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From snaps to maps: Record-setting quarterback goes from football to
Muscatine Journal - of arts degree in business administration, and moved to California shortly afterward. I became an avid snowboarder, rock climber and mountain biker, as well as [doing] a short stint as a whitewater river guide one summer. I still snowboard and

Get fit before that winter ski trip
St. Petersburg Times - Ideally, building a strength and cardiovascular base could begin six months before you plan to ski or snowboard. “Regardless of your ability level, don’t make the mistake of assuming you can ski or board yourself into shape,” says Dave Merriam, head

‘Going in a different direction’ is fired!
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Snowboard and ski manufacturer K2 was one of those, moving half of its ski production from Vashon Island to China in 1999 (and outsourcing snowboard production the same year), and moving the rest in 2001. The reasons K2 cited at the time were typical

CITY PROFILE: Innsbruck: mountains and atmosphere
Earthtimes - Its reputation as a winter sports Mecca is also bolstered by having hosted numerous international tournaments - from ice hockey to snowboard and its ski jump arena at Bergisel. Innsbruck’s new Tivoli-Stadium will be host to three games. The stadium

Swatch sponsors Freecaster’s snowboard and freeski channels
sportbusiness.com - Swiss watch maker Swatch agreed a sponsorship deal with Freecaster.tv, the extreme sports online video portal. The Swatch sponsored Freecaster snowboard and freeski channels will to further cover the most dynamic winter sports with the highest

Sunlight opens Friday with $25 lift tickets
Aspen Times - Sunlight will conduct a Ski and Snowboard School hiring clinic at the ski area on Dec. 1 and 2. Attendees will be taught how to improve their riding skills, learn valuable teaching methods and be qualified to teach skiing or snowboarding upon

1. White Pass
Yakima Herald Republic - Renovations to the ski and snowboard school building have been completed. CHILD CARE: for ages 3 to 12 years. MOUNTAIN INFORMATION: 206-812-4510. SNOW PHONE: 509-782-5516. ONLINE: www.stevenspass.com STATUS: It won’t be this weekend, though still

Let it snow
Caspar Star-Tribune - Then turn the page to find out what’s new and what’s happening at Wyoming’s ski and snowboard resorts for the 2007-2008 season with a rundown of lift ticket prices and everything else you need to know before hitting the slopes. Also inside: * The Best

Freeride campers spend holiday weekend with hero
Summit Daily News - It costs $60 per day and is open to anyone who is USSA (United States Ski and Snowboard Association) certified, Team Summit freeride director Tyler Morant said. “This is something special that I get to do,” Spence said. “I think about it the way I did

Had almost forgotten what a big snow was like
Missoulian - might have been out there with me, before school, pretending to help me with his little plastic snow shovel, all the while insisting that we needed to build a snowman or a fort or start work on a jump that he could practice with on skis or snowboard

Gold medalist comes to AMHS
Bennington Banner - Olympic Gold medalist snowboarder Hannah Teter and award-winning author Justina Chen Headley visited the Mack Performing Arts Center at Arlington Memorial High School and Middle School on Tuesday to meet with students and the AMHS Snowboard Team as

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OregonLive.com - Snow sports in Oregon are getting a little bit of hype right now with the opening of the ski and snowboard season. But wouldn’t it be nice to live in a state that actually cared deeply about winter sports? Such as Utah. Take a look at the Beehive

Latest Discounts And Deals #1
Sky.com - Finally, if you’re looking to go skiing on a budget this winter, LIDL has a wide range of cheap skiwear, with snowboard jackets on offer from 29.99 and ski trousers from 19.99. Yesterday’s offers which continue to be valid: Somerfield currently has

PROFNET EXPERT & DAILY TOPIC ALERTS
Forbes - SKI & SNOWBOARD TEAMS: “In discussing treatment options for a knee that’s been worn out from the rigors of an active lifestyle, the suggestion of placing small holes into the joint to help it heal might seem like adding insult to injury. Yet, just

Ready, set, ski
Wenatchee World - WENATCHEE Nighttime temperatures in the teens this week have set the stage for a Friday opening of Mission Ridge Ski and Snowboard Resort its earliest opening since 1985. The chilly weather has let Mission Ridge crews run snowmaking equipment

A winter wonderland hits the Plaza
Eureka Reporter - While William McKinley stands nestled in the center of the Arcata Plaza, the clatter of the Eureka Freezer Co. dumping 10,000 pounds of snow on top of a full-proof mini snowboard park may spook the local gulls. And why not, no one else is used to

DIA, North Bay Hydro hoping for ‘green’ Christmas
North Bay Nugget - The evening will feature highlights of the Dreamcoat Fantasy Theatre’s production of the Wizard of Oz, Rorab Shrine Club Clowns, Chippewa Secondary School musicians, the Ralph Burton Band, the Salvation Army Band, snowboard demonstrations and horse

Let the skiing begin - Boreal opens run, other resorts this weekend
San Francisco Gate - Call ahead to reserve space: (530) 583-5475 or tahoexc.org . Road and snow reports: For updates on road conditions, phone Caltrans at (800) 427-7623; for daily updates of all ski and snowboard resorts and parks, go to onthesnow.com. E-mail Tom Stienstra

Sentient Jet Membership Announces Exclusive Limited Edition Ultimate
PR Inside - Snowboard Team elite Alpine coach — Private Powder Cat Tour — $10,000 private shopping spree at Gorsuch Ltd., hosted by owner Jeff Gorsuch — Weekend membership at the Caribou Club — Pair of skis or snowboard and bindings from Salomon’s 2008/2009

It’s a small world
Philadelphia Daily News - Tickets for slopes, lessons and snow park include all gear (clothes, skis, snowboard) except hats and gloves. Slope passes: $41 (two hours), $74 (all day); adult Discovery lessons, $36; snow park, $17. The Big Bus , 011-971-324-4187, www.bigbus.co.uk

Daily Debriefing
Dartmouth - The College holds this special purchase program in an effort to promote ski safety and in order to make affordable the helmets now required for all students participating in Physical Education Ski and Snowboard classes. Golf and Ski Warehouse brought

Arcata plaza to host snowboard competition
Eureka Reporter - A local sports shop is set to put on the first-ever snowboard competition in Arcata on Thursday. The Rail Jam and Movie Premiere, sponsored principally by the Outdoor Store, will feature a snowboarding competition from 3 to 5 p.m. along with the

Redsigned skis and boards take a reverse turn
Taipei Times - You’re going to be hearing terms like “reverse camber” or “zero-camber” and “rocker” the next time you go to your favorite ski or snowboard shop, especially if you’re a powder hound. So let us explain. Traditionally, when you lay a ski or snowboard

What’s old is new again
Honolulu Advertiser - Crum added a fold-over pocket with a Velcro “envelope” (details he learned from skate and snowboard experience) that keeps things secure, even in a gnarly wipe-out. Crum sees men’s board shorts shortening a bit. His newest have a 20-inch outseam, as

Plans for next year
FOXSports.com - Steve from Centerville, Ohio: I had the privilege of riding a few runs with you at Loveland a few years ago. (We had the same snowboard: K2 Electra) Where is your favorite place to snowboard and what do your ride these days? Bill Elliott: Vail and all

Young Olympic hopefuls keep eyes on goal
Anchorage Daily News - it was a dream come true — a dream that any talented Alaska athlete should have the chance to chase. “I’ve slept on couches, I’ve road-tripped across the country, and actually those were the best times,” she said. “I was just living to snowboard, and

Dry November Leaves Ski Resorts Wanting More
Denver Channel - Snow enthusiasts who did not make it to the mountains spent the day at the Colorado Convention Center for the Ski and Snowboard Expo. Urdi said they had a great turnout and if sales are indicative of the future ski and board season, the resorts will

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Daily News-Record - HARRISONBURG Ski and snowboard stores are keeping their fingers crossed for a good season following last year s bust. The winter of 2006-07 was warmer than average. Ski resorts opened later than usual and closed during the Christmas holiday

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Minneapolis Star Tribune - A ski and snowboard area just north of the Twin Cities is open for business, even though no more than mere flurries have fluttered from the sky of late. 18 11/07/2007 Life logged off? No way, Carleton students say Three Carleton College students went

Skiing in Maine and Vermont
Miami Herald - It’s also the place where Jake Burton, creator of Burton Snowboards, created the boards in the late 1970s that would transform the industry. Best snowboard-free mountain : Mad River Glen clings tenaciously to its old-fashioned roots, which includes

Community briefs
Nevada Appeal - Ski/snowboard registration open The Dayton 4H Ski & Snowboard Club will hold an information and registration meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Dayton Intermediate School multipurpose room. The club is open to all Dayton students age 9 by Jan. 1, through

Skiers will remember Maine
Newsday - Although total ski/snowboard visits in the Northeast declined last year by 6.7 percent (largely because of the unusually warm weather in December and early January), Maine recorded a 1 percent increase. The Maine advantage, as explained to me by Greg

Wild Mountain open for business in Taylors Falls
KSTP - TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. (AP) - There’s no snow on the ground yet, but a ski and snowboard area is already open for business just north of the Twin Cities. Wild Mountain in Taylors Falls prides itself on its long-running tradition of being the first ski

Skate and BMX demo area planned for Kaleidoscope Courtyards
Orange County Register - Mayor Gail Reavis emphasized the positive contribution of Nine Star to the city’s proceeds adding that much of the skate, snowboard, BMX and surf equipment being sold at the store doesn’t come cheap. There is a lot of tax revenue here, she said

Well, hot dog!
Medford Mail Tribune - While extended spring rain might put a damper on water ski and wakeboard sales or lack of snow in December might slow the snowboard and skiing crowd, Moore says things even out. “If you were to scale it over 10 years, it would average pretty much the

A treacherous ski trip to South Pole
San Francisco Gate - As Stoup became the first to climb and then snowboard on the highest peak in Antarctica, the 16,067-foot Vinson Massif and completed other epic treks (see sidebar), he said he always felt Shackleton’s ghost. “I feel honored to walk in the footsteps of

25 Great Ski Getaway Picks from Cheapflights.com
Earthtimes - Find the best ski and snowboard vacation deals this winter at Cheapflights.com, where you can quickly search one million airfare deals from hundreds of different travel providers, plus hotel deals, too. Travelers can search by specific travel dates

Riders take studies south to the Andes
Aspen Times - VAIL Bryan Daino spent his mornings learning math on his laptop and his afternoons snowboarding the Andes mountains. Daino, a Battle Mountain High School junior, was one of several Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy students who spent two weeks in

Redsigned skis and boards take a reverse turn
Taipei Times - You’re going to be hearing terms like “reverse camber” or “zero-camber” and “rocker” the next time you go to your favorite ski or snowboard shop, especially if you’re a powder hound. So let us explain. Traditionally, when you lay a ski or snowboard

Valley’s ready for winter rec
Idaho Press-Tribune - In addition to the new name of Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, visitors will notice other tweaking in preparation for the winter ski and snowboard season. The changes include: Slope changes: Crews have trimmed back branches and brush along

Rising star dimmed
Nevada Appeal - Kelly was a native of the Sierra Valley who loved to fish, swim and snowboard, often around Donner Lake, where he had recently lived with his mom and two sisters. He was full of life, said Carolyn Keigley, a Truckee High art teacher who knew

Sport Chek Launches Chek My Moves Contest
Market Wire - This innovative contest from Sport Chek is a microsite (checkmymoves.ca), where people are invited to submit their coolest snowboard/ski videos for a chance to win a total of over $36,000 in prizes. A fully integrated promotion developed with SDMG

OUTDOORS BRIEFLY NEWS & NOTES
Register-Guard - The University of Oregon Outdoor Program and the Boardsports shop in Eugene will present a free skateboard and snowboard movie doubleheader Thursday on campus. Inhabitants, a skateboard film that includes a segment featuring Silas Baxter-Neal

Virtual business sparks Ashland teen interest
Ashland Daily Tidings - Java, a ski and snowboard resort. The course thrives on community involvement and expertise from local businesses and entrepreneurs. The Lithia Spring Rotary Club funds the class with a $2,000 grant, and Harry and David sent employees at the beginning

Mountain Recreation hosts parking lot snowboard competition Thursday
Union - Five to six tons of snow and rabid snowboarders are set to transform a Grass Valley business parking lot into a winter wonderland Thursday night. A free snowboard competition open to all riders is set for 5 p.m. Thursday in the Mountain Recreation

Virgin Atlantic allows board in addition to bag allowance
Surfers Village - Snow Ski One pair of skis and ski poles or a snowboard or a monoski. Plus one pair of ski boots and bindings. -Sporting guns Air rifles, hunting rifles, safari rifles, shotguns. Each gun carrier will be considered as one bag. -Windsurfers One

Housing benefit overhaul sparks deprivation fears
Glasgow Evening Times - the temptation to spend it dont worry we’ll cross that bridge WHEN it comes to it, how about a cheeky wee crisis loan to pay your arrears rent when you had to buy that new pair of shoes and handbag to match and of course little johnny’s snowboard to

Stratham briefs
Portsmouth Herald - Sign up for youth ski & snowboard program The Stratham Recreation Department is offering Pats Peak Ski & Snowboard Programs for the SAU 16 students in Grade 8 and 9 this winter. Both programs will be run separately and separate coach bus transportation

Christopher Chadwick Poole
Black Hills Pioneer - One of his greatest joys was snowboarding down the slopes at full speed at Terry Peak where he was a snowboard instructor. “Chad” was a member of A.A.S.I.Level one ski instructor, Path Finders and Rapid City Club for Boys. He is survived by his

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, 60 exhibitors, and 2 music stages. Olympic and X Games athletes will share the spotlight with a surprise