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 Snowboard Big Air Lands in 2018 Olympics
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9 June 2015 DenverPost--The International Olympic Commitee established four new sports for the Winter 2018 Olympics in South Korea. The Snowboard Big Air will be judged on their aerial tricks and smooth landings. Hopefully in the future olympics they will add free skiing as a new sport. 12 June 2015. AA. |
 Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Achieves Benchmark Environmental Goal
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20 April 2015 Jackson Hole--Jackson Hole achieved their goal for a 10% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions this year. This includes reducing greenhouse gas emissions from electricity, natural gas/propane and vehicle fuels by over 10%. They are the only resort in the U.S. to have an Environmental Management System which helped them achieve this possibility. 18 May 2015 AA |
 2015 Tom Sims Retro World Championships: Fast and Loose California Snowboarding
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Mar 30, 2105 Snowboardmag.com--The Tom Sims Retro World Championship is an event that takes place in california where everything is placed back in the 80s. This means hand dug half pipes and no ski lift rides to the top. Nate Holland, who is the legends race winner, describes the event as “One day is a race and the other day is freestyle, and that’s how it used to be growing up. I had the chance to ride an ’88 Sims ½ Pipe and my mission was to do as many tuck-knee tweaks as possible.” May 18, 2015. AA. |
 The Reality of Loving Skiing is That It Comes With a Risk
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12 Mar 2015 The Spokesman Review--The National Ski Area Association reported that 32 fatalities out of 56.5 million skiers/snowboards were reported for the 2013-2014 season. This new statistic however is a 20% decline compared to the past 10 years for the ski-industry. Even though the chance of death is low for skiing, it still can happen even with helmets. So all in all have a safe skiing season! April 30, 2015. AA. |
 Woman Who Broke Arm Sues Skibowl for $125K and Blames Drunken Snowboarder
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11 Mar 2015 The Oregonian--Katelyn Kitzke who broke her arm from snowboarder, Donald Kent, accused Mt. Hood Skibowl for serving him alcohol and even a lift ticket knowing he was intoxicated. She sued the resort for $29,000 in medical bills, $6,000 in lost wages, and $90,000 for pain and suffering. Skibowl responded by saying there was no evidence for serving Kent alcohol as well as no evidence that he was drunk when selling him a ski ticket. April 30, 2015. AA. |
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