Archive for the 'Heavenly Team Riders' Category
Sho Kashima Takes Silver in World Cup Event
We’d like to extend a warm Heavenly CONGRATULATIONS to Freeride team member, Sho Kashima, for his recent podium finish in the Ruka World Cup event! Video of Sho\’s Second-Place Run Sho has faced some challenges the last couple of years, nearly making it to the Olympics, only to be thwarted by a knee injury and lengthy [...]
Sho Kashima’s Start with the Heavenly Ski & Snowboard Foundation
For those of us who are passionate about our winter sport, whether skiing or snowboarding, the opportunity to be raised and trained in either seems like an unattainable dream. For youth in South Lake Tahoe, this dream is not only attainable, it’s readily available thanks to the non-profit Heavenly Ski & Snowboard Foundation who sponsors [...]
Joanna Dzierzawski Shreds in Groove Park
Heavenly’s only female High Roller Team member, Joanna Dzierzawski, started the season with an injury, but came back stronger than ever and with a renewed passion for snowboarding! When I asked her what it’s like to hold her own as one of the few women in the terrain park scene, she told me that it’s [...]
Congrats to New Ski Hall of Famer Glen Plake
Congrats to New Ski Hall of Famer Glen Plake Ski legend Glen Plake is on his way to Sun Valley to accept his induction to the U.S. Ski Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 2. I wanted to take a few paragraphs to talk about Glen, what he means to Heavenly and what he means [...]
Interview with Mike Thomas, Heavenly Terrain Park Manager
While we obviously want every bit of snow we can get, it definitely creates more work for nearly all of our mountain crews. In particular, our Terrain Park Crew is charged with the task of digging and re-digging all four of our parks after every storm to keep them in the prime shape you’ve come [...]
