Snowboards as art Nov 13, 2009
he directed his athleticism into snowboarding, a sport he'd never tried. Before long, he was riding for a snowboarding team as an athlete. (Montana Standard, MT)
Family adventures at Yosemite Nov 11, 2009
There's a lot to do in winter too -- tubing, ice skating snowshoeing with a Ranger, cross-country and downhill skiing and snowboarding. We're thoroughly psyched after watching the Yosemite episodes of Ken Burns' new six-part series "The National Parks: Americas Best Idea" (), which chronicles naturalist John Muirs' efforts to keep Yosemite intact. (CNN -- Travel)
Alpine Elements Invites 'Star Wars' Fans to the French Alps Nov 10, 2009
James Hardiman quickly points out, "Of course, Avoriaz has much more to offer than a single run. Avoriaz was the first resort to offer snowboarding in the 90s. This charming resort is still a popular location for the sport." ... To learn more about the 'Star Wars' ski run in Avoriaz, contact or if you're planning a skiing or snowboarding holiday in the French Alps, contact Alpine Elements. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Building for big air Nov 10, 2009
"Almost every resort in the country has a halfpipe, and with ... the Olympics, it's becoming more and more popular with younger riders. It's huge with the snowboarding population." ... " Halfpipes have helped drive snowboarding, BMX, skateboarding and inline skating to worldwide prominence. By 1998, the Winter Olympics included snowboarding, and the sport's TV ratings have ensured a long union with Olympic organizers. Alyeska's superpipe is essentially a large halfpipe. While there is no... (Anchorage Daily News)
Upstart Ski Channel Lands Deal With Dish Nov 9, 2009
The deal puts the channel, which focuses on year-round mountain activities such as skiing, snowboarding, hiking, biking, backpacking, climbing and off-slope activities, in front of more than 21 million homes, with more distribution deals expected in the short-term, according to Steve Bellamy, chairman and CEO of the channel. Dish Network is excited to now offer VOD content that speaks to the growing popularity of skiing and other mountain sports, said Andy Karofsky, vice president of... (Multichannel News)
Bullish on Bull Riding Nov 9, 2009
It's no more stupid than playing football or snowboarding down the side of a mountain or hundreds of other sports that you can get hurt or killed while doing. Add a comment. (CBS News)
Ski resort opens early after snow dump on Mt. Hood Nov 9, 2009
"We'd be at the beach and I'd be like, 'Oh, I can't wait to go snowboarding,'" said customer Ryan Harper. "You just want to do it so bad and now I finally can.". (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Slip, sliding away... Volunteers create snowpark at Dunn County Rec Park Nov 9, 2009
The area on the left, where most of the trees came down, will be a snowboarding and ski park ... With smoothing out some of the more dangerous bumps currently on the hill, it will make the sledding safer for everyone, Peterson said, adding, We hope to give lessons to any new riders/skiers up on the hill who would like to learn snowboarding or skiing, so they can be introduced to the terrain park. (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)
Snow-sport enthusiasts: Local resorts are ready and waiting Nov 8, 2009
Hidden Valley will offer free skiing and snowboarding Nov. 27 to 29, weather permitting. If temperatures aren't cold enough for skiing, it will extend that offer at a later date. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Tahoe skiing: All about deals Nov 8, 2009
Fun fact: One benefit to skiing near casinos: A friend of mine snowboarding one day actually grabbed $300 in $20 bills inexplicably blowing across the ski slope. Ski across state lines and your panoramic view changes from bright blue Lake Tahoe to the dusty orange Nevada desert. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Ski Briefs: Seven Springs will host telemark clinic weekend Nov 8, 2009
The Pennsylvania Ski Areas Association also has a Fourth- and Fifth Grade Snowpass Program to introduce young students to skiing and snowboarding. Fourth and fifth graders are at "the perfect age to accelerate downhill skills," said association president Gregg Confer said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
GAME ROOM: Reviewing Mario & Sonic Olympics for the Wii Nov 7, 2009
Strength in numbers: There's lots to play in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, with the full slate of Olympic standards such as skiing, snowboarding, ice hockey, bobsleigh and curling (surprisingly one of the most engaging experiences in the game) ... In the skiing and snowboarding events, you hold the WiiMote and Nunchuk like ski poles and make your way down the slopes, tilting forward to speed up and flicking rapidly for a quick jump ... Many of the events -- among them skiing,... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
* Sports Briefs Nov 7, 2009
SNOWBOARDING Bright, Kokubo mark wins. Torah Bright of Australia and Kazuhiro Kokubo of Japan won season-opening World Cup snowboarding events on Thursday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
• Ski Sale boasts something old, new Nov 7, 2009
"I think that anybody involved in skiing and snowboarding here in Juneau knows that it can be tough to get new gear (in Juneau)," he said. "Especially when it comes to boots, where sizing is so important. This is a chance to come in, find some new ones, find the boots you need and pick up some new or used gear to accompany them.". (Juneau Empire)
Winter Trails celebrates 15th year with freebies Nov 6, 2009
Winter Trails is part of "Learn a Snow Sport Month," set for the entire month of January to raise awareness of skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing. Information about other snow sports learning programs can be found at and individual programs are described at. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Runners push each other all the way to state Nov 6, 2009
Hobbies: Snowboarding. Future plans: Attend college, run cross country and track. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Olympians celebrate 100 days until Vancouver Nov 5, 2009
Gretchen Bleiler, right, a 2010 Olympic snowboarding hopeful, talks to Olympic short track speedskating hopeful J.R. Celski during the United States Olympic Committee's "100 Days to Vancouver" event at Rockefeller Center Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow). (MSNBC -- Sports)
Mirrors edge Nov 5, 2009
The frame is embedded with small symbols of White s life: lions, chess pieces, guitars, Olympic pins as well as some from Snow Summit and Bear Mountain resorts where he was a regular while making his name in professional snowboarding. There are also pieces of trophies, a skateboard wheel and truck, a snowboarding binding buckle and letters that spell out his last name. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
10 storylines to look for at the Winter Games Nov 5, 2009
The lower snowfall would prove particularly problematic at low-lying Cypress Mountain, site of the snowboarding and freestyle skiing events. El Nio forecasts are not an exact science, but consider yourself warned, Vancouver. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Hit the gym before you hit the slopes Nov 5, 2009
Skiing and snowboarding are intense aerobic and anaerobic activities, which can burn about 375 calories an hour, depending how vigorously you attack the mountain. But your first tracks of the year don't have to leave you feeling like you're in traction the next day. (Montana Standard, MT)
Olympic Torch Relay Nov 1, 2009
2010 Olympics - Sports news and information from kcra. Get Headlines Sent To Your Email Or Phone. (KCRA 3, CA)
Gimpl celebrates birthday with snowboarding gold Nov 1, 2009
LONDON (AP) -- Stefan Gimpl celebrated his 30th birthday Saturday with a victory in the Big Air snowboarding World Cup event as he prepares for the Vancouver Olympics. The Austrian finished ahead of Gian-Luica Cavigelli of Switzerland and Slovenian duo Domen Bizjak and Matevz Pristavec at London's Battersea Power Station. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Berra: Can anyone stop Avs' Anderson? Oct 31, 2009
Berra has covered everything from tennis and baseball to snowboarding and roller derby since joining the staff in 1999. But she's played hockey since she was a kid, and her main beat at the Mag has always been the NHL.. (ESPN -- NHL)
Winter is Packed With Events and Packages in Breckenridge, CO Oct 31, 2009
Watch freeskiing and snowboarding's finest pros compete in the second annual Winter Dew Tour, Dec. 18-20, 2009 ... In addition to skiing and snowboarding at the Breckenridge Ski Resort, the town offers a vast array of unique winter activities. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
GMA: Hart, Vito 'Dance' Their Last Oct 29, 2009
Vito, who had never danced, said that his snowboarding experience helped him in the ballroom. "The flips definitely helped other than that I was lost out there half the time," he said. (ABC News)
5 ski resorts that suit Southerners Oct 29, 2009
The resort also has a snow-tubing area, an ice skating rink and a snowboarding park. The peak of the mountain is a mile high, with a view that might stop you in your tracks to take it all in, before darting back down to the lift. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Senior coming up big Oct 28, 2009
Hernandez also likes hanging out with friends and family as well as wakeboarding and snowboarding. Favorite subject: Science, especially biology. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Helmets Can Save Lives in Winter Sports Oct 27, 2009
The authors noted that traumatic brain injury accounts for 50 to 88 percent of skiing and snowboarding fatalities. They expressed hope that their findings would strengthen the case for the use of helmets in these winter sports. (MEDLINEplus)
NBC and Universal will begin Olympic push 100 days before Vancouver Oct 26, 2009
The networks will air figure skating, alpine, cross country and freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speedskating, bobsled, skeleton and luge, ski jumping and others. "One way to look at it is, it's the regular season of winter sports," Zenkel said. (FOX61, CT)
NBCU Sets Nov. 4 'Countdown To Vancouver' Oct 26, 2009
At 8 p.m. (ET) on Nov. 4, NBCU will install a "Countdown to Vancouver" primetime roadblock across all its services, including USA Network, Bravo and Syfy, featuring Vancouver Olympic hopefuls Apolo Ohno (short track speed skating), Lindsey Vonn (alpine skiing), Shaun White (snowboarding), Gretchen Bleiler (snowboarding) and Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto (figure skating) ... Competitions include the featuring Skate America, the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in primetime on NBC, the World Cup... (Multichannel News)
Olympic And Paralympic Mascots Oct 25, 2009
Olympic Winter Games 2010, Vancouver: Miga, snowboarding bear; Quatchi, hockey playing sasquatch; Sumi, an animal spirit ... Winter Paralympics 2010, Vancouver: Miga, snowboarding bear; Quatchi, hockey playing sasquatch; Sumi, an animal spirit. (Suite101.com)
MUCH OBLIGED Oct 25, 2009
Ski Gull now offers skiing, snowboarding and tubing programs in one convenient location. We would like to thank the businesses and individuals who donated items to the silent and live auction. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
SVHS royalty Oct 23, 2009
She enjoys running, wakeboarding, snowboarding and ping-pong. She plans to attend a four-year university and pursue a career in nutrition. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
GameX Announces Ubisoft as Latest Game Exhibitor Oct 23, 2009
As a GameX exhibitor, Ubisoft will give attendees a sneak peek at its new releases and allow gaming enthusiasts to play demos of Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage on the Wii and Imagine Fashion World Tour, Imagine Babyz Fashion, Petz Nursery, Petz Dolphinz Encounter, Style Lab Makeover and Style Lab Jewelry Design on DS.. Related Quotes. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Olympic sports Oct 21, 2009
Olympics Sports stories -- including the latest on winter sports like skiing, figure skating, speedskating, snowboarding and more from NBCSports. com- nbcsports. (MSNBC -- Sports)
GSP Profile: Chris Thoma Oct 21, 2009
I like to play basketball and I enjoy snowboarding in the winter. Do you, or have you, played any other sports. (The Insiders -- California Prep)
Family travel five: Colorado gets back in snow business Oct 20, 2009
Snow has fallen in the Colorado Rockies, and the ski and snowboarding season is under way. Deals and programs to tempt families to the slopes are plentiful. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
How healthy are your children's eyes? Oct 8, 2009
Head injury can affect vision as well, so be sure your child wears a good-fitting helmet when he uses a skateboard, bike or scooter, and when skiing or snowboarding. Courtesy of ARAcontent. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Volleyball tourney benefits Tour de Hunter Oct 7, 2009
to go snowboarding and Drew reached out to us and said we should come visit ... After suffering a serious snowboarding accident last year, Ferrule was looking for a way to stay in shape while rehabilitating her body, and started biking ... Last winter I really got messed up, tearing my liver in a snowboarding accident and I was looking to get into something, she said. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
EHS teacher blends responsibility with fun Oct 7, 2009
Through all the hard work of being a teacher, however, Harper never lost touch with the play hard, half that drove him to spend seven years of his life snowboarding. Harper and Hamilton own a house in Kellogg, Idaho, where they spend several weekends on the slopes each winter, and this year, Harper has taken another passion and added it to his professional resume he became a football coach at EHS.. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Ski season opens today Oct 7, 2009
We are proud of our snowmaking crew and extremely excited to offer the first skiing and snowboarding in Colorado and North America, Rob Goodell, Loveland s director of business operations, said in a statement. Lift tickets will retail for $44 on opening day; one lift, Chair 1, will be open out of Loveland Basin starting at 9 a.m.. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
2010 Canadian Winter Olympians to W... Oct 5, 2009
Also in snowboarding, Turin bronze medalist Dominique Maltais, showed she had the heart and desire to do what it takes to get to the podium. After the debacle that was the snowboard cross final in Turin, Maltais showed she can win on her own terms, and has secured 12 podium finishes in World Cup competitions. (Suite101.com)
The hurdles — and cost — of going to the Olympics Oct 2, 2009
Tickets to other events, such as speed skating, figure skating and snowboarding, are still available through package deals, which include hotel accommodations and ground transportation. Flights are not included. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Know Your Customers Oct 1, 2009
For example, if you're an outdoor apparel manufacturer, your primary customer could be a snowboarding or surfing enthusiast. Yet you might also have "secondary" customers customers you wouldn't necessarily expect to be interested in your product. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Assabet ski, snowboard sale held Oct. 25 Oct 1, 2009
If you re in the market to purchase or upgrade skiing or snowboarding equipment and clothing before the season begins, mark Sunday, Oct. 25th on your calendar ... Both new and used clothing and equipment for downhill, cross country, and snowboarding will be on display and reasonably priced. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Get to Know the Women's Soccer Freshman Class Sep 30, 2009
BH: Surfing, snowboarding and wakeboarding. CalBears. (Calbears.com)
Key dates, qualifying events for 2010 Olympics Sep 30, 2009
Dec. 11-12 Snowboarding Grand Prix (Copper Mountain, Colo ... Jan. 6-10, 2010 Snowboarding Grand Prix (Mammoth Mountain, Calif ... Jan. 22-23, 2010 Snowboarding Grand Prix (Park City, Utah). (MSNBC -- Sports)
Costs & Cuts: Tight budgets challenge Basin schools, athletes (445) Sep 30, 2009
Nicole Levesque, Wendy s daughter and a former five-sport athlete, qualified for the California state championships in giant slalom snowboarding as both a freshman and sophomore ... I love basketball, but snowboarding was fun ... Football s my main sport, but snowboarding was definitely the most enjoyable, just having fun and stuff. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
P&G, Olympians ink marketing deals Sep 30, 2009
The athletes are: Allison Baver, short-track speed skating; Tanith Belbin, ice dancing; Vonetta Flowers, bobsled; Lindsay Jacobellis, snowboarding; Apolo Ohno, short-track speed skating; and Lindsey Vonn, alpine skiiing. Jacobellis and Ohno will partner with P&G s Vicks brand and the others will partner with P&G s beauty brands. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
• Valdez native goes big on world stage Sep 26, 2009
In the world of winter sports, there are few pinnacles, if any, higher than those reached by the top heli-skiers and snowboarders on the planet, and Ryan "Rydor" McCune knows a thing or two about big mountain snowboarding ... Valdez native goes big on world stage 092509 OUTDOORS 2 JUNEAU EMPIRE In the world of winter sports, there are few pinnacles, if any, higher than those reached by the top heli-skiers and snowboarders on the planet, and Ryan "Rydor" McCune knows a thing or two about big... (Juneau Empire)
One to Three Day Circle Tour from V... Sep 26, 2009
Whistler will be hosting the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games and has been chosen due to its world-class skiing and snowboarding conditions and luxuriously rustic resorts. To get there from Vancouver, you have to take the Lions Gate Bridge onto Highway 99 north, otherwise known as the Sea-to-Sky highway. (Suite101.com)
• Filming 'Neverland' Sep 25, 2009
The sky touching here won't be done by little boys in their pajamas; it will be done by the best snowboarding professionals on the planet ... "What I aim to do is chose a word each year that is unlike anything we or anyone else in snowboarding has done before." ... It doesn't take much to look at the mountains around Juneau and see them as world-class, but to turn them into a canvas where the world's best riders carve their mark in snowboarding's history - that requires something special. (Juneau Empire)
Dude, no way! Vito joins 'Dancing With the Stars' Sep 21, 2009
"I think that's really cool to see snowboarding is actually heading to mainstream and getting recognition." ... Some of the top riders even shunned the Nagano Olympics when snowboarding made its debut there, accusing the sport that prized independent expression and in-your-face attitude of selling out ... The top riders all have long lists of corporate sponsors, and Nike even has a line of snowboarding gear - the ultimate sign of mainstream acceptance. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Olympic hopeful Vito trades in slopes for a little bit of Samba Sep 21, 2009
By Seth Livingstone, USA TODAY Meet Louie Vito, Olympic hopeful in snowboarding, who says he won't change his style to compete with the likes of Donny Osmond, Melissa Joan Hart and Kathy Ireland on Season 9 of ABC's Dancing With the Stars ... " Vito says he's yet to take much flak from his peers, who realize his presence on the show could help bring the X-Game oriented sport a more mainstream audience.. "I've actually had some pretty good feedback," he says. "In snowboarding, people are not... (USA Today -- Sports)
Nintendo's Holiday Lineup Has Something for Everyone Sep 16, 2009
Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage. Nov. 8. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Cautious coaches rein in Chythlook-Sifsof Sep 15, 2009
"We felt that with the slow snow conditions, the last jump was dangerous," said U.S. Snowboarding head coach Peter Foley. "Many of the women were taking really hard falls and all of them were landing very hard. "We asked Callan to train on the upper 000016AD part of the course, but to not do the last jump because she is coming off of an injury and we didn't want to expose her to that kind of risk this early in her recovery. (Anchorage Daily News)
Yale Welcomes Six Student-Athletes in Class of 2013 Sep 15, 2009
Enjoys snowboarding, skiing, wakeboarding, water skiing and scuba diving. Dean's list or high honors every term at Lawrenceville. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
Flagstaff readying for upcoming snow season Sep 14, 2009
The northern Arizona city is a playground for winter activities such as skiing, snowboarding and sledding. Last week, the City Council took up the issue of creating a new spot for "snow play" in the city. (AZCentral -- News)
Mt Baw Baw Alpine Resort Sep 14, 2009
Like any ski resort, Mt Baw Baw offers accommodation, restaurants, kiosks, ski lessons and snowboarding lessons ... Ski and snowboarding lessons from beginners to advanced levels ... Snowboarding camps 4 day snowboard coaching, accommodation and meals. (Suite101.com)
Wanderlust and love Sep 13, 2009
I think of other relationships, too, and the images come to me like a movie montage of a couple s best times -- of us snowboarding in Vermont; of us on a boat, the wind moving through our hair; of us on a road trip. Us. (Boston Globe)
Snowboarder prepares for Olympics, Dancing With The Stars Sep 12, 2009
When he was 13, Vito said he enhanced his snowboarding by going to a school for the sport in Stratton, Vermont ... "I think it's cool to see snowboarding is actually heading into the mainstream and getting the recognition I think it should be because it's such a fast growing sport.". (ABC 7 News, DC)
Alaska snowboarder enters Olympic qualifying Sep 10, 2009
"Training has been going as good as it can be," Chythlook-Sifsof told U.S. Snowboarding ... Jacobellis was the Olympic silver medalist in 2006 and is the only woman on the U.S. Snowboarding's A team ... "We trained for a few days before coming here, so that was good. Everyone is looking really strong, but it's hard to tell at this point. You don't really know how everyone else is riding," U.S. Snowboarding head coach Peter Foley said in a press release. (Anchorage Daily News)
"So Then I Said to Roger Federer . . .": The Tricky Business of Name-Dropping Sep 5, 2009
I like playing Badminton, in the winter I go snowboarding and in the summer I sometimes play beach volleyball at the lake. Besides that I of course follow the sports events in the media. (Scientific American)
New ski boot to be comfy but pricey at $1,295 Sep 5, 2009
They share the same slopes, but skiing and snowboarding have little else in common. And even though the feud has dissipated over the years, key differences remain. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Motocross champion James Stewart to make X Games debut Sep 5, 2009
White, a longtime skateboarding star of the action-sports festival, will attend but will not compete at X Games 15 this week because he is preparing for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, where he'll try to win a second gold medal in the snowboarding halfpipe competition. However, Stewart will add at least as much star power as he makes his X Games debut in tonight's Moto X Best Whip contest -- it will be decided by a text-message vote of fans -- and Saturday's Moto X SuperMoto and... (FOX61, CT)
