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US FREESTYLE TEAM DOMINATES CHAMPIONSHIPS
The U.S. Freestyle Team dominated three days of intense
competition at Stratton Mountain, Vermont but there were a
few surprises. Mother nature provided the first surprise with
temperatures soaring into the upper 70s on the first day of practice for the
mogul event. The slopes were bare in many spots but the mogul venue was in
good shape, thanks to the Stratton snow-grooming team. MORE
SEASON PASS NEWS
Find out more about discount 2012/2013 Season passes.
Colorado Resorts Offer Enticing Passes Impacting 2011/12/13
Seasons Timing Is Essential When Preparing For Remainder of
2011/12 Season and 2012/13 Season. Ski season is still in
action this spring throughout Colorado Ski Country USA, and for the savvy skier
looking ahead to cash in on what's left of 2011/12 while getting a jump on next
season, this is the perfect time to re-up and purchase a 2012/13 season pass.
Now is the best and most economically-friendly period to buy next season's
passes, especially for those looking for the added benefit of some resorts'
commitment to presenting consumers with the rest of the 2011/12 season for
free. MORE
RECORD-BREAKING WINTER AT ALYESKA 704 inches of snow
since November 1st The winter of 2011/12 in the Chugach
mountain range has been a tale of two stories: abundant
snowfall top-to-bottom and high quality snow. These two
attributes have created the perfect winter experience for
skiers and riders. To date, the resort has received 704 inches of snow since
November 1, 2011. The record to be beat is 939 inches from the 2000/01 winter
season MORE
WORLD CHAMPIONS WIN EUROPEAN OPEN
World Champions Kelly Clark (USA) and Iouri Podladchikov win
the Burton European Open slopestyle, on yet another very
warm and sunny day in LAAX and each get to take home the
$15,000 first prize. Second in the women's competition was
American Gretchen Bleiler, followed by Yuki Furihata from Japan. MORE
SKI AREA NEWS
April is Jam-Packed with Activities at Snowbird, As most
resorts across the country are winding down their ski season,
Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort is ramping up for a month
packed with activities. The most notable are The North Face
Masters of Snowboarding, Junior Freeskiing Tour, live music on the Plaza Deck
and Easter activities MORE
US SNOWBOARD TEAM NEWS
Monk and Davis Take Top Spots at Jr Worlds, Gold Wins Jr.
Worlds Halfpipe Title, Hernandez Takes Career First Podium,
White, Anderson Sweep Slope Gold, White, Vito Go One-Two,
Berger, Callister win Rev Tour pipe, Clark Leads U.S. Sweep at
X Games, Tuttle Slides to His First Podium, Shorr, Davis take Rev Tour titles,
Hight Ends Clark's Incredible Streak, Junior Worlds Snowboarding Team
Named, US, UK and Japan are Named Top Travel MORE
LEADVILLE MOUNTAIN BIKE QUALIFIER AT WILMINGTON/WHITEFACE
WILMINGTON, N.Y. --- For mountain bikers who like high
elevation racing on the most rugged of terrain, the Leadville
Trail 100 is the Holy Grail. As one of the most well-known
mountain bike races, getting into the Leadville Trail 100 has
always been difficult One way to get in is by racing in one of
the six 2012 LT100 Qualifiers across the country, each offering 100 total
qualifying starting positions. MORE
TOUTANT & ANDERSON WIN 2012 TTR SLOPESTYLE
After an exciting day of slopestyle finals at the 6Star Burton
US Open, Sebastien Toutant (CAN) and Jamie Anderson (USA)
have been officially crowned the 2012 TTR Slopestyle World Tour Champions.
These two riders have been competing on the TTR Tour at slopestyle events
around the globe and were awarded with the TTR Slopestyle Tour Champion
trophies in recognition of MORE
US SKI TEAM NEWS
Kelley Closes Champs with GS Gold, Mancuso Bumps Title
Record to 15, 2012 USSA SuperTour FINAL!, Freeman Takes
Season Finale U.S. Title, Ford, Staples Win Combined Titles,
Ford Within .04 of Super G Win, Randall Wins 30k U.S.
Championship, Mancuso Extends U.S. Title Record to 14, Cochran Closes
Career at U.S. Champs, Ford Takes Seventh U.S. Title, Shiffrin Defends U.S.
Slalom Gold MORE
TELUS WORLD SKI AND SNOWBOARD FESTIVAL
The TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival is known for
world-class skiing and snowboarding events, the film and
photo competitions, fashion, dance and art shows, but
especially for the music. This year is no exception. Also
known for going out with a bang, TWSSF presents The END
Party, an all-night adrenaline pumping dance party, from 10pm
until the wee hours MORE
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