dew tour
South Lake Tahoe Olympians head to Breckenridge for Dew Tour
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/05/2018 - 1:07pm
South Lake Tahoe Olympians Jamie Anderson, Hannah Teter and Maddie Bowman are headed for the mountains of Colorado as they take center stage at the annual winter Dew Tour ski and snowboard competition and festival in Breckenridge, Colo. December 13-16, 2018.
After last year's Dew Tour serving as an Olympic Qualifying event, fans and athletes will see the upcoming event creatively showcase its unique and progressive competitions, including the Modified Superpipe Presented by Toyota, Slopestyle, Adaptive Banked Slalom Presented by Toyota, Streetstyle and Team Challenge events.
Maddie Bowman closer to Olympics with spot in Friday finals in Snowmass
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/11/2018 - 3:36pm
Reigning Olympic gold medalist halfpipe skier Maddie Bowman celebrated both her birthday Wednesday and a ticket to the finals of the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Snowmass this weekend.
The 24-year-old South Lake Tahoe native competed against the top eight women half pipe skiers, qualifying easily behind Cassie Sharpe, the 2016 X Games Oslo champion.
Jamie Anderson qualifies for 2018 Winter Olympics
Submitted by paula on Sat, 12/16/2017 - 11:14pm
Reigning Olympic gold medalist Jamie Anderson has always had success at Dew Tour events, and her Saturday second-place finish in the women’s slopestyle snowboarding final in Breckenridge, Colorado, got her something much more than another medal.
As the top American woman on the podium, Anderson qualified for her second Olympic Winter Games and earned the chance to defend her title in PyeongChang in February. She will also be able to add a medal in another event as all slopestyle riders will also compete in big air as it makes its Olympic debut.
Jamie Anderson wins Slopestyle at Mammoth Grand Prix
Submitted by paula on Mon, 02/06/2017 - 8:43pm
The American snowboarders turned in a stellar performance at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix slopestyle event on Sunday, sweeping both men’s and women’s podiums. Up-and-comer Red Gerard from Silverthorne, Colo., topped the field to take the win for the men, while South Lake Tahoe's Jamie Anderson continued her global domination with a win for the ladies. Kyle Mack (West Bloomfield, MI) and Hailey Langland (San Clemente, CA) each took second while Dylan Thomas (Kingsley, PA) and Julia Marino (Westport, CT) were third.
Jamie Anderson wins Slopestyle Jib at Dew Tour 2016
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/11/2016 - 9:19pm
This year’s Dew Tour has been anything but conventional, with weather causing switch-ups to the all the events. The women’s slopestyle contest was diverted into two parts with the jib section going down on Saturday, and the jump portion was rescheduled for Sunday.
But, it’s puking snow and howling wind in Breckenridge, so the jump segment was cancelled. The riders all agreed it would be in everyone’s best interest to hold-off from hitting the booter in these conditions, so they used the top jibs scores for the winners.
Jamie Anderson on top of leader board on Dew Tour
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/11/2016 - 12:22amThe all new jib garden took it’s first official beating of the weekend when the women of Snowboard Slopestyle took on the rail section first thing on Saturday morning.
The top rider of the morning was none other than Jamie Anderson. Anderson had mentioned earlier in the week that she was a bit of a traditionalist with regard to Slopestyle formats. However, after absolutely slaughtering the rails section, she was excited to perform so well under the new circumstances.
8 Dew Tours and counting: Jaime Anderson sets off on new season
Submitted by paula on Sun, 11/27/2016 - 10:21pm
As one of the most decorated athletes in snowboarding, Olympic Gold Medalist, Jamie Anderson has competed in almost every Dew Tour since the event started in 2008. Now, at the age of 26, Jamie has literally has grown up with the contest and looks forward to the event each year as the first major slopestyle contest to kick off her season.
South Lake Tahoe's Maddie Bowman leads US Freeskiing Team
Submitted by paula on Fri, 12/11/2015 - 11:00am
South Tahoe High graduate, and Olympic champion, Maddie Bowman was named to the 2016 U.S. Freeskiing halfpipe team on Thursday. She leads the women's team that also includes Annalisa Drew from Andover, Maine, Devin Logan from Dover, Vermont and Brita Sigourney from Carmel, Calif.
Bowman, a Sierra-at-Tahoe skier, won gold in the freeskiing halfpipe at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi,
The men's team is led by Reno resident and Olympic champion David Wise.
Olympian Jamie Anderson gives back to kids on the South Shore
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 12:33am
Jamie Anderson continued her Give Back With Love sponsorship program on Tuesday, by giving three local students a dream package of equipment and a ski pass.
Anderson wanted to be present to give the students their prize but, according to Sierra-at-Tahoe, Jamie has been tied up with the X Games and Burton European Open. They wanted to get the kids up on the hill as soon as possible so didn't wait for Anderson's return but she'll join them on the slopes once back in South Lake Tahoe.
South Lake Tahoe Olympian Jamie Anderson part of Celebrity Apprentice
Submitted by paula on Sat, 01/03/2015 - 12:41am
Watch this preview of the season opener of television's Celebrity Apprentice and you might recognize someone.
Jamie Anderson, South Lake Tahoe resident and Gold Medalist from the Sochi Olympics, is on the cast of popular television show which starts on Sunday night, January 4 at 9 p.m. on NBC.
Subaru WinterFest Kicks Off 2015 in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 01/02/2015 - 11:18pm
The Second Annual Subaru Winterfest will be held at Sierra-at-Tahoe resort this weekend, January 3 and 4. Winterfest includes a Freeride Skills Course and equipment demos as well as the chance to meet an Olympian. South Lake Tahoe resident and Olympic Gold Medalist Maddie Bowman will be signing autographs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Subaru tent on Saturday. Bowman, 20, brought home the gold she won in the Women’s Ski Halfpipe in Sochi during the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
South Lake Tahoe Olympian Maddie Bowman wins on Dew Tour
Submitted by paula on Sat, 12/13/2014 - 12:34am
Olympic gold medalists Maddie Bowman and Jamie Anderson repeated as Dew Tour Mountain Championships winners in Breckenridge, Colo., on Friday.
Bowman, 20, won in her first ski halfpipe competition since May knee surgery. Either of her runs would have taken the trophy. She landed right and left 900s in each, scoring 88.75 and 91.25.
“I felt a different pressure [after the Olympics],” Bowman said, according to the U.S. Ski Team.
Jamie Anderson starts off 2014 season with a Dew Tour win
Submitted by paula on Sat, 12/13/2014 - 12:27am
Jamie Anderson just can’t be beat, even with some bruised ribs from a nasty fall during practice on Tuesday. The Sochi Olympic slopestyle gold medalist battled through the pain and rose to the occasion this afternoon, locking down her first slopestyle win of the season and fifth overall win in the Dew Tour series.
Olympians to participate in Heavenly Valley's High Roller Hold'Em this spring
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/13/2014 - 8:41pm
Event Date:
April 4, 2014 (All day)
Three Olympic athletes from the inaugural USA slopestyle snowboarding team will arrive in South Lake Tahoe this spring to compete in Heavenly Mountain Resort’s signature event, High Roller Hold ‘Em, on Saturday, April 4, 2015. Olympic Gold Medalist Sage Kotsenburg will place his bets against fellow Olympians Billy Morgan and Chas Guldemond, as well as High Roller Hold ‘Em veterans Gjermund Braaten and Eric Willett.
Snowboarder Jamie Anderson Gives Back to South Lake Tahoe Students
Submitted by paula on Mon, 12/16/2013 - 5:02pm
Fresh off a gold medal win at Breckenridge's Dew Tour Saturday, local snowboarding champion Jamie Anderson spent time Monday with South Lake Tahoe students.
Pro snowboarders to line up Lake Tahoe Heavenly High Roller Hold 'Em big air competition
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/18/2013 - 12:17pmHeavenly is raising the stakes, and it’s no bluff, as the south shore Lake Tahoe resort plays a full house of big-air specialists. Heavenly Mountain Resort announced Chas Guldemond, Ulrik Badertscher, Gjermund Braaten, Sage Kotsenburg and Torstein Horgmo as the first five competitors in High Roller Hold ’Em on Saturday, April 6.
In partnership with Snow Park Technologies and hosted by two-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White, High Roller Hold ‘Em combines the thrill of a high-flying big air competition with the cunning strategy of Texas Hold ‘Em poker.
South Lake Tahoe, Sierra Resort athletes to compete at Winter X Games in Aspen
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/23/2013 - 1:03pm
Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort team riders and South Lake Tahoe locals Jamie Anderson, Maddie Bowman, and Hannah Teter will invade Aspen, Colorado, January 24-28, 2013 for the 17th Winter X Games. All three Sierra Resort athletes have pre-qualified for X Games and will shoot to make it back-to-back podiums.
Well-known for its commitment to both freestyle terrain parks and maintaining one of Lake Tahoe’s best Superpipes, Sierra Resort is proud to be home to some of the best athletes in the world.
Snowboard champion Jamie Anderson gives back to South Lake Tahoe community on Winter Solstice
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 5:46pm
On Friday, Dec. 21, the Winter Solstice, pro snowboarder Jamie Anderson will provide a surprise sponsorship for four lucky kids and hold a winter clothing drive in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. In partnership with Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort and the Lake Tahoe Unified School District, Anderson will sponsor four young, middle school students from her hometown this winter season with a “surprise sponsorship".
Reno’s Guldemond takes second in slopestyle at Dew Tour
Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 6:50amWhite launches quest for 2014 pipe, slopestyle gold at Dew Tour
Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/15/2012 - 9:30amAnderson nails slopestyle run to win Dew Tour in Breckenridge
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 9:01pmSouth Shore gals reach finals at Dew Tour
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 9:17amOGDEN, Utah - Three South Shore women are in the finals of their respective competitions at the Winter Dew Tour in Ogden, Utah. Julianne Brackett, Joanna Dzierzawski and Maddie Bowman all advanc...
Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort Athletes Dominate Winter X Games
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 1:55pm
The Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo., had the trademark of Sierra-at-Tahoe stamped on it this weekend in the form of medals won. In separate events, Jamie Anderson took home a gold, Maddie Bowman a silver and Hannah Teeter, a bronze. Here's the release provided by Sierra Resort:
Bowman wins Winter Dew Tour
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 3:55pmKILLINGTON, Vt. - South Tahoe's Maddie Bowman went from last to first, capturing the Winter Dew Tour's freeski pipe competition. The South Shore product vaulted into the finals after finishing t...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 12:44pmCatch up with snowboarder Elena Hight of South Lake Tahoe in this video before the Dew Tour starts this weekend in Breckenridge. • “Vagina Monologues” will ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../snippets-about-...
Jessica Richitelli named Squaw Valley terrain park manager
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 8:56amSquaw Valley welcomes Jessica Richitelli as the resort’s new terrain park manager. Richitelli joins the Squaw Valley team with more than nine years of terrain park experience, including a background in park construction and maintenance, event execution, sponsorship relations, hiring, training and marketing. Most recently Richitelli served as the terrain park manager at Cranmore Mountain in North Conway, NH.
