Inawashiro, Japan – The Canadian team finished on a triumphant note at the FIS Freestyle World Championships Sunday in Japan, as Alex Bilodeau, 21, of Rosemere, Que., bounced back from a disappointing eighth place in Saturday’s single moguls final to capture the gold medal in men’s dual moguls. Hannah Kearney (Norwich, Vt.) took bronze for the U.S. team.
Japan took the gold and silver for the women’s dual moguls with Aiko Uemura winning and Miki Ito in second. In the men’s dual moguls Japanese skier Nobuyuki Nishi took second and Tapio Luusua of Finland finished in third…Â Details
The annual Bud Light ReggaeFest, featuring live bands all weekend and two popular events on the ski slopes, is coming to Mount Snow in southern Vermont, March 27–29. Five bands will be performing at two different locations all weekend.
The Sink or Skim pond skimming competition, a notoriously crowd-pleasing event that dares costumed skiers and riders to skim across a frigid 150-foot manmade pond, will start…Â Details
In less than a month the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame will be visiting Park City. On Saturday, April 4 former U.S. Ski Team members Cary Adgate, Nelson Carmichael, and Liz McIntyre, along with big mountain skiing legend Bill Briggs, will enter the National Hall of Fame at ceremonies to be held at Utah’s Deer Valley Resort. All four inductees will be on hand and will be skiing in the area throughout the weekend. …Â Details
Mt. Baldy: Average Joe snowboarders and free-skiers will get the opportunity to compete against everyone from the best riders in the country to their next door neighbors at an upcoming event at Mt. Baldy.
The “Money N Tha Bank” throwdown rail jam on Saturday is a grassroots competition for all ages and rider levels at the ski area known for its challenging terrain and wide open bowls.
“We call it a throw down because anything goes,” said event organizer Nick Ciotti.
The event originated as an end-of-the-year rail jam…Â Details