In The News – Sugar Bowl Parks: A New Era of Olympic-Level Freestyle Skiing in Tahoe
March 25, 2025 | Member Submitted
Originally Published in Moonshine Ink, 03/13/2025, Written by Megan Ramsey
David Wise, a two-time Olympic gold medalist who grew up in Reno, remembers waking up before 5 a.m. as a teenager to carpool with friends to Mammoth Mountain, ski all day, and drive back in time for school the next day, all for the chance to train on freestyle terrain. Wise won’t have to do that drive anymore, thanks to new terrain parks with elite-size jumps at Sugar Bowl. In February, CEO Bridget Legnavsky and Sugar Bowl Village homeowner Jim Harleen cut the purple ribbon, celebrating the accomplishment and unveiling Sugar Bowl Parks to a crowd of athletes and ambassadors, including Wise and freeride skier Xander Guldman.
Sugar Bowl Resorts launched the 2024/25 ski season with its new terrain parks, complete with pro-level Olympic size jumps. Legnavsky addressed the youth during the ceremony, saying they built the parks for all the young people to get to the top of their sport.
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