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Eye On Portland
Transworld Business Magazine, CA - Sep 28, 2006… city. The first stop of the day was at one of the largest and most respected skate and snowboard powerhouses in the city. Located …

The World s Best Riders to Stockholm - Stadium Winter Jam
Snowboard Club UK, UK - Sep 25, 2006… The snowboard contest Saturday, November 11, is one of five Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup Big Air contests around the world 2006/2007. …

Trio to reopen longtime Stockton sports shop
Stockton Record, CA - 20 hours agoSTOCKTON - A trio with long-term ties to Sundance Sports will reopen the ski and snowboard shop early next week. Mike Butler and …

Olympic Park facelift a plus for athletes
TSN.ca, Canada - 14 hours ago… of dirt, I envision multiple medals from it in 2010 and sustainability for our sport beyond that,'’ said Martin Jensen, the Canadian Snowboard Federation’s high …

Utah Ski and Snowboard Resorts Improve for 2006-07
First Tracks, UT - Aug 30, 2006Salt Lake City, UT - In an effort to expand upon last winter’s record-setting four million skier-day season, Utah ski and snowboard areas have numerous …

Quiksilver Uses Kewill Flagship
TMCnet - The Company’s products are sold in over 90 countries in a wide range of distribution, including surf shops, ski shops, skateboard shops, snowboard shops, proprietary Boardriders Club shops, other specialty stores and select department stores

Sweeping up bargains
Burlington Free Press - Saturday: 13th annual South Burlington High School Ski and Snowboard Sale from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at South Burlington High School. A good time to buy used (and some new) skis, boards, boots and bindings. Drop-off Friday night. Sept. 30: Milton High School

Jiminy Peak Fall Festival Columbus Day Weekend, October 7-9
Alpine Zone - HANCOCK, Massachusetts — The Annual Jiminy Peak Fall Festival will take place on Columbus Day weekend, Saturday, Sunday and Monday October 7, 8 and 9, 2006. The Fall Festival features a Craft Fair, the Hancock Fire Department ski and snowboard swap

Longboards are just another way that skaters roll
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Longboards are widely available online and in local skate and snowboard shops. Check out www.coastlongboarding.com , operated by some cool bombers in British Columbia. If you want to try before you buy, the Alki Kayak Tours shop at Seacrest Boathouse

Quiksilver Uses Kewill Flagship Enterprise Shipping Management Solution as Foundation for High Volume Apparel  
MARLBOROUGH, Mass.—-Sept. 21, 2006–Kewill , the leader in enterprise shipping management software and services, today announced that Quiksilver, Inc. , the world’s leading outdoor sports lifestyle company, has successfully deployed the Kewill Flagship solution to manage its shipping operations across four company distribution centers, totaling an average of 10,000 shipments per day.

Fast tracking to 2010 
(CP) - Rhythmic gymnast Melissa Armbruster got on a snowboard for the first time in her life in July in Whistler, B.C.

Washington’s colleges offer plenty of outdoor recreation options 
Let’s get something straight right from the start. If you use these rankings to choose your college, your priorities are screwed up - and you’re going to have a blast in school.

Stalking elk for a steady snowboard 
EAGLE COUNTY - Bow in hand, Matt Bryan silently stalks an elk to prepare for snowboarding. “Bow hunting - great training for snowboarding,” said Bryan, who owns The Board Room in Avon. “Any kind of hiking or biking gets you in shape - it’s funner to walk in the woods with a bow.”

NEWS photo Cindy Goodman 
NORTH Vancouver’s Mickey McDonald, seen with the prototype of a snowboard jacket set to go into production, has rescued the Westbeach brand from demise and is breathing new life into the company.

Outgoing child seeks a loving family 
Sam is a likeable, outgoing youngster who is known for his positive attitude and respect for others. His teachers call him a “sweetheart,” while his social worker says he is a “great kid.” Sam is eager to find a loving family who will make a permanent commitment to him.

SR INDUSTRY REPORT 
Global Rescue LLC, a provider of medical, aeromedical evacuation and security services, has been selected as an official supplier of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, the national governing body for Olympic skiing and snowboarding.

A&M Consolidated grad travels on a shoestring 
Juliana Rabe always wanted to see New Zealand, but the view she’ll most remember is the scenery she saw the fastest.

Utah Ski and Snowboard Resorts Improve for 2006-07
First Tracks, UT - Aug 30, 2006Salt Lake City, UT - In an effort to expand upon last winter’s record-setting four million skier-day season, Utah ski and snowboard areas have numerous …

Snowboard Without a Mountain
Coolest Gadgets, UK - Sep 12, 2006Jimmy D z Snow CarverTM (as seen in Transworld Snowboarding Magazine), is an exciting new powered snowboard, that is currently in production. …

Utah business in brief
Salt Lake Tribune, United States - 16 hours agoThe Park City-based US Ski & Snowboard Association has selected Global Rescue LLC as its provider of medical, aeromedical evacuation and security services. …

Ski and Snowboard Industry Honors Reps of the Year
First Tracks, UT - Sep 6, 2006This award recognizes those sales reps in the ski and snowboard industry who have successfully fostered relationships with retail storefronts to help move …

For New-Sport Athletes, High School Finishes 2nd
New York Times, United States - Sep 19, 2006… For more than a decade, two ski and snowboard academies in Vermont, both boarding schools, have helped athletes receive an education. …

Snowballs: Bootfit Ninjas, Bretton Builds, Okemo & More
Skipressworld, Canada - Sep 20, 2006Briarcliff Manor, NY (Ski Press)-Ski and snowboard bootfitters will again be honing their craft this fall at MasterFit University, the nationwide training …

Putt-putt golf in play at Highlands
Aspen Times, CO - Sep 24, 2006… Aspen Highlands has watched its skier and snowboard-rider visits soar in recent seasons but the village struggles to draw crowds in summers. …

Inaugural Methven Jibjam won by Shawn Ryan
Natives, UK - 13 hours agoAbout 1500 people turned out for the inaugural Methven Jibjam Snowboard Extravaganza in the town centre on Saturday night. First …

Whiteface Plans 39% Increase in Ski Terrain
First Tracks, UT - Sep 24, 2006… grooming, as well as a revamped Kids Kampus, its operator has embarked upon a planning process that is proposed to increase the ski and snowboard terrain at …

Kid stars’ choice: school or sport
Austin American-Statesman (subscription), TX - Sep 19, 2006… Two ski and snowboard academies in Vermont, both boarding schools, have helped athletes for more than a decade receive an education, even on snow days. …

August’s best ski or snowboard UK action photo from FOTP
Natives, UK - Sep 6, 2006… You can upload any freestyle photos you like to the galleries, those freestyle ski andd snowboard shots taken in the UK will be entered into the monthly …

Wycombe SnowDome plans
Snowboard Club UK, UK - Sep 20, 2006… The plans show here are all subject to this Public Consultation Excercise, are currently exclusive to Snowboard Club UK and used with the permission of SnowDome …

Junior Freestyle Extravaganza at The Remarkables
Queenstown.com, New Zealand - 3 hours agoThe New Zealand Snowboard Association (NZSBA) and the Free Ski Association of New Zealand (FSANZ) are holding their respective junior national competitions …

13 Sept, 2006 - Go! a new series of book and DVD packages.
Ifyouski.com, UK - Sep 13, 2006… Expert snowboarder Neil McNab is four-time overall British snowboard champion, the founder of the McNab Snowboarding extreme snowboarding school, and chief …

Too expensive 
Well, now they’ve made it so middle-income folks are now kicked off. We, too, can no longer afford to give our three teenagers a season pass.

WIN a trip for two to Boarderweek 06 with Natives 
SAVE 30% ON A WEEK-LONG TRIP TO BOARDERWEEK 06 IN VAL THORENS… Boarderweek is Europes largest wintersports and music festival. Many of the worlds top snowboarders and skiers compete. Leading hip-hop & indie bands & top DJs headline the nightly parties. Its held in Europes highest ski resort.

Ready to rumble 
Busack, a raft guide for the Seventh Mountain Resort in Bend and a snowboard instructor for Mt. Bachelor, says he’s expecting about 30 or so rafts this year after about 20 took part in last year’s Rumble.

Members blast off after Texas fest 
Swollen Members Rob the Viking, Mad Child and Prevail release their fifth album, Black Magic, on Tuesday. This story starts last March at the Canada Blast picnic at the South By Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas.

South Korean resort aims to cut Olympic sprawl 
The South Korean town campaigning to host the 2014 Winter Olympics is to slash the number of planned locations for the Games from five to two, hoping greater centralisation will make its bid more appealing.

Jimmy D’z Snow Carver - Snowboard Without a Mountain 
Summer is not quite over, but the next winter is coming for sure. California based company Jimmy D’z announced that their patented powered Snowboard Kit is now available. The Snow Carver retro-fits on your snowboard and gives you speeds up to 35mph …

Tagging gets real: An artist’s new medium 
Ryan Lombardi, 26, of Brighton, is not your typical graffiti artist. In a medium where the canvas often consists of a rail car, and where the paintbrush is replaced by an aerosol can, Lombardi is making a name for himself painting enamel elephants, giraffes, rhinos, monkeys, lizards and walruses on “Stop,” “Yield,” and “No Parking” signs.

Boys death at sand pit accidental 
NEW LONDON A 12-year-old boy who died Sunday when he was buried in a sand pit near his town of Lebanon home was practicing snowboarding.

Tracker: Avon Town Council 9/12/06 
Issue: Wind power How they voted: Unanimously approved. What they said: Avon currently uses hybrid vehicles, low water landscaping and lights that reduce light pollution. They decided to take one more step and start purchasing wind power.

Ski Porn Premiere, plus other new ski and snowboard movies releases 
Its going to be another great winter for ski and snowboard movies, with the search engine friendly (not!) Ski Porn from Poor Boyz (producers of last years award-winning War) leading the way.

PyeongChang 2014 Winter Olympic Bid Revamped 
Jin-sun Kim, executive president of the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games Bid Committee and Governor of Gangwon Province announced a series of changes to and special measures for PyeongChangs original 2014 Olympic bid at a press conference Monday.

Boston’s Reynolds, San Francisco’s Strandberg Join U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team Foundation 
Robert Reynolds and Steve Strandberg have been named trustees of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation, announced Foundation Vice President Trisha Worthington.

Dan Mahan 
Dan Mahan has to think when you ask him his age. Hes almost certain he is 33 years old. Hes absolutely positive that his wife is more important than snowboarding.

WIN a trip for two to Boarderweek 06 with Natives 
SAVE 30% ON A WEEK-LONG TRIP TO BOARDERWEEK 06 IN VAL THORENS… Boarderweek is Europes largest wintersports and music festival. Many of the worlds top snowboarders and skiers compete. Leading hip-hop & indie bands & top DJs headline the nightly parties. Its held in Europes highest ski resort.

Coroner releases name in sand pit death 
NEW LONDON A 12-year-old boy who died Sunday when he was buried in a sand pit near his Town of Lebanon home was practicing snowboarding, police said Tuesday.

Ski Porn Premiere, plus other new ski and snowboard movies releases 
Its going to be another great winter for ski and snowboard movies, with the search engine friendly (not!) Ski Porn from Poor Boyz (producers of last years award-winning War) leading the way.

Bashing the Basin or blessing a Beach? 
SUMMIT COUNTY A colorful feature spread last spring on Arapahoe Basin in SKIING magazine didnt focus on the areas legendary Pallavicini steeps, hidden glades full of untracked powder in the Alleys, or fresh tracks on the East Wall.

Hidden peaks are hikers’ hallowed ground 
SCOTCHMAN PEAKS, Idaho (AP) — Apart from a single satellite arcing through the stars above, the night was straight out of prehistory. There was no traffic noise, and the nearest electric light was at least five miles away. Not even the amber sky glow of streetlights could be spotted one recent evening, high in the Scotchman Peaks east of Sandpoint.

PyeongChang 2014 Winter Olympic Bid Revamped 
Jin-sun Kim, executive president of the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games Bid Committee and Governor of Gangwon Province announced a series of changes to and special measures for PyeongChangs original 2014 Olympic bid at a press conference Monday.

For New-Sport Athletes, High School Finishes 2nd 
Soaring salaries and increased competition are forcing young athletes into home schooling to stay in the game.

Faces Off the Field: Liberty Hill’s Thomas Perrin, Brent Bode 
Tell something about the first organized football team you played on.

Dr. Peter J. Millett Joins KFx Medical Corporation Scientific Advisory Board 
San Diego, CA (PRWEB) September 12, 2006 — KFx Medical Corporation, a developer of minimally invasive percutaneous repair systems for rotator cuff repair announced today that Dr.

Pining for a solution 
Carving fresh lines into hidden powder stashes in the West Vail trees is practically what Caitlin Rapson lives for in the wintertime.

New Breck gondola gets name, identity 
BRECKENRIDGE - This winter, Breckenridge is getting its first gondola, and the brand new, 8-passenger beauty linking the town to Breckenridge Ski Resort finally has a name and an identity: the BreckConnect.

Boy who died in sand hill was practicing snowboarding 
APPLETON, Wis. The Waupaca County Sheriff’s Department says the 12-year-old boy who died in a sand pit was practicing snowboarding when he became trapped in the large…