A year after hosting one of the most amazing matchups in the sport’s history between Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) and Danny Davis (Detroit, MI), Mammoth Mountain is back again to host the 2011 Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix, March 2-6, for the second consecutive year and fifth overall. The tour returned to Mammoth last season as a part of Olympic selection after a several year break.
The Paul Mitchell Progression Session, a staple at the Grand Prix events, will launch a standalone slopestyle competition.
“Mammoth is truly one of the classic Grand Prix venues, having hosted some of the most noteworthy snowboarding contests over the last 15 years,”  … Details
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Lindsey Vonn’s bruised shin is healed and the Olympic downhill champion has laid down quite a goal for the World Cup ski season that starts next week.
Vonn says she wants to break her American single-season record of 11 wins set last year and take aim at the all-time record of 14 victories established by Swiss great Vreni Schneider in 1988-89.
“I try to improve every year. Two years ago I had nine wins, last year I had 11, so I want to improve,†Vonn told The Associated Press in a phone interview Thursday, already aboard her flight to Europe but a few moments before departing … Details
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