Following a brief holiday break, snowboard and freeskiing competitions have resumed with the majority of the action taking place in central Europe in both Austria and Switzerland. In Laax, Switzerland, the 2023 Laax Open World.
BLOWING ROCK â No longer a teenager as of two weeks ago, Luke Winkelmann may be worldly but still treasures his roots in Blowing Rock.
In a phone interview on Monday, the Blowing Rock native, who for the last few years has become a fixture on the U.S. Ski and Snowboarding Team, spoke in reverence of the support afforded him from the earliest days honing his skills on Appalachian Ski Mtn.
Luke Winkelmann has a certain mystique about him when he competes for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team. Red Bull Content Pool/Aaron Blatt
âIt is both insane and humbling,â the new 20-year-old said. âTo think of all the places in the world I have gotten to travel and see, and all of the experiences with which I have been blessed â and it all started right here, in Blowing Rock and on the slopes of Appalachian Ski Mtn.â