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BRECKENRIDGE SPRING MASSIVE
Spring skiing is one of my favorite times. There's always plenty of
sunshine, great snow and no crowds this time of year. Breckenridge is a
great ski area and I always really enjoy skiing there. This was the first
time I covered the Spring Massive, a contest that included skiers and
snowboarders competing in Style and Air, MORE
A LOVELY DAY AT LOVELAND
I always look forward to skiing at a ski area where I've never skied
before. This was my first trip to Loveland and I was not disappointed.
Loveland has to be the easiest ski area to get to in Colorado, as it is only
53 miles from Denver and right off Rt. I-70 MORE
EASTER AT ARAPAHOE BASIN
This was my first visit to Arapahoe Basin but after skiing there for a
weekend, I can guarantee it won't be my last. They are usually the first
ski area in Colorado to open and the last to close (scheduled closing
date June 7). I knew that it had some great terrain and I was looking
forward to my visit. MORE
2009 USASA NATIONALS
Over 1,500 skiers and riders competed for honors at the 2009 USA
Snowboard Nationals at Copper Mountain. I've covered many ski and
snowboard competitions over the years but have never seen so many
talented skiers and riders from age six to 60+ MORE
U.S. ALPINE TEAM NEWS
VAIL, CO (May 6) - The Vail Valley has officially begun the process of
pursuing its dream of hosting a third World Alpine Ski Championships, as
the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association has selected Beaver Creek/Vail
as the American candidate applicant for the 2015 Championships. MORE
2009 US OPEN SNOWBOARDING CHAMPIONSHIPS
I headed up to the Stratton ski area in Vermont to cover the 2009 US
Open Snowboarding Championships. The event included Quarterpipe,
Halfpipe and Slopestyle competition. The competition was stupendous,
the crowd humungus, the tricks were sick MORE
U.S. FREESTYLE TEAM NEWS
Champion Q&A Ryan St. Onge - With two World Cup wins and a World
Championship gold medal, Ryan St. Onge had a season that any athlete
would envy. What does one do after they have one of the most
successful seasons of their career? MORE
STEAMBOAT 2009
Traveling to the mountains is always a blessing for me. I live in the
beautiful rolling hills of Wisconsin, but both winter and summer my heart
tugs me toward the soaring peaks of the Colorado Rockies. I've been
able to visit and ski at may resorts MORE
SKI AREA NEWS
North American Ski Training Center (NASTC) Offers Summer Skiing
Training Camp at Portillo, Chile NASTC summer ski training camp will
feature top U.S ski instructors - Truckee, CA - The first thing that hits
you when you come around the last switchback up to Portillo is the
immensity of the mountain peaks that are hovering over the base of this
well known Chilean ski resort. For sixteen years the North American Ski
Training Center (NASTC) has been bringing skiers from all over the
United States to this small exclusive MORE
U.S. SNOWBOARD TEAM NEWS
U.S. Snowboarders Inspire Adaptive Athletes - On a snowy Friday
afternoon in late February, the small building that houses Maine
Handicapped Skiing (MHS), Maine's largest year-round adaptive
recreation organization, was MORE
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