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Well, this is scary. Several videos have surfaced of a chairlift rollback in Gudauri, Georgia that left several people injured.
The video show skiers and snowboarders literally being launched from chairs as it speeds backwards.
Here's how one member in the forums described how...
It turns out that open registration events, and even perhaps more surprisingly those with a big prize pool, are not dead. 10 Barrel Brewing takes us back to the early days of skiing when FIS still sucked (but actually, FIS still sucks), and the Olympics weren’t an option for park skiers to dream...
Gus Kenworthy has posted on twitter that he broke his thumb in yesterday's slopestyle practice. He will "obvi" still be competing in this weekend's slopestyle competition, however. In high apparently high spirits Gus' twitter post took a jab at Vice President Pence, known for his opposition to...
Jason Arens has forged an admirable path through skiing, from putting out banger edits with the Good Enough crew, to helping run the show at Windells, and judging some of skiing's biggest competitions. Arens' presence in judging has been a reassuring one, as he is a skier himself, and...
With the language of international politics turning more hostile to globalization, knowledge of where a product is made has become increasingly important to (some) shoppers. In skiing, consumers are rarely given an insight into production aside from a handful of small brands who base much of...
The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea kick off on February 9th with the opening ceremonies. The freestyle skiers, including skiing halfpipe don’t kick off until February 16th and 17th, however. Lucky for viewers in the USA and North America, the events happen in the evening...
The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea kick off on February 9th with the opening ceremonies. The freestyle skiers, including skiing slopestyle don’t kick off until February 16th and 17th, however. Lucky for viewers in the USA and North America, the events happen in the evening...
Although park skiing's roots live in rebellion and freedom from the rules of governing bodies, the Olympics (along with AFP, FIS, and more before them) have brought homogenizing structure to the most publicly visible part of the sport - competitions. Yet on the eve of the 2018 Winter Olympics...
The skiing media, sponsors, and casual skiers alike foist god-like status upon professional skiers, building a cult of talent and personality that separates them from us mere mortals. These are the skiers that open and close ski movies, cover our walls, and stand on podiums. They are sport stars...
After the 4th of 5 men's Olympic halfpipe qualifying events today's three podium skiers have fulfilled the objective criteria for the US Olympic Team. An American podium sweep, absent of one of the best skiers in the world, Torin Yater Wallace, shows how stacked the US Team really is. Torin and...
Photo: US Freeski Team
While the Olympic qualification process for US halfpipe skiers is a crowded race, slopestyle remains wide open heading into this weekend's Grand Prix in Snowmass, CO. The weather cleared up a bit from the fog and snow of the halfpipe qualifiers providing nice weather. The...
After years in planning Woodward has been approved to begin construction on a new facility outside of Park City in 2018. The facility will be built at Gorgoza Park, a short drive from the town of Park City. The main building will be over 52,000 square feet. Gorgoza Park currently features a...
Photo: US Freeski Team
The second to last Olympic halfpipe qualifier for team USA has begun in Snowmass, Colorado. With an abysmal start to the winter in Colorado, conditions turned snowy and foggy for this competition, making for difficult conditions for the group of skiers seeking to punch...
Our favorite computer programming madman skier has announced a new partnership outerwear partnership with O'Neill. For a skier that spends much of his free time off the mountain chasing waves around the world, it's a natural partnership. LJ has been on an insane tear lately beginning with his X...
This is a sponsored article in association with Columbia
All Photos: Zach Doleac
For Olympic athletes competing in less publicized sports, their once-every-four-years turn on the world stage introduces them to a whole new audience. This February, viewers around the world will see freestyle...
Cover Photo: Erik Seo
After a six year hiatus one of skiing’s greatest competitors of all time has returned to the the halfpipe- the skiboss is back. In this weekend’s Rev Tour at Copper Mountain Hall dropped in on his first halfpipe runs in seemingly forever, marking the start of his promised...
No, you’re not high (well, maybe you are), that is Jon Olsson’s name on the Dew Tour attendee list, and yes it is right next to Johnny Collinson and Ahmet Dadali. The Dew Tour Team Challenge is back for its second year, and these are three of the six team captains. This year, teams of three from...
This is a sponsored article in association with Columbia
All Photos: Zach Doleac
For Olympic athletes competing in less publicized sports, their once-every-four-years turn on the world stage introduces them to a whole new audience. This February, viewers around the world will see freestyle...
When companies reshuffle their athlete rosters, the rumor mill inevitably begins turning. Less than six month after Jason Levinthal bought 4FRNT, the recent departure of two of their biggest name skiers, Kye Petersen and Wiley Miller, has raised questions about his intended direction for the...
After several years in development Salomon and Atomic have announced their new tech touring binding the S/LAB SHIFT MNC. This new binding seeks to combine the best aspects of both pin-tech touring bindings and traditional alpine bindings. Its release heats up the battle for the burliest and best...