower mountain … Continue reading Oregon’s Timberline Ski Area Opening Lower Mountain Tomorrow
Park City, UT – Jumping, spinning and flipping to the infectious tunes of Bon Jovi, America’s most talented young girls and boys were stomping the trampolines and hitting the ramps at the Center of Excellence in Park City for the Project Gold halfpipe camp, a camp for America’s elite young snowboarding athletes.nYoung halfpipe riders were … Continue reading Project Gold: Air Camp Teaches Kids To Fly
Editor’s Note: This is the third column in a weekly series written by Meteorologist Joel Gratz that will take you “behind the scenes” of the typical weather forecast. Joel is the founder of ColoradoPowderForecast.com, where you can sign up for his email alerts. Boulder, CO – No matter where you live, the “big storm” … … Continue reading What a Big Storm Looks Like
Salzburg, Austria – Austrian snowboarding sensation Stephan Gimpl, four times the World Cup Big Air champion, has announced his retirement from the World Cup Circuit that starts this Saturday in London.nThe Salzburg native has told the Austrian Press Agency that he will now devote his attention to a film and photography career, as well as … Continue reading Gimpl Drops Out of Snowboard World Cup
Crested Butte, CO – Work off turkey dinner and start the Nordic season off right with cross-country ski clinics and activities at the Crested Butte Nordic Council’s annual Thanksgiving Training Camp, taking place in the scenic southwestern Colorado resort town this year on Nov. 26–27. Skate and classic Nordic skiing and racing clinics for … … Continue reading Work Off the Turkey at Nordic Thanksgiving Training Camp in Crested Butte
Las Vegas, NV – Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort (LVSSR) will enter the new ski season with a larger snowmaking pond to boost snowmaking capacity. Installed this summer, the new pond has a capacity to hold 7.5 million gallons of water, more than four times the supply of the previous pond which held only … Continue reading Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Boosts Snowmaking