U.S. Freestyle Championships take place this weekend at Deer Valley

FIS World Cup at Deer Valley Resort in January. Photo: Parker Malatesta

PARK CITY, Utah — This weekend, March 26-27, Deer Valley Resort will be the last minute host to the U.S. Freestyle Championships after a lack of snow forced the venue to change from Palisades Tahoe in California.

“Palisades Tahoe pulled out all the stops to make snow during a tight snowmaking window, but unfortunately due to unforeseen challenges, was not able to produce the snow needed to build the course,” U.S. Ski & Snowboard said in a press release. “Palisades Tahoe has been committed to U.S. Freestyle Championships since before the COVID-19 pandemic. On very short notice, Deer Valley agreed to host the event.”

“We certainly appreciated the dedication from both Deer Valley and Palisades Tahoe in supporting the athletes and the development of freestyle skiing,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard President and CEO Sophie Goldschmidt. “Both resorts are outstanding partners and supporters of U.S. Ski & Snowboard, and we certainly could not provide the best athletes in the world with world-class venues to showcase their talents without the strong support from both Deer Valley Resort and Palisades Tahoe.”

The championships will include individual moguls on Saturday, March 26, and dual moguls on Sunday, March 27. Olympic medalists Jaelin Kauf is on the roster to compete as well as Olympians Brad Wilson, Olivia Giaccio and Hannah Soar.

Schedule:
Friday, March 25
12:50 – 2:15 p.m. Women’s moguls qualification
Saturday, March 26
10:15 – 11:30 a.m. Men’s moguls qualification
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Women’s moguls finals
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Men’s moguls finals
Sunday, March 27
10:40 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Men and Women’s dual moguls

The U.S. Freestyle Championships are free and open to the public.