The Natural Selection Tour makes its debut at Kirkwood Mountain Resort, bringing the world’s elite freestyle snowboarders to battle on untamed terrain in California’s Sierra Nevada range.
Among the most compelling matchups, 29-year-old Swiss rider Sevi Van Der Meer faces 28-year-old California native Brandon Davis. Both riders are making their Natural Selection Tour debuts, bringing fresh energy to the event as they approach the challenge from vastly different backgrounds—Van Der Meer from the...

Reggae music, snow, and the mountains are the three things I love most in this world…
The Lake Tahoe Winter Reggae Festival is a scene that shouldn’t make sense with reggae music in the heart of ski country yet somehow feels perfectly natural.
Good Vibez Presents has created something magical here: a fusion of island culture and mountain spirit that transforms this state-of-the-art venue of the Tahoe Blue Event Center into a warm sanctuary from the February chill.
As the clock strikes 3 p.m., an...

Three years ago in Viroflay, France, Romane Mosse decided to chase her dreams and come to play tennis in the United States.


Mosse’s first stop on her journey was Jacksonville, Alabama, approximately 4,420 miles from her hometown.


As the No.1 player for the Jacksonville State Gamecocks as a freshman, she flourished. In her sophomore season, she mounted a 13-7 record in singles, garnering interest from other schools nationwide. 


Mosse transferred to Cal Poly in June 2024, ready to make an...