CARRABASSET VALLEY – Sugarloaf/USA is welcoming back the top snowboarders this December as the U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix is coming to Carrabasset Valley Dec. 17-21.

Snowboarding will be making its debut at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and it have prime time event coverage from CBS. The only way for a snowboarder to represent the United States in the Olympics is to participate in the U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix. The Grand Prix is comprised of two events, the halfpipe competition and the Giant Slalom race.