Renown for inspiring terrain and a quality snow experience. Wide runs and open slopes rule Conveniently located between Wanaka and Queenstown, central to the southern lakes region of New Zealand’s southern island. Three magic carpets & a beginner quad are just one of the reasons Cardrona is New Zealand’s best place for beginners. It is rated New Zealand’s number one…
‘Twas the day after Christmas and all over the place, lift lines were moving at a very fast pace. The crowds at the bottom of the mountain were gone, more time to ski was the song of the throng. Okemo played host to thousands of guests, on skis and snowboards in search of a quest. More fun on the snow,…
PARK CITY, Utah (Jan. 25) – Recreational skiers can now make turns with some of America’s greatest ski champions in a unique clinic from the U.S. Ski Team. Olympic and World Championship medalists Donna Weibrecht, Doug Lewis, Phil Mahre, Heidi Voelker, Trace Worthington and Shannon Bahrke will host this year’s “Ice Men” ski clinic at Deer Valley Resort during the…
Americans Sweep US Open Slopestyle VAIL, CO (March 3, 2016) – The American slopestyle snowboarders reigned supreme at the 35th edition of the Burton US Open on Friday. Kyle Mack (West Bloomfield, MI) scored his first major slopestyle win and fellow Michigander Eric Beauchemin (Grand Blanc, MI) finished right behind him in second. On the women’s side Jamie Anderson (South…
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…
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…
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…
It was easily the coldest day I had skied in a long time. They were predicting chill factors of -75 degrees and they were not far off the mark. It was one of those days when you took a couple of runs and then headed in for hot chocolate. The snow was good but the air was a wee bit…