Copper Mountain celebrates springtime with some of the top freeride athletes in the country, tearing up the slopes. The 2011 USASA Snowboard and Freeski National Championships feature the best male and female athletes competing in slopestyle, superpipe, boardercross and skicross, slalom, and giant slalom in their quest to be national champions. The action is April 2-12.
The Copper Mountain Ski Patrol hosts an Avalanche Dog demonstration … Details
They say a thin line separates love from hate, and at Mount Hood ski resorts this is especially true of weather conditions. A couple of measly degrees separate fresh snowfall from dreaded rain during the Cascade Range’s long, variable ski season. As a ski patroller on Mount Hood, I’ve seen hundreds of skiers and boarders go home soaked and demoralized when the raindrops fall.
But I’ve had some of my most surreal skiing moments in the rain: the staccato droplets against my hood and goggles, the snow softening beneath my feet like ice cubes dissolving in warm water. It’s as if  … More
Anna Holmlund of Sweden clinched the freestyle World Cup ski cross title by winning the season finale Saturday, while Christopher Delbosco of Canada won the men’s event.
Holmlund protected her lead in the standings by … Details