VIDEO: The US Ski Team Goes Heli Skiing in New Zealand Yep, the US Ski team went heli skiing in New Zealand last week and they got shacked. Pretty fun to watch them hucking and ripping around and hooting. “Call it El Niño, the conditions in the Southern Hemisphere this year have been supreme. The snow gods paid a visit to New Zealand for both the men and the women, giving them the chance for some powder days and heli-skiing adventures. Thanks to trustees Steven Reid, Eric Resnick and more, for making this adventure possible. […] SnowBrains | September 12, 2015 1 Comment
Ted Ligety WINS Season Opener Giant Slalom in Austria for 3rd Year in a Row The US Ski Team’s Ted Ligety is considered the best giant slalom skier in the world. He backed up that title by winning the season opener World Cup giant slalom race in Soelden, Austria for the 3rd year in a row. Not only did he win, but he smoked the competition by .79 seconds […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 29, 2013 2 Comments
US Ski Team Racing Efforts THWARTED by Large Powder Storm in Portillo, Chile on Saturday… The US Ski Team’s downhill racing efforts were viciously thwarted in Chile over the weekend by a nasty snowstorm that forced them to stop racing and ski deep powder all day long. We talked to US Ski Team member and local Squaw ripper, Travis Ganong, on Saturday to get a feel for just how horrible he was feeling about the huge dump of powder snow at Portillo, Chile. We just had 3 simple questions: SB: How much snow did Portillo get? Travis: The Portillo website was reporting […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | September 23, 2013 3 Comments
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