Will Wesson News Today

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“News Flash” is FREESKIER’s online column designed to keep you up-to-date with snippets of outdoor news you need to know about.

COOPER MTN, CO (PRWEB) December 20, 2021 -- Winter action sports are officially back! Monster Energy congratulates its team of freeski and snowboard athletes

Photo by Sage Vogt An estimated 250 skiers and snowboarders made the pilgrimage Sunday to Fourth of July Bowl high up in the Tenmile Range for the fourth annual Peak 10 Classic. In recent years, the classic has become an organized community fundraiser continuing a Breckenridge tradition that dates back decades: Clearing the route to Peak 10 to ski and ride on the nation’s birthday. Event organizer Josh Barilar said the planning and execution of the classic is organic, with community members a...

Photo by Kelsey Brunner / The Aspen Times Henrik Harlaut and Taylor Lundquist, respectively, won male and female skier of the year at Thursday’s virtual Newschoolers.com freeski awards show. The annual show — which last year took place at Copper Mountain Resort during Dew Tour — celebrates the best in freeskiing, from the competition scene to filming. Harlaut also won Trick of the Year for the “Griselda Flip.” The trick was a double nose-butter front flip where Harlaut pressed and rod...