MONTAFON, Austria (Dec. 16, 2016) - It was a thrilling start to the 2017 FIS Snowboarding snowboardcross World Cup season, where Hagen Kearney (Telluride, CO) earned his first career win and Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) took third in a photo finish.

HAFJELL, Norway (Feb. 13, 2016) - River Radamus (Edwards, CO, U.S. Ski Team/Ski & Snowboard Club Vail) took the biggest victory of his young career, winning the men’s super G at the Youth Olympic Winter Games Saturday.

Pietro Canzio (Italy - left), River Radamus and Manuel Traninger (Austria) pose on the medal podium after men’s super G at the Youth Olympic Winter Games. (YIS/IOC-Jed Leicester)

YUZAWA NAEBA, Japan (Feb. 13, 2016) – David Chodounsky (Crested Butte, CO) was the lone U.S. finisher in 26th on another warm, springlike day at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup giant slalom Saturday.

“Whew, tough GS race today in extremely warm conditions,” Chodounsky wrote on his Instagram account. “Not the greatest race for me but still nice to be in the points!”

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (March 9) - The Audi FIS Alpine World Cup regular season wrapped up Sunday with Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) leading the U.S. Ski Team with 16th in the Kranjska Gora slalom, one day after taking his career sixth giant slalom win at the venue. German Felix Neureuther took advantage of the spring weather and charged to his fourth World Cup win of the season to overtake Austrian Marcel Hirscher for the slalom points lead going into World Cup Finals. Only the top 25 racers in each discipline qualify for the March 12-16 finale held in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.

U.S. snowboarder Jamie Anderson won the first-ever gold medal in women’s slopestyle snowboarding Sunday, as the sport was introduced into the Olympics this year.

Anderson credits the win to her family and friends, who were there to celebrate with her.

Just two hours after winning gold, Anderson tweeted this photo, captioning, “Only with the love and support from the most amazing family, friends, community and sponsors! So much gratitude.” Pictured are her dad, mom and three sisters.

BEAVER CREEK, CO (Dec. 5) – Ski racing is one of the world’s most visual and emotional sports. Over the past two decades, photographer Jonathan Selkowitz has brought that action to life through his photography. A Massachusetts native now living in Victor, ID near Jackson Hole, Selkowitz was honored by the International Ski Federation (FIS) and U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) with presentation of the FIS Journalist Award during the Neve U.S.

VAIL, CO (Nov. 1) – The U.S. Ski Team and Vail Mountain invite you to open your ski season with Olympic gold medalists Lindsey Vonn, Bode Miller, Julia Mancuso and the U.S. Ski Team by entering to win a dream trip to Vail for Nature Valley First Tracks, the 2013 U.S. Alpine Ski Team Announcement. The grand prize includes a trip for four to Vail for the Nov. 15 team naming event, roundtrip domestic airfare on Delta, ground transportation on Colorado Mountain Express, three nights lodging at the Vail Marriott Mountain Resort, four two-day lift tickets, four U.S.

PARK CITY, UT (Oct. 5) – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) made another bold stroke in bolstering the national alpine development system by hiring World Cup veteran Frank Kelble as the Rocky Central Regional Coach. Kelble, who has over 25 years of international experience, has coached at every level within the USSA including a long stint with the women's World Cup speed team that led to the first of what is now 16 World Cup titles by Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO).

PARK CITY, UT (July 24, 2012) – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) announced an official multi-year partnership with SNAP Infusion SUPERCANDY®, the first-to-market, Naturally Designed SUPERCANDY®. SNAP Infusion is a sports nutrition brand that delivers quick and delicious products for the active lifestyle.

As a U.S. Ski Team, U.S. Snowboarding and U.S. Freeskiing partner, SNAP Infusion will be providing nutritious SUPERCANDY® for the professional alpine, freestyle, nordic, freeskiing, and snowboarding sports athletes as well as the everyday fans.

MAMMOTH LAKES, CA (May 9) – Women's speed Head Coach Chip White and the Mammoth Mountain Race Department have constructed terrain mimicking World Cup race hills for specialized training at the California resort.