Marmot Basin Awarded Best New Lift…from Ski Canada Magazine Jasper Ski Area on Track for Record Season Marmot Basin ski area has recently been awarded the best Longest (and most hard won) new lift by Ski Canada Magazine. The award recognizes the significance of this massive new ski lift project and the vast improvement it has made to the ski area.... [Read the rest of this post]

BEAT THE DEADLINE! SUBMISSIONS FOR RED BULL ILLUME CLOSE ON FEBRUARY 28, 2010 The deadline for Red Bull Illume, the world’s premier action and adventure sports photography competition, is fast approaching. Amateur and professional photographers are invited to enter their thrilling photos via the official website www.redbullillume.com before February... [Read the rest of this post]

Aspen, Colorado (31 January 2010) – Jossi Wells continues to dominate in Ski SuperPipe walking away with his first-place finish in the elimination round at the prestigious Winter X Games 14 today. Currently the leader in SuperPipe for the Winter Dew Tour, it could be a clean sweep for Wells this season. Wells clears the gap at Big Air Competition... [Read the rest of this post]

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (1 February 2010) – New Zealand’s Big Mountain skier, Janina Kuzma, powered her way down the mountain to a third place result at the first stop of the Freeride World Tour. Photo: Janina Kuzma on podium at Nissan Freeride de Chamonix “This is my first time to podium on a world tour stop,” said Kuzma. “I’m very excited... [Read the rest of this post]

Ben Griffin (Ohakune) and Tim Cafe (Queenstown) will fly the flag for New Zealand in the alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in February. Their selections to the New Zealand team were announced today by the New Zealand Olympic Committee following their nomination by Snow Sports New Zealand. Griffin (23), whose ski racing career began... [Read the rest of this post]