Faulhaber and Ferreira part of 35-athlete U.S. roster
World Cup-level runs put down by Carbondale’s Faulhaber, New Zealand’s Porteous
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Pitkin County P&Z votes unanimously to consider SkiCo request for partial amendment
49 competitors turned out at Highlands for first race
Aspen is replacement for Zhangjiakou, China as host venue
FIS World Championships coming to Buttermilk in March
Following athletes with an iPhone to get the best footage a bit of an art, science
There was no three-peat this year in the Men’s Ski SuperPipe by reigning X Games champion Alex Ferreira, as Friday’s competition saw strength in youth on both the men’s and women’s sides and under the lights of Buttermilk Mountain.
If the opening day of X Games Aspen 2021 proved anything, it was the resilience of women who persevered through a pandemic year and after some big crashes Friday — embodied the spirit of “keep calm and carry on.”
New short film ‘Hotdoggin’ Hans’ captures authentic ’70s vibe
Medalists talk defending gold, reaching for new heights during first-ever virtual kickoff
Mark McMorris, the affable and much decorated snowboarder from Canada, announced Tuesday he would miss X Games Aspen 2021 after testing positive for COVID-19. He made the announcement on Twitter, and ESPN confirmed the news later in the day.
Snow was close to average until start of 2021
Vintage ski films to be streamed courtesy of historical society
Popular AVSC fundraiser continues during the pandemic
Patrollers, packers bomb and manipulate sugary snow
Scaled-back competition still on tap for end of January
Three-day, ‘strictly televised event’ also without motorsports and concerts in 2021
Obermeyer remains vital and involved in namesake business
New Zealand opportunity afforded by dual citizenship for Carbondale athlete
Nor-Am Cup leader currently competing at FIS World Junior Championships
Decision to retire came after much rumination
First Aspen skier to win back-to-back gold at X Games
Teammate hopes Jarrell can become ‘hometown hero’
Torin Yater-Wallace finishes sixth in first competition since serious injury
Hunter Maytin follows in footsteps of Ferreira, Jarrell, Feinberg
Faulhaber ‘surprised’ to medal
Time spent coaching his team and Red Bull athletes
Knuckle Huck has jam-session format, takes place on Big Air ‘knuckle’
Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the current edition of the Roaring Fork Weekly Journal, an Aspen Daily News sister publication serving the midvalley.
X Games winners didn’t make top 3 in men’s halfpipe
Cooper Cornelius, a 2017 graduate of Glenwood Springs High School was one of three locals nominated last week to the U.S. Ski Team’s alpine team.
The 28-year-old suffered a left leg tibia and fibula injury.
Athletes who accept the nomination to the U.S. Freeski Team will receive program support, coaching, sports medicine and education opportunities along with access to the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Center of Excellence.
Snowbike cross competitor Ryan Villopoto launches off a kicker during a warm-up run at the X Games venue in Aspen Friday afternoon. For more event coverage, see page 3.
As the opening of 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, ticks closer, five athletes with Aspen connections have emerged as bonafide medal contenders in multiple winter sports: skier half pipe, snowboard big air, cross country skiing and alpine skiing.
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