Topic: Events

Monday, January 18, 2010 - 05:00 PM

Park City, UT - The winning streak continues for moguls superstar Jenn Heil of Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada, as the 2006 Olympic moguls champion won her fourth consecutive FIS Freestyle World Cup of the season and 25th World Cup of her career with a convincing performance Saturday night at Deer Valley Resort in Park City. Meanwhile, the Olympic dreams of Park City's own Heather McPhie were achieved as she finished second to lock her spot on the 2010 Olympic Team.

Monday, January 18, 2010 - 02:00 PM

Huntsville, UT - Canadian Sarah Burke, 27, won the women's freeski superpipe specialty competition and 19-year-old New Zealand native Jossi Wells took his first ever Winter Dew Tour win in the men's freeski superpipe final at the Winter Dew Tour's Wendy's Invitational held Saturday at Utah's Snowbasin Resort.

Monday, January 18, 2010 - 12:09 PM

Park City, UT - A crowd of around 5,000 gathered around Deer Valley's White Owl ski run on Friday to watch the world's best aerialists land their jumps during the Visa Freestyle International as the freestyle skiing World Cup stopped in Park City. The excitement in the air with the Olympic Games so near was palpable as each athlete attempted to close in on their team spots. In the men's competition Anton Kushnir of Belarus won, followed by Guangpu Qi of China in second and Dmitri Dashinski, also of Belarus, in third.

Friday, January 15, 2010 - 11:59 AM

Park City, UT - A shaky bottom air still couldn't knock Canadian Jenn Heil of Spruce Grove, Alberta, off the top podium step Thursday as she tied with the U.S. Ski Team's Heather McPhie for the gold medal in women's moguls at a FIS freestyle skiing World Cup competition at Deer Valley Resort in Park City.

Friday, January 15, 2010 - 09:00 AM

Salt Lake City, UT - Each winter, the world's top action sports filmmakers, iconic athletes and enthusiasts come together in Utah to celebrate action sports culture at the X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival. This year's event will run Jan. 21-26 with screening headquarters at the Off Broadway Theater, at 272 South Main Street in Salt Lake City.

Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 09:00 AM

Park City, UT - Fifty artists from five different countries have been selected to launch the inaugural Orion Independent Music Festival, taking place Jan. 14 to 20 in Park City. Coming from all over the U.S. and Sweden, Chile, Australia, and Canada, the artists represent an array of musical genres that will cater to every whim of those looking to discover new talent following a day on Park City's powdery slopes.

Saturday, January 09, 2010 - 09:00 AM

Snowbird, UT - The first stop on The North Face Masters of Snowboarding (TNF Masters) big mountain snowboarding tour arrives at Utah's Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort, Jan. 23-24. Big-name pros, along with up-and-comers from around the globe, will battle it out for the $15,000 prize purse on Snowbird's impressive North Baldy amphitheatre finals venue.

Friday, January 08, 2010 - 09:00 AM

Salt Lake City, UT - SheJumps, a non-profit dedicated to increasing participation of women in outdoor activities through mentorship and coaching from professional and recreational outdoor female athletes, has announced "SheJumps into Winter: A FUNdraising night of Avalanche Awareness" on Jan. 21 at the University of Utah's Alumni House in Salt Lake City.

Monday, January 04, 2010 - 09:00 AM

Park City, UT - The Olympic spirit will be ringing through the Wasatch Mountains as the 2010 Visa Freestyle International sets up shop at the 2002 Olympic venue, Deer Valley Resort, in Park City Jan. 14 - 16 for aerials and two moguls skiing events. Athletes will be giving it their all in one of their last chances to make the 2010 Olympic ski team.

Sunday, January 03, 2010 - 04:00 AM

Baiersbronn, Germany - Park City, Utah's Alissa Johnson followed a solid first jump with an even better second round to finish sixth in the seventh women's Continental Cup ski jumping competition of the season Saturday in Baiersbronn.