- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: High School Alpine Racing
- Published: February 14, 2014
Dylan Tuor of West Linn High won the JV GS on Shooting Star Ridge last weekend. Photo by Mike Juliana
High school racers have been making the most of a whacky weather year on Mount Hood.
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: Slopestyle/Rail Jam
- Published: February 13, 2014
The third USASA Rail Jam of the Mt. Hood Series went down last weekend at Mt. Hood Meadows. Here are the full results, along with a highlight video from Pierce Hodges.
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: Slopestyle/Rail Jam
- Published: February 13, 2014
I can't believe I just got 3rd at the Olympics! Stoked to make history with @guskenworthy and @josschristensen. pic.twitter.com/pqNUyqC0Y5
— Nick Goepper (@NickGoepper) February 13, 2014Joss Christensen, Gus Kenworthy and Nick Goepper rocked the crowd and won over the judges with artistry on the rails and smooth flying off the jumps to win gold, silver and bronze for Team USA in the Olympic debut of slopestyle skiing.
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: Kids Racing
- Published: February 12, 2014
Levi Brown of the Mount Hood Race Team finished first for boys under 10. Photo by Mike Juliana
The cities of Portland and Hood River were pretty much shut down, and roads up to Mount Hood were a sheet of ice with fallen trees and abandoned cars, but that didn't stop a hard-core group of kid racers and their families and coaches from staging a slalom race in the sleet and rain at Skibowl Sunday.
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: Olympic Style Events
- Published: February 12, 2014
Fun-loving Kaitlyn Farrington caught stylish air, stomped all her landings and shimmied her way onto the podium after winning an Olympic gold medal in the halfpipe.
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: Alpine Olympics/World Cup
- Published: February 10, 2014
Julia Mancuso at age 10, training on Mount Hood. Photo by Brian Robb
Clutch performer Julia Mancuso won her fourth Olympic medal in Russia in the super combined by ripping through the downhill in first place, and then hanging on through a tough slalom course to keep her spot on the podium.
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: Slopestyle/Rail Jam
- Published: February 09, 2014
Handling some business here in sochi. @sagekotsenburg #Olympics2014 #goldmedals #sochi let the good times roll! pic.twitter.com/HUy1ver0ed
— Jamie Anderson (@Jme_Anderson) February 10, 2014Just after Sage Kotsenburg won the first gold medal of the 2014 Olympics in snowboarding slopestyle, fellow Mount Hood regular Jamie Anderson soared to gold in the first-ever women's Olympic slopestyle.
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: Slopestyle/Rail Jam
- Published: February 08, 2014
Oh yea and this happened today too hahaha pic.twitter.com/Bo81mGNROa
— sage kotsenburg (@sagekotsenburg) February 10, 2014Sage Kotsenburg won the first gold medal of the 2014 Olympics in snowboarding slopestyle, beating out the heavily favored Canadian Mark McMorris with two stylish runs down a huge course.
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: Alpine Olympics/World Cup
- Published: February 06, 2014
Jackie Wiles with her brother Steele and her father David after her first World Cup race. Photo courtesy David Wiles.
David Wiles suspected his daughter Jacqueline had serious athletic talent from the age of two, and by the time she was six he had proof.
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: High School Alpine Racing
- Published: February 05, 2014
Ellie Schmidt of Central Catholic took second in slalom Saturday. Photo courtesy of Mikejulianaphotography.com
Skiers and snowboarders from West Linn, Hood River Valley and Lincoln racked up victories in a wild weekend of high school racing and freestyle action on Mount Hood.