I’ve skied Breckenridge many times over the years and each time I visit, I’m still impressed by how large it is. Standing in front of the base lodge, the peaks are all lined up in front of you. The sight is awesome. It would take more than a week to ski all the trails at Breckenridge not to mention that you would…
Hometown: W. Milford, NJ Born: April 23, 1965 Birthplace: Hoboken, NJ Height/Weigth: 5’4″ 120 Year on US Ski Team: 11th School: Ridgewood (NJ) Art & Design Moguls champion Donna Weinbrecht has won almost everything in Freestyle. The Jersey Girl with the signature blonde ponytail won the Olympic gold medal in 1992 and was the 1st woman to ever win a…
Third Year Host Turns Out Top Finalists in Snowboard and Freeski Burr Ridge, Ill. – January 16, 2012 – Opening the 2012 season with over 100 competitors, the Gatorade Free Flow Tour returned to Vail Ski Resort for slopestyle and superpipe contests this past weekend. Locking their spot on the Finals roster early in the season, Vail snowboarders Tyler MacRae…
The 6th Annual Dead Presidents Rail Jam, presented by Bud Light took place at Killington’s Bear Mountain. There were many competitors taking big hits and doing sick tricks in the Outer Limits Rail Park in front of the Bear Mountain Lodge deck. There were three rails that were featured for 30 minutes in this open jam format and things were…
Voisin Podiums in Silvaplana For Voisin, the podium in Silvaplana comes just two weeks after her first World Cup podium at the Olympic test event in PyeongChang, Korea, where she placed second. The 17-year-old put down a great run that included back-to-back 900s. “So happy to end my (competition) season on the podium!” Voisin said in an Instagram post. “Huge…
I was late on the scene – almost too late. I did not meet Bengt (Binx) Sandahl until early May of 1998. I had heard about him before that. Earl, now my husband, had told me that everyone who skied Alta in the 1960s knew him. Binx was legendary as the snow ranger of Little Cottonwood Canyon. He kept the…
JANUARY: Thursday 5th – Outdoor Divas Demo Day The Outdoor Divas visits Loveland for a women’s specific demo day. This is your chance to come and try all the latest women’s ski equipment before you buy it. For more information on brands and models which will be available to test, please contact Outdoor Divas. There is no cost to participate,…
Ligety 4th in GS with Scorching 2nd Run Miller 15th, Jitloff 18th in first worlds ARE, Sweden (Feb. 14) – A year ago Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) celebrated Valentine’s Day by winning gold in the Olympic combined event in Italy; Wednesday, he produced the third-fastest final run but was bumped off the giant slalom podium by the last racer…
On the magnificent World Cup mogul course at Deer Valley, in Park City, Utah, 70 competitors from the Intermountain Division competed in single & dual mogul events. Competitors from Utah, Idaho, Wyoming & Montana were represented. Deer Valley was host to last week’s World Cup & the 2002 Olympic aerial & mogul events. In addition to our freestyle celebrities, there…
Sunday River hosted the 2009 Visa U.S. Snowboarding World Cup to the delight of the spectators, skiers and snowboarders who were there for the three-day competition. They were able to squeeze the qualifying runs and finals of the snowboard cross in on Saturday after they had been canceled on Friday due to dense fog. It was a very exciting event. The mens field…