Switzerland Voters Reject Bid to Host the 2026 Winter Olympics Switzerland is out of the running to host the 2026 Winter Olympics after citizens voted to reject the country’s bid. Voters in the Swiss canton of Valais rejected a proposal to fund a bid to stage the event in Sion by a vote of 54 per cent. Sion offered what the bidders termed a sustainable Olympics, relying on already existing […] Olympics Steven Agar | June 11, 2018 0 Comments
Bison Charges and Gores Woman in Yellowstone National Park | Third Animal Attack in a Week A 59-year-old woman from Santa Rosa, California, was gored by a bison at Yellowstone National Park after a crowd got too close to the animal, the third animal attack in a week at the park. The group she was in were within 15-feet of the bull on a boardwalk in the Lower Geyser Basin when the incident took place. The crowd apparently […] Steven Agar | June 11, 2018 2 Comments
Resorts Open for Riding in the Southern Hemisphere Right Now As the northern hemisphere winds up their winter season, in the southern hemisphere winter is just kicking off. More and more resorts are opening every week. Mt. Hutt, one of New Zealand’s highest resorts, opened this weekend with one of its snowiest openings in recent memory. 2000 skiers turned out to the opening day on Friday where they had the […] Industry News Steven Agar | June 11, 2018 0 Comments
Plastic Waste and Toxic Chemicals are Being Found in the Remotest Areas of the Planet Plastic waste and toxic chemicals found in remote parts of the Antarctic this year add to evidence that pollution is spreading to the ends of the Earth, environmental group Greenpeace said on Thursday. Microplastics, tiny bits of plastic from the breakdown of everything from shopping bags to car tires, were detected in nine of 17 water samples collected off the […] Steven Agar | June 9, 2018 0 Comments
Aspen Skiing Co. End the Year with Skier Visits Down 7% on Last Year Aspen Skiing Co. managed to salvage the season after a poor start and ended up down only 7 percent in skier visits compared with the prior winter, the company announced Thursday, reports the Aspen Times. Skico was down almost 20 percent at the end of December, so company officials were relieved and pleased with the outcome, according to Jeff Hanle, […] Industry News Steven Agar | June 9, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: A Great Greek Adventure | The Story of Surfing and Snowboarding in Greece [arve url="https://youtu.be/pyT-FTUjS0A"] Steven Agar | June 8, 2018 27 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Lindsey Vonn and New Boyfriend NHL Hockey Player P.K. Subban Make First Public Appearance Lindsey Vonn was on the red carpet at the CMT Music Awards last night and used the opportunity to publicly reveal who she’s dating. The Olympic gold medalist, 33, and P.K. Subban, 29-year-old hockey player for the Nashville Predators, stepped out together Wednesday night at the 2018 CMT Music Awards in Nashville, where they packed on the PDA while posing for […] Industry News Steven Agar | June 7, 2018 1 Comment
VIDEO: Spectacular 2017 Recap from Squaw Valley Local and Snowledge Athlete Brandon Craddock [arve url="https://youtu.be/tHcPv414_Ws"] Steven Agar | June 7, 2018 7 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
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