This weekend, yes WEEKEND, May 2 &Â 3, we were shredding epic spring corn laps from the top of Glacier Express on Blackcomb to the bottom of Crystal Chair and beyond, without passing a single person. Just one or many ways you can tell the 2009 TELUSÂ World Ski & Snowboard Fest has come to a close. That, and the ringing in the back of your ear’s if you were here for it.
‘The Festival’, dubbed the biggest 10 day party on earth, definitely gave…Â Details
SQUAW VALLEY, CA – Notorious for its colossal crashes, hilarious costumes, and ultra-creative pond skimming contraptions, the annual Lake Cushing Classic comes to the frigid waters of Squaw Valley this Sunday May 3
This entertaining competition challenges local lunatics and gregarious guests to cross the vast and chilly waters of Lake Cushing on skis, a snowboard or any ski or snowboard-based vessel.Â
Pond Skimming has become a fixture on spring event lineups at ski resorts around the world. However, it was at Squaw Valley, 19 years ago, when the event was first conceived…Â Details & Pictures
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Skiing in the Andes is an exhilarating combination of Latin culture and nightlife and the exciting terrain served up on the world’s longest exposed mountain range. Aprés starts late, very late, with dinner often served around 10 or 11 p.m. and dancing at midnight. If you like to combine your love of party with your love of snow, don’t expect to make first lifts.
Lets begin in Chile.
A few hours from Santiago sits the three valleys of Valle Nevado, El Colorado, and La Parva. Combined they have over 40 lifts. La Parva serves up 30 runs across mainly intermediate conditions with about a third of the resort for advanced and 10 percent for expert.
El Colorado is one of Chile’s founding ski resorts and …Â Details
The Burton Global Open Series announced dates for its 2009/2010 international snowboard competition series, which will kick off in New Zealand this summer and finish at Stratton Mountain Resort in southern Vermont on March 16-21 . Below are dates and locations for all 2009/2010 Burton Global Open Series events.
New Zealand Open August 11-15, 2009 Cardrona Alpine Resort, New Zealand
European Open January 9-16, 2010 Laax, Switzerland
Canadian Open February 2-7, 2010 Canada Olympic Park, Calgary, Alberta
Asian Open March 2-7, 2010 ALTS Bandai, Japan
US Open March 16-21, 2010 Stratton Mountain Resort, USA
Instead of having two events down under in 2009, Burton has decided to combine the Australian Open and the New Zealand Open into one premier Southern Hemisphere event taking place in New Zealand…Â Details