Granite Peak: A Diamond in the Rough

by erica
Apr 17th 2014 - 17 comments

Granite Peak is located in Wausau, Wisconsin and calls itself “Your Modern Midwest Mountain”. I took my first trip out to the hill in central Wisconsin and found just that, Granite Peak effectively makes a Midwestern hill feel a little more like a western ski area.

The New FIS Slopestyle Judging System Explained

by MattMasson
Feb 5th 2019 - 4 comments

... by Jason Arens and Woodsy. The FIS World Championships Slopestyle final takes place on Wednesday. This will be another opportunity to see the new FIS Slopestyle judging system. We spoke to one of skiing’s most experienced judges, Jason Arens, to explain what the changes actually are and why they’ve been made: