New Hampshire’s King Pine Ski Area will host the 7th annual Wild Corn Backcountry Weekend and Festival, Friday March 31 through Sunday April 2, 2023. Produced by the Granite Backcountry Alliance and presented by Fischer, the weekend is a full immersion into backcountry and uphill adventures for all skill levels; all lifts are turned off and human powered travel...
The USGA announced the local qualifying and regional qualifying sites for the 123rd U.S. Open Championship, to be contested on Los Angeles (Calif.) Country Club’s North Course from June 15-18, 2023. It will be the first time the U.S. Open will be contested at LACC. According to the USGA, “local qualifying, conducted over 18 holes at 109 sites in 44 U.S. states...
RANGELEY, ME – How does the old saying go? With ski buddies like these… Meet Twang and Clang, my wingmen, and after their performance this weekend in Maine, I’ll be grateful if the next time I go back to Saddleback the resort staff aren’t waiting for me with a big net. Maine’s Saddleback Mountain proved every bit the fierce challenge and magnificent setting pictures...
It’s been a hot start to 2023 on Jay Flemma Sports Report on iHeartRadio. First, we preview the turn of the PGA Tour season and its West Coast swing with Editor, Producer, and owner of Golf News Net, Ryan Ballengee, before turning to a discussion of the venues for the four majors, including the changes to Augusta, new venue L.A. Country Club for the U.S. Open...
Torrey the Prediction Cat returns to his yearly prognostication duties just in time for Super Bowl LVII. Here is Torrey’s pick…and hey! Last year – for once – we actually got the Super Bowl right! As always, we do a teaser pick, which means the line moves six points in your favor, but you have to hit them both. SUPERBOWL LVII EAGLES +4.5 vs...
The grisly shuck that is the Saudi-funded sports-washing experiment otherwise known as the LIV Golf Tour will not have long to wait before a decision is made to allow their players to receive world golf ranking points and a pathway into playing in major championships. While their application to the Official World Golf Ranking board has not yet been reviewed, there...
[Editor’s Note: Jay Peak Week is held over by popular demand. The first article in the series is here, and the second part of the series is here.] JAY PEAK: THE PEOPLE THAT YOU MEET – 601, MICKY, AND CREECH, OH MY… JAY, VT – As any true sports writer will tell you, we don’t just write about skiing, we write about the people who ski...
At long last, here are the links to listen live to Golf News Net Radio. Better still we’ve got all new shows featuring special guests T.J. Auclair, Richard Hurley, Gary Van Sickle, and Ryan Ballengee. We’ve covered everything from next year’s major venues to player of the year, to LIV golf, and more. Join in all the fun live or by streaming your...
The mid-west’s best ski and golf resort is getting even better. Both Golf Digest and Golfweek have published their recent top 100 lists and awards, and, once again, Minnesota’s Giant’s Ridge has risen in the rankings. A member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects and its president in the organizations 50th year, 1995-96, Arlington...
—by Jay Flemma Special to the North American Snowsports Journalists Association GILFORD, N.H. – There’s much more to New Hampshire’s Gunstock Resort than a trail system named after firearms. Gunstock’s 1,340-foot vertical drop is formidable, especially with myriad trails cunningly cut into difficult double fall lines and strange cambers...
What a pleasant surprise it was turning a corner at the Snowbound Expo and seeing the HEAD/Tyrolia booth brimming with interested patrons. I ski on HEAD Supershape i.Rallys. They rock like Foo Fighters. Better still was finding out that the bubbly, effervescent, and knowledgeable person chatting me up about the latest updates to their KORE ski collection was Julia...
Both the Masters and the Open Championship will permit LIV golfers who qualify for the tournaments to compete. The R&A and Augusta National both independently reached the same conclusion, a seemingly fair result as the fledgling LIV Tour seems more exhibition than competition at worst, at best a wtered down version of the PGA or DP World Tours. To that end...
[Editor’s Note: This is the second of three installments on Jay Peak. Part One, a thumbnail sketch is here. Part Three, the people that you meet, is here. Part Four, a brief summary of recent history and a look at the future will drop soon.] MOUNTAIN GAZETTEER Jay Peak has two main areas – Tramside and Stateside, each with their own base lodge and...
[Editor’s Note: Hooray for winter! Everywhere of note is making snow, and to celebrate the start of the season, our Border War Series is back. One man goes to 20+ places in New Hampshire and 20+ in Vermont and tells you once and for all who wins. This week we’ll be posting stories about Jay Peak! So let’s get right to it. It”s shred-tastic!]...
NORTH CONWAY, N.H. – Cranmore Mountain Resort’s plans for a sparkling new combination base lodge and condominiums proceed apace. The new Fairbanks Lodge – slated to open next fall – features over 30,000 feet of lodge and gathering space in addition to 15 two-story lofted residences on its upper levels. Daily services will also include season...