[Squaw Valley USA] March 15, 2008 - In its third year, Sessions’ Lumberjack Log Jam has found a new home at Squaw Valley USA. Where better to bring this natural slopestyle contest, than the world’s biggest natural playground, Squaw Valley USA? Apparently, the folks at Sessions agree because the Third Annual Lumberjack Log Jam is coming to Squaw Valley’s Riviera Park Saturday, March 22, 2008. Continue reading…

Space Still Available for Las Minute Sign Ups for Southshore Soldiers Snowboard & Ski Camp at Heavenly! Continue reading…

PORTLAND, Ore. (March 12, 2008)—For the second time in a row, David Benedek leaves the GAP Session with the Best Trick award. This year, his winning trick was a 1080 Double Cork over an enormous 115 foot step-up gap. Continue reading…

WHISTLER, BC – Action sports photographers from around the world bidding to be included in this year’s Pro Photographer Showdown set the bar so high with their three -minute submissions that they vaulted out of the stadium and into a higher reality entirely, according to Multimedia Events Manager for the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival, Lilli Clark. Continue reading…

BURLINGTON, VT (March 11, 2008) – Secure thine abacus. The sum of the numerals below amount to the most supreme event of the snowboarding season. Continue reading…

Kick off the spring ski season with a weekend getaway to Mammoth Mountain, CA for the Fourth Annual Roxy Chicken Jam. Watch the competition heat up in the all-women’s professional snowboard Slopestyle and Superpipe competitions in this weekend-long world title race with world-renowned snowboarders Torah Bright, Gretchen Bleiler and Jaime Anderson and others. Continue reading…

On March 8th, 2008 the traditional Olympic Ski Stadium of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany gets a whole new look. A handpicked selection of the most progressive snowboarders in the world will meet at the Red Bull Gap Session to ride one of the biggest jumps ever built. The super sized step-up gap gives riders more air time and opens up a world of possibility for today’s top riders. Continue reading…

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Feb. 26, 2008 –The triathlon of a new generation, Ultimate Boarder™, is the only event of its kind: a one-week competition to find the first athlete who can conquer the art of surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding. Opening the field to both amateur and professional athletes, the Ultimate Boarder™, held from April 13-19, 2008, gives unknown riders a chance to shine alongside the pros and compete for the first-ever Ultimate Boarder™ champion title and a first place prize of $30,000. The snowboard competition will be held on April 13 at Squaw Valley (Lake Tahoe, Calif.) followed by the surf competition on a date to be determined from April 16-18 at C Street (Ventura, Calif.) and will complete with the skateboard competition and awards ceremony on April 19 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds (Ventura, Calif.). Continue reading…

Norway: The Swatch TTR SIX(6) STAR Oakley Arctic Challenge (TAC) 2008 in Holmenkollen was a success with 7000 spectators, a new competition format and all time high exposure. Unfortunately the Holmenkollen Ski Jump arena will be re-built for the ski world championships in Oslo in 2011. TAC does not have an arena in Oslo for the 2009 season and the organiser is searching a new venue and host resort – in or outside Norway. Continue reading…

Park City, USA – Park City in Utah, USA is preparing for the second last Five Star event of the Tour. The Swatch TTR FIVE(5)STAR World Superpipe Championships taking place March 8th 2008 is soon to welcome the best Halfpipe riders currently in the game as they compete for 850 TTR ranking points and a share of the $90 000 USD prize purse. Continue reading…