[TRAILER] Lupe – A Documentary About the Life and Career of Professional Freestyle Skier, Lupe Hagearty Lupe Hagearty (@lupe860) is a household name in the professional freeski world. Arriving on the scene 10 years ago, Lupe has climbed his way to the top through hard work and dedication to the sport. Luke ‘Lupe’ Hagearty has always had to hustle for everything in his life. After his mother passed suddenly when he was five and his father […] SnowBrains | September 20, 2023 0 Comments
FIS Freestyle Summer Grand Prix Wraps Up With Final Event in Brisbane, Australia Last Saturday, September 9, 2023, Australia hosted the final event of the inaugural FIS Freestyle Ski Summer Grand Prix Series. The series had started at the Jump’in in Mettmenstetten, Switzerland, and then moved to the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, USA, before moving downunder. Last weekend’s event was held at the Geoff Henke Olympic Winter Training Centre at the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 11, 2023 2 Comments
Winter Games New Zealand 2023: Day 2 – Freestyle Takes The Limelight Cardrona Alpine Resort, New Zealand (30 August 2023) – The first medal event of the Winter Games New Zealand FIS Park & Pipe Junior World Championships presented by La Roche Posay and Cardrona went down today on Big Bucks slopestyle course. Related: Winter Games New Zealand 2023: Day 1 – US Women Dominate Exceptionally Strong Field in Giant Slalom It […] Industry News Nathaniel Lewis | August 31, 2023 0 Comments
Switzerland Hosts Inaugural FIS Freestyle Ski Summer Grand Prix History was made under sunny skies on August 20, 2023, as the inaugural FIS Freestyle Ski Summer Grand Prix took place at the Jump’in waterramp in Mettmenstetten, Switzerland. Mettmenstetten is situated about 20 mins south of Zurich. The Jumpin’ is a state-of-the-art waterramp which provides ramps for summer training for various FIS disciplines. Here some of the world’s best athletes […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 21, 2023 0 Comments
2023-24 Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team Nominations Announced U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced its Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team nominations for the 2023-24 competition season. Nominations include those active athletes who qualified based on published selection criteria in the prior season. Twenty-nine aerials and moguls athletes have been nominated to the team. “The 29 athletes nominated to the 2023-24 Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team represent the best […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 12, 2023 0 Comments
Olympic Valley, CA, Team Celebrates a Spectacular End of Season with Skiers Achieving Success in Freestyle, Freeride, & Freeski [Olympic Valley, Calif.] April 27th, 2023 – The Olympic Valley Freestyle Freeride Team (OVFree) had the most successful end to their ski season in the team’s history with impressive results in Freestyle, Freeride, and Freeski. The Olympic Valley-based team consists of some of the most talented young skiers in the region, who have trained tirelessly throughout the season to achieve […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 26, 2023 0 Comments
Olympic Valley Freestyle Skiers Bring Home Gold & More at US Junior National Championships, Next Stop US National Championships Athletes from the Olympic Valley Freestyle Freeride Team, which operates out of Palisades Tahoe, competed in moguls and dual moguls at the US Junior National Championships bringing home two first places this past weekend at Steamboat Springs, CO. Ryan Tam (18, San Francisco) took first place in moguls the U19 division while Alicia Buckmaster (16, Tahoe City) took first place […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 28, 2023 0 Comments
US Freestyle Skier Troy Podmilsak Wins Gold at Big Air World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, While France’s Ledeux Redeems Herself in Women’s Big Air The Bakuriani 2023 FIS Freestyle World Championships closed out on Saturday, March 4, 2023, with the always exciting Big Air event in Freeski and Snowboard. Unlike Slopestyle, which features a whole course with jumps and features, skiers and boarders in Big Air are judged on a single big jump, and the two best runs out of three are added together for […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 6, 2023 1 Comment