The U’s resident freeskiing superstar, Tom Wallisch, continued his torrent pace this season with a record-setting run in the Dew Tour freeski slopestyle event in Killington, Vermont. The 95.28 score Wallisch received in the final round’s second run was the highest recorded in Winter Dew Tour history, and it notched him his second straight win
Tom Wallisch Wins Dew Tour Nike Open Event
It was just last week that freeskiing superstar Tom Wallisch (a.k.a, the King of Afterbang, Pretzel Man, Todd Walnuts) was taking finals and putting the finishing touches to his business degree at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business. Grades aren’t in yet, so it’s unknown how Wallisch did on his exams, but
Google Maps’ “Ski Run View”
You’ve heard of Google Maps’ Street View, right? Well, the folks at Mountain View were kind enough to send over a specially equipped snowmobile so that we could all enjoy “Ski Run View.” A skier avatar even appears when the close-up view icon is dropped into place. Check out this angle alongside the Summit lift
Utah’s Ski (and Snowboard) Archives
Utah has a long, rich tradition in refining the snow sports of skiing and (later) snowboarding, as one would imagine with the Greatest Snow on Earth and all. And, the University of Utah has a long, rich tradition in documenting such, as evidenced by the Ski Archives at the U’s Marriott Library. Check out some