October 2007


General30 Oct 2007 08:30 pm

Latest Headlines
Alpine Zone - In a town full of ski and snowboard professionals who regularly clean out their closets, the rewards of the annual Ski & Skate Sale are as predictable as the region’s spectacular fall foliage.'’ In other words, it’s not a matter of ‘if’ there will be

Pop Tarts: Exclusive: Victoria Beckham Tries to Barter Near-Nude Snaps
FOX News - According to Us Weekly, the Drama Queen has poisoned the pending wedding bells between her current snowboard beau Riley Giles and his former flame Bree Tierney of Utah. The source told the mag that Giles suddenly stopped calling his fiancee after

Pro athletes make a sport of real estate
Globe and Mail - Today he owes his success to a series of property investments, including the ones he’s made in Kelowna Mountain resort, where he’s also director of its snowboard and skiing academy. He shares a passion for real estate with his wife Alexandra, the

On board for plenty of Falls
News.com.au - IT has taken four hours of professional lessons, a saturated backside and testing the limits of many previously unknown muscles, but I have finally done it I have conquered a ski run on a snowboard. OK, it is only the Mouse Trap children’s run at

The price to hit the powder
Tacoma News Tribune - Alex Gross of Issaquah helps find gear for his daughter Allie, 7, at the Ski Fever and Snowboard Show on Friday at the Qwest Field Event Center in Seattle. The ski sale and swap opens at 10 this morning and runs until 6 p.m. (Admission is $11 for

Latest News
dBusinessNews.com - Ski and snowboard rentals, food and beverage service in the A-Frame, the 6th Alley bar and retail shop will be open to the public. Ski school lessons will begin when the Molly Hogan Learning Center opens later in November. Local radio station KSMT

General28 Oct 2007 12:30 am

9 TO 5: OUTSIDE
Asheville Citizen-Times - Yeiser is also head of the Asheville Middle School Ski and Snowboard Club. Salary range: $30,000 to $40,000. Favorite part of job: “My favorite part of the job is having an opportunity to inspire children and know that ultimately that’s going to make the

Terrain park becoming a family affair
Denver Post - The ski and snowboard area is located 9 miles up Fall River Road from exit 238 off I-70. Until 1986 the area was in business under the name St. Mary’s Ski Area. Eclipse Snow Park will be located in Anchor Gulch a small bowl that forms the drainage

Georgian College all geared up for Jibfest 07
Barrie Examiner - Jibfest, the pre-season snowboard/ski rail competition, takes place Saturdayin parking lots 1 and 14 at the Barrie Campus. Students in the Ski Resort Operations program spend months preparing for this event which provides valuable practical

Rip and ride
Minneapolis Star Tribune - life changed on June 28, his 7th birthday. His parents bought him a RipStik Caster Board. “It’s the best invention ever, and the funnest,” says Conor, a second-grader at Addison Mizner Elementary in Boca Raton, Fla. Part-skateboard-part-snowboard

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General26 Oct 2007 03:30 am

A Newer ‘Old’ Needed
Modesto Bee - Devlin even trolled eBay for newer Friday’s artifacts like an “original” Burton snowboard that he couldn’t find in flea markets. Faced with a shrinking customer base, Hospitality Solutions has been forced to expand its business to include more

Latest News
dBusinessNews.com - Ski and snowboard rentals, food and beverage service in the A-Frame, the 6th Alley bar and retail shop will be open to the public. Ski school lessons will begin when the Molly Hogan Learning Center opens later in November. Local radio station KSMT

General24 Oct 2007 08:30 am

North Hampton recreation news
Portsmouth Herald - Please fill out all Gunstock forms and indicate child’s ski/snowboard level. Bus leaves Friday after school and returns late in the evening, about 10-10:30. Children in grades K-3 need to be accompanied by a parent. There are only 50 spots available

Spy Optic, Shopatron support Boarding 4 Breast Cancer
Global Surf News - The check was presented in the snowboard department of the new Surfside Sports location in Costa Mesa, California in the presence of owner and long-time women s snowboarding supporter Duke Edukas. Spy Optic was one of the original supporters of

New Clocktower Face Caps Six Million Dollar Summer at Mount Snow
Alpine Zone - It is projected to be in place by the start of the 2007-08 ski and snowboard season, and resort officials view its completion as the crowning achievement of an off-season that has seen more than $6 million in capital investments under the new

Dig My Ride: Joel Simmons 1969 Checker Marathon
Norman Transcript - He bought it from a snowboard shop owner whose college-age daughter drove it and decorated the car with flower power stickers. Simmons flew one-way to Buffalo with his girlfriend, took possession of the Checker, and stopped in Manhattan on the way

Rip and ride
Minneapolis Star Tribune - life changed on June 28, his 7th birthday. His parents bought him a RipStik Caster Board. “It’s the best invention ever, and the funnest,” says Conor, a second-grader at Addison Mizner Elementary in Boca Raton, Fla. Part-skateboard-part-snowboard

Sierra-at-Tahoe honors employees with Golden Eagle awards
Tahoe Daily Tribune - Clara has executed her vision of Wild Mountain Children’s Center over the last few years turning into one of the premier children’s ski & snowboard centers in Northern California,” Rice said. Taking the Bronze Eagle this year was Noel Manalo, a member

Ski Resorts
Denver Post - Lifts: 2 high-speed quads, 3 doubles, 2 handle tows, 2 ski/snowboard school lifts. Lift tickets: (last year’s pricing) Adult full day $87; youth 13-17, $77; child 7-12, $55; senior 65-69, $77. Hours: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily. Located: 220 miles from

Watching Out For You
KVBC - Tahoe-area ski resorts say a California vibe, a strong snowboard culture and proximity to Reno is helping them buck a national trend of aging skiers. UNR student brain dead after a fall down stairs A tragic accident on the University of Nevada, Reno

A blast on the snow
Statesman Journal - Wednesday (Oct. 24) at the McDonald’s Theater; tickets at Berg’s Ski and Snowboard Shop, (541) 683-1300; Tickets West, http://ticketswest.rdln.com ; and at the McDonald’s Theater Box Office on the night of the show. SALEM: 8 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 25) at

General23 Oct 2007 12:30 pm

Top surfers turn out for the launch of ANON Sunglasses
Global Surf News - ANON launched its first sunglass line in Southern California in 2005 after leaving its mark on the snowboard industry with its progressive goggle collection. The ANON sunglass line has grown from seven styles at its initial launch to 13 styles, with

Residents get ready to hit the slopes
Montrose Daily Press - MONTROSE Area residents were tested on their physical readiness for this year s snow season Saturday morning at the first Ski and Snowboard Expo. Hosted by Montrose Memorial Hospital s Regional Rehabilitation Center, physical therapists were

Fund-raiser to aid MacCulloch family
MaineCoastNow.com - A sad story began nearly 20 years ago when in 1988, at age 22, Michael MacCulloch suffered a grand mal seizure in a New Hampshire ski lodge after a great snowboard run. Mr. MacCulloch was an amazing athlete snowboard racer, rock climber, inline

Kreiner gets 1st snowboard Cup win
Sports Illustrated - SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — Marion Kreiner beat Austrian teammate Heidi Neururer in the parallel giant slalom final Sunday for her first snowboarding World Cup victory. After crashing in the first run, Neururer started the second run 1.5 seconds behind

Volkl Tigershark: New Species Featured at the 46th Annual Albany Ski
Alpine Zone - ALBANY, New York — The 46th annual Ski & Snowboard Expo, the world’s longest running consumer snow and travel show, will “turn on” the Capital Region to the first 2-in-1 ski with the introduction of the Volkl Tigershark ski series at the Empire

Ski swap: Carving out deals
Anchorage Daily News - An Anchorage tradition for more than 25 years, the two-day event draws 3,500 to 5,000 people to West High each year, said Russell Sell, a board member for the Alyeska Ski and Snowboard Club. Savvy shoppers know to be there when doors open at noon

General22 Oct 2007 02:30 pm

The Other Woman Speaks!
Perezhilton.com - Anyone who thinks a pro snowborder is not a TOTAL fuck up deserves what she gets. Most of them are stoners who couldnt hold a real job nor graduate from college if their life depended on it. HELLO, he gets paid to RIDE A SNOWBOARD and get high on

Take flight on the long white cloud
Sunday Business Post - You ve seen it so many times in the movies that it s almost an out-of-body experience, dropping to the ground and running crouched to a safe distance, your snowboard under your arm as the helicopter rises and banks away, leaving you in a silent

Emirates Holidays snowballs to 2,000km skislope exhilaration with new
AME Info - of cancellation, medical expenses, lost equipment and airport delays, this provides transport to the nearest available alternative resort in the event of piste closure and even avalanche cover. For those who want to learn how to ski or snowboard or

I can’t walk anymore but I can ski
The Sun - I ve got a chance to be a world class athlete and I intend to take it. Who knows, I might even bring some Gold back to Britain in the process. DSUK are at this year’s Ski and Snowboard Show offering advice and support. It runs from 24th

Winter Hits Colorado Rockies and Blankets Vail, Beaver Creek, Keystone
PR Newswire - At Beaver Creek, the world’s premier children’s ski and snowboard school experience just got even better. Beaver Creek introduces the new eight-passenger Buckaroo Express Gondola, the world’s shortest gondola designed with the resort’s smallest

Fund-raiser to aid MacCulloch family
MaineCoastNow.com - A sad story began nearly 20 years ago when in 1988, at age 22, Michael MacCulloch suffered a grand mal seizure in a New Hampshire ski lodge after a great snowboard run. Mr. MacCulloch was an amazing athlete snowboard racer, rock climber, inline

Watching Out For You
KVBC - Tahoe-area ski resorts say a California vibe, a strong snowboard culture and proximity to Reno is helping them buck a national trend of aging skiers. UNR student brain dead after a fall down stairs A tragic accident on the University of Nevada, Reno

10 National Artists New in Fall Show
Tahoe Daily Tribune - Available positions include guest services staff, lift operators, ticket sellers, retail sales associates, parking attendants, ski and snowboard instructors, Squaw Kids instructors and sales staff, Cable Car and Funitel operators, reservation agents

General17 Oct 2007 02:30 am

Tahoe’s Next Gamble
Wall Street Journal - What to Do: Ski or snowboard one of the 15 resorts in the Lake Tahoe area. Hike or mountain bike a section of the 164-mile Tahoe Rim Trail, which circles the entire basin. Some of the area’s quietest trails for hiking and cross-country skiing meander

French fling
Times Online - Next morning I put down the back seat of the car, chucked the snowboard in and headed off on my own. Just two hours and I was on Isola 2000,a fantastic Alpine resort north of Nice. There weren t many people on the mountain, so I just put on my iPod

Plenty of time for the next round of bubbly to chill
Sporting News - The Rockies will have eight full days off, long enough to visit Guam or learn to snowboard or build a fly-fishing rod or take a few Jiu Jitsu lessons. The Tigers had six full days off between the ALCS and World Series last year, and that didn’t

Toy buying more puzzling this year
Edmond Sun - A cross between a skateboard and a snowboard. A high-action new sport. Are You Smarter Than a 5th-Grader? game from Hasbro (ages 8 and up): Based on the popular TV game show, this version has players answering real questions from fifth-grade

Love of sky brought group together
Everett Herald - In 20 years of life, Landon Atkin plunged from planes, raced down mountains on a snowboard and battered drums for his pop-punk band. Yet that’s not how Karen Siebrass will remember him. Atkin was the clean-cut, sometimes quiet boy in her Web

Expert skiers get a lift
Tacoma News Tribune - But even Tiana Enger, Crystal s marketing director, has mixed emotions about a lift that is sure to lure more people into one of her favorite areas to ski and snowboard. I ll be honest: It s bittersweet, Enger said. But I think it will

Miller ski movie, ski swaps next week
Register-Guard - Tickets, priced at $16.50, may be purchased at Berg s Ski and Snowboard Shop in Eugene, at Safeway TicketsWest outlets, or at the door. Phone orders may be placed by calling (800) 992-8499. Or buy online at www.TicketsWest.com. As usual, free

General15 Oct 2007 04:30 am

Friends recount tragedy
Salt Lake Tribune - Nye had recently purchased a new snowboard in anticipation of the upcoming winter season. Friday night, his friends autographed the snowboard, which may be buried with him, Croft said. On Saturday, his friends gathered in the basement of the Nye home

Ballpark Events
San Francisco Giants - Esurance ICER AIR 2007 will feature a big air ski and snowboard competition, freestyle motocross, skate and BMX vert and street courses, wakeboarding, 60 exhibitors, and 2 music stages. Olympic and X Games athletes will share the spotlight with a

CBB Exclusive: Melissa Joan Hart talks to us about motherhood and
Celebrity Baby Blog - In an exclusive interview, Melissa Joan Hart talks to us about parenting and being a mother to her adorable son, Mason Walter Wilkinson , 15 months ( his birthday was January 11th ). Melissa says that motherhood is just “incredible” and that she can

A blizzard of bargains at ski-gear swaps
Denver Post - Aldo Radamus, executive director of the Ski & Snowboard Club Vail, says roughly 75 percent of the merchandise sold at its 38th annual Ski & Snowboard Swap will be brand new. “A lot of it is overstock or closeout items that shops bring in to

General13 Oct 2007 07:30 am

What the games will the fans
Vancouver Sun - Prime tickets to the men’s and women’s snowboard cross finals at Cypress Bowl. $100: Tickets to a curling semi-final or the bronze-medal match at Hillcrest/ Nat Bailey Stadium Park. Bronze medal Total $130 The bronze-medal list is for those who want to

Latest Headlines
Alpine Zone - She resides in New Lebanon, NY. Jiminy Peak is the largest ski and snowboard resort in Southern New England and the only mountain resort in North America to generate its own energy using alternative wind power. For more information visit jiminypeak.com

Toy buying more puzzling this year
Edmond Sun - A cross between a skateboard and a snowboard. A high-action new sport. Are You Smarter Than a 5th-Grader? game from Hasbro (ages 8 and up): Based on the popular TV game show, this version has players answering real questions from fifth-grade

Flagstaff Sports Doctor Appointed Physician for US Ski & Snowboarding
PR.com - Flagstaff, AZ, October 05, 2007 –( PR.com )– Flagstaff s Dr. Darius Moezzi, sports and injury doctor and orthopedic surgeon at Flagstaff Bone and Joint has been selected by the USSA (United States Ski and Snowboard Association) as a member of its

ARAPAHOE BASIN OPENS FOR THE SKI SEASON TOMORROW
dBusinessNews.com - Ski and snowboard rentals, food and beverage service in the A-Frame, the 6th Alley bar and retail shop will be open to the public. Ski school lessons will begin when the Molly Hogan Learning Center opens later in November. Local radio station KSMT

General09 Oct 2007 04:30 pm

VW Tells American Consumers: Up The Dieselution
MediaPost - We are here to talk about clean diesel as short-range solution within the larger perspective of long-term alternatives,” he says, adding that the 20-week tour will have 20 anchor stops, and that other stops will include ski and snowboard shows

Skate, ski, shred and look great
Denver Post - Look for me in: Shred Betties magazine, Powzilla website, Core Action Sports’ website or USASA competitions. She wears: Orage’s Kai pinstripe jacket and pants; Roxy Envi snowboard. * style + ease = steeze in snowboard and skate

A blizzard of bargains at ski-gear swaps
Denver Post - Aldo Radamus, executive director of the Ski & Snowboard Club Vail, says roughly 75 percent of the merchandise sold at its 38th annual Ski & Snowboard Swap will be brand new. “A lot of it is overstock or closeout items that shops bring in to

Wal-Mart Will Lower Prices for Some Toys
CNBC - Razor Ripstik Caster Board, a cross between a skateboard and a snowboard. _ Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader game from Hasbro. _ Aqua Dots Super Studio from Spinmaster, a craft set. _ Power Tour Electric Guitar by Hasbro, an electric guitar. _ FurReal

All grown up Anderson reaching new heights
Tahoe Daily Tribune - I don’t want to snowboard and travel 12 months a year, but it’s kind of happening that way. It’s all happened so quick. Every time I come home, my little sisters seem bigger.” Anderson, whose litany of sponsors include Billabong and Grenade, has seen

The right to roam in Japan
Financial Times - Yet, according to Clayton Cannahan, a young Canadian who runs a ski lodge at Niseko and offers escorted ski and snowboard safaris, some resort owners are in turmoil and would rather risk going under than yield to western (or Antipodean) influences. He

LOCKPORT: Skateboard/snowboard to debut at Palace
Lockport Union-Sun - Some locally-grown talent will showcase their skills at a movie premiere Oct. 12 at the Palace Theatre. Chris Naugle, former pro snowboarder and founder of the Phatman board shop, will lead a group of skateboarders in a demonstration at the Palace

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