Snowboarding News

Listen carefully and you just might hear it -- the distinct whirring of a chair lift set into motion.

Deep discounts on last season's equipment is a big draw for people attending The Boston Ski & Snowboard Expo.

BMX freestyle expert John Baker demonstrates some high-flying stunts at the 11th annual Snow Jam Ski and Snowboard Expo Nov.

Old-school snowboarder Kevin Vincent, left, and new school Liam Noseworthy are shown with their boards.

There are those who never miss an opening day on Vail Mountain, and then there are those who take opening day to new, and borderline insane, levels.

The International gleamed white and smooth and blinding in midmorning sunlight Thursday.

Jasey-Jay Anderson defeated Canadian teammate Matthew Morison in the parallel giant slalom final at the opening FIS Nor-Am event of the snowboard season Friday.

Buckman's Ski and Snowboard Shops and Spyder announced today that they are jointly sponsoring a winter jacket drive to benefit local charities.

You're skiing along, reveling in the crisp mountain air and distinct absence of your cubicle walls, when "WHAM!" -- you're knocked onto the snow.

A new chairlift accesses the Judah Bowl area at Sugar Bowl, opening up about 200 more acres of single and double diamond terrain.

Sunlight Mountain Resort is enjoying some nice early season snowfall, and expects to be ready for the scheduled opening day of Dec.

First skiers of the year at Winter Park. a Winter Park became the sixth Colorado ski resort to open this morning, when the resort's lifts started turning at 9 a.m. . Winter Park is running three lifts up the mountain: Arrow, Endeavor, and Gemini.

Photograph by: Krista Breau, Special to Canwest News Service From the top of the gondola at the Lake Louise Ski Resort, you get a bird's-eye view of six mountain ranges.

Heavenly Mountain Resort will open for skiing and snowboarding on Friday, weather permitting, it said.

VANCOUVER, B.C. and PARK CITY, UT—November 17, 2009— Intrawest and Powdr Corp today announced they have entered into a definitive purchase agreement to sell Intrawest’s interests in Copper Mountain to Powdr Corp. The transaction is anticipated to close in December 2009 and the agreement is subject to regulatory approvals including the issuance of a U.S. Forest Service special-use permit to Powdr Corp.

Snow bikes were first commercially introduced in 1949 with the launch of the original Brenter Snowbike by Engelbert Brenter. Depending upon who you talk to today, they can be called snow bikes, ski bikes, snowcycles, ski bobs, or slopecycles, Ski bikes now come in a variety of designs and are found around the world.

Nov. 16, 2009 - Another fall storm hit Colorado this past weekend, much to the delight of skiers and snowboarders at Breckenridge and Keystone.

Annie Boulanger gettin 'er done at Whistler before it officially opens. Updated November 16, 2009: Whistler opened this past Saturday, and has enjoyed approximately 30 inches of snowfall since.

Ski and snowboard season is just a stones throw away. And while many a SF resident has visions of Tahoe slope domination dancing in their heads, let us not forget the more zen-like aspects of the sport.

Submitted Article FERNLEY--Fernley 4-H Ski/Snowboard Club is preparing for another exciting season on the slopes by offering an enrollment night on Tuesday, November 17 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Interested youth and adults are encouraged to come to Fernley Intermediate School's multipurpose room to meet Club Leaders, ask questions and enroll in the ...