Park City getting an Olympic-sized halfpipe again when The Snow League heads to Utah in 2027
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PARK CITY, Utah — An Olympic-sized halfpipe is returning to Park City, the Utah resort town that helped put snowboarding on the map.
The Snow League — a halfpipe league created by three-time Olympic champion Shaun White — named Park City as one of the contest sites for its 2026-27 season on Tuesday.
It will bring big-time snowboarding back to the venue that hosted the 2002 Olympics, when American men Ross Powers, Danny Kass and JJ Thomas swept the medals, and U.S. rider Kelly Clark won gold in the women’s contest. Park City will again host Olympic snowboarding in 2034.
“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.
The Snow League has so far held four events. The first was hosted by Aspen’s Buttermilk Ski Area at the end of the 2025 winter, with Buttermilk also hosting the third event this past February. The second event was held in China back in December, while the first season ended in March with the finals in Laax, Switzerland.
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Japan’s Sena Tomita and Yuto Totsuka were crowned Snow League snowboard champions for the first season. China’s Eileen Gu and New Zealand’s Luke Harrold won the inaugural skiing titles.
The U.S. once dominated the men’s halfpipe, but has been shut out of the Olympic podium since White won his third gold medal in 2018. The drought has coincided with a surge of top Japanese riders, combined with fewer halfpipes to train in across the United States.
Park City hasn’t had a 22-foot halfpipe since 2019, when it hosted world championships.
The event is scheduled for Jan. 22-24, the weekend traditionally associated with the Sundance Film Festival that is moving to Colorado starting next year.
It hasn’t yet been announced whether or not Aspen will host a Snow League event for the 2026-27 winter season.
