Cross country athlete Tristan Thrasher won the biathlon G16 category at the 2024 Bama Liatoppen Skiskytterfestival in Liagardane, Norway, on April 13, 2024. Tristan Thrasher and Davis Brosterhous competed in the events representing U.S. Biathlon. Brosterhous also finished in the top 20 in the J16 category, finishing 14th out of nearly 60 competitors. Tristan also earned the Hans Jorgen Tveito Memorial Award for the top athlete in his age category.
read moreTwo SSWSC athletes, GiGi (Virgina) Boyd and Kendall Harrington, represented the United States last week when they competed in the 2024 FIS Snowboard Cross Junior World Championships April 5-7, 2024 in Gudauri, Georgia.
read moreFour SSWSC U16 Alpine Team athletes—Logan Grosdidier, Caley Goforth, Bella Fisher, and Mathew Kafka — qualified to compete in the U16 National Championship in Vail, Colorado, from March 31 to April 4. After a week of racing, Logan Grosdidier emerged as the undisputed victor, taking home gold in all four timed events and seventh in the SkillsQuest Assessment.
read moreThirty-six SSWSC Snowboard Team athletes competed in the 2024 USASA Nationals last week. Athletes from SSWSC ranged in age from 7 to 26 and competed in halfpipe, slopestyle, rail jam, boardercross, slalom, or giant slalom from March 30 to April 4, 2024, at Copper Mountain. Madden Matuga was 1st place overall Nationals Champ for Ruggie Boys (7-8), Bridger Eavenson was 7th overall for Ruggie Boys (7-8), and Summit Lynch was 6th overall for Menehune Boys (11-12).
read moreThree freeski athletes, Ellie Reynolds, Mason Stewart, and Oscar Dalzell, and two snowboard athletes, Riley McNew and Cooper Malia, will compete in the events on April 11-14, 2024, in Breckenridge, Colorado.
read moreNine SSWSC alpine snowboard athletes qualified for the USASA Nationals at Copper Mountain—Sam Carpenter, Walker Overstake, Mike Smith, Tag Carr, Nick Pierce, Zubair Lone, Owen McAllister, Cecelia Jones, and Linda Jechova. SSWSC athletes had a strong week.
read moreWomen’s alpine team athlete Kat Cosby wins giant slalom and is 2nd in slalom at Springs Series in Winter Park. Alumnus Trey Seymour wins giant slalom. Multiple U18 podiums and top 10 finishes. Kahlen White wraps up her last race and CONGRATULATIONS to the Seymour family, Chase and Trey wrap up their ski careers and off to their next adventure.
read moreCross Country athletes raced in Jackson Hole and Sun Valley to finish up the season. Tristan Thrasher was second in U16 men's sprints and Georga Bishop leads the U16 women to a podium with sweep with new SSWSC teammates Sophia and Maia McGinnis-Smith in the individual start classic race.
read moreSSWSC snowboard athlete Walker Overstake brought home the silver medal for Team USA along with teammate Grace Domino from Minnesota in the mixed team parallel slalom event at the 2024 Snowboard Alpine Junior World Championships in Lachtal, Austria, on March 24, 2024.
read moreSSWSC Alumni Cael McCarthy took the win in the final halfpipe NorAm of the season in Aspen on March 20, 2024 leading to the overall win in the NorAm Cup. Cael earns World Cup spots at every event next season.
read moreTwenty-six U12 alpine athletes competed in the RMD U12 Alpine Championships at Aspen Highlands on March 16-17, 2024.
read moreNine Moguls athletes were in Waterville Valley, NH, last week for the U.S. Mogul Freestyle Championships. Competing against the best skiers in the US, TeamSteam put forward their best efforts, seized the opportunity, and made their coaches proud.
read moreChad Wolk will join the SSWSC coaching team as Head Coach of the FIS Alpine Ski Program, working with U18/U21 and post-high school athletes. He has impressive credentials working with top-level athletes and joins a staff of current SSWSC alpine coaches who are passionate and committed to excellence in youth alpine athlete development on and off the mountain. He will start on May 1, 2024.
read moreJackson True is the U19 Freestyle Moguls Junior National Championship in every event, and Reise Wilson is the U17 Freestyle Moguls Junior National Champion. Ten athletes qualify for U.S. Freestyle Nationals in Waterville Valley, NH.
read moreThe U.S. Cross Country Junior Nationals took place last week, March 11-16, in Lake Placid, NY., the 1980 Winter Olympic Games site. Fifteen Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club athletes qualified for the Junior Nationals, and 13 attended the event along with three SSWSC coaches to represent the Rocky Mountain region in the races. Cross Country Athlete Tristan Thrasher brings home bronze in freestyle skate race and SSWSC athletes bring home multiple top-10 results.
read moreVirginia Boyd and Kendall Harrington placed second and third in the Holeshot Cross Tour race on March 16, and Virginia Boyd won the FIS race on March 19. Both women qualify for Junior Worlds in April.
read moreWhat do you get when you combine 19-ish weeks of hard work and dedication, 15 athletes, a few coaches, slush, sunshine, and St. Patrick's Day? Lots of sparkling green crushing down the mogul course
read moreLogan Grosdidier emerged as a force to be reckoned with, clinching victory in all four events, super g, giant slalom, slalom, and alpine combined, a commendable second-place finish in the downhill and secured the women's overall win. Three SSWSC athletes, Logan Grosdidier, Caley Goforth, and Bella Fisher, were selected to compete at the U16 Alpine National Championships in Vail on March 31-April 4, 2024.
read moreThe U13/U15 Moguls Team competed in the Rocky Mountain Qualifier Series Finals March 15 and 17, ending the 2023-2024 winter season on a high note. They proved they had the stuff and realized a season of hard work and dedication pays off.
read moreThe team left this week to compete in the Europa Cup in St. Moriz, Switzerland, March 16-17, and then head to the Junior Worlds in Lachtal, Austria.
read moreBraving snow drifts and blizzards, the U10 and U13 mogul skiers journeyed to A-Basin for one last comp before they head to Rocky Mountain Freestyle championships! Translating all the training - both technical and mental - onto the slopes, a few athletes walked away with personal bests!
read moreJackson True wins singles, Zander Tatar-Brown wins duals, and Anabel Ayad earns silver in singles. Fifteen SSWSC moguls athletes are headed to Junior Nationals in Utah March 12-17, 2024. Jackson True, Finley Fontaine, Gigi Lobeck, Lyllah Miller, Anouk Bradley, Claire Boyle, Reise Wilson, Mia Satkiewicz, Abrianna Gordon, Izzy Powell, Anabel Ayad, Griffin Harvey, Scott Kane, Shane Mariano, and Liam Siefken will all compete in singles and dual moguls events.
read moreBranigan Murphy brings home the U15 gold, Robbie Wodnick and Oscar Dalzell bring home silver medals and Molly Grady brings home U15 bronze with many other top finishes.
read moreThe freeski athletes skied a variety of challenging lines on the High Anxiety venue with strong style, clean technique, and tons of energy and were rewarded with excellent places at the end of the day.
read moreA group of U16 alpine athletes headed to beautiful Crested Butte to compete in the U16 R/C Showdown, March 7- 10. During the series, the athletes participated in a day of Super G training, a Super G race, a giant slalom and a slalom race. The team could not have asked for better weather and snow conditions.
read moreThe Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Team just returned from the final competition of the season last weekend. Twenty-four eager athletes, U10 through U16, made the trip to Park City, Utah, for the 2024 Western Regional Championships. Arthur Tirone took the win in both the ski jumping and nordic combined U16 events and there were many other podiums to cap off the week!
read moreAt the conclusion of the series, seven SSWSC athletes qualify to compete in the U16 Rocky/Central Championships next week from March 14 to 18 in Vail, Colorado.
read moreCooper Malia was the only SSWSC athlete to represent the SSWSC at the IFSA Freeride Junior National Competition, which was held at Snowbird, UT, from February 29 to March 3.
read moreGrosdidier's journey to this international stage was paved by her exceptional showing during the National Performance Series at Burke Mountain earlier this year, securing her qualification among elite competitors.
read moreOn March 2-3, three freeski athletes competed in the USASA Rail Jam and Halfpipe competitions here in Steamboat. The Rail Jam was held on Saturday at Howelsen Hill, and the Halfpipe was held at Steamboat Resort.
read moreAspen Snowmass hosted the latest World Cup men’s races from March 1-3. The event included two GS races and one slalom. The U16 alpine team attended the GS race on March 2 and volunteered their time to help with the slip and course crew.
read moreAfter more than a week of epic snowfall, postponements, and cancellations, the U18 National Championships operations crew in Jackson, Wyoming, pulled off six of the ten races planned for the week. SSWSC athletes took home medals in every discipline. Noelle Roth took home the U18 National Championship slalom title and Katharina Cosby was 2nd overall on the series for the women, and Adrian Beauregard was 3rd overall for the men.
read moreNine SSWSC athletes, McKenzie Maines, Piper Mouttet, Austin Johnson, Ethan Maines, Fritz Gamber, Nico Bowdre, Kaden Graham, Everett Baldwin, and Miles Warnke, and two coaches, Garrett Fisk and Todd Wilson, traveled to Anchorage, Alaska February 23 - March 3 for the 2024 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Junior Championships.
read moreThe 2024 Freestyle Moguls NorAm Cup came to a close this March 9-10, with the final event held at Stratton, VT. The rain poured, the winds howled, the temperatures plummeted, the course turned to ice, and the pick axes were in full swing to prepare the landings, but the show went on!
read moreFreeskiers traveled to Crested Butte during Blues Break, February 22-25 to compete in the IFSA 3 event. The event hosted freeskiers and snowboarders from around North America, throwing down on classic extreme terrain.
read moreSydney Soard brings home the win, and Kensie Ricketts and Henry Krump earn bronze.
read moreSSWSC brought almost 40 athletes to Winter Park for two IFSA competitions over the weekend on March 2-3. The venue was in the Hole-in-the-Wall zone, and the conditions were interesting.
read moreAthletes Nick Pierce, Walker Overstake, Linda Jechova, Mike Smith and Robbie Burns power through spring-like conditions with hard snow at the top and slush at the bottom of each course.
read moreEight SSWSC alpine athletes were named to the Rocky Central U18 Nationals Team and are headed to Jackon, Wyoming, today for the U18 National Alpine Championships March 2-8, 2024.
read moreSSWSC U10 and U12 athletes competed at Eldora for RMD Age Class SL and GS races where all RMD Colorado race clubs were present.
read moreSSWSC U14 Alpine Athletes traveled to Aspen and Vail last week for the Junior Championship qualifiers. It was a total team effort that led to SSWSC qualifying 16 U14 athletes for the Rocky/Central Junior Championships next week in Winter Park, March 5-9, 2024.
read moreSix athletes from the U17 Team Steam headed to Telluride over the weekend to take on the Southwest Classic. Beautiful, jagged peaks and blue skies met the athletes as they bumped down Hermit, pushing their speed and jumps. With two singles competitions and one duals competition on the line, there was much opportunity for securing hardware.
read moreCooper Malia earns two gold medals in the slalom races and Thomas Halberg takes home one silver and one bronze in giant slalom and two silver medals in slalom. Malia earns silver at Freeride Comp in Crested Butte and Riley McNew is fourth.
read moreSixteen athletes qualify for the United States Cross Country junior Nationals in Lake Placid, NY, March 11-16, 2024
read moreAthletes show resilience, grit, and flexibility under interesting conditions at Apex Mountain in British Columbia and Val St. Come.
read moreSSWSC athlete Virginia (Gigi) Boyd captured her career-first boardercross NorAm win at the first race in the Hole Shot Tour at Gore Mountain, NY. SSWSC alumni Kendall Harrington joined Gigi on the podium, finishing 3rd for a stellar start to the season for the Winter Sports Club Snowboardcross Program.
read moreU.S. Alpine Ski Team Member and SSWSC athlete Roman Elvidge won the Western Region Elite Alpine Race Series giant slalom race on Monday, February 19, on Snow King Mountain in Jackson, Wyoming. Teammate Ian Haupt was also on the podium in 3rd place. On Tuesday, February 20, Ian Haupt was on the podium again for the giant slalom in 2nd place, and teammate Colin Kagan was 3rd.
read moreAthletes Mckenzie Maines, Piper Mouttet, Ethan Maines, Austin Johnson, Nico Bowdre, Everett Baldwin, Fritz Gamber, Kaden Graham, and Miles Warnke will compete in the events from February 27 to March 2 in Anchorage, Alaska.
read moreThree athletes from two snowboard programs competed in the USASA Gromfest Slopestyle competition at Winter Park on Sunday, February 19. Athletes Trevon Shoemaker, Summit Lynch, and Madden Matuga all showed up and gave their best effort immediately following a competition day at our home mountain at Howelsen Hill.
read moreSeventeen athletes from Devo Team and Boardriderz raced in the slalom and giant slalom Races at Howelsen Hill on Saturday, February 17. Athletes could choose to compete in one to four races. Five Boardriderz athletes competed for the first time alongside their Devo Team role models; three took home medals!
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