“Waterville Valley is the birthplace of freestyle skiing,” Wong said of the ski area, which is preparing to hold its second World Cup mogul competition Jan. 24-25, featuring the best men and ...

Groenveld was known for alpine skiing earlier in his career. He eventually took up freestyle skiing, winning the bronze at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships in 2005. His performance in the ...

“Waterville Valley is the birthplace of freestyle skiing,” Wong said of the ski area, which is preparing to hold its second World Cup mogul competition Jan. 24-25, featuring the best men and ...

Yet despite its longstanding ties — claiming to be “The Birthplace of Freestyle Skiing” — Waterville Valley’s only previous experience hosting the World Cup was an alpine event in 1991.

Ballet went away when freestyle became an Olympic event; the Olympic committee considered it too objective to judge fairly. Today, athletes focus on one of the two – bumps or aerials.

Freestyle skiing consumed our lives throughout the '80s, and by the mid-'90s we had all moved on, focusing on the next chapters of our lives. Over the next 20 years, we'd stay in touch though we ...

Freestyle skiing will return to its origins starting in 2024 when the best mogul skiers in the world compete for glory on the slopes of Waterville Valley Resort in New Hampshire. The ski area has ...

Yet despite its longstanding ties — claiming to be “The Birthplace of Freestyle Skiing” — Waterville Valley’s only previous experience hosting the World Cup was an alpine event in 1991.