The SnowBrains Podcast #27 | Travis Ganong – Badass World Cup & Olympic Ski Racer, World-Class Freeskier Brought to you by Hakuba Valley, Japan and Tamarack Resort “The one simple thing that I do [to get into the right mindset before a race] is 10 seconds before I go, when I’m in the start gate, I always kind of hit the pause button and look out from the start… and I just give myself a little time to […] Podcasts Podcast | December 21, 2021 0 Comments
Race Report: Norway’s Aleksander Kilde Goes Back-To-Back in Beaver Creek, CO with Ganong on the Podium It was a true speed weekend for both the men’s and women’s circuit this weekend, with the men’s races going down in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Scheduled to have two super-g races followed by two downhills, the first super-g featured a long DNF list and a first-time Canadian podium with Broderick Thompson. 2020 Overall Crystal globe winner Aleksander Aamodt Kilde was a […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | December 8, 2021 0 Comments
Travis Ganong Scholarship Winner Announced Squaw Valley Academy and Travis Ganong are proud to announce the recipient of the 2018-19 Travis Ganong Scholarship: Tatiana Tobolka! Tobolka hails from Prague in the Czech Republic, where she is a member of the Czech National Team and has been named the U14 Overall Czech Alpine Skiing Champion. Travis Ganong, born in Truckee, CA, competed on the Squaw […] Industry News Jenah MacGrain | May 18, 2018 0 Comments
World Cup Report: Travis Ganong And Mikaela Shiffrin Talk World Cup Preperations With Taylor Seaten The U.S. Ski Team is currently training at Copper Mountain, CO and Taylor Seaton takes the time to sit down with Mikaela Shiffrin and Travis Ganong to discuss World Cup preparations. Usually, this team has a huge advantage over other teams thanks to the early season snowmaking efforts of Copper Mountain, but this year is different due to the lack […] Chris Wallner | November 17, 2016 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe Backcountry Report: Powder Day on Mt. Rose, NV Today | 30″ of Settled Snow World Cup skier & Squaw Valley local Travis Ganong went backcountry skiing on 10,775′ Mt. Rose today. This is what he saw: “(Conditions report: about 8-10 inches at the car at Mt. Rose summit, and 2.5 to 3.5 feet at the top of relay peak. The snow is really supportable and fun to ski but it is still early season […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 17, 2016 3 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Powder Skiing TODAY | Photo Tour: Brandon Skinner, Cody Townsend, and Travis Ganong got a private-special permission escort to go skiing at Squaw Valley, CA today. They got faceshots and base shots and had a blast in the 12″ of new snow that has fallen at Squaw in the past 48 hours. The photos are fun and fantastic. Thanks for permission us put them up here, […] SnowBrains | November 3, 2015 10 Comments
VIDEO: JT Holmes and Travis Ganong Skiing Squaw Today World Cup Champion Travis Ganong came home to an epic powder day. Watch Travis & Jt Holmes shred 2+ feet of snow. Shot 100% on GoProtoday. – Squaw Valley Squaw Valley, USA got 26″ of snow from last weekend’s storms. It didn’t end up too soft, but it ended up pretty smooth. This video tells the truth of how it skied. Looks a bit hard, but fun. This storm was definitely a step in the right direction and we’re hoping more is on the way soon. Tahoe needs the snow, California needs the water. Mt. Rose ski resort in Nevada got 45″ of snow out of this weekend’s storms at the top of the mountain. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 11, 2015 5 Comments
Squaw Valley’s Travis Ganong Gets 5th Place in Men’s Downhill Our friend and Squaw Valley native Travis Ganong has gotten 5th place in the Olympic Men’s Downhill competition in Sochi. Travis was the highest placing American man. Bode Miller placed a strong 8th as well. This was Travis’ highest placement in international competition after his 7th and 8th place World Cup finishes this year. […] SnowBrains | February 10, 2014 2 Comments
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