By Dan Elliott, AP DENVER — Sales of outdoor equipment are slipping as millennials drive changes in U.S. consumer habits by favoring clothes and sporting goods that are less specialized and more versatile, analysts say. Industry retail sales totaled $18.9 billion from December 2016 through November 2017, down 6 percent from the previous 12 […]
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By Karen Price, Team USA Jamie Anderson of Meyers crashed on her first run in the slopestyle snowboarding competition at X Games in Aspen, Colo., on Friday, but the reigning Olympic queen never stays down for long. Anderson came back and threw down a second run that included a big front side 720 and cab […]
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By Jack Foersterling, Powder In today’s day and age, nearly our entire lives are based on monthly subscriptions and memberships. From streaming music and movies on Spotify and Netflix to your gym membership or unlimited data plan you just got for your phone, everything is based on the pay-per-month model. Now, Mammoth Mountain is […]
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By Julie Cart, CalMatters This is going to be a big year for one of the state’s smallest agencies. As California redoubles its efforts to reduce greenhouse gases, officials are rooting around for new ways to meet the state’s goals. Included in their plan: recruiting billions of redwood, oak and pine trees to help diminish […]
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By Mike Wolterbeek The future of snowpack and water resources in the American West now has another variable in the equation for water managers – humidity, which can actually increase snowmelt even on a cloudy day. In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, UNR Assistant Professor Adrian Harpold and his […]
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By Nick Zaccardi, NBC Sports David Wise of Reno and Maddie Bowman of Meyers are repeating history this season and hoping that continues in PyeongChang. Wise and Bowman, just like four years ago, won X Games titles after becoming the first halfpipe skiers to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team. Four years ago, Wise and […]
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By Jane Braxton Little, Sacramento Bee Quincy American bullfrogs, native to the eastern United States, are hopping around Northern California ponds, gobbling up lizards, snakes, bats and birds – anything that fits in their mouths. Among their prey are the adults and tadpoles of endangered native amphibians: Sierra Nevada and foothill yellow-legged frogs, said Colin […]
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By U.S. Ski & Snowboard Olympic gold medalists Lindsey Vonn (Vail), Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, Colo.) and Ted Ligety (Park City, Utah), and two-time medalist Andrew Weibrecht (Lake Placid, N.Y.) will lead a strong U.S. Alpine Ski Team of 22 men and women at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. U.S. Ski & Snowboard on Jan. 24 […]
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By Noah Bond, KOLO-TV Did you know one of the snowboard makers recognized as best in the world is in Northern Nevada? Online professional magazines consistently rank Smokin Snowboards at the top. The snowboard making company has earned awards like “best park board.” The company started because of one man who moved from the East […]
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By U.S. Ski & Snowboard One of the most successful snowboard teams in the world will bring a star-studded lineup to PyeongChang, South Korea. Following final selection events this past weekend, U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced the selection of 26 athletes who will compete at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Included on the 2018 U.S. […]
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