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Following the Las Vegas throwdown, Ruroc, a company which specializes in full-face ski helmets and goggles, welcomed Alex Schlopy to the team. "Stoked to announce that I'm officially riding for Ruroc helmets and goggles!! I'm hyped to...
Cover photo: Emily Tidwell
Some skiers are out there enjoying opening days across the country, while others are waiting for the snow to fall in their region. Wherever you are, film premieres are finishing up, and many of the short films from this season have been released online for free. So...
Cover photo: Shay Williams
19 year-old Evan McEachran just joined Team O'Neill. McEachran grew up in Oakville, Ontario, but the small hills he grew up around only helped contribute to the slopestyle skier he has become today. The Canadian joined the competition circuit at a young age, and in...
-Dan, many of us who know him as 'Tall-T Dan' or 'Mr. Lip on Blind 2', and The Bunch's Tobias Sedlacek have teamed up to launch their apparel brand, 'Cover'. The duo has been working on the project for the past year, and plan to launch information on their first release exclusively to members of...
Cover Image: Jamie Walter
The Personal Health Investment Today Act (PHIT) is working to make physical activities more affordable for Americans. The act proposes up to a $1,000 Tax Deduction ($2,00 for joint households) for 'qualified sports and fitness expenses'. These include fitness facility...
All photos courtesy of Powder Mountain Facebook page.
Last Friday, Eden, Utah's Powder Mountain announced their 1,000 acre expansion- this is the largest lift-accessed expansion in North American history.
Powder Mountain is set to complete construction on two new lifts in mid-December. In...
The Diamond Annies came together during the 2014-2015 season when they compiled their park footage together and released "The Last Park Movie" at iF3 the next fall. Since their inaugural season, they've stuck to their promises and have put together their second short film, "The Streets Are...
Cover: Camara Photo LLC, Arapahoe Basin December 2015
Summit County's A-Basin is set to open this Friday, October 21st for their 70th season- making them the first resort in the U.S. to open for the 2016-2017 season. According to their website, "The Black Mountain Express lift will open at...
While news of the K2 Skis' sale took over headlines over the past few weeks, K2 continues to show promise in the brand and announced expansion of their Marketing department in a press release on Monday. “K2 is in the healthiest position the company has experienced over the past several seasons,”...
Turns out Gary Johnson is a devoted skier, According to the 'About' section on the Johnson-Weld campaign website Gary is "an avid skier, adventurer, ironman, and bicyclist, Gary has scaled the highest peak on each of the seven continents, including Mt. Everest."
Yesterday afternoon...
Cover Photographer Credit: Severin Wegener / Red Bull Illume, Athlete: Andi Nitsche
Some of the world's best action sports photographers gathered in Chicago last week for the big unveil of this year's Red Bull Illume winners. After the selections, the winning photos were displayed in 6' x 6'...
Cover: Emily Tidwell photo
By now your news feed has probably blown up with photos and videos of friends in the Northern Rockies where winter has come early. Now whether or not La Niña will follow through, these October storms are sure parts of North America are looking good...
Jackson Hole...
Suspicions about the state of K2 Skis broke out last month when long-time athlete Seth Morrison was dropped from the team. K2's parent company, Newell Brands is planning to cut 10% of its portfolio by the end of 2017, including its Winter Sports divisions- K2 Sports, Marker/Volkl, BCA, Line Skis...
If you’ve paid any attention to skiing over the past couple of years, you’ve heard of Angel Collinson- the female big mountain skier blowing the minds of everyone who watches one of her segments. But she’s more than just the girl who grew up in Alta-Snowbird employee housing, and we looked into...
18-Year-Old Elwyn Roy Freeman died in Argentina yesterday after a crash during the Freeride World Tour Qualifier 2* in La Hoya, Argentina. It's being reported that Freeman collided with rocks in his fall, causing him severe chest injuries, and he passed away in the hospital after the crash.
He...
The Mountain Collective Pass is famous for their impressive lineup of ski resorts- including Whistler Blackcomb, Jackson Hole, Aspen Snowmass, Alta Snowbird, and more. Mountain Collective just announced the addition of Telluride and Revelstoke, making a total of 14 resorts, and 28 free days...
Gand; goat-n-dog, Kory Kirby and Nick McGowan met their freshman year at Montana State University- Nick is known as the goat, just cause, and Kory is known as the dog. They started a webseries a couple years called gand and that spring their t3i set up was stolen at Heavenly along with a lot of...
Gand; goat-n-dog, Kory Kirby and Nick McGowan met their freshman year at Montana State University- Nick is known as the goat, just cause, and Kory is known as the dog. They started a webseries a couple years called gand and that spring their t3i set up was stolen at Heavenly along with a lot of...
A new study suggests that girls who take the Birth Control Pill may be less likely to suffer from severe knee injuries than those who don't. Injury prevention may just be added to the list of uses for the Pill, if further studies confirm what researchers have found.
Darian Stevens, Julia...
Johnny Collinson has hopped onto one of the most stacked teams in freeskiing after signing with Faction Skis. The North Face athlete also signed with Red Bull just over a month ago.
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Johnny Collinson, 25, grew up in Alta, Utah...