CONGRATS TO SIERRA RESORT’S HANNAH TETER who took Silver in the 2010 Winter Games Women’s Halfpipe last night! GO HANNAH! The only American woman to take two Olympic medals – gold and silver – in the last two winter games!

Celebrating a great first run

Riding the wave of excitement after the 2010 Winter Games Halfpipe events, skiers and snowboarders at Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort are enjoying the 400 foot long Superpipe – the only Superpipe on South Shore – which opened last weekend.

TransWorld SNOWboarding ranked Sierra Resort’s terrain parks and Superpipe in the nation’s Top 10 in the 2010 Resort Guide and it is easy to see why with 5 award-winning terrain parks that are super dialed in right now and tons of fun for jibbers.

Season passholders are commenting on local web sites and blogs that Sierra Resort’s terrain parks are the best they’ve seen in years – the features are creative and well maintained, the flow through the parks is fluid, and the vibe is fun and welcoming.

In addition, snow conditions at Sierra Resort are at their peak – with a 90 inch base and 317 inches of cumulative snowfall for the season, the Park Crew has had plenty of snow to translate their most innovative ideas into a freestyle reality. Some of those ideas include a propane tank turned on end, repurposed into a bonk. Another is an urban-inspired stair set with two 35-foot handrails for sliding.

Park Crew gets creative with Neff Bonk

Several upcoming events will showcase the terrain parks and up-and-coming athletes at Sierra Resort.

Billabong presents Flaunt It on Sunday March 7. An all-girls snowboard series, Flaunt It is both a slopestyle competition and a rail jam. Flaunt It is also part of the Swatch Ticket To Ride Tour, a global snowboarding series that attracts the best female slopestyle riders in the world, including Sierra Resort’s own Jamie Anderson who took second place in last year’s Swatch TTR Tour. Cash and prizes for the top competitors plus $10,000 and a paid trip to the finals in Quebec for the ultimate winner. Registration is online at www.billabong.com/flauntit.

4^th Annual Buckle Up Big Air for GTS on Saturday, March 20. An annual celebration of life for Sierra Team Rider Greg Smith, the Buckle Up Big Air raises awareness among youth of the importance of wearing a seat belt. The Big Air contest takes place in The Alley and is a jam format. Open to skiers and snowboarders.

Nitro & VZ present Highlander on Saturday, March 27. A true face-off contest, snowboarders vie for the top spot in this slopestyle contest until a single shredder stands victorious. In the end, there can be only one.