Freestyle skiing

Sugar Bowl Resort, CA, Unveils ‘Sugar Bowl Parks | CA’ – Helping Youth Athletes Excel in Freestyle Skiing & Snowboarding

For over 85 years, Sugar Bowl Resort, California, has been a destination for top-tier snowsports athletes. This legacy continues with the launch of ‘Sugar Bowl Parks | CA,’ a fully reimagined park experience designed to deliver world-class athlete training for freestyle skiers and snowboarders. Sugar Bowl Parks offers a seamless progression, from junior development to elite-level performance, providing the foundation […]
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The Road Ends Here: Winter Dew Tour Won’t Return to Copper Mountain, CO, This Season

Some of the biggest names like snowboarder Red Gerard would perform at the Winter Dew Tour. Photo Credit: Boardriding.com

Since 2008, The Winter Dew Tour has delivered one of the most highly anticipated freestyle skiing and snowboarding events. Breckenridge Ski Resort hosted the tour until 2020, when Copper Mountain Ski Resort took over the event. The Winter Dew Tour became an Olympic qualifier in 2013 for athletes competing in both skiing and snowboarding events. On September 22, Summit Daily […]
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U.S. Ski & Snowboard Announces 24/25 Season U.S. Freeski Team

U.S. Ski & Snowboard officially announced the 36 athletes who have accepted their nominations and will join the Stifel U.S. Freeski Team for the 2024-25 season. These nominations are based on predetermined selection criteria. Related: A Conversation With Alex Hall: Competing, Filming, And Everything in Between Two-time Olympic medalist and 2023-24 overall Crystal Globe winner Alex Ferreira leads the charge […]
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Slew of Podiums for U.S. Mogul Skiers at World Cup in Waterville Valley, NH

Moguls events returned to the home of Freestyle, with the first-ever FIS Freestyle World Cup event held at Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, on Friday and Saturday, January 26 and 27, 2024. More than 50 years ago, Waterville Valley was the birthplace of modern freestyle skiing, when Tom Corcoran, Olympic alpine skier and founder of Waterville Valley Resort, and Doug Pfeiffer, […]
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China Just Opened the World’s Only 22-Foot Indoor Superpipe

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During the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chongli district of China hosted numerous skiing events. Now, in the same area, China is unveiling the world’s first-ever indoor superpipe. The latest winter sports innovation is set to revolutionize the training for freestyle athletes year-round. Recently, members of the Burton snowboarding team embarked on a trip to experience the 22-foot halfpipe. Attendees […]
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Only 3 Weeks Until FIS World Cup Opening in Freestyle with Big Air at Chur, Switzerland

  The countdown is on until the start of the first Freestyle World Cup event held by the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’). The Chur Big Air in Switzerland is a staple of the FIS Freestyle calendar and kicks off the Freestyle season each year. The FIS Freestyle category consists of six very unique disciplines: Ski/Boarder-Cross Moguls (Duals and […]
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