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Record Breaking Snow in Whistler, British Columbia 
Upcoming Whistler events include Sierra Wireless Whistler Cup, and Telus World Ski & Snowboard Festival. ResortQuest is offering Mid Week Whistler Vacation rentals and fifth nights free to help you come join us for the many festivities in Whistler. (PRWeb Feb 26, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/UHJvZi1FbXB0LUhvcnItSG9yci1NYWduLVplcm8=

Marion Raven Snowboard Contest 
(PR) Marion Raven is doing up a new video for her track “Falling Away” that features pro-snowborders ANDREAS WIIG, HANA BEAMAN and MIKE CASANOVA but you have a chance to be included too.

Burton Snowboards Tells Employees to Skip Work 
Go riding after blizzard blankets Vermont

Not a case of board vs. education 
Like luck itself, timing can work both ways. Just ask Bryana Mitchell from Norwood, Mass., who, entering her senior year of high school, made her way into Carrabassett Valley Academy — one of the top hardcore ski/snowboard academies in the Northeast. Her mother, Anne, a single mom who works, cares for her aging parents by day and …

Telus World Ski & Snowboard Festival Hits Whistler for its 12th Year in a Row 
ResortQuest is offering great rates on Whistler accommodations for those coming up for the Telus World Ski & snowboard Festival. Whistler turns up the volume with 50 live concerts, major pro ski and snowboard comps, legendary arts events, endless nightlife and the best spring skiing & riding in the world. (PRWeb Feb 20, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: …

C.J. Johnson embraces second life on mountain 
By Sylas Wright Sierra Sun The dexterous practice that is professional freeskiing was second nature to C.R. Johnson.

Illinois teen dies in skiing accident in Dane County 
MADISON, Wis. An Illinois teen died after running into a tree during a family ski trip at Tyrol Basin Ski and Snowboard Area in Dane County.

Police arrested suspected snowboard thief 
CEDAR CITY Police arrested a 19-year-old man Thursday in connection with a Cedar City snowboard shop burglary that occurred last weekend.

Mike Monroe’s analysis: Radmanovic and Snowboard-gate 
Just when you think you have seen or heard it all when it comes to loony behavior by NBA players, Vladimir Radmanovic of the Lakers gives us Snowboard-gate.

The depth of grief: One year after their sons death, the parents of Tim Hackett learn to stand again 
A copy of the sheet music for Josh Grobans To Where You Are sits on the piano in their great room.

Good snow; lots of action around Tahoe
Nevada Appeal - In the men’s snowboard division North Lake rider Jonny Lazzereschi led the field all day and won a new Bataleon snowboard. ROCK ART TOUR The Nevada Rock Art Foundation will give history and nature lovers the opportunity to view some of the state’s

Mastering the Board
Brigham Young News - Coleman said she would recommend Sundance to anyone that is starting to learn how to snowboard. Sundance also offers beginners an opportunity to learn on slopes that are not as crowded as other resorts. “It’s nice because there are usually never any

Quiksilver Newsletter: Mnt & Sea Book in Paris, Quik Pro
Surfers Village - it s strength at the Winter X Games XI Thursday night, January 25, 2007 when snowboarder, Australian Torah Bright and Roxy freeskier Sarah Burke (Vancouver/Whistler) stole the show, and the crowds attention while riding the newest Roxy snowboard

You Rate It: Sugarbush project
Burlington Free Press - I’ve been a skier since I was a two-years-old and will always ski or snowboard no matter what. To me skiing and riding are part of living. However, what is sad is how expensive it has gotten over the past 10 years. I predict that in 10 to 20 years

2007 Subaru Forester Sports XT Review
The Auto Chanel - The rear seat has a reasonable amount of space and comfort, and can fold flat to carry a bicycle, snowboard, camping equipment, or other moderately large items. Instrumentation is complete, and little touches like a gas gauge that holds its reading

the arts
San Diego Union-Tribune - You have to play with your snowboard.” From then on, I was riding and hitting jumps. I found out snowboarding is so fun and so playful. Do you have a favorite trick? I think basic tricks look good. Basic, really clean tricks that are real simple

Marolt sticks with bold predictions for Olympics
Aspen Times - Aspen native Bill Marolt hasn’t backed off bold predictions for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team in the Winter Olympics despite tumultuous times for star racer Bode Miller. Marolt, president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard

Video game new releases
The State - Its steering is similar to a skateboard or snowboard. It glides just above the ground, but weather and surface conditions have to be right to function safely. The ground has to be level and firm, and no strong winds should be blowing. Airboards run for

Not a case of board vs. education
Boston Globe - SUGARLOAF, Maine — Like luck itself, timing can work both ways. Just ask Bryana Mitchell from Norwood, Mass., who, entering her senior year of high school, made her way into Carrabassett Valley Academy — one of the top hardcore ski/snowboard

Sunrise Park Resort ski report for Monday, Feb. 19
WMI Central - A snowboard competition will be held March 10. There is a Nastar Course on Pumphouse every weekend. Every Thursday is Ladies Day with $10 off the price of lift tickets (adults only). For hotel reservations, call Sunrise Park Hotel at (800) 772

Nordic skiing sees strong local performances
Telluride Daily Planet - Young members of the Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club Nordic Team cleaned up at the top of the podium. Colton Rogers finished first for the men at 14:12 and Ashli Socorro won the women s race at 17:37. Other 4-kilometer results included Luke and

AVSC jumpers blast off at the Boat
Aspen Times - STEAMBOAT SPRINGS Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club nordic combined skiers Fritz Carpenter and Michael Ward soared to top-five finishes at the Larry Johnson Memorial Junior Olympic Qualifier at Steamboat Feb. 2-3. Carpenter, a J3 skier, jumped

North Andover’s Campbell balances school and skiing
Eagle-Tribune - Ski and Snowboard Association) and NHARA (New Hampshire Alpine Racing Association) races. He’s been racing since he was 4-years-old and is a veteran of the Eastern Junior Olympics. He has a promising career ahead of him, Nevins said. Campbell knows

Fresh snow, coming storms put a chill on spring fever in the Treasure
Idaho Statesman - Dust off the snowboard and stash the mountain bike, for now. Winter has returned to the Southwest Idaho, as evidenced by the blanket of snow that covered much of the Treasure Valley Wednesday morning, and forecasters say it’s likely to stay through

2007 Subaru Forester Sports XT Review
The Auto Chanel - The rear seat has a reasonable amount of space and comfort, and can fold flat to carry a bicycle, snowboard, camping equipment, or other moderately large items. Instrumentation is complete, and little touches like a gas gauge that holds its reading

Not a case of board vs. education
Boston Online - SUGARLOAF, Maine — Like luck itself, timing can work both ways. Just ask Bryana Mitchell from Norwood, Mass., who, entering her senior year of high school, made her way into Carrabassett Valley Academy — one of the top hardcore ski/snowboard

Good snow; lots of action around Tahoe
Nevada Appeal - In the men’s snowboard division North Lake rider Jonny Lazzereschi led the field all day and won a new Bataleon snowboard. ROCK ART TOUR The Nevada Rock Art Foundation will give history and nature lovers the opportunity to view some of the state’s

Laax: Experience adrenalin-fuelled snowboarding in Switzerland
Belfast Telegraph - Laax is hosting Britain’s snowboard and freestyle skiing championships for the third year in a row. Tam Leach finds out what makes the Swiss resort such a winner Sam Cullen is stoned. The British Snowboard Team junior is standing next to his mum

Pipe skiers rule in a world of their own
Denver Post - Comparisons to the former upstart sport of snowboarding are common, typically with the qualifier that “skiers go way bigger in the pipe,” and for that reason ought to be sanctioned - like snowboard superpipe - as an Olympic discipline. But I

Packers’ Favre to undergo ankle surgery
Miami Herald - Sweden won the silver, and Switzerland took the bronze. Snowboarding: Ryoh Aono took top honors as host Japan completed a sweep of the podium in a men’s world cup halfpipe snowboard event in Furano, Japan. Aono scored 45.4 points for his first

Howell wins playoff, claims Nissan Open
Akron Beacon Journal - The United States, without injured Bode Miller and many of its other top skiers, finished last out of the 11 teams. Ryoh Aono took top honors and host Japan completed a sweep of the podium in a men’s world cup halfpipe snowboard event. Aono scored

Putin Takes to the Slope to Boost Sochi s Bid
Kommersant - Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov did not joint the president Zhukov is a well-known snowboard fan. Later that day, Russia s top officials gathered to present Sochi s bid for the 2014 Olympics. Economic Development and Trade Minister

Teen Dies While Skiing
WSAW - An Illinois teen died after running into a tree during a family ski trip at Tyrol Basin Ski and Snowboard Area in Dane County. Sixteen-year-old Kaitlyn Miller suffered head injuries in the accident Saturday in the Town of Vermont near Madison. Dane

Cavaliers look to coast through regional competion next month
UV Cavalier Daily - The Virginia teams are dominating the Southeastern Conference of the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association. The conference is made up of 10 teams from Virginia and the Carolinas, including Virginia Tech, Duke, James Madison, North

Get outta town
Rebel Yell - One goes to touch up their snowboard/ski skills and finds a world that s delightfully different. Nightlife is also rewarding. There are no bouncers making sure people are wearing the right shoes. No lines are established to divide the VIP s

High-tech play enlisted to fight teen obesity
San Francisco Gate - The lab offers Dance Dance Revolution, game bikes and a snowboard game; 3-Kick, where players kick or hit foam pads as fast as possible; and Cybex Trazer, which tracks and mimics the movements of users who wear an infrared belt. Researchers at

Results from Bud Light An Mega Mother Hucker Big Air Contest at Moun
Alpine Zone - Men’s Pro Snowboard 1. Yale Cousino, Lincoln, VT 2. Nikita Lermontov-Salmon, Richford, VT 3. Shaun Murphy, Westfield, MA Men’s Pro Ski 1. Parker White, West Dover, VT 2. Chris Logan, West Dover, VT 3. Giray Dadali, Canandaigua, NY Men’s Amateur Snowboard 1

The Notable Riccardo Maggiore Salon in NYC Retains PLUS Media to
Onlypunjab.com - SouthShore Soldiers Announces 2007 Spring-Break Adult Snowboard / Ski Camp at Heavenly Resort in S Lake Tahoe Publish Date : 2/16/2007 6:36:00 PM S Lake Tahoe, CA: SouthShores Soldiers Snowboard Camp (adult spring break) returns for a 6th

Snowboard World Cup results
Herald Tribune - 3. Kazuhiro Kokubo, Japan, 41.4. 4. Dan Raymond, Canada, 36.4. 5. Takahiro Ishihara, Japan, 35.2. Women 1. Holly Crawford, Australia, 39.6. 2. Soko Yamaoka, Japan, 37.5. 3. Shiho Nakashima, Japan, 34.3. 4. Yayoi Tamura, Japan, 31.5. 5. Maki Mitsui

American team finishes last in 11-country field
Houston Chronicle - It was their fifth title since 1999. Japan sweeps men’s world cup halfpipe Ryoh Aono took top honors, and host Japan completed a sweep of the podium in a men’s world cup halfpipe snowboard event in Furano. In the women’s event, Australia’s

Mixed results for U.S. skiers at world championships
Los Angeles Times - Ski and Snowboard Association, chose to focus on the success of the team’s two 22-year-old female stars — Kildow and Mancuso. “They have a good team spirit and they play off each other,” Marolt said. “Now we have to do a good job of managing them and

Family Fun Is Second to None at Loon Mountain
Alpine Zone - for $94/day. The Kinder Bear Camp is for 4, 5 & 6-year olds of all ability levels and the full-day camp includes lift access, full-day lessons, lunch, hot chocolate and snacks for $94/day. For kids age 7 12, the Discovery Camp ski and snowboard

Mom doesn t care for snow, but the boys do
Nashua Telegraph - My sled-, ski- and snowboard-loving boys, however, have been beside themselves with distress and disgust. Their sleds stood, unused, in the corner of the shed, and their boots, completely unnecessary for the last three months, are in a pile in the

No football, now what?
Visalia Times-Delta - I like to snowboard and go up to Sierra Summit most of the time. I also go to Mammoth and Tahoe. I look for caves at Sequoia Park during the summer. I’m not much of a watcher. I like to get out and do things.” Daniel Jeffcoach, Visalia resident “I

Better late than never, winter comes to N.E. ski country
Providence Journal - Snowboard 1, John Bennett, Bristol, 35.10; 2, Jason Santos, Bristol, 40.70; 3, Michael Pannozzi, Providence, 42.62; 4, Thomas Mulligan, North Kingstown, 42.69; 5, Nick Juselis, Portsmouth, 43.58; 6, Greg Pickering, North Kingstown, 44.52; 7, Ben Polom

Winter Sports Roundup
Sports Illustrated - Japan caps halfpipe snowboard sweep FURANO, Japan (AP) — Ryoh Aono took top honors Sunday and host Japan completed a sweep of the podium in a men’s world cup halfpipe snowboard event. Aono scored 45.4 points for his first halfpipe title of the season

Ski helmets reduce injuries, but death rate stays same
Coloradoan - Look for a helmet that is engineered to work well with goggles or provides its own integrated goggles. 4. Make sure the helmet conforms to a ski/snowboard helmet standard, which include Common European Norm, American Society of Testing and Materials

Chief Evangelist, ExitPath.com
PRWeb - AP9 TodaysEscapes Carves Out Savings for Ski and Snowboard Season AP9 TodaysEscapes, from Adaptive Marketing LLC, offers savings on ski getaways and other travel needs. - 2005-12-09 “Stiletto Shoes Get Holiday Boost from Top New Woman Inventor” Good

Burbs: MBIA announces changes to executive management
journalnews.com - Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation. Previously, he served on the boards of the NYSE and the Saint Vincent Foundation, on the board of trustees of St. Vincent Hospital and Medical Center Manhattan and on the executive committee of the Cardinal’s

Storm provides the essentials
Boston Globe - The kind of simplicity that skiing — and, of course, snowboard riding — brings us back to occurred before snowstorms were merely an inconvenience to travelers. Naturally our feelings go out to people who are essential regardless of weather

T-R Staff Report
Times Reporter - Nina Mayle, 14, of New Philadelphia takes a fall Wednesday while riding a snowboard on a hill near New Philadelphia First Baptist Church. The worst is over, according to weather officials. The snow, ice and sleet that plagued the area all day Tuesday

No football, now what?
Visalia Times-Delta - I like to snowboard and go up to Sierra Summit most of the time. I also go to Mammoth and Tahoe. I look for caves at Sequoia Park during the summer. I’m not much of a watcher. I like to get out and do things.” Daniel Jeffcoach, Visalia resident “I

Karakahl on the block
Wisconsin State Journal - Last weekend, 23 rooms of the Karakahl, Norwegian for “leave your cares,” were rented, most of them by tourists skiing at nearby Tyrol Basin Ski & Snowboard Area, said Brahmbhatt, whose company bought the hotel in 2002. The hotel’s restaurant and bar

And the living is easy
UV Cavalier Daily - I’ve never learned to ski or snowboard. I’m not even a fan of curling up in front of a fire, because the smoke gets in my eyes. I’m not much of an outdoors person in any season, I’ll admit, but freezing cold temperatures do nothing to entice me to

More from today’s Top Stories section:
Burlington Free Press - College students, excused from afternoon classes, turned Maple, Main and College streets into ski and snowboard runs. Meanwhile, afternoon commuters crept out of the city as winds intensified and limited visibility to a car-length. Vermont Gas put

It’s a Wii world — if you can find one
Lowell Sun - SSX Blur ($49.99/Feb. 27/Wii) — This snowboard simulator will likely showcase the Wii’s amazing breakthroughs in player control. Players use the nunchuck and Wii remote to carve their way down snowy mountains. At the same time, flicking the controls

Photo Galleries in Eyepiece
Idaho Statesman - that’s where it’s easy to start sounding like a fast-talking, late-night pitch man. There’s clothing from camo and Carhartt to Prana and Patagonia. There are shoes from sandals to Sorrels. You can find bike shorts, a waterskiing wetsuit, a snowboard