The 2011 Competition Season Kicks Off

With yesterday"™s qualifying round of the Grand Prix at Copper Mountain in the books, competition season is underway. Between now and the end of April, skiers will bounce around the globe in search of illustrious trophies, fat checks, and AFP and World Tour points. Based on what we"™ve seen around Colorado lately, you can expect some mind-boggling action this year. Check the schedule below and mark your calendars, because this is going to be good.

DATETOURLOCATION12/6-10/2010Grand PrixCopper Mountain, COHP12/12-16/2010Revolution TourCopper Mountain, COSS | HP12/16-19/2010Winter Dew Tour (+Qual)Breckenridge, COSS | HP1/5-10/2010Subaru Canadian Freeskiing ChampionshipsRevelstoke, BCBM01/09-14/2011Revolution TourMt. Hood, ORSS | HP01/15-22/2011Red Bull Line CatcherVars РLa For̻t BlancheBM01/20-23/2011Winter Dew TourKillington, VTSS | HP01/15-16/2011Gatorade Free Flow TourVail, COSS | HP01/15-16/2011Gatorade Free Flow TourHoliday Valley, NYSS | HP01/15-16/2011Gatorade Free Flow TourMountain High, CASS | HP01/21/2011FIS World CupKreischberg, AUTHP01/22/2011Nissan Freeride World TourChamonix Mont-Blanc, FRABM01/22-23/2011Gatorade Free Flow TourBoreal, CASS | HP01/22-23/2011Gatorade Free Flow TourOkemo, VTSS | HP01/22-23/2011Gatorade Free Flow TourTyrol Basin, WISS | HP01/25/2011USSA Big AirDenver, COBA01/26-30/2011Winter X Games 15Aspen, COSS | HP | BA01/27-30/2011Subaru Freeskiing World Tour Qual.Telluride, COBM01/28/2011Polish Freeski OpenZakopane, POLBA01/29/2011Nissan Freeride World TourEngadin, St. Moritz, SUIBM01/29-30/2011Gatorade Free Flow TourKillington, VTSS | HP01/29-30/2011Gatorade Free Flow TourMt. Bachelor, ORSS | HP02/4-5/2011FIS World Superpipe ChampionshipsDeer Valley, UTHP02/5-6/2011Gatorade Free Flow TourSierra at Tahoe, CASS | HP02/5-6/2011Gatorade Free Flow TourBrighton, UTSS | HP02/6-11/2011Revolution TourBoreal, CASS | HP02/10-13/2011Aspen Snowmass OpenAspen, COSS | HP02/10-13/2011Winter Dew TourSnowbasin, UTSS | HP02/14-18/2011Frostgun InvitationalVal Thorens, FRABA02/15-18/2011URTUR Halfpipe OpenVail, COHP02/17-21/2011Subaru US Extreme Freeskiing ChampionshipsCrested Butte, COBM02/18-19/2011Finnish Open New School EventSappee, FINSS | BA02/19/2011Nissan FWT Russian AdventureSochi, RUSBM02/23-27/2011Austrian Freeski OpenKitzsteinhorn, AUTSS02/23-27/2011Subaru North American Freeskiing ChampionshipsKirkwood, CABM02/26/2011FWT North American ChampionshipsKirkwood, CABM02/23-3/01/2011URTUR Nor-AmKillington, VTHP03/1-5/2011European Freeski OpenLaax, SUISS | HP03/5-6/2011Winter Park OpenWinter Park, COSS03/8-13/2011Subaru Freeskiing World Tour ChampionshipsSnowbird, UTBM03/12/2011FWT Big MountainFieberbrunn, AUTBM03/14-18/2011Revolution TourMt. Snow, VTSS | HP03/14-18/2011Red Bull Cold RushSilverton, COBM03/16-18/2011Winter X-Games EuropeTignes, FRASS | HP03/18-20/2011Carinthia OpenMt. Snow, VTSS03/19/2011FWT Nissan XtremeVerbier, SUIBM03/20/2011FIS World CupLa Plagne, FRAHP03/25-26/2011The Dumont CupSunday River, MESS04/14-16/2011Jon Olsson InvitationalAre, SWEBA04/15-24/2011Telus World Ski InvitationalWhistler, BCSS | HP