Jaw-Dropping Photos from the 2021 Freeride World Tour
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The NASTAR National Championships return to the place where it all began, Snowmass, Colo. on April 5-10, 2021
Despite gnarly wind and snow, we hung out at the Grand Prix in Breckenridge to watch the men's and women's halfpipe finals.
The 17th annual International Climbers Festival brought hundreds of rock-crushing climbers to Lander, Wyoming, where they attended slideshows, climbing clinics, movie showings, and competitions. Check out some videos and photos from this year’s festivities.
Momentum Ski Camps, in Whistler BC, recently hosted a water ramp competition. Pro athletes like Colby West and celebrity judge Sarah Burke were in attendance.
Teva Mountain Games 2010 Vail’s sixth annual summer celebration of mountain sports and music (June 3-6, 2010) showcased world-class athleticism and loads of family fun.
Outdoor athletes of all types—trail runners, kayakers, rock climbers, mountain bikers and more—will compete at the Teva Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado, on June 3-6. Come to watch the competition or sign up for an event yourself. Here's how. *Check out our awesome wrap-up gallery from the event: http://www.skinet.com/skiing/competition/2010/06/teva-mountain-games-2010
At Snowbird, Utah’s Freeskiing World Championships last weekend, rookie Sara Mancuso, age 20, placed fifth and earned the Snowbird North Face Young Gun Award. We spoke to her while she was writing music on a pier by Lake Tahoe about her budding ski career and the influence of her older sister, Julia Mancuso, who won two silver medals at the 2010 Olympics.
Competitors were letting it all hang out on the final day of competition at the Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships at Taos. The venue for the final day was Kachina Peak. Check out a few shots from the winning runs and let us know if you think you have what it takes.
Taos reported 36 inches of snow just in time for the Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships, a big-mountain competition taking place this weekend. Friday's comp was held on West Basin, a zone full of steep rocky chutes and huge airs. Only one dilemma: Sit in the sun, soak up the vibe, and watch back flip after front flip or go shred the 36 inches of fresh? Difficult decisions down here in Taos.
The European X Games finished up today in Tignes, France, with the women's ski slopestyle and halfpipe and the men's ski slopestyle. North American athletes represented on the podium with Canadian and U.S. skiers winning all three of today's events. Here are photos from the day.
Red Bull's innovative backcountry freestyle competition, Linecatcher, is back for 2010. Frenchman Candide Thouvex, back in his first competition since breaking his back in 2007, took first place at the first stop in Vars, France. Check out his winning run.