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2021 Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International FIS Ski World Cup at Deer Valley ResortAerialsPhoto: Steven Kornreich/U.S. Ski Team@usskiteam // @steven_kornreich

A competitor flies through the air during the 2021 Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International FIS Ski World Cup event at Deer Valley Resort. Photo by U.S. Ski & Snowboard

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Case Study: How to Host a Safe Winter Sports Event

The United States Ski and Snowboard Association recently hosted the FIS Freestyle World Cup at Utah’s Deer Valley Resort, the first World Cup event on U.S. soil since COVID-19 began spreading throughout the country nearly a year ago. Along with a U.S. women’s sweep in dual moguls, there were no subsequent positive COVID tests. To be […]

Posted On : March 5, 2021 By : Matt Traub

Photo: Eric Schramm Photography

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Comcast Renews U.S. Ski & Snowboard Sponsorship

Comcast will continue as the official cable television and communications partner of U.S. Ski & Snowboard through 2023. The sponsorship renewal will allow Comcast to support the national governing body’s Olympic skiers and snowboarders and will feature the company’s Xfinity brand as the title sponsor of the Xfinity Birds of Prey men’s alpine ski racing […]

Posted On : February 4, 2021 By : Jason Gewirtz

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U.S. Ski & Snowboard Signs With Concussion Awareness Program

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has become the latest national governing body to partner with TeachAids to provide members with access to concussion-awareness resources through the company’s Crash Course education initiative. The video-based interactive learning experience was developed alongside a team of academics, researchers, doctors and athletes. The program uses virtual reality and other interactive online […]

Posted On : January 22, 2021 By : Jason Gewirtz

USANA Center of Excellence, Park City, UT

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USANA Becomes Title Sponsor of U.S. Ski & Snowboard Center

USANA, a nutritional supplement company, has become the title sponsor of U.S. Ski & Snowboard‘s training and education facility, the Center of Excellence, in Park City, Utah. Under terms of the deal, USANA will work closely with U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s sport science staff and the national governing body’s top skiers and snowboarders on new […]

Posted On : October 29, 2020 By : Jason Gewirtz

Photo: Jason Gewirtz

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Copper Mountain to Host 2020–2021 Winter Dew Tour

The Winter Dew Tour has figured that it should not mess with success … too much, at least. The tour will stay in Colorado for the 2020 and 2021 events, with one adjustment — it will be hosted at Copper Mountain after having spent the past 11 years at Breckenridge. “Physically, our move is just down […]

Posted On : September 9, 2019 By : Matt Traub

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Atlanta Braves to Host Big Air Event

Big air is coming to Atlanta. U.S. Ski & Snowboard, in partnership with the Atlanta Braves, has announced that will host the Visa Big Air Presented by Land Rover at SunTrust Park, December 20–21, 2019. The event will be sanctioned as a FIS Snowboard and Freeski World Cup and will feature competition among elite international […]

Posted On : September 6, 2019 By : Jason Gewirtz

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Visa and U.S. Ski & Snowboard Extend Sponsorship Through 2026

U.S. Ski & Snowboard and Visa have extended their sponsorship for eight years through 2026, a deal that will include support of U.S. Ski & Snowboard athletes at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. The agreement with the national governing of ski and snowboard sports in the United States marks Visa’s only NGB sponsorship, which began in 1986 when […]

Posted On : February 8, 2019 By : Jennifer Lee

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Park City Prepares for World Championships

If you ask Bill Malone how the weather is, he just might reply, “Great! We’re expecting a lot of snow!” Heaps of snow is always good news in Park City, Utah, where Malone serves as president and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce and CVB. And snowstorms are especially good news right now, as the city prepares for the 2019 FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships presented by Toyota, scheduled for Deer Valley Resort, Park City Mountain and Solitude Mountain Resort, February 1–10. It was quite a coup for Utah to land the championships, which are held every other year…

Posted On : January 18, 2019 By : Mark Essig

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U.S. Ski & Snowboard Announces Multiyear Partnership With Orig3n

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced a multiyear partnership with Orig3n, making the company the official genetics partner of the national governing body…

Posted On : January 16, 2019 By : Jennifer Lee