Colorado Avalanche Triggers Emergency Response
Early-season avalanches are prevalent right now. One skier was rescued from the backcountry in Colorado on December 3, after they were injured in a slide.The Grand County Search and Rescue team...
View ArticleThe Bomb Hole's Chris Grenier Finally Has His Big Nice Burgundy Snowboard
It’s time to slide down them big hills, you know what I mean? On your very own big, nice, burgundy snowboard.Listeners of the Bomb Hole podcast have heard that quote hundreds of times, if they’ve been...
View ArticleIdaho's Snowhaven to Open After a Liftee is Hired as Manager
One of the oldest Idaho ski area’s season was in danger. If Snowhaven didn’t find a manager, it wouldn’t open for the season. That problem has been resolved. Jared Everson, a Graneville resident, has...
View ArticleAmerican Rider Maddie Mastro Claims First World Cup Win in China
Maddie Mastro has clinched the first World Cup victory of her career at China’s Secret Garden. Mastro took first place in the women's Superpipe competition on December 8, 2024.The 24-year-old rider...
View ArticleJackson Hole Smashes Record for Most Skiers and Snowboarders in Jeans, Again
For the second straight year, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort has set the world record for the most people snowboarding and skiing in jeans.More than 3,320 participants gathered on December 7, 2024,...
View ArticleNew 'Fast Entry' Snowboard Binding is Gaining Steam
For years, engineers have been working to improve an imperfect technology: the snowboard binding. Some of those innovations have been met with scorn. Some have been hesitantly embraced, like Burton’s...
View ArticleLamborghini Creates First Limited Edition Snowboard
What do Miles Fallon and Daniil Kvyat have in common? They both ride fast on a Lamborghini.Fallon, the snowboarder from Toms River, New Jersey, didn’t buy a new car or pivot careers to become a...
View ArticleVail Announces Big Upgrades at Park City Mountain in Preparation for Olympics
The Olympics aren’t coming to Salt Lake City until 2034, but Vail Resorts will start making upgrades at Park City Mountain’s Canyons Village in 2025 to prepare for the influx of athletes and...
View ArticleBear Collides With Snowboarder at Prominent California Ski Resort
Bear sightings at Heavenly Resort in California (the resort also has terrain and facilities in Nevada), aren’t terribly uncommon. About 10 months ago, a bear was found trouncing through the glades. A...
View ArticleFirst New Chairlift in 35 Years to Open at Oregon Ski Area
An Oregon ski area has added its first new chairlift in more than 35 years, and it’s opening will provide access to easier terrain to riders and skiers. The Lithia Chair is a triple seater, and unlike...
View ArticleBrock Crouch, Red Gerard Among Riders Training at Idaho's Soldier Mountain
Later this month, the U.S. Snowboard team will head to Idaho, for a training camp at Soldier Mountain nearly 110 miles east of Boise. But this week, a few of those riders got a early start.Red Gerard,...
View ArticleYou Can Ride For Free at This New Hampshire Ski Area All Season
Snowboarding is expensive. But what if it was free?That’s the question Storrs Hill Ski Area in New Hampshire has asked, and now answered. The small mountain in Lebanon with a 300-foot vertical drop...
View ArticleColorado Snowboarder Airlifted After Falling Off a Chairlift
A 32-year-old snowboarder was airlifted to a Colorado hospital after he fell from a chairlift at Keystone Resort on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.The rider fell while he was trying to tighten his...
View ArticleTickets for First Event of Shaun White's Snow League On Sale This Week
We don’t know a lot about The Snow League, the newest competitive ski and snowboard league started by Olympic legend Shaun White, but we do know one thing: Tickets go on sale December 18. View this...
View ArticleRare Avalanche Releases at Michigan Ski Resort
The Midwest is definitely not known for avalanches, but a slide at Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort, Michigan happened on one of its trails over the weekend. “How big is Big Powderhorn?” the Instagram...
View ArticleMaddie Mastro Among Athletes Urging FIS to Consider $420 Million Investment
There’s little surprise when snowboarders and skiers push back against the International Ski and Snowboard Federation.The governing body has long been accused of being archaic, and has gotten a decent...
View ArticleMatchups Revealed for Natural Selection Duels 2025
The lineup for the Yeti Natural Selection Duels 2025 has been released, and we have some top-tier matchups from both the men and women's side of the competition.Eight men and four women have been...
View ArticleNitro Announces New Step On Bindings
Nitro has been involved in Burton’s Step On program for a couple years now, but the Switzerland-based company is taking their collaboration with Burton a step further.Nitro will now make its own Step...
View ArticleRenovated North Carolina Ski Area Unveils Opening Date
It’s been a long time coming, but the newest ski area in North Carolina has finally announced an opening day.Hatley Pointe will drop its ropes on December 21, 2024.“We had our final lift walk through...
View ArticleAthlete Roster Revealed for Shaun White's Snow League
The Snow League will make its debut at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, Colorado in March of 2025, and Ayumu Hirano will be there. The 2022 Olympic gold medalist in the halfpipe leads the list of athletes...
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