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Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand - A NZ$40,000 Prize Pool is what entrants competing in the Marmot Extreme Skiing & Snowboarding Competition will be vying for when they hurl themselves down the dangerous double black diamond terrain known as The Pinnacles at New Zealand’s Whakapapa Ski Area, September 23 to 26.
Original post by wootang71@automatonsnowboard.com (Automaton Overlord, Esq.) and software by Elliott Back
Posted by Chris Charpentier as General Posts at 4:07 PM CDT
Kimball Junction, UT - There are only two more freestyle aerial skiing shows this summer at Utah Olympic Park near Park City, August 26 and September 2. Pack the family in the car and come up to watch Olympic medalists, U.S. Ski Team members and developmental athletes as they fly 60 feet in the air off the aerial jumps and land in the 750,000-gallon splash pool.
Original post by wootang71@automatonsnowboard.com (Automaton Overlord, Esq.) and software by Elliott Back
Posted by Chris Charpentier as General Posts at 3:05 PM CDT
Park City, UT - John “Johno” McBride, who resigned from the U.S. Ski Team just this past spring after 10 years of World Cup coaching, including the last four as U.S. men’s downhill/super G head coach, is returning as a combined coach with the men’s squad, Head Coach Phil McNichol said today.
Original post by wootang71@automatonsnowboard.com (Automaton Overlord, Esq.) and software by Elliott Back
Posted by Chris Charpentier as General Posts at 3:02 PM CDT
Silverton, CO - Following its first foray into lift-serviced unguided skiing last April, Colorado’s Silverton Mountain will expand unguided skiing on both ends of the 2006-07 ski and snowboard season.
Original post by wootang71@automatonsnowboard.com (Automaton Overlord, Esq.) and software by Elliott Back
Posted by Chris Charpentier as General Posts at 2:57 PM CDT
Whistler (BC), Canada - The Whistler Valley Snowboard Club (WVSC) has announced the launch of the Whistler Valley Snowboard Academy (WVSA), a new program allowing young snowboarders to receive advanced snowboard coaching while going to school and living in Whistler.
Original post by wootang71@automatonsnowboard.com (Automaton Overlord, Esq.) and software by Elliott Back
Posted by Chris Charpentier as Whistler at 2:47 PM CDT
Lakewood, CO - Final reports indicate that the U.S. ski industry set an all-time national skier visit record of 58.8 million for the 2005/06 season, up 3.5 percent from last season, and up 2.3 percent from the previous record set in 2002/03. Continuing a very strong trend, the five best seasons on record have all occurred in the past six seasons (2000/01 and forward). Based on this string of performances, the industry appears to have established a new performance range since 2000/01 of approximately three to five million skier visits higher than the previous levels in the 1990s.
Original post by wootang71@automatonsnowboard.com (Automaton Overlord, Esq.) and software by Elliott Back
Posted by Chris Charpentier as General Posts at 2:38 PM CDT
Lakewood, CO - The newly-released 2006 National Ski Areas Association National Demographic Study points out a snow sports population that’s becoming younger and more snowboard-oriented.
Original post by wootang71@automatonsnowboard.com (Automaton Overlord, Esq.) and software by Elliott Back
Posted by Chris Charpentier as General Posts at 2:32 PM CDT
Aspen, CO - Winter travelers to Aspen/Snowmass will have more choices of nonstop flights directly into the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (ASE) than ever before with the introduction of new nonstop flights from both Chicago/OÂ’Hare (ORD) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) for the coming ski and snowboard season. United will also be expanding their nonstop service from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) this winter, as well as the frequency of their connecting service from Denver International Airport (DEN) to include additional flights on the weekends.
Original post by wootang71@automatonsnowboard.com (Automaton Overlord, Esq.) and software by Elliott Back
Posted by Chris Charpentier as General Posts at 5:24 PM CDT
Wanaka, New Zealand - 2005 Winter X Games slopestyle gold medalist Charles Gagnier will go head to head with New ZealandÂ’s top freestyle skier Jossi Wells at tomorrow nightÂ’s BASE Down-town Rail Jam in Wanaka.
Original post by wootang71@automatonsnowboard.com (Automaton Overlord, Esq.) and software by Elliott Back
Posted by Chris Charpentier as Wanaka at 8:55 AM CDT
Wanaka, New Zealand - Cardrona Alpine Resort is gearing up to host what organizers are calling the biggest party and ski and snowboard competition ever seen on the slopes in New Zealand, the inaugural Coca-Cola Cardrona Games.
Original post by wootang71@automatonsnowboard.com (Automaton Overlord, Esq.) and software by Elliott Back
Posted by Chris Charpentier as Wanaka, Queenstown at 8:51 AM CDT
