Tag Archives: Freeskiing

Behind the Gold: It’s About Having Fun

Aspen, CO – When  you’re a little kid in a mountain town, hucking air and dropping into steeps is just what you do. As a little ripper in Crested Butte, you don’t even need a terrain park – the mountain’s natural terrain provides all of that. Crested Butte kids were as home dipping their tips into … Continue reading Behind the Gold: It’s About Having Fun

Voisin Wins Toyota U.S. Grand Prix Slopestyle

Mammoth Lakes, CA – Whitefish, Mont.’s Maggie Voisin scored her first major win at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain on Sunday, topping the ski slopestyle podium for the women in the first qualifying event for the 2018 Olympics. Voisin, who started her season with a second-place podium finish at the Dew Tour … Continue reading Voisin Wins Toyota U.S. Grand Prix Slopestyle

Toyota U.S. Grand Prix Concludes at Mammoth

Mammoth Lakes, CA – The 2017 Toyota U.S. Grand Prix tour concludes this week at one of the nation’s premier ski and snowboard resorts, Mammoth Mountain in California. The Grand Prix will serve as the first 2018 U.S. Olympic team qualifier for both halfpipe and slopestyle. Recently recording the snowiest January on record, Mammoth Mountain is … Continue reading Toyota U.S. Grand Prix Concludes at Mammoth

European Skiers Dominate X Games Big Air

Aspen, CO – European skiers dominated the X Games big air events on Saturday night in Aspen. British skier James Woods won gold in a tiebreaker over Sweden’s Henrik Harlaut, and Kai Mahler of Switzerland took bronze in the two-scores-count format. Breckenridge, Colo.’s Bobby Brown had the best finish for the Americans, finishing just … Continue Reading … Continue reading European Skiers Dominate X Games Big Air

Norway’s Braten, Estonia’s Sildaru Win X Games Ski Slopestyle

Aspen, CO – Park City’s McRae Williams was bested by Norway’s Øystein Bråten in the men’s ski slopestyle at X Games Aspen 2017 on Saturday, while Estonia’s Kelly Sildaru took a repeat women’s gold on Sunday. Williams earned his silver medal in slopestyle with stylish rail riding and a stomped, technical jump line, which joins his gold … Continue reading Norway’s Braten, Estonia’s Sildaru Win X Games Ski Slopestyle