Competitions and Events

Shiffrin takes the World Cup lead after finishing on top at the season-opening slalom event.

Mikaela Shiffrin places 3rd in opening GS, while the men’s race is cancelled.

Aspen's Ferreira stomps all three runs, Team USA goes 1-2 on the podium.

The North Face and Sherpa Cinema's present a three-part big-mountain series, Tsirku.

Join freeride skier and adventure traveler Nick Steers as he competes in the Freeride World Qualifiers at some of the world's best ski resorts.

Freeride World Tour competitors go huge in Chamonix.

Jackson Bathgate and Synnøve Medhus take top spots Freeride Junior Tour.

First comp in four years results in a top finish.

The 2016 tour begins at Vallnord-Arcalís, Andorra.

Tucker Vest Burton takes us through the Subaru Freeride World Qualifier course in Big Sky, Montana.

On growing up in Lake Tahoe, working with Matchstick Productions, and staying a step ahead of the boys.

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Keystone’s world famous A51 Terrain Park is nationally recognized by various readers’ polls as being one of the top-ranking in North America.

Keystone’s world famous A51 Terrain Park is nationally recognized by various readers’ polls as being one of the top-ranking in North America. If you, or your family, have not witnessed the awesomeness that is A51, this is the winter to come visit.

Cardrona, outside of Wanaka, New Zealand, played host to the Freeski Superpipe event in the 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games. Gus Kenworthy and Devin Logan took home top honors, and Jossi Wells, Jen Hudak, David Wise, and Maddie Bowman were on the podium as well.

With top of the podium finishes at all of the major comps so far, Canadian halfpipe skiers are dominating the scene this season. We talked with Justin Dorey, Matt Margetts, and coach Trennon Paynter at the Dew Tour stop in Breckenridge to find out why.

Breck adds four feet to their pipe for the winter.

So you want to learn to slide a rail or stomp a big air? You can't just show up in the terrain park and cut to the front of the line. There are rules. We asked Austin Christenson, the manager of the terrain park at New Mexico's Taos Ski Valley, to lay down some guidelines for novices venturing into the park. —Olivia Dwyer

One of the strongest female halfpipe skiers of this generation, Jen Hudak shares her thoughts on the state of women’s freeskiing.