Blame the Sundance Film Festival and its appeal to B-grade celebrities, but Park City, Utah, gets a bit of a bad rap as a fancy, soulless ski destination. It doesn’t help that US Weekly posts pictures of the Kardashians skiing groomers there, and the New York Times runs stories about how hard B-grade celebrities and PR people party there. But those stories are a bit misleading because Park City, which is also home to the Olympic ski and snowboard teams, is a bona fide ski town—full of dirtbags, serious skiers and riders, and some of the most fun terrain (and places to party) in Utah. Here’s our guide to the underrated ski destination … More
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Johnny Teller, hailing from Mammoth Lakes in California’s Eastern Sierra, was the lone American wolf in the pack Thursday for men’s ski cross. The 30-year-old former alpine racer, making his first Olympic appearance, skied hard, but caught one of the tough breaks the discipline is known for and did not advance through the 1/8 final.
Teller, starting in the far outside position at the pull, tucked in from fourth and jockeyed hard for second position with Jonathan Midol (FRA). At one point, Teller made shoulder-to-shoulder contact … More
The weather didn’t let up, but neither did David Wise.
On Tuesday, the 23-year-old American double-corked his way to the first-ever Olympic gold medal in halfpipe skiing as hundreds of flag-bearing spectators looked on. Close behind Wise, Canadian Mike Riddle earned silver as Frenchman Kevin Rolland rounded out the podium with the bronze on the historic evening in Sochi, Russia.
Blinding snow made it difficult to see the top of the pipe, much less jump out of it, but 12 competitors from five different nations didn’t let that slow their sport’s debut … More