Snowboarding Weekend Round-Up

Well, the weekend is finally back. I suppose I don’t have anything of specific interest to talk about, but there are lots of little things to post about regardless:

As you may have noticed, some cosmetic (and other) changes have taken place on this blog. I’ve done a little work on the look and feel (with [...]

Listen Up: The Alan Henderson Fund

Earlier today I received an email about the Alan Henderson Fund,
which has been set up to help Alan Henderson, a 24 year old surfing and
snowboarind lover who was seriously injured snowboarding President’s
Day weekend. From the website:
“On President’s Day weekend Alan went snowboarding at June Mountain. It
was early in the morning and there was a light [...]

It’s Over For Real Now.

So a while back I hurt my knee playing basketball. When I got back from Whistler I got it checked out by my doctor, who said I should rest for a couple of weeks to not re-injure it. Well, a couple of weeks went by, it started feeling good again, and I decided I was [...]

Bell Solo: Menace to Society, Snowboarding Sponsor

I’ve set up a “news” category now that I seem to be getting lots of solicitations, press releases and other snowboarding-related stuff. The first entry is from the folks at Bell Solo, who are responsible for those ridiculous (and hilarious, if you ask me) Solo “menace to society” commercials.
I obviously won’t post the release verbatim, [...]

One More Chance to Ride

It would appear I have one last chance. According to this article, Blue Mountain says will be open (and busy) during next week’s March Break. Combine that with an expected drop in the temperature by mid-week, and it looks like next weekend is a go!
I’m not going to discuss how it has snowed a metre [...]

Could This Be The End?

I wasn’t able to go riding this weekend due to various ailments: namely my knee and ankle. The doctor said the damage wasn’t bad, though, so I wanted to get another day or two in before the end of the year. I was hoping to go next weekend.
The problem? The forecast for Southern Ontario looks [...]

iPods and Olympic Snowboarding

Anyone who snowboards knows that iPods are one of the most popular accessories on the hills. Not surprisingly, this trend carried over to the U.S. Olympic snowboarding team, who managed to kick serious ass while listening to tunes.
Personally, I’m slightly afraid of nailing someone (or getting hit
myself) with headphones on, so I tend not to [...]