Registration is closed. Sunday is the only day open to spectators, with service to and from the start and finish lines on a free shuttle. The shuttle leaves from Lake Georgetown parking lot every hour ...

JOHNSVILLE, Calif. — Quick — as befits a question about downhill ski racing: Where did it begin? If Scandinavia comes to mind, consider this: Years before there were organized races in Europe, miners ...

While most of us would likely come to grief trying to ride a longboard down even the gentlest of inclines, for competitors in the fourth edition of downhill longboard race Red Bull No Paws Down in ...

Longboarders from Minnesota and Wisconsin gather on top of a hill in southwest Wisconsin. Riders from both states met up to go down hills together on June 5. The longboard — the skateboard's longer, ...

The Long-Awaited Return of Downhill Racing Has Fans Buzzing originally appeared on BikeMag. With dozens of world-class resorts offering lift-access bike parks in the U.S. Mountain West, why has the ...

Few racing sports are as raw as downhill longboarding. Charging down a steep asphalt road on a piece of wood (sometimes carbon fibre) and two pairs of small wheels, usually without protective leather ...

Riding a longboard with no brakes down a steep road at vehicle speeds – what could possibly go wrong? Well, for five competitors at South Africa’s “Urban Descent 2014” downhill longboard race, things ...

Picture yourself flying down Mount Lemmon: the wind in your hair, saguaro cacti racing by at 40 miles per hour, following the pavement on a road that stretches 22 miles. Now picture experiencing all ...

The riders zip past the gravelly sidelines, a blur of ripped jeans and shorts with light and dark T-shirts and low-top sneakers. Many sport blocky knee pads. A few rock full motocrosslike leathers.

The NoBull Bayou Battle is back for a second weekend of longboard racing. The three-day event, sponsored Carve Skateshop and hosted by Houston-based Team NoBull, will be Jan. 8-10, 2016. Team NoBull ...

PLUMAS COUNTY, Calif. After checking the caller ID, I broke protocol and answered my cell phone.”You’re skiing right now?”Yeah, I’m on the catwalk.”What’s a catwalk?”Where you live, it’s called a road ...