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Olympic snowboarder Kass slips up in New Zealand - Star-Democrat
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Two-time Olympic snowboard silver medalist Danny Kass was fined $370 Tuesday after being charged with careless driving. Kass, 27, drove a van fitted with snow chains up the crowded main ski trail at the Cardrona Alpine

Christy Sports to Kick Off Ski Season with Powder Daze Ski and - PR Inside
Christy Sports ( www.christysports.com : ), a ski and snowboard retailer in Colorado, today announced it will host its Powder Daze sale event : that will kick off the upcoming ski and snowboard season beginning Labor Day weekend. The Powder Daze

Snowboarding gold for Germany, Japan - Stuff
Germany snowboarder David Speiser and Natsuko Doi of Japan claimed the men’s and women’s boarder-cross titles when the Winter Games resumed at Cardrona near Queenstown today. World No 11 Speiser was fastest by more than half a second in the

Kiwis claim Snowboard-Slopestyle gold - Stuff
New Zealand have tasted success at the Winter Games in the South Island, claiming titles in the men’s and women’s Snowboard-Slopestyle events at The Remarkables near Queenstown today. New Zealanders made up over half of the 30 strong qualifying men’s

U.S. Champion Alpine Snowboarders Launch America’s Snowboard Team - Around Rings
(ASPEN, Colo., August 13, 2009) In an unprecedented initiative, a newly-formed independent group of Champion alpine snowboarders announced today the launch of America s Snowboard Team (AST). AST is the first independent, professional

Klug forms independent snowboard team - Aspen Daily News
In a big move that organizers say is unprecedented, Olympic bronze medalist and Aspen resident Chris Klug has joined other champion alpine snowboarders to form an independent team. Organizers say that America s Snowboard Team is the first

Canadians advance at snowboard event - SLAM! Sports
CARDRONA, New Zealand - Canadians Brad Martin and Mercedes Nicoll advanced to the halfpipe semifinals at the season’s first World Cup snowboard competition Tuesday. Martin, from of Ancaster, Ont., finished sixth in the men’s heat at Cardrona Alpine

Hailey Glassman Trying to Be Happy With Jon in a “Dirty, Dirty World” - Entertainment Online
Hailey Glassman is just “a normal 22-year-old girl.” So how did she turn into “the goldfish that was put in the piranha tank”? The admitted college-era weed smoker (it happens) exclusively tells E! News that, about five years ago, the only thing she

Slopestyle Overcomes the Elements on Day Two - Scoop
Press Release: Slopestyle Overcomes the Elements on Day Two of the Burton New Zealand Open Snowboarding Championships LAKE WANAKA, New Zealand (August 12, 2009) Heavy snowfall and limited visibility delayed the start of the second day of the

Questions for Snowboarding (and Wii) Superstar Shaun White - Popular Mechanics
Questions for Snowboarding (and Wii) Superstar Shaun White Ever since Shaun White jumped and flew his snowboard to multiple medals in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, his trademark shock of red hair, arsenal of acrobatic stunts and famously fun persona

Vail Resorts Announces Sponsorship of World Champion American Skier - Biloxi Sun Herald
VAIL, Colo., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) announced today a four-year sponsorship agreement with World Champion American skier Lindsey Vonn. Vonn, a two-time World Cup Overall champion, is preparing for her quest

America’s Snowboard Team Launches Today in Preparation for 2010 - Around Rings
(ASPEN, Colo., August 13, 2009) In an unprecedented initiative, a newly-formed independent group of Champion alpine snowboarders announced today the launch of America s Snowboard Team (AST). AST is the first independent, professional

Omni Hotels to Manage Mount Washington Resort - PR Newswire
IRVING, Texas, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Omni Hotels announces today it has partnered with CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc., to become the long-term operator of the storied Mount Washington Resort located in Bretton Woods, NH, at the base of beautiful

Dancing with the Stars cast breakdown - Sheknows.com
Football players have traditionally done very well on the show. They’ve got the fancy footwork and drive. I expect Irvin to be around for awhile but I don’t see him winning. Chuck Liddell - UFC Fighter Chuck may look tough but. . . well, he is tough

We know who will win - TV.com
Even with one hand cut off at the wrist, Mya is going to dominate. ABC today announced the latest lineup for Dancing With the Stars That Need a Career Makeover , and it has its usual share of early frontrunners, two left-footers, and desperate cries

Evo Blends Campaign Elements to Move Summer Overstock - ClickZ
Evo is going full-throttle online to move an inordinate amount of overstock born from a sluggish economy. Over the weekend, the outdoors gear marketer launched an end-of-summer campaign dubbed “Wake Clearance Event,” which included the following

SUNShine Girl - Calgary Sun
SUNshine Girl Amanda is 20 years old and studying to become a nurse. In the winter, our girl loves to hit the slopes and go snowboarding. In the summer months (or month) she likes to relax on the beach. Amanda is attracted to honest, down-to-earth

BA scraps free ski and snowboard baggage allowances - Daily Mail
Winter sports fans travelling to resorts with British Airways next season face charges to carry their skis and snowboards under a shakeup of baggage charges. For passengers booking from July 31 onwards and travelling after October 7, sporting

SUNshine Girl - Toronto Sun
SUNshine Girl Amanda is 20 years old and studying to become a nurse. In the winter, our girl loves to hit the slopes and go snowboarding. In the summer months (or month) she likes to relax on the beach. Amanda is attracted to honest, down-to-earth

David Trayner - Journalism.co.uk
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Slopestyle Overcomes the Elements on Day Two - Scoop
Press Release: Slopestyle Overcomes the Elements on Day Two of the Burton New Zealand Open Snowboarding Championships LAKE WANAKA, New Zealand (August 12, 2009) Heavy snowfall and limited visibility delayed the start of the second day of the

Swain ski resort owner hopeful buyer will turn up - Times-Herald
SWAIN - The operators of Ski Denton in Coudersport, Pa., and owners of Swain Recreation Center LLC announced Wednesday they have reached an agreement to lease Swain Resort with the intention of completing an acquisition of the resort as soon as

Bright future on TAP - Delaware County Daily Times
CHESTER In eighth grade, when Ahn-Yea Graham, 17, first applied for The Achievement Program a four-year program that facilitates local high school students into college he thought his chances of getting accepted were slim. I thought it

Anderson and Toutant Win Open Slopestyle Titles - Scoop
A field of 42 men and 16 women were battling it out for a piece of the $24,000 slopestyle prize purse and the top spots worth $6,000 each. An international field of riders from nine countries included New Zealand s own Shelly Gotlieb, James

ASA Entertainment - Earthtimes
BURBANK, Calif., August 13, 2009 When the 2nd Annual Supergirl Pro Junior hits the Oceanside, CA, beach waves this weekend, a $15,000 total prize purse awaits the best of 16 young, female surfers competing in this Association of Surfing

America’s Snowboard Team Launches Today in Preparation for 2010 - Around Rings
(ASPEN, Colo., August 13, 2009) In an unprecedented initiative, a newly-formed independent group of Champion alpine snowboarders announced today the launch of America s Snowboard Team (AST). AST is the first independent, professional

Exclusive Q&A with LG’s Andrew Barrett - Formula 1
In terms of F1 sponsorship, LG is the new kid on the block. Just seven months ago, the South Korean electronics became A Global Partner of Formula 1 and A Technology Partner of Formula 1 . As part of this top level association LG acquired

Guide reported dead in Methven avalanche - Stuff
A heli-skiing guide was killed today in an avalanche in Canterbury. The man from Alpine Guides died after being buried by the avalanche on Ragged Range in Methven the same area where an Australian tourist was killed while skiing with the company

America’s Snowboard Team Launches Today in Preparation for 2010 - Around Rings
(ASPEN, Colo., August 13, 2009) In an unprecedented initiative, a newly-formed independent group of Champion alpine snowboarders announced today the launch of America s Snowboard Team (AST). AST is the first independent, professional

Airwalk(R) and jeffstaple Announce New STPLxAirwalk(TM) Line With - PR Newswire
NEW YORK CITY, DENVER, and TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ — Just in time for the back-to-school season where skate and street fashion trends are hitting classrooms nationwide, Airwalk and street style icon jeffstaple announced the STPLxAirwalk

Mother calls for calm after son’s death - Stuff
A Christchurch woman has warned “there must be no retaliation” after her son was killed last week. Timothy Constable, 24, died after being assaulted and stabbed in Bishopdale early last Friday. Speaking outside the Christchurch District Court

Second anniversary of Crandall Canyon mine disaster passes quietly - Emery County Progress
Aug. 6 marked the second anniversary of the Crandall Canyon mine disaster. The day passed quietly and the families of the fallen miners gathered at the monument site at Crandall Canyon for a memorial dinner. On Aug. 1 in conjunction with the Emery

Jennifer Hudson gives birth to a son - Fresno Bee
A birth announcement is a paid ad in the Celebrations section of The Fresno Bee and FresnoBee.com. To purchase a birth announcement, visit our Celebrations page and click on Place an Ad . Hudson Group and Partners Win Contracts for Six Newsstands and

First Tracks, “Droppin’” - ESPN.com
From First Tracks Productions comes the teaser for their forthcoming release, “Droppin’.” It was filmed in the US, Canada, Chile, Japan, and at Air and Style. Out this fall. For more, check out the First Tracks website . Riders: Alexis Roland, Nick

Shaun White Snowboarding - TotalVideoGames.com
Developed in close collaboration with Shaun White, Olympic Gold Medalist and eight-time X Games Gold Medalist, Shaun White Snowboarding allows players to enter a world of total freedom, where they can create their own experience and choose how, where

Listia is like EBay, except everything is free (almost) - Los Angeles Times Blogs
Pair of used snowboard boots that can be bid on for free at Listia, a new auction site. Credit: Listia. A new auction site, Listia , allows you to bid on items using no-cost credits instead of money. You get 500 credits just for signing up, and you

Shaun White Snowboarding - TotalVideoGames.com
Developed in close collaboration with Shaun White, Olympic Gold Medalist and eight-time X Games Gold Medalist, Shaun White Snowboarding allows players to enter a world of total freedom, where they can create their own experience and choose how, where

Brother shocked at ‘gutless’ city bashing - Brisbane Times
Bashed Jeffrey Pooler. The brother of a Queensland man allegedly bashed by a gang of strangers in Melbourne’s CBD on Saturday night has labelled the attackers “gutless”. Bradley Pooler, whose 33-year-old brother Jeffrey was due to fly home

Supergirl Pro Junior Surfing Competition in Oceanside, CA - Earthtimes
ASP Sanctioned Grade-4 Event To Showcase Top 20-And-Under Female Surfers LOS ANGELES (August 7, 2009) The 2009 Supergirl Pro Junior surfing contest, which identifies and celebrates the emerging stars in women s surfing, will take place August

Women’s World Cup returns to Aspen in November - Aspen Times
Two-time World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn of Vail, competing here in last year’s Aspen Winternational, will return for Thanksgiving weekend races. Aspen Times file ASPEN It will be turkey and technical races at this year’s Aspen

Lost 5-0 energy juice - A Khaos by any other name - San Francisco Examiner
Lost began in 1985 when Matt Biolos and a bunch of school friends were into snowboarding at Mt. Baldy, skateboarding at the Pipeline in Upland, and surfing in Dana Point. They did not care too much about if they lost or won these contests or games

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY - Washington Post
Anthony Lightfoot was an artistic guy. He liked drawing and animation and harbored a desire to design video games. And he was giving and devoted, his older brother said, someone who wanted to help others and make them happy. “Everybody has an

Boomers: Older and Maybe, Finally Wiser - Time
Back in 1963 and 1964, when I was nine years old, my friends and I were all atwitter about the first X-Men comic book, the new G.I. Joe action figure, the forthcoming Star Trek series, and the Beatles. At home I wore blue jeans and20sneakers, unlike

Snowboarder dies in avalanche - Straits Times
WELLINGTON - A NEW Zealand man died in an avalanche while snowboarding on South Island, police said on Sunday. The 30-year-old Queenstown man was the second person to die in an avalanche in the South Island mountains in nine days, after an Australian

Labor of Love: Dan Brisse - ESPN.com
Dan Brisse is going places. Read our full profile on him by clicking the photo. When you listen to pro snowboarders grouse about “work this” and “work that” it can sound like a bad joke. They may have to wake up preposterously early and spend way too

Exeter area business briefs - Portsmouth Herald
Every Thursday, small business owners will be able to take advantage of individual counseling by New Hampshire’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Rockingham Economic Development Corporation’s (REDC) office at 37 Industrial Drive, Suite F2

Have faith in the future - Sun-Journal
I’m sorry to hear that grant money intended for the Rumford Library was deemed more important to offset the state’s funding shortfall. Perhaps state officials should balance their budget in the traditional way cut wasteful spending. It was

Snowboarding s Summer Session - New York Times
LOS ANGELES When the X Games begin here Thursday night, Shaun White will be spinning through the air on a skateboard again, his tangled red locks trailing like adoring fans. Not at the Staples Center downtown, where skateboard Big Air will take

US Snowboarders Busted In NZ - ESPN.com
Danny Kass, 26, and a two-time Olympic medalist, is presently in New Zealand, and is traveling with 21-year-old rider Louie Vito. As reported by The Southland Times , a newspaper out of Queenstown, New Zealand, “Two high-profile United States

Namco Bandai Sees Loss As Afro Samurai Tops Sales - Gamasutra
Publisher Namco-Bandai’s fiscal year is beginning inauspiciously, as it posts losses of 2.8 billion ($29.6 million) on revenue of 75.7 billion ($800 million) for its first quarter, which ended June 30. This loss compares poorly to a 1.5 billion

US snowboarders up on dope charges - Stuff
Two high-profile United States snowboarders, one understood to be a Winter Olympics double medallist, will appear in court next week charged with possessing cannabis. The pair, aged 26 and 21, were arrested in Wanaka on Saturday night after being

David Trayner - Journalism.co.uk
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US Ski Team celebrates grand new home in Utah - Associated Press
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — All that’s missing is snow. Anything else that the members of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association need - or want - is on site at the new USSA Center of Excellence, an 85,000-square-foot sports palace for skiers and

“Sixes and Sevens” Trailer - ESPN.com
Tracy Anderson Drinks coffee. Writes about snowboarding. Enjoys a strong snus. Appreciates a good back lip. Mary Fenton Would rather be riding pow, sucking at skateboarding or thinking up new names for her deaf dog and fake band. Colin Whyte Colin

Fuel TV and ESPN join for expanded X Games coverage - Surfers Village
News conference opens ISA World G Quiksilver New Zealand team ready Surfing Heritage Foundation celeb Quiksilver launches boardshort & Day 2 of Sopelana Pro Junior ligh Antoine Delpero nabs 5th at the O Dubbed ‘Kelly’s Tour

Volcom posts Quarter 2 profit, but sees weak Quarter 3 - Global Surf News
Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 31 July, 2009 : - - Volcom Inc (VLCM.O) posted a surprise quarterly profit, helped by tighter cost controls, but forecast third-quarter profit below Wall Street estimates as the surfing-inspired apparel maker expects

Teen charged with murder in Ballard convenience-store robbery - Seattle Times
A 17-year-old boy accused of killing a Ballard convenience-store clerk during a robbery on Sunday has been charged with first-degree murder. Elijah Hall has been charged as an adult in King County Superior Court. Hall is accused of killing Manish

Shaun White dishes out the details on his new game, World Stage - CNET News
With the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver around the corner, World Stage focuses on taking snowboarding globally. The game will once again take advantage of the Wii Balance Board, allowing you to sway back and forth like you’re actually carving down