tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708207056750912862024-03-05T01:45:02.532-08:00Snowboard GazetteNews & Fun from the world of snowboardingzeitrafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235133779142372638noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-29877488087860201392011-11-04T10:53:00.000-07:002011-11-04T10:53:00.937-07:00Simon Dumont's custom half-pipe - Red Bull Cubed Pipe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unbeliebable - you gotta see this to believe this and you still can't believe it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>zeitrafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235133779142372638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-15037524429027955962011-10-31T17:14:00.000-07:002011-10-31T17:14:04.159-07:00Rome Releases 50 2012-2013 Snowboards<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Rome Snowboards is leaking a limited number of 2012-2013 LNP Edition Hammerhead boards later this fall. Only 50 boards will be released this season to get the pre-season vibes flowing. Read the official words from the Rome team on the exclusivity of this limited release board.<br />
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</div>zeitrafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235133779142372638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-46547748697197820392011-10-31T17:12:00.000-07:002011-10-31T17:12:42.580-07:00TRANSWORLD SNOWBOARDING: Arbor Welcomes Cutris Woodman<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Arbor Snowboards is proud to welcome Curtis Woodman to their snowboard team. Woodman was born in Sacramento, California and currently resides in Truckee, California. “I’ve been a Curtis Woodman fan since the Neoproto days and I’m fired up to be working with him now,” says Arbor team director, Brad Farmer. “Curtis has a snowboarding ability and style that most can only dream of. If last season is any indication of where he’s headed, it’s going to be exciting to watch over the next couple of years. I believe he will be an amazing leader of the Arbor ‘Roots’ snowboard program and I can’t wait to see what he does in the backcountry this season.”<br />
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</div>zeitrafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235133779142372638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-4212111719736463962011-10-30T18:43:00.000-07:002011-10-30T18:43:11.187-07:00UK Snowboard Club: UK's Nicholls 4th infront of 17000 spectators at Battersea<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Janne Korpi (FIN) crowned himself today king of the season's first big air contest of the running 2012 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup season. In front of 17,000 spectators right next to the four iconic towers of Battersea Power Station, the Finnish rider, who had already won the first halfpipe World Cup at the season's opening in New Zealand, secured his career's fifth big air triumph with 184 out of possible 200 points.<br />
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Great Barrington, MA - A Halloween weekend snowstorm marched up the East Coast over the weekend leaving up to two feet of snow, downed trees and power lines, and even some happy skiers and snowboarders in its wake.<br />
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</div>zeitrafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235133779142372638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-14723617802543067282011-10-29T20:09:00.001-07:002011-10-29T20:09:48.172-07:0020th Annual Colorado Ski and Snowboard Expo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<a href="http://www.theskichannel.com/image/news/20111005_expo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="69" src="http://www.theskichannel.com/image/news/20111005_expo.jpg" width="320" /></a>The 20th Annual Colorado Ski and Snowboard Expo is taking place at the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver from Friday Nov. 4 through SundayNov 6.<br />
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This Expo has become Colorado's biggest Ski and Snowboard Expo, showing off more than 20,000 square feet of retail space jam-packed with excess inventory from last season, from all over the country and from the top outdoor gear companies. Also, all 26 Colorado resorts are on site with "show-only" specials on season passes, lift tickets, lodging, lessons, and discounts on dining and mountain resort activities.<br />
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</div>zeitrafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235133779142372638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-83223562796048156142011-10-29T20:06:00.000-07:002011-10-29T20:06:27.338-07:00ESPN: John Jackson explains move to Burton<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">When some snowboarders leave their sponsors it only creates a small ripple in the snowboard pond. But when Snowboarder Magazine's two-time Rider of the Year, Travis Rice's 'Flight' co-star, and all-around backcountry slayer, <a href="http://espn.go.com/action/snowboarding/news/story?id=6168910" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #225fb2; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">John Jackson</a> changes snowboard teams it's big news. Even if the move is from Forum to Burton, two companies under what seems to be the same roof.</span><br />
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</div></div>zeitrafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235133779142372638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-125130850674206832011-10-29T20:03:00.001-07:002011-10-29T20:03:24.252-07:00Snowboard magazine ranks Snowmass first, Buttermilk third overall<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
Snowmass has been named the top overall resort in Transworld Snowboarding’s 2011-2012 rankings. Buttermilk came in third.<br />
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Yes, that’s right. The Transworld poll, based on a reader survey, ranked our own 470-acre Buttermilk Mountain Ski Resort as the third best “total package” resort. Whistler/Blackcomb, British Columbia, came in fourth.<br />
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Mammoth Mountain, CA: If California strikes you as the least likely place for a killer snowboarding vacation, you're in for a surprise. Mammoth Mountain ranked number one on Away.com's list of top ski resorts for snowboarding and number two in TransWorld's 2011 readers poll for best snowboarding resort. This mountain lives up to its name, with 3,500 acres, 150 trails, nine parks and a top elevation of 11,053 feet. According to Mammoth Mountain's website , the area receives 300 days of sunlight yearly, so nearly any time is a perfect time to visit.</div>zeitrafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235133779142372638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-45114785367201653682011-10-28T20:41:00.001-07:002011-10-28T20:41:32.557-07:00YAHOO! SPORTS: Best Snowboard Gloves or Mittens for Women<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
Snowboarding is an extremely popular winter sport for both men and women alike. Great snowboard gloves are a necessity for women snowboarders, but are sometimes more difficult for women to find. What are a few of the best snowboard gloves or mittens for women this season?<br />
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Swany X-Therm Mittens. Winter mittens always seem to offer greater warmth than fingered gloves during prolonged outdoor activities. The Swany X-Therm Mittens are actually a bit of a combination-they offer warm fleece "fingers" inside the mitten covering for added warmth, waterproof technology and heat reflective fabric that returns heat to the wearer . They also house an extra zippered pocket which can be used to store hand warmers, or offer a secure, out of the way storage spot for the ski lodge room key or an id card.<br />
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Read on <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ski/news?slug=ycn-10290811">here</a>...<br />
</div>zeitrafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235133779142372638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-22508164989520319002011-10-16T23:35:00.000-07:002011-10-16T23:40:51.092-07:00Stunning scenery, eye-catching tricks and a few bruises... snowboarding has it all<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1FrAe4J7ZAlt51E_kl1LN4mHY2oAWvU3mMV7bS8E7LX117h6meQuYBnntt24G5A8t8P25PbjxyY2mR477XqUHfPpvkP3r1kUWIE5EtXiJvtmZ8axM2JcDUYmP2HkiYonE73pYjuGPlU/s1600/article-0-0E67A8F500000578-198_233x423.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 110px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1FrAe4J7ZAlt51E_kl1LN4mHY2oAWvU3mMV7bS8E7LX117h6meQuYBnntt24G5A8t8P25PbjxyY2mR477XqUHfPpvkP3r1kUWIE5EtXiJvtmZ8axM2JcDUYmP2HkiYonE73pYjuGPlU/s200/article-0-0E67A8F500000578-198_233x423.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664346473125643442" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span>I<span class="Apple-style-span">magine, if you will, your working day begins high up in The Alps, not far from Val d'Isère in south east France.</span></span><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span>The thick snow crunches underfoot, the clear, crisp air nips at small patches of exposed skin.</span><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><span>To some, the vast landscape stretching as far as the eye can see is best viewed from a warm cabin with a roaring fire. To others, like Jenny Jones, it's a playground. </span></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><span>Welcome to the world of ollies, poptarts and flails. Welcome to the world of snowboarding.</span></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><span>I meet Jenny, one of the best boarders this country has produced, almost 800 miles from where she fell in love with the sport, at the SNO!zone in Milton Keynes. <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-2049898/Jenny-Jones-talks-snowboarding-ahead-Freeze-Festival.html?ito=feeds-newsxml">Read More</a></span></p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; "><br /></span></span>Rastamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08201268339407895170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-56119559883254777422011-10-16T23:28:00.000-07:002011-10-16T23:34:19.929-07:00Shaun White Stoked To Add Action Sports Company To His Portfolio<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9g76JM6-iXZrONOEY8q9zJIAkL5Mg5AVF-nEusAU9FCmAK8vLy_-RO72VTMxA4PAbwp1b7p2eI0lXOoEAtnTgvg721oZFIOgeJRkxLHIkfl_D0qW3HSTnoKVDxnkvW4pMyKvczDArtQ/s1600/Shaun_White_Portrait-thumb-310xauto.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9g76JM6-iXZrONOEY8q9zJIAkL5Mg5AVF-nEusAU9FCmAK8vLy_-RO72VTMxA4PAbwp1b7p2eI0lXOoEAtnTgvg721oZFIOgeJRkxLHIkfl_D0qW3HSTnoKVDxnkvW4pMyKvczDArtQ/s200/Shaun_White_Portrait-thumb-310xauto.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664345387755189106" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, Arial, Verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 254); "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; ">Shaun White earns about $7 million a year from endorsements, relatively low among professional athletes but a nice piece of change for someone whose main source of consumer awareness comes from skateboarding and snowboarding.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; ">White this week added to his personal cottage industry with the official launch of action sports hard goods line Shaun White Supply Co. The strategy moves White from participant and spokesperson to entrepreneur as the business will supply to consumers and other companies such items as skateboards, helmets, pads, balance boards, 3-in-1 grind rails and ramps. In March, the company will begin to offer BMX Bikes. <a href="http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/15/shaun-white-stoked-to-add-action-sports-company-to-his-portfolio">Read More</a></p></span>Rastamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08201268339407895170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-20675585125407404982011-10-15T03:39:00.000-07:002011-10-15T03:42:58.652-07:00Mägert-Kohli and Fischnaller victorious at season's first parallel event<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoA4Uh4f6n5U6DWaySQ-Tg3Y8vGYtZTFvNmxY-YIIn0FetjQ8aecTdv6r6l1uZDoktRoXdaqzMbo4UGlq-RzeF66dvv08dzHmm3GRzVX2uHARrDLDS6GYsFnavhZyLuVh7JK0fbjrQGRo/s1600/actu_249_homepicture_vignetteabout.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoA4Uh4f6n5U6DWaySQ-Tg3Y8vGYtZTFvNmxY-YIIn0FetjQ8aecTdv6r6l1uZDoktRoXdaqzMbo4UGlq-RzeF66dvv08dzHmm3GRzVX2uHARrDLDS6GYsFnavhZyLuVh7JK0fbjrQGRo/s200/actu_249_homepicture_vignetteabout.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663667350522056546" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: small; ">The two race boarders successfully competed against the international field of almost 100 riders coming from 16 countries at SnowWorld Landgraaf, Holland, where this winter's first parallel slalom was hosted. In the women's big final, Mägert-Kohli relegated last year's indoor World Cup winner Ekaterina Tudegesheva (RUS) to the runner-up position. In the battle for third, Marion Kreiner (AUT) had the better end than surprising fourth ranked rider Nadya Ochner (ITA).</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><p style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify; ">On the men's side, Fischnaller was a nose ahead in the duel for victory with his South Tyrol team mate Aaron March (ITA). Andreas Prommegger (AUT) prevented an Italian podium sweep by edging off Meinhard Erlacher (ITA) to fourth in the small final. <a href="http://www.fissnowboard.com/uk/news/magert-kohli-and-fischnaller-victorious-season-first-parallel-event,249.html">Read More</a></p></span></span>Rastamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08201268339407895170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-81622575333534646452011-10-15T03:30:00.000-07:002011-10-15T03:33:58.674-07:00SNOWBOARD STOCK SALE IN MAYRHOFEN<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmo6z381CWHnDBi4UvIgX5E1LDz8V361iuaNdqTpKn-dJX2T8THAPLpG9StIMOl9KrPmk3v6DzwBRK12EI9nLT1eal7y7vjoPbVgppylcUJTzlWgNVurFQPJEGmhFXyOqCpy9cAYSZjQ/s1600/hotzone-lagerverkauf_a6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmo6z381CWHnDBi4UvIgX5E1LDz8V361iuaNdqTpKn-dJX2T8THAPLpG9StIMOl9KrPmk3v6DzwBRK12EI9nLT1eal7y7vjoPbVgppylcUJTzlWgNVurFQPJEGmhFXyOqCpy9cAYSZjQ/s200/hotzone-lagerverkauf_a6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663665063482555394" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(178, 178, 178); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px; background-color: rgb(30, 30, 30); "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5384em; color: rgb(178, 178, 178); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">HOTZONE.TV, Insider Sportshop and Kini RB will be holding a snowboard sale to clear their stocks in Mayrhofen’s Christophorous bus garage, October 21 – 22 2011. If you’re after new gear but can’t afford full-price new kit, then peep this…</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5384em; color: rgb(178, 178, 178); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">The <strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">HOTZONE Snowboard Pro Shop</strong> Gerlos, Mayrhofen and Schwaz, the <strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Insider Sportshop</strong>Vorderlanersbach and the <strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Kini Shop</strong> from Wiesing will be selling off any remaining snowboard product shortly to clear their stocks for the brand new winter stuff. <a href="http://onboard.mpora.com/news/snowboard-stock-sale-mayrhofen.html">Read More</a></p></span>Rastamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08201268339407895170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-70082322688784997162011-10-13T21:04:00.000-07:002011-10-13T21:09:14.225-07:00Judging set for 2014 Olympics<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgapODenec0ZDBh14ydK7rOTdcnq0cSIatEIOt0ge9kUHgNzBBB39B9fcaO8pIp00myZVv5Sw9B2V88_sEKuSa1Shx2z0YyyeSCEveCC3q5EPBJdIw9ARr10OBLBcO8uCoS2_w7E_-y73c/s1600/Olympics.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgapODenec0ZDBh14ydK7rOTdcnq0cSIatEIOt0ge9kUHgNzBBB39B9fcaO8pIp00myZVv5Sw9B2V88_sEKuSa1Shx2z0YyyeSCEveCC3q5EPBJdIw9ARr10OBLBcO8uCoS2_w7E_-y73c/s200/Olympics.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663194580412862562" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 17px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">It doesn't sound like the mandatory straight air is going anywhere, but a number of other changes have been made to snowboarding's Olympic judging system since Shaun White and Torah Bright won halfpipe gold in 2010. Those changes, as well as the system as a whole, were discussed at last week's annual International Ski Federation (FIS) fall meetings in Zurich, Switzerland, as the sport creeps ever closer to the 2014 Sochi Olympics.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 17px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">The mandatory straight air has long been a (controversial) staple of FIS halfpipe competitions, but in an interview conducted after last week's meetings, FIS snowboard judging chairman Ola Sundequist said he doesn't anticipate FIS nations will vote for its removal before the Olympics, which is the only way it'd be eliminated. <a href="http://espn.go.com/action/snowboarding/story/_/id/7097195/snowboard-judging-panel-criteria-set-2014-winter-olympics-halfpipe-slopestyle">Read More</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 17px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></p></span>Rastamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08201268339407895170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-13938483163669819972011-10-13T20:54:00.000-07:002011-10-13T21:16:02.823-07:00New technology for riders<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTB3M_erzuCYnzSZRq6ZCLEuH8iGWfX4_wxQAcVh_Y8VW98oL_z5zoxb1HC0y4INn44hb_U88bQWgeFxQ9Nrii1anzhlTXJ-R0GrRA8wmTwlU8OPuW0RR5P_9onrIaeScy_qSjLo3GbLM/s1600/snowboard-gear.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTB3M_erzuCYnzSZRq6ZCLEuH8iGWfX4_wxQAcVh_Y8VW98oL_z5zoxb1HC0y4INn44hb_U88bQWgeFxQ9Nrii1anzhlTXJ-R0GrRA8wmTwlU8OPuW0RR5P_9onrIaeScy_qSjLo3GbLM/s200/snowboard-gear.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663192155285789378" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; ">NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) - Now that the fall weather is finally here avid skiers and snowboarders are looking forward to the snowy months.</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; "><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; ">Boards are being made more ride able, accessories are flashier, and the boots are more user friendly.</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; ">Dave Durfey, the owner of Credo Snow and Skate Shop, told 22News that there’s a lot of technology changing, especially boots and the way boards are made. New designs are allowing riders to get in and out of bindings and boots much easier. Bindings are also being made less clunky and more aerodynamic. The new technology is making snowboarding equipment safer and more convenient. <a href="http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/sports/New-technology-for-riders">Read More</a></p></span>Rastamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08201268339407895170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-2001610398894046592011-10-13T20:39:00.000-07:002011-10-13T21:15:03.566-07:00Gardener finishes 14th at indoor World Cup snowboard race<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabYMyf72Pmok2p6qVskgC-rSbBZgw3KIk_rJDtPsh2BrnHGNUFT8s_VKHcHqJPyhxGk0aQYbWf5S0aBQXXW9ZafzBbAsf9AlPEPdGlchA67kBy7-81XkASZpujpMQydCvrRBmftMbwbY/s200/900feef14c679a2e3fdc235a7385.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663190493273810722" /><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "> <p class="p1">Darren Gardener had a career-high 14<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span>-place finish at a World Cup snowboard event Thursday at an indoor parallel slalom race in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Landgraaf</span>, Netherlands.</p></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(70, 70, 70); font-family: arial, verdana, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " >Gardner, a 21-year-old from Burlington, Ont., led the men’s team in a race dominated by Italian riders.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(70, 70, 70); font-family: arial, verdana, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " >Rolland <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Fischnaller</span> captured the gold in the season-opening race, with Aaron March winning silver and Andrea <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Prommegger</span> winning bronze in the unique indoor race.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(70, 70, 70); font-family: arial, verdana, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Jasey</span>-Jay Anderson of Mont-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Tremblant</span>, Que., was 17<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">th</span>, while Matthew Carter of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Maryhill</span>, Ont., was 33rd.</span> <a href="http://www.canada.com/Gardener+finishes+14th+indoor+World+snowboard+race/5546160/story.html" style="font-size: 14px; ">Read More</a></span></div>Rastamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08201268339407895170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-77474908219008195702011-10-12T22:57:00.000-07:002011-10-12T23:01:42.694-07:00Where to ski and snowboard in Hong Kong<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_d6poeFbv8tq4gjuf7OoMYyj9qICbtpmMMKE6hlf0zr2myvMtS4vIF4rNsgU-QD8izLviycSheGCmG9VXfnS-SSDmP5mOD65HwAUwhgBh_d0-EAI1NukwMOuYkwUBznrKju5e83PfWZ8/s1600/MAIN-play-snowboard-facebook.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_d6poeFbv8tq4gjuf7OoMYyj9qICbtpmMMKE6hlf0zr2myvMtS4vIF4rNsgU-QD8izLviycSheGCmG9VXfnS-SSDmP5mOD65HwAUwhgBh_d0-EAI1NukwMOuYkwUBznrKju5e83PfWZ8/s200/MAIN-play-snowboard-facebook.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662852589521174386" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; background-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; ">We Hong Kongers always get what we want.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; ">And if it's snowboarding while it's 27 degrees Celsius and pouring rain outside that we want, we get it at one of these awesome indoor slopes.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; ">Hong Kong has two indoor ski and snowboard outfits. The latest and snazziest is Play, which opened this week in Kwun Tong.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; ">The large warehouse space is set up for parties and special occasions. Despite two hulking ski slope simulators, the space can comfortably accommodate 100 guests.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; ">A cafe run by Zambra and a stage with a large sound system make Play party-ready. <a href="http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/play/where-play-outdoor-sports-indoors-hong-kong-888101">Read More</a></p></span>Rastamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08201268339407895170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-24035542515741449922011-10-12T22:52:00.000-07:002011-10-12T22:56:27.560-07:00Snowbomb events coming to Bay Area<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP14CZRw_6leC0-mOxEkhnm6YTcBm7NNSrYG11Lz0sA0POKaXhpwObX5Pe6JVQjVrIQsa6ERHyozgtG0TWTSGmtR8pc9b-wgSEkIHV8OzFj133TZTGDnLx-oavCluBViRJfDkYWXPHhLU/s1600/snowbomb-300x170.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP14CZRw_6leC0-mOxEkhnm6YTcBm7NNSrYG11Lz0sA0POKaXhpwObX5Pe6JVQjVrIQsa6ERHyozgtG0TWTSGmtR8pc9b-wgSEkIHV8OzFj133TZTGDnLx-oavCluBViRJfDkYWXPHhLU/s200/snowbomb-300x170.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662851306035669794" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 1.1em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">The <a href="http://www.sfskifest.com/" style="color: rgb(1, 86, 96); text-decoration: none; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-color: initial; ">SnowBomb Ski and Snowboard Festivals </a>are coming to the Bay Area in a couple of weeks, an annual rite of passage for the NorCal snowy set.</p><p style="font-size: 1.1em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">The SnowBomb folks, who mix events and movies with the usual Ski Fair fare, will be at San Francisco’s Fort Mason on Nov. 5th and 6th. The following weekend, Nov. 12th and 13th, the show moves South to the Santa Clara Convention Center. <a href="http://blog.sfgate.com/ski/2011/10/12/snowbomb-events-coming-to-bay-area/">Read More</a></p></span>Rastamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08201268339407895170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-60992059441804091592011-10-12T22:48:00.000-07:002011-10-12T22:57:08.549-07:00Dakota shows winning style on the slopes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlBpqlTCoSNdTFLp5wMBkLAXkmFHXoLZh3X7sZFxk75o8DbpJNm686UwKNbhwgZi-swf5QZ4uf1LFiSi8vsIyXL2crqvBu6PL6bkF5gSeVHR7vDWCwXeW6sQz8FV2oRdmlVOpuVWQfr4/s1600/dakota.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlBpqlTCoSNdTFLp5wMBkLAXkmFHXoLZh3X7sZFxk75o8DbpJNm686UwKNbhwgZi-swf5QZ4uf1LFiSi8vsIyXL2crqvBu6PL6bkF5gSeVHR7vDWCwXeW6sQz8FV2oRdmlVOpuVWQfr4/s200/dakota.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662850177551958386" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; ">She's only been competing for two years, but that's been plenty long enough for Dakota Craig to make her mark in the snow.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; ">Dakota, 16, has completed a successful snowboarding season, winning three national titles, and is striving to make the grade at international level in the future.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; ">A year 12 student at Waikato Diocesan School for Girls, Dakota contested the Grand Prix Junior Nationals at Wanaka late last month, in five events in the 14-to-16 age group.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; ">Although she came second in the big mountain freeride and third in the half pipe, Dakota took national honours because only Australian competitors finished ahead of her. <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/sport/5776480/Dakota-shows-winning-style-on-the-slopes">Read More</a></p><div><br /></div></span>Rastamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08201268339407895170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-90853884925486240172011-10-11T21:50:00.000-07:002011-10-11T21:57:08.827-07:00Enter to Win a Ride Agenda Snowboard or Pair of Atomic Smoke Skis<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSOIRQv8xa5V9fhirlR3KnQBdMPWw0FK3fAdRigiSRKdA0rbdahhd89W8zVNqzFnRnBE2BOtQEvQJaNuKeQzRT1OQlzr6IrAapGYpETpEMi8rol5miMvLeT4vSqd-eGBU0LVexZo5pbw/s1600/imgad.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSOIRQv8xa5V9fhirlR3KnQBdMPWw0FK3fAdRigiSRKdA0rbdahhd89W8zVNqzFnRnBE2BOtQEvQJaNuKeQzRT1OQlzr6IrAapGYpETpEMi8rol5miMvLeT4vSqd-eGBU0LVexZo5pbw/s200/imgad.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662464376368997570" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><p>Sun & Ski Sports is hosting two sweepstakes in the month of October to give winter sports enthusiasts a chance to win either a Ride Agenda snowboard, valued at $299.99, or a pair of Atomic Smoke skis, valued at $399.99. Winners will be chosen in the first two weeks of November, just in time for the upcoming winter season.</p><p>Sun & Ski Sports is only hosting these sweepstakes until October 31st, so consumers will want to act fast. Whether interested in the snowboard, the skis, or both, the entry process is simple. All participants need to do is visit the <a href="http://www.sunandski.com/Atomic_Ski_Sweeps_a/286.htm" title="Atomic Ski Sweepstakes" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Atomic Ski Sweepstakes</a> page and/or the <a href="http://www.sunandski.com/Ride_Agenda_Sweeps_a/441.htm" title="Ride Snowboard Sweepstakes" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Ride Snowboard Sweepstakes</a> page, click on “Enter Sweepstakes,” and fill out a short form. <a href="http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/448764">Read More</a></p></span>Rastamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08201268339407895170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-76659336578647682152011-10-11T19:36:00.000-07:002011-10-11T19:53:43.421-07:00Oakley Releases Revolutionary New Snow Goggle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mVwLlx9jGEI1hQso1gBRiHvVIn4iba_erUO3cWJzmNoTkBp4yH_HG2XQASw7B7JU_e3baDXg4BfAaI7p_HrA213ims27fYuTklpYRi-ihhnLsTE_ni7Jq_oNAjdSChsaUCvr81bc-vk/s1600/RenderImage.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 78px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mVwLlx9jGEI1hQso1gBRiHvVIn4iba_erUO3cWJzmNoTkBp4yH_HG2XQASw7B7JU_e3baDXg4BfAaI7p_HrA213ims27fYuTklpYRi-ihhnLsTE_ni7Jq_oNAjdSChsaUCvr81bc-vk/s200/RenderImage.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662433062742416114" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., Oct 11, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Oakley, Inc. today announced the release of AIRBRAKE(TM), the world's first snow goggle to take advantage of SwitchLock(TM) Technology. A revolutionary innovation available only from Oakley, SwitchLock Technology makes the process of lens changing hassle-free and fast while maintaining optimal impact protection and ensuring optical performance is in no way compromised when the lens is mounted -- a potential issue with ordinary interchangeable lens systems. <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/oakley-releases-revolutionary-new-snow-goggle-2011-10-11">Read More</a></span>Rastamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08201268339407895170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-13692218255181410472011-10-10T21:15:00.000-07:002011-10-10T21:19:44.123-07:00Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort first ski area to open in U.S.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0aVagFMgVo5uVYvNz5kmMmIjhjRd9V_9-1uJsO-5mE12dtPR-ZXToejPBnGv1jqKOTZTqGfD74_es2cxAwOpZczOhcMydDBoMJx0g4oL4CuWymHEXylyZIrcgDUviSavNg20TYWYYVg/s1600/LVSSR_OpenDay2011-250x250.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0aVagFMgVo5uVYvNz5kmMmIjhjRd9V_9-1uJsO-5mE12dtPR-ZXToejPBnGv1jqKOTZTqGfD74_es2cxAwOpZczOhcMydDBoMJx0g4oL4CuWymHEXylyZIrcgDUviSavNg20TYWYYVg/s200/LVSSR_OpenDay2011-250x250.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662083932936988914" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: georgia, tahoma, verdana, arial; line-height: 18px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" >LAS VEGAS — </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><a class="c5" href="http://www.skilasvegas.com/winter/index.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(59, 90, 122); text-decoration: underline; ">Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort</a> (LVSSR) became the first ski area in the United States to open its lift served terrain for the 2011/12 season on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at 7:30 a.m.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, tahoma, verdana, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: georgia, tahoma, verdana, arial; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 18px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Wolf Creek Ski Area that’s located in Pagosa Springs, Colo. was second. LVSSR, which is located about an hour from downtown Las Vegas opened Chair 3 with 12-inch base; nine inches was a result of recent storms and the additional four inches was from LVSSR’s snowmaking effort.</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: georgia, tahoma, verdana, arial; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 18px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">LVSSR’s management reports that several hundred guests took advantage of the early opening, including out of state skiers and snowboarders. Chair 3, which served an all-terrain park for skiing and snowboarding, ran on Saturday until 4 p.m. and again on Sunday, Oct. 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. <a href="http://bangordailynews.com/2011/10/10/outdoors/las-vegas-ski-snowboard-resort-first-ski-area-to-open-in-u-s/">Read More</a></p></span>Rastamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08201268339407895170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-16055818783500930362011-10-10T20:24:00.000-07:002011-10-10T20:31:33.855-07:00Gear: Crab Grab<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaU05sYaOHqbQ4t0RoX_VZZvS19yQbC6fKmLkgXHz72ECfm7XzTmUsKvyDxNaOPzhtvMnKIclpNxOz52APwhU2fiPHmXysR4lZyaNEgEjIFn_CFF7ThYUNl12ht1WTqpsv0CHV5Q_ZDo/s1600/as_snb_gear-crab_200.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaU05sYaOHqbQ4t0RoX_VZZvS19yQbC6fKmLkgXHz72ECfm7XzTmUsKvyDxNaOPzhtvMnKIclpNxOz52APwhU2fiPHmXysR4lZyaNEgEjIFn_CFF7ThYUNl12ht1WTqpsv0CHV5Q_ZDo/s200/as_snb_gear-crab_200.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662071554342965378" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 17px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><i style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Necessity is the mother of all invention, </i></span>and never did the old adage hold truer than with the new brand Crab Grab. Fathered by High Cascade's own Preston Strout and born on the perpetually slushy slopes of Mt. Hood, Crab Grab is a new traction pad company. Traction pads? Confused? Think: stomp pad <i style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">evolved</i>.</p><readmore><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 17px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 17px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 17px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Strout explains: "Most stomp pads are pretty heinous -- these lame chunks of plastic you'd expect to find on a rental board. Riders like Scott Stevens and Jesse Burtner have been cutting up cheap foam stomp pads for years to put all over their boards as grip. They'd raid the HCSC demo center and hoard all the ones they could find. With Crab Grab, we set out to create an abundant, high quality alternative to cutting up cheap foam pads." <a href="http://espn.go.com/action/snowboarding/story/_/id/7085600/snowboard-gear-crab-grab-level-stomp-pad-generation">Read More</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 17px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 17px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 17px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><br /></b></p></readmore></span>Rastamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08201268339407895170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470820705675091286.post-47493118541547676132011-10-09T22:28:00.000-07:002011-10-09T22:35:10.520-07:002012 U.S. Winter Youth Olympic Team<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfsF9xLJBqu8P9dg6O2w__2LcJyMDoV9_U_2voZKWV-pfGeNqjCbHiVIRhXLGoKLIKrDFg4hNXDIlUJiA1Xw3tOyAenhuE8C9uF9dAHNOlyWp_sbKLpZbC9IIH9iP3RkN7ftQE5grurM/s1600/youtholympics.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfsF9xLJBqu8P9dg6O2w__2LcJyMDoV9_U_2voZKWV-pfGeNqjCbHiVIRhXLGoKLIKrDFg4hNXDIlUJiA1Xw3tOyAenhuE8C9uF9dAHNOlyWp_sbKLpZbC9IIH9iP3RkN7ftQE5grurM/s200/youtholympics.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661732359988095202" /></a><p class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" >The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) nominated 15 young athletes to the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games following the final qualifier for nordic combined and ski jumping at the Flaming Leaves Festival in the Olympic village of Lake Placid. The inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games is slated for Jan. 13-22 in Innsbruck, Austria.</span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="Apple-style-span" >The Winter Youth Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event held under the authority of the International Olympic Committee that will take place every four years just the Olympic Winter Games. The USOC will send a team of more than 60 athletes to represent the U.S. in Innsbruck across 15 sports and 63 events.</span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="Apple-style-span" >The 15 young athletes between the ages of 15-18 will be among 1,057 athletes from 80 countries competing in alpine skiing, halfpipe skiing and snowboarding, slopestyle snowboarding, skicross, cross country, ski jumping and nordic combined. <a href="http://skiing.about.com/b/2011/10/09/2012-u-s-winter-youth-olympic-team.htm">Read More</a></span></p>Rastamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08201268339407895170noreply@blogger.com0