Shaun White bringing this winter event to Park City
The Snow League will make a stop at Park City Mountain next year for a competition among some of the world's best snowboarders and freeskiers.
United States' Shaun White competes during the men's halfpipe finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. | Andrew Medichini While the dismal ski and snowboard season is winding down, one Utah resort is already looking ahead to a major event next winter.
Park City Mountain will be a host site for the second season of The Snow League , a three-day competition featuring the world’s top athletes in halfpipe snowboarding and freeskiing, live music, fan experiences and a celebration of winter sports culture set for Jan. 22-24, 2027. Three-time Olympic gold medalist and entrepreneur Shaun White founded the league in 2024; it just completed its first season in Switzerland earlier this month.
“Park City Mountain has always been one of the most important places in snowboarding and freeskiing, so bringing The Snow League here for season two feels incredibly special,” White said in a press release. “With the Winter Olympics returning to Utah in 2034 and Park City set to play a major role in the Games, there’s an incredible energy building in this community around winter sports. We’re excited to make The Snow League part of that momentum, bringing the best halfpipe athletes in the world here and building something that grows with the sports in the years leading up to the Olympics and many more to come.
” Shaun White, former Olympian, speaks with Ryan Smith, (not pictured) co-founder of Qualtrics and owner of the Utah Jazz, during Day 2 of the Qualtrics X4: The Experience Management Summit at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City on March 9, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News The Park City competition will debut a 22-foot halfpipe at the base of the resort and a custom-built transition feature at Scott’s Bowl. The league has yet to announce other competition sites for next season.