October 2008
Monthly Archive
General25 Oct 2008 10:30 am
Snowboard - Snowboard Club Registration - Daily Herald Tribune
Snowboard Club Registration - Daily Herald Tribune
It’s that time of year again! A bit of snow has flown, you can finally dig that gear out and take it for a tune-up without looking ridiculous. Registration: November 1, 2008. Annual Nitehawk Ski, Board & Bike Swap. TEC Centre at Evergreen Park. 9
A Science Sandwich Inside a Snowboard? - MSN MoneyCentral
Kids everywhere have a ball playing sports. Few of them, however, are aware of the amazing science behind the sports they love. In fact, every kick of a soccer ball or swing of a bat is an experiment. In time for National Chemistry Week (Oct. 19-25
Edmonton Ski & Snowboard Show - Edmonton Examiner
Get set for a weekend that includes everything you need, whether you enjoy winter on skis or snowboards. The Edmonton Ski & Snowboard Show features stores, resorts, skis, snowboards, prizes, give-a-ways, lift tickets, coupons, hill info and some
Nitehawk Snowboard Club Registration - Daily Herald Tribune
Visit us at the Annual Nitehawk Ski Swap! Limited space is available, visit our website and subscribe to the SnowBlog today for more information. We also have space for more coaches, and we will send you for training. Help us train athletes for the
Ski and Snowboard Show - Edmonton Examiner
The Edmonton Ski and Snowboard Show, Oct. 25 and 26 at the Northlands Agricom, features stores, resorts, skis, snowboards, prizes, giveaways, lift tickets, coupons, hill info and entertainment including the Jib Jam, Alberta s largest indoor rail
Image of Naked Playboy Models, Cartoons Draw Snowboard Protest - FOX News
About 100 people gathered at midday Thursday outside the Burton headquarters in Burlington to demand that the two lines of snowboards be pulled from the market. Women’s groups and a group of men working against domestic violence have joined a growing
General16 Oct 2008 07:30 am
Snowboard - Buckman s Ski & Snowboard Shops Awarded as SIA SnowSports Mid - Businesswire.com
Buckman s Ski & Snowboard Shops Awarded as SIA SnowSports Mid - Businesswire.com
POTTSTOWN, Pa.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Buckman s Ski & Snowboard Shops leading retailer of top brand names like Salomon, K2 Skis, K2 Snowboards, Ride Snowboards, Spyder, Marmot, Orage, Kjus, Volkl, Tecnica, Oakley, and Burton Snowboards was
Pats Peak Weekday Learn to Ski & Snowboard Program Registration is - Alpine Zone
HENNIKER, New Hampshire — Pats Peak, New Hampshire’s premier snowsports destination, announces that registration is going on now for the Weekday Learn To Ski & Snowboard Program. The Pats Peak Ski and Snowboard School prides itself in being called
Advance Tickets for Times Union Ski/Snowboard Expo Available at - Alpine Zone
ALBANY, New York — As the warmth of summer and early fall begins to “trail” off, Hannaford Supermarkets will help winter sports fans gear up for the return of the Northeast’s longest-running consumer snow and travel expo with advance discount
TGS 2008: We Ski & Snowboard First Look - Gamespot News
Boarders won’t be left out of the fun this time around. TOKYO–We Ski was released this past May when the Wii Balance Board was still a relatively new and untested peripheral. As such, the game took a fairly apprehensive approach to the way it
General15 Oct 2008 08:30 am
Snowboard - Ski resorts brace for board backlash - Times-Argus
Ski resorts brace for board backlash - Times-Argus
It’s suddenly more than a snowboard. It’s a vehicle for racy images of women clad in a lot less than winter apparel. The controversy sparked over Burton’s new line of “Love” snowboards has reached a boiling point as outraged parents have flooded
Pats Peak Weekday Learn to Ski & Snowboard Program Registration is - Alpine Zone
HENNIKER, New Hampshire — Pats Peak, New Hampshire’s premier snowsports destination, announces that registration is going on now for the Weekday Learn To Ski & Snowboard Program. The Pats Peak Ski and Snowboard School prides itself in being called
Ski and snowboard sale set for weekend - Statesman Journal
One of the first ski and snowboard swaps of the fall will be Saturday and Sunday, the Mount Hood Snosport Swap at West Linn High School, 5464 West A St., West Linn. Items can be checked in for sale 3-7 p.m. Friday. Sale hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m
General13 Oct 2008 12:30 pm
Snowboard - Advance Tickets for Times Union Ski/Snowboard Expo Available at - Alpine Zone
Advance Tickets for Times Union Ski/Snowboard Expo Available at - Alpine Zone
ALBANY, New York — As the warmth of summer and early fall begins to “trail” off, Hannaford Supermarkets will help winter sports fans gear up for the return of the Northeast’s longest-running consumer snow and travel expo with advance discount
Local sports briefs: Madison youth basketball sign-ups set - Mansfield News Journal
Former Cleveland Browns coach Sam Rutigliano will be the speaker at the annual Richland Newhope Industries recognition banquet at 7:30 a.m. Thursday at the Mid-Ohio Conference Center. Rutigliano was coach of the famed “Kardiac Kids” from 1978 to 1984
Business Briefs - Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Spinal surgeon Sanjitpal Sonny Gill M.D. is the most recent addition to the Steadman Hawkins Clinics Summit County office. Dr. Gill began practice Sept. 2. Gill specializes in minimally invasive cervical and lumbar spinal surgery. Gill
Ski and snowboard sale set for weekend - Statesman Journal
One of the first ski and snowboard swaps of the fall will be Saturday and Sunday, the Mount Hood Snosport Swap at West Linn High School, 5464 West A St., West Linn. Items can be checked in for sale 3-7 p.m. Friday. Sale hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m
TGS 2008: We Ski & Snowboard First Look - Gamespot News
Boarders won’t be left out of the fun this time around. TOKYO–We Ski was released this past May when the Wii Balance Board was still a relatively new and untested peripheral. As such, the game took a fairly apprehensive approach to the way it
Germany to host annual Euro snowboard conference - Surfers Village
Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 7 October, 2008 : - - The European snowboard industries annual conference will be taking place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Friday 24th April and Saturday the 25th with the opening dinner on the evening of 23rd and a
Training ground for gold: Sugar Bowl plans for season-long skicross - Sierra Sun
Skiers in this file photo catch big air at Sugar Bowl during a Jabra X Jam an X Games qualifier. The resort plans to build a season-long skicross and snowboard cross course this winter. Daron Rahlves, front, races to a gold medal in last year s
My Turn: Just say no to the new Burton snowboard line - Burlington Free Press
Every winter homeless, at-risk and foster youth from Spectrum Youth and Family Services take part in Burton s Chill program. Once a week, Burton staff drive our kids to Bolton Valley, completely outfitting them with snowboard, boots, gloves
General11 Oct 2008 01:30 pm
Snowboard - Advance Tickets for Times Union Ski/Snowboard Expo Available at - Alpine Zone
Advance Tickets for Times Union Ski/Snowboard Expo Available at - Alpine Zone
ALBANY, New York — As the warmth of summer and early fall begins to “trail” off, Hannaford Supermarkets will help winter sports fans gear up for the return of the Northeast’s longest-running consumer snow and travel expo with advance discount
Budget skiing: Saving money on the slopes - Daily Telegraph
Cost breakdown: Tour operator holiday - A week with a ski tour operator to Alpe d?Huez for 2 people travelling 10th-17th Jan 2009 staying in a 3 star hotel (Total: 1,766) Cost breakdown: Independent holiday - A week to Alpe d’Huez for 2 people
The thrill of tree skiing - Financial Times
S kiing is, undeniably, dangerous but no form of the sport is potentially more dangerous, nor more exhilarating, than tree skiing. One of the best places for it is the American Rockies, where the snow tends to be deeper (thus softening any tumbles
Ski and snowboard sale set for weekend - Statesman Journal
One of the first ski and snowboard swaps of the fall will be Saturday and Sunday, the Mount Hood Snosport Swap at West Linn High School, 5464 West A St., West Linn. Items can be checked in for sale 3-7 p.m. Friday. Sale hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m
Foliage and festivals - Brattleboro Reformer
BRATTLEBORO — If you could control the weather, you couldn’t have done better than what is expected for the next three days. With sunshine and daytime temperatures hovering in the mid-60s, it should be the perfect weekend to enjoy southern Vermont’s
General08 Oct 2008 06:30 pm
Snowboard - Namco Bandai Pre-TGS Press Conference: The Choicest Quotes - Kotaku.com
Namco Bandai Pre-TGS Press Conference: The Choicest Quotes - Kotaku.com
Sometimes, things read better on paper than they do said out loud. That’s especially true when the script your emcee is working with sounds like it had been written by the “funniest” top-level Namco Bandai executive, the one who’s always quick with
Canadian ski jumper joins lawsuit - Globe and Mail
VANCOUVER The court action against Vancouver 2010 Olympic organizers over the exclusion of women ski jumpers from the Games picked up momentum Wednesday, as the first active Canadian ski jump competitor joined the lawsuit. Zoya Lynch, 17, who has
Win a luxury ski holiday to Whistler - Daily Telegraph
Enter our competition for the chance to win a luxury skiing holiday to Whistler for the opening week of the new Peak 2 Peak gondola, including priority crossings on the opening day of the gondola itself. 28 Sky Cabins, including two with glass floors
Rossi answers questions with stab at opponent - Seattle Post Intelligencer
In the vice presidential debate, Sarah Palin surprised us by not falling flat on her face as she had in her recent televised interviews. Right-wing pundits felt Palin won the debate on the basis of her “folksy charm.” They liked that when she couldn
Oxon Hill Club Offers Several Biking Options - Washington Post
Bike About: The Oxon Hill Bicycle and Trail Club is holding a bike tour Oct. 12 that will start and end in La Plata. Choose routes of 14, 33, 60, 80 or 100 miles. Registration fee before Oct. 12 is $30. Registration on the day of the race is $35
Hit the Slopes With We Ski & Snowboard - PC World
Namco Bandai has something special for those with a penchant for high-performance snowboarding. “We Ski & Snowboard,” the new sequel to the “We Ski” sports game for the Nintendo Wii, allows both hardcore and recreational players to enjoy winter
General06 Oct 2008 10:30 pm
Snowboard - Peak Performance King of Style Introduces Video Qualifying - PR Newswire
Peak Performance King of Style Introduces Video Qualifying - PR Newswire
STOCKHOLM, October 6 /PRNewswire/ — Peak Performance is the organiser behind the big air competition, Peak Performance King of Style, to be held at the Stockholm Stadion arena on 22nd November. The best skiers in the world will be coming to
General03 Oct 2008 08:30 am
Snowboard - Burton graphics stoke controversy - Burlington Free Press
Burton graphics stoke controversy - Burlington Free Press
Pictures of naked women definitely grab attention whether they’re spread across the centerfold of a magazine or blown up on the top of a snowboard. That’s just what the folks at Burton Snowboards were hoping as they released their 2009 Coalition line
Novi business; 10 years and going strong - Observer & Eccentric
Ten years after opening the Sports Club of Novi, owner Mark Pinchoff wants to say thank you to his loyal customers. “It’s been a great 10 years, and we’ve been able to grow every year,” Pinchoff said. “We’ve done really well in Novi. Fourteen hundred
Best seats in the house for 2010: $285,000 - Vancouver Sun
Wealthy supporters of the 2010 Games are being offered an Olympic dream that includes 100 prime tickets to the events of their choice, a car and driver, concierge service and even a spot in the torch relay. The cost: $285,000. Not including GST of
Contest Immortalizes User Snowboard Designs in Video Game - ClickZ
When you’re planning to launch a video game, it’s important to create buzz. But when it’s still summer and the game being launched in November is about snowboarding, that can be difficult. In an effort to get people excited about the upcoming Shaun
The telemark skiers in ‘The Pact’ aren’t rich, but it doesn’t stop - Idaho Statesman
“The Pact”: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, The Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St., Boise. $10, available at www.24tix.com. The screening includes a benefit raffle for the Winter Wildlands Alliance. You don’t get rich telemark skiing. There are no lucrative
And the Candidates are - Daily Anaeum
This year s Homecoming candidates all want West Virginia University s student body to know that there is more to them than meets the eye. The candidates include: Judd Waldo, Adam Judy, Carol Ann Funkhouser, Tricia Cesarino, Bradley Broker
Burton boards spark controversy - Burlington Free Press
Pictures of naked women will definitely grab some attention whether they re spread across the centerfold of a magazine or blown up on the top sheet of a snowboard. That s just what the folks at Burton Snowboards were hoping as they released their
General02 Oct 2008 10:30 am
Snowboard - Burton graphics stoke controversy - Burlington Free Press
Burton graphics stoke controversy - Burlington Free Press
Pictures of naked women definitely grab attention whether they’re spread across the centerfold of a magazine or blown up on the top of a snowboard. That’s just what the folks at Burton Snowboards were hoping as they released their 2009 Coalition line
Local Olympian goes to class - Steamboat Pilot & Today
Caroline Lalive asks Jon Perrego about a baseball book he read as a part of Lauri Bradt s fourth- and fifth-grade class at the Christian Heritage School on Tuesday. Photo by Zach Fridell Steamboat Springs Who better to judge a book report on
Surfboard Tracker system launch global insurance plan - Surfers Village
Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 30 September, 2008 : - - All boards made with SBT will be automatically insured for less than 13 Euros when registered on the SBT system. WORLDWIDE: SBT automatically insures against board theft providing the SBT
Margate surfer gets new hip, wins East Coast Champs - Surfers Village
Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 30 September, 2008 : - - Three years ago this week Tom O Brien, a surfer from Margate, was getting ready for a total hip replacement at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. At that time he wondered if he
Nature’s Oasis moves to new digs - Durango Herald
Serious Delights will occupy part of the new Nature’s Oasis building at 300 South Camino del Rio. It will offer fresh baked goods. The bakery has previously lacked a retail location. The new Nature’s Oasis building is nearly complete. Co-owner Sherri
‘Legends’ global premiere hits O’Neill TV this Thursday - Global Surf News
Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 1 October, 2008 : - - Legends, the inspirational new snow film from O Neill will have its global premiere on O’Neill TV on Thursday October 2nd at 19.00(GMT) 20.00(CET) Featuring some of the best riders in the
Surfrider film collaboration ‘Out There’ comes out on DVD - Global Surf News
Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 1 October, 2008 : - - San Clemente, Ca — Out There, the first ever film collaboration for the Surfrider Foundation and Teton Gravity Research is now available on DVD. Nominated for seven Surfer Poll Awards