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 MAY 23-SUPERPARK 5, Day 3: How Swede it is
After clouds and rain shut down day two of Superpark 5, Jon Olsson
stepped up and stole the show on day three.
 MAY 22-Team Asia Takes Men's Ski Superpipe at Global X
Competing in his first X Games event, Team Asia's Shoya Okazaki (Sapporo, Japan) skied like a true veteran as he soared to a first place finish at X Games Global Championship's Men's Ski SuperPipe competition in Whistler Blackcomb, B.C.
 APRIL 13-Snowbird to Remain Open Through at Least Memorial Day
Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort will remain open weekends through at least Memorial Day, May 26, 2003. Utah's only resort open for skiing and riding, Snowbird has received more than two feet of snow already in May with continued snowfall expected this weekend.
 MAY 5-TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival Arts Events
Thousands were entertained by awe-inspiring arts events at Whistler as part of the TELUS World Ski &
Snowboard Festival, strengthening the connection between action
sports and the arts supporting them.
 APRIL 30-Snowbird to Remain Open Until May 11
Continuing a tradition of the longest ski season in Utah, Snowbird will remain open for spring skiing and riding through Sunday, May 11, conditions permitting. Utah's only ski resort still open, Snowbird is offering discounted lift tickets through the remainder of the season.
 APRIL 28-Freeskiers hit it big in the Salomon Superpipe and Salomon Big Air
The world's top freeride skiers converged at
Whistler Blackcomb April 19 to perform in front of one of the biggest crowds ever for the Garnier Fructis World Skiing Invitational, as part of
the closing weekend of the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival.
 APRIL 25-Powder MAGAZINE TOUR SUCCESS, NEW HIRES, AND SUPERPARK UPDATE
The end of the ski season marks the successful conclusion of the eight-week, 20-town Powder to the People Tour, powered by Volkswagen.
Combining an on-slope resence, athlete appearances and the popular Powder
Magazine Video Awards parties, the trip raised $8,000 for ski-related charities. Powder begins production on the 32nd year of "The Skier's Magazine."
 APRIL 22-ESPN X Games Global Championships I - Ski - Superpipe
ESPN announces format and teams for the upcoming X Games Global Championships I at Whistler/Blackomb, B.C.
 APRIL 21-Kirkwood's Saab Salomon Crossmax
It's the men's final round of the Saab Salomon Crossmax race at Kirkwood, Calif., and there is a mixed batch in the start gate.
APRIL 21-Kirkwood Insanity-Big Mountain Finals
There is a reason competitors return every year to Kirkwood, Calif., for the Salomon North American Freeskiing Championships. It is the only time Kirkwood ever opens its infamous, off-piste playground, the "Cirque," and the weather is usually killer (if it isn't snowing, it's usually sunny).
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