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Adaptive Skier and Computer Scientist Wins Adaptive Sports Program New Mexico’s Athlete Of The Year Award

Mike Adams Adaptive Skier

The Adaptive Sports Program New Mexico (ASPNM) crowns one Athlete of the Year, and this year, adaptive skier and University of New Mexico student Mike Adams will hold the crown. Adams’s love and passion for skiing, combined with his fearlessness and desire to break barriers, make his story a truly remarkable one. Adams has cerebral palsy, a condition that leads to […]
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Should Chairlift Safety Bars be a Legal Requirement in the United States?

8 person high speed chairlift

For the last several decades, there has been an ongoing debate across the United States on whether safety bars and lowering them should be a legal requirement on chairlifts. The 2024-25 season saw several incidents make national headlines, involving various resorts across the United States. While some of these incidents were due to a mechanical issue, some of these incidents […]
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Ski Race Fans Write Open Letter to International Olympic Committee, Sharing Frustration Over the Availability and Pricing of Tickets

Athletes can change teams if they change their citizenship.

Despite the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games in Italy still being months away, alpine skiing fans are already frustrated over the lack of transparency when purchasing tickets. These frustrations were outlined in a letter written by Alpine skiing fans and posted on Instagram by the Mikaela Shiffrin Fan Club. The letter stated that they were unable to access certain ticket types and […]
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Pro Snowboarder Zeb Powell Signs Deal with Nike’s Iconic Jordan Brand

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Just a few months after teasing a collaboration at X Games Aspen 2025, Zeb Powell signed a deal with Nike’s Jordan Brand, marking Jordan’s first step into snowboarding. Each of professional snowboarder Zeb Powell’s X Games snowboards featured the iconic Jumpman logo, leaving many people questioning whether it was just for show or meant something more. After the popular snowboarder […]
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Cardrona Alpine Resort, NZ, Signs Collaboration Deal with Chinese Ski Region

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The future of ski tourism is continuing to evolve, as Cardrona Alpine Resort—New Zealand’s biggest ski resort—recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Chongli District Ice and Snow Association, a top Chinese ski resort region. RealNZ, the Queenstown tourism company that owns the Cardrona Alpine Resort, plans to cooperate with the Chongli District Ice and Snow Association on […]
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A Thing of Beauty: Snowboarder Pierre Vaultier’s ‘Floating Shapes’

For many, snowboarding is enjoyed by taking chairlifts to the top of epic mountains and riding down alongside your closest friends. But for French snowboarder Pierre Vaultier, the beauty of snowboarding can display itself in other ways. In a recent Red Bull video, Vaultier rides a pristine pump track on a glistening lake near his home in Serre Chevalier, France. […]
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