2022 Beijing Olympic Mountain Venues Average 2″ Snow Depth The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has failed us. They’ve chosen a venue for the 2022 Winter Olympics that lacks the most fundimental element necessary for winter sport: snow. The snow venue for the 2022 Winter Olympics average a wintertime snow depth of 2″. They average 2″ of snow Industry News SnowBrains | February 22, 2018 4 Comments
VIDEO: Red Gerard – My Road to Korea Red Gerard posted a video to his Facebook page showing the months leading up to him winningย Gold in PyeongChang last week. Lots of traveling, practicing, having fun and lots of riding. The longest / fastest 2 and 1/2 months of my life. I traveled to 4 countries, did 7 contest and ended up with a spot to compete in Korea […] Olympics Steven Agar | February 16, 2018 0 Comments
Apple Partners with NBC to Provide the Ultimate Winter Olympics Coverage Portal Apple has partnered with NBC to make Apple News the go-to source for coverage of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, which officially began with Friday’s opening ceremony, reports macrumors.com. A new section devoted to the Winter Olympics is now available within the “For You” tab of Apple News in the United States, and it will feature […] Olympics Steven Agar | February 9, 2018 0 Comments
Play Like A Champion | Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA Parks + Halfpipe [sponsored by Sierra-at-Tahoe] Sierra-at-Tahoe: How legit are the terrain parks and halfpipe at Sierra-at-Tahoe? Enough so to serve as the stomping grounds to many a world-class athlete. From groms to Olympians, Sierra-at-Tahoeโs terrain parks and halfpipe allow every level of park enthusiast to hone their craft. Carefully curated and painstakingly maintained, the parks have even earned a Top 10 rankingย by […] Olympics Robin Azer | January 12, 2018 2 Comments
What’s New For 2017-18 at Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows: [sponsored by Squaw Alpine] Fresh off of last yearโs record-breaking snowfall, Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows is unveiling new additions this season, both on and off the slopes.ย Located in North Lake Tahoe, Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows was โVoted โBest Ski Resortโ in North America for the 3rd year in a row by USA Today and 10Best Readersโ Choice.ย The […] Industry News Robin Azer | January 2, 2018 4 Comments
Former Rugby Star Will Ski At The Olympics Representing Ireland Patrick McMillian has taken an unconventional route to representing his country at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.ย McMillian was a former international rugby star with his sights set on making a career of it in Ireland. At the age of 19 he planned on playing international rugby for the Leinster 19-U team.ย If it wasn’t for an administrative error, […] Olympics Mitch McDermott | December 27, 2017 0 Comments
Lindsey Vonn Says She Won’t Be Representing Trump At Olympics In a recent interview with CNN, Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn said she won’t represent President Trump at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.ย Vonn also added how she would not visit the White House if given the opportunity. “Well I hope to represent the people of the United States, not the president,” Vonn told the interviewer. As a number of athletes […] Olympics Mitch McDermott | December 7, 2017 10 Comments
IOC To Decide on Russia’s Participation at Pyeongchang in December The IOC has received calls from the worlds leading anti-doping agencies for Russia to be banned from competing in theย Pyeongchang Games in February 2018.The outcry for Russia to be banned comes from agencies such as the US Anti-Doping Agencyย and UK AntiโDoping. There is particular significance behind the outcry from the UK Anti-Doping agency as they took charge of Russia’s testing […] Industry News Caitlin Perry | November 2, 2017 0 Comments