Toyota U.S. Grand Prix and Visa Big Air presented by Toyota Kicks Off at Copper Mountain Dec. 12-17

U.S. Ski & Snowboard and Copper Mountain Resort will host two events Dec. 12-17, 2022: the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix and the Visa Big Air presented by Toyota. 

The world’s best freeskiers and snowboarders will return to Colorado’s Copper Mountain Resort for the annual World Cup series. The Toyota U.S. Grand Prix includes men’s and women’s halfpipe competitions while the Visa Big Air presented by Toyota will feature a big air competition for men and women. 

The Toyota U.S. Grand Prix, which has been held at Copper Mountain since the early 2000s, is recognized as the longest-running winter action sports tour. On Dec. 14 and 15, freeski and snowboard athletes, including freeski halfpipe Olympian champion David Wise and Olympic freeskier Hanna Faulhaber and Olympic snowboarders Taylor Gold and Maddie Maestro will descend on Woodward Copper’s legendary 22-foot superpipe for two qualification runs. Finals for the snowboard halfpipe competition will take place on Dec. 16, with freeski finals on Dec. 17. 

Returning to Copper Mountain once again is the Visa Big Air presented by Toyota competition, where athletes will debut their latest tricks on a massive scale at “The Athlete’s Mountain” for the first time since the 2017-18 season. A 70-foot metal scaffolding jump, the skiers and riders will jump right into Copper Mountain’s Center Village. Many U.S. Freeski and Snowboard Team athletes are set to compete, including Olympic freeski slopestyle champion Alex Hall, Olympic freeski big air silver medalist Colby Stevenson, along with Olympic snowboard slopestyle champion Red Gerard and X Games big air champion Hailey Langland. Qualifiers for the freeski big air will take place on Dec. 14, with finals on Dec. 16. Qualifiers for snowboard big air will begin on Dec. 15, with finals on Dec. 17. 

This premier event has been a regular World Cup stop for the U.S. Snowboard and Freeski Team for several seasons and during Olympic years is a qualifying event for those pursuing their dream of being named to the U.S. Olympic Team. 

2022 Toyota U.S. Grand Prix and Visa Big Air presented by Toyota Competition Schedule

(all times in MT)

• Monday, Dec. 12, 2022
  • 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. - snowboard big air training, group 1
  • 8:30 - 11:45 a.m. - freeski halfpipe training
  • 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. - snowboard big air training, group 2
  • 12:00 - 3:15 p.m. - snowboard halfpipe training
• Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022
  • 8:30 - 11:45 a.m. - snowboard halfpipe training
  • 12:00 - 3:15 p.m. - freeski halfpipe training 
  • 12:15 - 1:45 p.m. - snowboard big air training, group 2 
  • 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. - snowboard big air training, group 2
• Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022
  •  SNOWBOARD HALFPIPE QUALIFIERS
    • 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. - women's snowboard halfpipe qualifiers
    • 12:00 - 1:10 p.m. - men's snowboard halfpipe qualifiers, heat 1
    • 2:10 - 3:20 p.m. - men's snowboard halfpipe qualifiers, heat 2
  • FREESKI BIG AIR QUALIFIERS
    • 9:35 - 10:45 a.m. - men's freeski big air qualifiers, heat 1
    • 11:50 - 1:00 p.m. - men's freeski big air qualifiers, heat 2
    • 2:05 - 3:15 p.m. - women's freeski big air qualifiers
• Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 
  • FREESKI HALFPIPE QUALIFIERS
    • 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. - women's freeski halfpipe qualifiers
    • 12:00 - 1:10 p.m. - men's freeski halfpipe qualifiers, heat 1
    • 2:10 - 3:20 p.m. - men's freeski halfpipe qualifiers, heat 2
  • SNOWBOARD BIG AIR QUALIFIERS
    • 9:35 - 10:45 a.m. - men's snowboard big air qualifiers, heat 1
    • 11:50 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - men's snowboard big air qualifiers, heat 2
    • 2:05 - 3:15 p.m. - women's snowboard big air qualifiers
• Friday, Dec. 16, 2022
  • 10:00 - 11:40 a.m. - freeski big air finals
  • 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - snowboard halfpipe finals 
• Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022 
  • 10:00 - 11:35 a.m. - snowboard big air finals
  • 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - freeski halfpipe finals

HOW TO WATCH

All events are streamed LIVE and FREE on Outside. You can find an in-depth schedule including times for qualifications and finals at usskiandsnowboard.org.