VAIL — Coaching young snowboarders these days is like sitting in the front row of a movie theater. You’re constantly looking up. This season Michigan native Chris Laske is looking up as he takes over ...

EAGLE COUNTY – Lift tickets and equipment for Snowboard Outreach Society students are provided by Vail Resorts, which also contributes instructor time and financial support. The youth programs ...

Before joining the U.S. national team’s coaching staff, Nichole Mason honed her skills working with Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club (AVSC) athletes. While with AVSC, she was named the USSA ...

In her third year leading the Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club’s snowboard program, Nichole Mason’s biggest success came even as an injury kept her off the snow. For just the second time in the ...