Local Athletes

From the Racer eX blog by Edith Thys Morgan As of last week, all of the major national ski teams have been named. With 30 athletes on its A, B and C teams, and no men’s World Cup slalom team, the US Ski Team wins the award for most difficult and most age-restrictive criteria. Powerhouses like Switzerland, Austria, Italy...

7 things you need to know before heading out to summer ski and snowboard camp.

by Edith Thys-Morgan racerex.com Last weekend, I saw this sign in Killington Ski Club (thanks for pointing it out Chuck!), and it reminded me that it’s time to do a little prep work for ski season. Usually this time of year is when I roll out some reading resources for parents to help them keep their eyes on...

Connery Lundin may have started here in Tahoe but his skiing has now taken him all over the country. Last year he took home the Freeskiing World Tour series overall title and was crowned the FWT Champion. Lundin came out of the gate hot last season at Snowbird UT with a floaty right 360 into big japan flat 360...

It is said that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree and in the case of Francesca English it seems to be true.  Francesca, from the age of 16 months took to the thrill of skiing as if it were an innate part of her being.  As if she was some descendant of a long line of natural born...

Granite Chief Scholarship Athlete Zach Poulin recently put together this mini-edit showcasing yet another great day up at Boreal Ski Resort. Zach's been tearing up the competition lately and, after watching this video, it's not hard to see why. Keep 'em coming Zach! Zach Poulin Flyin' High 1:11:16 from Granite Chief Ski Center on Vimeo.

Squaw Valley is skiing better than it has in years. Tilen Lane and the Squaw Squad took advantage of some January goodness and got out to shred the mountain in style. Check it out. Squaw Squad from Tilen Lane on Vimeo.