Olympic skier David Wise heads to Beijing with the confidence of someone who has already produced on the sport’s largest stage. It’s three-peat time for the flashy Reno freestyle skier. And it’s probably not – pardon the pun – wise to bet against the two-time gold medal winner doing it again. He’s definitely ready for […]
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Lake Tahoe Olympians earn 4 medals
Led by snowboarder Jamie Anderson, Lake Tahoe Olympic athletes brought home four medals, including a pair of gold medals. Here’s a breakdown of how the eight Lake Tahoe athletes fared. Jamie Anderson: Despite treacherous conditions that had many women enraged that the slopestyle snowboarding event wasn’t canceled, Anderson scaled back her more aggressive plans for […]
David Wise overcame adversity to capture Olympic gold in Pyeongchang
In typical fashion, David Wise didn’t let consecutive falls on his first two attempts get into his head as he prepared for one last drop into the halfpipe at the PyeongChang Olympics. Some life-defining moments the past two years only strengthened his inner faith and allowed him to put his freestyle skiing in perspective. Still clinging […]
Lake Tahoe’s Wise, Bowman qualify for Olympics
Lake Tahoe products David Wise and Maddie Bowman will be returning to the Winter Olympics. The pair won their first Olympic ski halfpipe gold medals in Sochi at the 2014 Winter Olympics. On Friday, they became the first U.S. halfpipe skiers to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. A colorful snowboarder from South Lake Tahoe who […]
SnowBomb.com Festivals taking place in November
The ski season is nearing. And to get a little taste of winter, SnowBomb.com is holding its seventh annual Ski & Board Festivals at three locations in November. SnowBomb.com’s Ski & Board Festivals are celebrating the upcoming winter in style this year. The San Francisco Festival will return to Fort Mason on Nov. 2, The […]
Olympic gold medalist David Wise enjoys homecoming at Northstar California
The ski gear hasn’t been put away yet, but for David Wise, the ski season essentially concluded in mid-February on the Olympic halfpipe in Sochi. His goal has been accomplished. Wise, who skis out of Northstar California in Lake Tahoe, is still wallowing in the spotlight of becoming an Olympic champion. Wise took the Olympic […]
Meet Olympic gold medal skier David Wise Saturday at Northstar California
A chance to meet an Olympic gold medal skier arrives Saturday at Northstar California when David Wise returns to his roots. Northstar California Resort in Lake Tahoe will welcome the Olympic champion and his family back to his home mountain with a full day of festivities that are open to the public, including both skiers […]
Olympic profile: David Wise, the ‘UnDude’ delivers gold in freestyle halfpipe
Here’s a look at David Wise, one of the four Lake Tahoe medal winners at the Sochi Olympics.: He was nicknamed “The UnDude” by the New York Times, which kind of sums it up. He’s a married man with a cute 2-year-old young daughter and admits that family comes first, while skiing is a distant second. […]
Lake Tahoe’s Maddie Bowman joins David Wise as Olympic gold medal winner in freestyle halfpipe
Maddie Bowman helped solidify Lake Tahoe’s standing as a region that producers excellent halfpipe freestyle skiers. Bowman, who trains at Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort, joined David Wise as a gold medalist, winning the women’s freestyle halfpipe Thursday at the Sochi Olympics. Wise, from Reno, does his training at Northstar California ski resort. Two days after Wise […]
David Wise – ‘The UnDude’ – captures gold medal in the inaugural men’s freestyle halfpipe
Nicknamed “The UnDude” by the New York Times, David Wise made Olympic history today, taking the gold medal at the Sochi Olympics in the first-ever men’s freestyle halfpipe event. Wise, who lives in Reno and trains at Northstar California ski resort in Lake Tahoe, won on a day when the snow and the conditions certainly […]