slopestyle
Reno's David Wise wins opening freeskiing event in Colorado
Submitted by paula on Sat, 12/06/2014 - 10:01am
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO: Olympic Gold Medalist David Wise, who is a Lake Tahoe skier and Reno resident, is bringing home top honors after a heated early season battle that went down today at the first stop of the Sprint U.S Grand Prix tour and opening FIS Freestyle World Cup event of the season in Copper Mountain, CO. The brand new three run, best run counts format gave today’s finalist a lot of opportunity for progression, but David Wise’s consistent skiing and back-to-back double cork prowess set the stage early in the game.
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.
South Lake Tahoe's Jamie Anderson wins two ESPY Awards
Submitted by paula on Wed, 07/16/2014 - 11:25pm
Jamie Anderson of South Lake Tahoe won two awards at Wednesday night's ESPY awards in Los Angeles. She won the award for Best Female Action Sports Athlete and Best Female U.S. Olympian.
Anderson, the 23 year old who brought home a Gold Medal, also won the ESPY for Best Female Action Sports Athlete in 2012. She won inaugural Women's Slopestyle Event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
An ESPY Award is an accolade presented by the American cable television network ESPN to recognize individual and team athletic achievement and other sports-related performance.
South Lake Tahoe Sisters Named to Junior World Ski Championships Team
Submitted by paula on Wed, 03/19/2014 - 4:25pm
Local girls, Michael and Whitney Gardner, have been named to the 2014 U.S. Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships team.
They will join 20 other Americans competing in Valmalenco, Italy starting on March 30.
Both girls have attended Whittell High School, Michael is currently a student and Whitney is a graduate. They ski for the Heavenly Valley Ski and Snowboard Foundation.
Here is a list of the Junior World Team, including 3 from Lake Tahoe and 1 from Reno:
Halfpipe Skiing
Men
Jacob Beebe, Bend, OR (Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation)
South Lake Tahoe's Jamie Anderson Continues Her Winning Ways
Submitted by paula on Fri, 03/07/2014 - 8:25pm
Olympic gold medalist Jamie Anderson of South Lake Tahoe landed another major slopestyle victory at the Burton U.S. Open Friday. Anderson clinched the TTR World Snowboard Tour slopestyle title with her win at the snowy Vail Mountain venue. Canadian Spencer O’Brien took second and Isabel Derungs of Switzerland third in the women’s final. Canada’s Mark McMorris took the victory for the men with Norwegian Stale Sandbech taking second and Candian Max Parrot third.
South Lake Tahoe Celebration, Parade and Party Being Held For Its Three Olympians
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/27/2014 - 9:57pm
Event Date:
March 15, 2014 - 1:00pm
South Lake Tahoe, the tight-knit ski community big on Olympic athletes will honor its three USA team members in a city-wide celebration, Saturday, March 15.
Jamie Anderson, Maddie Bowman, who won gold for snowboarding slopestyle and freeskiing halfpipe respectively, and Hannah Teter who placed fourth in snowboarding halfpipe, will be lauded at Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort.
South Lake Tahoe's Jamie Anderson Takes Gold in Sochi
Submitted by paula on Sun, 02/09/2014 - 8:16am
South Lake Tahoe's hometown girl Jamie Anderson cleaned up her second run to earn the first-ever women’s slopestyle snowboarding gold medal Sunday at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games.
NBC Segment on Jamie Anderson Puts South Lake Tahoe in the Spotlight
Submitted by paula on Sat, 02/08/2014 - 9:28am
The Olympic coverage of South Lake Tahoe local Jamie Anderson on Thursday night put the region in the spotlight with footage on Sierra-at-Tahoe, Jamie's family and home, and showed the beauty of the community.
In case you missed it: http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/get-know-jamie-anderson?ctx=olympic-journey.
Event Schedules for Lake Tahoe's Olympic Athletes
Submitted by paula on Mon, 02/03/2014 - 10:02pm
Athletes from around the world are headed to Sochi, Russia for the start of the 2014 Olympics on Thursday, February 6. Television viewers will be able to follow all ten Lake Tahoe area athletes starting on the first day of competition. The following is the NBC schedule of events, subject to change. Local athlete event times will be highlighted below in bold:
Thursday, Feb. 6 on Primetime 8 pm to 11 pm
Snowboarding (Men's and Women's Slopestyle)
Ten Lake Tahoe Area Athletes Part of Olympic Contingent Headed to Sochi
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/27/2014 - 6:32pm
The USA has a record 94 athletes headed to Sochi, Russia for the 2014 Olympic games next week.
Here is a list of the teams (Lake Tahoe, Reno and Truckee athletes in bold):
2014 OLYMPIC SNOWBOARDING HALFPIPE AND SLOPESTYLE NOMINATIONS
Men’s Alpine Snowboarding
Justin Reiter, Steamboat Springs, CO (2/2/1981)
Men’s Halfpipe
Greg Bretz, Mammoth Lakes, CA (12/19/1990) *
Danny Davis, Truckee, CA (6/22/1988)
Taylor Gold, Steamboat Springs, CO (11/17/1993)
Shaun White, Carlsbad, CA (9/3/1986) *
Women’s Halfpipe
U.S. Olympic Snowboarding Team Nominations Announced
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/21/2014 - 5:03pm
From USSA - Three Athletes added to team after initial publishing
U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association announced the nomination of 13 halfpipe and slopestyle snowboarding athletes Sunday afternoon at the conclusion of the Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix. Slopestyle snowboarding will be contested in the Olympic Winter Games for the first time ever in Sochi. The five event qualifying series came down to the final stop at Mammoth Mountain, with all but two spots decided during the final event weekend.
Men’s Alpine Snowboarding
2014 Olympic Halfpipe and Slopestyle Team Nominations Announced
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/21/2014 - 3:56pm
USSA - Five additional freeskiing athletes were nominated by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association to be a part of the Olympic debut of halfpipe and slopestyle skiing. In addition, skicross athlete John Teller (Mammoth Lakes, CA) was nominated to the team, following his win in the final Olympic qualifying World Cup last week. With the confirmation of quotas within freestyle skiing, the USSA added two skiers in halfpipe and three in slopestyle to round out the full team.
Men’s Skicross
John Teller, Mammoth Lakes, CA (3/9/1983)
South Lake Tahoe's Maddie Bowman Leads U.S. Olympic Free Skiing Team
Submitted by paula on Sat, 01/18/2014 - 11:48pm
Freeskiing took another historic step towards its Olympic debut as the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association announced the nomination of 11 halfpipe and slopestyle skiing athletes Saturday night at the conclusion of the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix presented by The North Face.
South Lake Tahoe's Jamie Anderson Wins Sprint U.S. Grand Prix Title at Mammoth
Submitted by paula on Sat, 01/18/2014 - 7:41pm
Two days after clinching a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team, South Lake Tahoe's Jamie Anderson took the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix overall slopestyle title and a $10,000 cash prize with her win Saturday at Mammoth Mountain.
Anderson is looking forward to representing her country in Sochi, "It’s not just the local Tahoe community; it’s the entire U.S. and even my friends throughout that world that are supporting me. It’s really special to come together for the Olympics because of how much love you get from your country and representing your nation. It’s like nothing I’ve ever done before."
Shaun White Overcomes Early Round Crash to Make U.S. Slopestyle Snowboarding Team
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/16/2014 - 11:37pmMAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, CA (Jan. 16) – Olympic halfpipe champion Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) mathematically clinched a spot on the first-ever U.S. Olympic team for slopestyle snowboarding on Thursday at the Paul Mitchell Slopestyle at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix.
South Lake Tahoe's Jamie Anderson Clinches Olympic Spot
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/16/2014 - 5:41pm
Jamie Anderson of South Lake Tahoe clinched the first spot on the U.S. Olympic slopestyle snowboarding team with her victory Thursday at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain. Ryan Stassel (Anchorage) took the victory for the men, while favorite Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) fell hard during his first run and couldn’t put together a complete second run. It was the third Olympic qualifier of five, and the fourth qualifier commenced Thursday at 4:30 p.m..
Anderson's winning run was a 50-50, back lip, tail 270 out, frontside 360 shifty, backside 540 and cab 720.
Bobby Brown Dominates 2,750 ft Long Slopestyle Course Built at Kirkwood
Submitted by paula on Mon, 09/09/2013 - 11:32pm
As the chairlifts at Kirkwood Mountain Resort came to a halt this past spring, the Snow Park Technologies (SPT) snowcats were powering up. For twenty days, an SPT crew of seven logged 1,200 hours building the slopestyle course of Bobby Brown’s dreams. Three years ago the professional skier, who is based in Denver, CO, was asking friends, “What’s next for slopestyle skiing?” The result is Red Bull Megaslope, a 2,750-foot long course that flawlessly incorporates six epic features winding across the natural terrain of the mountain.
From start to finish, the course featured:
Sierra Resort and team rider Jamie Anderson featured on Reality TV Show 'Mountain Movers'
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 06/04/2013 - 12:26pm
Professional snowboarder Jamie Anderson has had it in her mind for years that she wants to jump over a busy mountain road in what is technically backcountry terrain at Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort, the Lake Tahoe resort she’s called home since she was a child.
In this week’s episode of “Mountain Movers,” on the National Geographic Channel the Snow Park Technologies crew will build a one-of-a-kind 65-foot road gap for Jamie as she attempts to break a snowboarding record and become the first female rider to jump that distance.
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.
Sierra-at-Tahoe to host first-ever Tanner Hall invitational
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/13/2013 - 1:22pm
Sierra Resort at Lake Tahoe will host renowned freeskier and X-Games gold medalist Tanner Hall with the first ever Tanner Hall Invitational set for March 30.
Tied to the birth of freesking, Hall is well accomplished with multiple X Games gold medals in both slopestyle and superpipe. Hall has invited 15 of the best skiers in the world to participate in this one-of-a-kind event with a feature that will progress skiing and offer a different format than the traditional slopestyle contest, said Sierra spokesman Steve Hemphill.
Saturday was Heavenly at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 03/09/2013 - 7:24pmWith up to 26 inches of snow falling earlier this week around Lake Tahoe area ski resorts, officials at Heavenly Mountain Resort report solid conditions for March ski and boarding.
"With the US Freestyle National Championships March 29-31, and Shaun White’s High Roller Hold ‘Em April 6, followed by the Gunbarrel 25 on April 7, it’s going to be an amazing spring," said Heavenly spokesman Russ Pecoraro.
Strapless slopestyle
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/08/2013 - 6:00amSnowskaters showed off their strapless slopestyle at the Sixth Annual Ralston Cup snowskate competition at Sierra-at-Tahoe on Saturday. Snowskaters from around the world came out to compete in o...
Ralston Cup set for Saturday
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 6:45pmCatch some of the best snowskaters duking it out slopestyle this weekend. The sixth annual Ralston Cup is going down Saturday at Sierra-at-Tahoe Mountain Resort. The Ralston Cup is an open snows...
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.
Lake Tahoe to make bid for 2015-17 Winter X Games
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 4:13pmThe 2015-2017 X Games could take place at Lake Tahoe. ESPN, which owns the X Games franchise, announced qualified entities representing cities and Lake Tahoe was listed among the eligible destinations. Finalists will be determined by April 2013 and host cities will be announced by the end of 2013, according to a news release.
Sierra-at-Tahoe hosts rail jam, slopestyle this weekend
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/12/2013 - 6:00amThe USASA south Tahoe series continues this weekend at Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort with a rail jam and slopestyle competition. The events are for amateur athletes of all ages looking to score points...
Riding with a pro
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 6:00amIt's not every day you get the chance to snowboard with one of the world's best slopestyle riders, but that's just what four South Tahoe Middle School students will do when they hit the slopes w...
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 lands third Dew Cup title
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/15/2012 - 6:00amBRECKENRIDGE, Colo. - When South Lake Tahoe's Jamie Anderson landed her final slopestyle jump, the crowd was sure she'd go down. Instead, hard work from summer training paid off as she sunk low in ...
Anderson nails slopestyle run to win Dew Tour in Breckenridge
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 9:01pmHeavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation 2012-13 season registration begins
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 10/17/2012 - 12:07pm
The Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation at Lake Tahoe has opened registration for the 2012 – 2013 competitive and development ski and snowboard programs. With a variety of options from the One-Day Program to the Full-Time Competitive Program, the Foundation has something for all ages and levels of skiers and riders. Registration packets are available online and at the HSSF building.
Buckle up for Big Air at Sierra-at-Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 04/13/2012 - 4:15am
Buckle up for Big Air is an all-day slopestyle event is in rememberance of Sierra Resort Team rider Greg Taylor Smith. The event is designed to to spread seat belt safety awareness. An $1,800 cash purse is up for grabs for open divisions with prizes and swag for amateur divisions. Competitors register in the Aspen Cafe at 7:15 at Sierra-at-Tahoe. Go here for more information.
Flaunt It Finals returns to Sierra-at-Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 8:18am
Billabong Flaunt It, presented by Sony Ericsson, returns to Sierra-at-Tahoe March 31 for its final all girls snowboard series in North America. Flaunt It began the tour in January at Blue Mountain for the first of 7 stops with more than $30,000 in series cash and prizes.
Jamie Anderson wins Burton U.S. Open in Vermont
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 4:05pmSTRATTON, Vt. — South Lake Tahoe's own Jamie Anderson won the Burton U.S. Open slopestyle, placing her at the top of the Ticket To Ride (TTR) and Burton Global Open Series standings.
Jamie Anderson wins European Open
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 12:50pmUnder sunny Switzerland skies, Jamie Anderson snapped up the top spot at the Ticket To Ride's European Open slopestyle competition for the second year in a row.Her run consisted of her signature ca...
Jamie Anderson wins European Open
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 12:50pmUnder sunny Switzerland skies, Jamie Anderson snapped up the top spot at the Ticket To Ride's European Open slopestyle competition for the second year in a row.Her run consisted of her signature ca...
Jamie Anderson takes second at World Snowboarding Championships
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/20/2012 - 9:01amOSLO, Norway - South Lake Tahoe's Jamie Anderson worked her slopestyle magic once again at the World Snowboarding Championships in Norway over the weekend.Her run kicked off with a backside 50-5...
Highway to Heavenly - Weekend 1
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 7:43amThis is the first in a series of Highway to Heavenly, a once-in-a-lifetime ski + party weekend departing from San Francisco for three weekends in a row: Feb 10, 17, and 24.
New Snow Allows Heavenly to Open Milky Way Bowl
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 11:59am
After receiving 12” of new snow on Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, Heavenly Mountain Resort will open Milky Way Bowl for the first time this season, giving the resort additional expert and off-piste terrain. Heavenly will have 50 percent of the resort open, totaling 2,400 acres.
New Snow At Heavenly in time for holiday weekend
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 4:21pmHeavenly Mountain Resort received five inches of new snow Monday, just in time for President’s Weekend. More snow is on the way with a new storm expected to arrive by Wednesday morning.
In case you missed: Nike Chosen Tour at Heavenly Mountain Resort
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 3:05pmHeavenly Mountain Resort teamed up with Nike Snowboarding on Saturday to host the fifth stop of the Nike Winter Chosen Tour. The slopestyle rail jam consisted of two components: a video crew competition, in which riding and filming crews enter online for a chance to travel to Austria and compete with professional riders and videographers, and the Night Jam, a freestyle slope session featuring production lighting and local and professional snowboarders competing for $5,000 in cash prizes.
Heavenly to Host Nike Winter Chosen Tour on Saturday
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 12:09pm
Heavenly Mountain Resort has teamed up with Nike Snowboarding to host the fifth stop of the Nike Winter Chosen Tour on Saturday, February 4, 2012. The slopestyle rail jam will take place from 4:00-7:00 p.m. on World Cup run at the California Main Lodge.
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:
Anderson flies to slopestyle gold at Winter X
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/28/2012 - 11:45amASPEN - The new powder on Buttermilk that arrived Thursday night set the scene for a difficult afternoon Friday for the Winter X women's snowboarding slopestyle final.Men competing in an elimina...
