Archive for the ‘Skiing’ Category
The fourth annual Red Bull Cold Rush dropped on Retallack, BC with all the force of previous contests. The throng of athletes, media, and the crew from Red Bull descended on the iconic Retallack Lodge from the four corners of the globe, and with soft snow, bluebird skies and some of the best terrain found anywhere in the world lying in wait, the atmosphere was truly electric.http://redbullskiing.com
The Canyons park crew shoveled, cut and shaped more than 45 thousand yards of snow to create the largest snow terrain park feature ever built in Utah so Grete Eliassen, an accomplished free skier and X-Games medalist, could achieve a monumental personal goal and truly change the game in women’s skiing. Eliassen clicked into her skis, reached speeds of 60 miles an hour downhill, hit the custom 30 foot “hip†feature and soared more than 31 feet in the air. No woman has ever come close to reaching this height on skis.http://redbullskiing.com
SQUAW VALLEY, Calif. – Squaw Valley ski resort is hosting the first ever nation-wide Professional Ski Patrol Olympics April 16-18. Competitions ranging from simulated bomb throws to a GS race down some of Squaw Valley’s most difficult terrain will take place by the Headwall chairlift on Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18. Spectators and patrollers alike can watch the head-to-head battles from the Cornice II snow lounge featuring delicious barbequed food and PBR for sale.Â
Patrollers from all over the country and Canada will be competing for glory and a $1,500 cash purse and prizes compliments of Helly Hansen … Details