Skimo race season wrapped up with the final Utah Skimo Tuesday race at Brighton on March 11th. It was great to complete the entire course without headlamps thanks to daylight savings time! Looking ahead to spring we, have our season awards in conjunction with the freeride team scheduled for April 22nd on the Tram Deck…

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As I write this our U15 and U19 athletes are wrapping up their final 2* and 3* competitions at Park City and Breckenridge. Our U12 athletes had their final 2* competitions at Solitude on March 7th and 8th. Our competition season concludes with Junior Freeride Championships at Kirkwood, California April 6th-13th. We will have several…

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Our march forward continues, all the challenges and opportunities are a part of the daily fabric in February, particularly at Snowbird.  There are many great results, highlights and happenings noted below, so I will be brief. Goals are being realized in many cases, and so are disappointments.  I am reminded of the fact that both…

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Para Snowboard Team Update The Para snowboard team has returned from a month-long Europe trip. Starting off in Pyha, Finland, the team earned some really great results in the SBX comp held there: Kate Delson finished 3rd in Women’s WC LL2/LL1 category, Aleks Godowski finished 8th in Men’s LL2 in his first-ever WC competition! Rebecca…

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Connecting preparation to performance and the growth mindset required to adequately train and prepare has been a big focus for the freeride program this season. In any sport, being properly prepared includes more than just the time on the field, course or snow. Strength and conditioning, mobility, nutrition, rest/recovery, mental health, and technique all play…

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After perfecting transitions and building our aerobic base during the first part of the season the skimo team has been focusing on higher-intensity intervals and sprint training. All of our athletes have been making significant progress in their speed and efficiency.  Skimo athletes Ruby C and Maddie S were planning to race in the Viking…

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We are officially at the midpoint of our season. Every group has had opportunities to race and size themself up against the competition. Midseason provides the perfect time to revisit the roadmap of where you want to be by the end of the year. A quick check in with your goals provides a great opportunity…

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Greetings SBSEF, After a slow start the snow has arrived, and Little Cottonwood Canyon has been transformed into a winter wonderland.  The skiing has been excellent lately, and we are well into competition season.   I have to give a special shout-out to Hannah Baldwin who qualified for World Junior Freeride Championships, traveled to Kappl, Austria…

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SBSEF Snowboard/ Team Utah Snowboard The Para team is at our second comp of the season in Finland where we are experiencing some very un-Finland like weather – above freezing temps!  (This is about as high as the sun gets this time of year in Lapland – photo above) All the athletes have made some…

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The Wasatch Powderkeg and USA Skimo National Championships took place January 8th-12th at Solitude with sprint, mixed relay, individual and vertical races. Two SBSEF athletes competed in the individual race on January 11th. Both athletes had a lot of fun racing. The course consisted of 3 climbs and descents with a total of  2,800’ of…

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