Wanted: Snowboarding Content

I’m going to have to start soliciting for content or something. Even when I want to post, I find I don’t have anything relevant to relay! I’ve been visiting the links I have posted in the left column a lot in search of content recently and keep digging up cool stuff when I’m short on [...]

Bolivia’s Ski Resort is Melting Away

I came across a couple of stories today that describe how Bolivia’s only ski resort is literally melting away.The only way to save the resort, it would seem, is by using artificial snow. Keeping with the South American theme: I’ve actually started crunching numbers and recruiting fellow travelers for a trip to the Andes this [...]

Jake Burton Has a Blog

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised given the innovator he is, but I was still surprised when I found the blog via snowluva. The entries are insightful and sometimes accompanied by badass pictures. Apparently he rides 100 days every year. Amazing.

From the Dept. Of the Obvious: Red Bull + Vodka = Still Drunk

Good news! Scientists (or doctors, or something) have managed to determine that if you mix Red Bull and alcohol, you remain drunk, and don’t sober up like some people apparently thought they did. People were mixing it because they thought they wouldn‘t get drunk? Hmm..

Guaranteed Fun if You’re Bored

Step 1: Visit http://video.google.comStep 2: Search for “snowboarding”Step 3: Watch wide array of snowboarding videos, laugh at occasional odd snowboarding video encountered. Also caught a pretty cool video by the folks at weknowsnow.com. They certainly do know snow!

The Snowboard Leash: Useful or Useless?

I was surfing around snowboarding.com and came across this thread in their forums on snowboard leashes. It reminded me that I hate leashes. It also reminded me of something odd: every ski hill in Ontario is a stickler when it comes to leashes. They insist that you use one. They even check fairly often. But [...]

The ‘Ol Knee and Ontario Health Care

(Warning: This post is not necessarily related to snowboarding, and in fact may be slightly political in nature. I apologize in advance.)

As I have mentioned several times in the past couple of weeks, I recently screwed up my knee. I did it playing basketball. The summary of the problem: every time I moved to the left quickly on my left foot, my knee would buckle and I would fall over. This happened several times before I went to Whistler. Each time it hurt, but I was able to get up and carry on with whatever I was doing. To make a long story short, I saw my doctor. He told me to chill, relax, build up the knee and avoid strenuous activity for a couple of weeks. I complied, but went right back to sports after the minimum time had passed (two weeks). Of course, the first thing I did upon returning was re-injure the knee. But this time it swelled up and I couldn’t walk…

Ride Snowboard Art

Apparently Ride has a snowboard art competition every year, and throws a party to celebrate the event. This year’s entries looked pretty cool, and here was the winner: This design is from Chad DeWilde of Troutdale, Oregon, and is called “Headhunting”. Personally I liked the board titled “Invasion”, which finished third. Then again, I like [...]

Whistler Forecasting Record-Setting Season

The good news keeps rolling in for Whistler. I’ve received two snow alerts in the past two days; Whistler is still getting killed with snow. Meanwhile, things are wrapping up here in Ontario. Excerpt from the above link: “Whistler Blackcomb’s winter season continues to June 4th at which point the glacier skiing season kicks off [...]

More Quick Snowboarding Hits

Tomorrow, doctor. Today, more snowboarding news. Shaun “The Flying Tomato” White just finished up a monster year in which he pulled in 12 straight wins in major snowboarding events. This article talks about how Shaun is heading home – to surf. I keep reading about various ski resort projects in the UK, both indoors and [...]