Archive for 2006
“That Air Must Be Having Passport Issues.”
The warm weather up here is getting downright creepy. Even those in the western New York snowbelt are panicking: “I’m sitting here five days before Christmas and I’m a little nervous,” Kissing Bridge President Mark Halter said by phone Wednesday. “The extended forecast is not encouraging. “I keep checking to see if we’re going to [...]
Are The Heads Tired of Shaun White?
I don’t know if I’m reading too much into this, but I couldn’t help but notice Transworld’s January 2007 article titled “The Da White Code: The 2006 Honda Session – Another Chapter in the Shaun White Book of Dominance” was incredibly devoid of Shaun White. Although the article opens with a descriptor of how Shaun [...]
Ross Rebagliati Update: Still Going for Gold
Earlier this year, I mentioned Ross Rebagliati was trying to make a comeback in time for the 2010 Olympics. Unfortunately, I could find little information on how Ross was doing after the comeback was announced; as a result, I wasn’t able to post any followups. Recently, however, Ross updated his blog with a couple of [...]
Mont Tremblant: On spring conditions and Labatt 50
As you can tell from my other post, I have returned from Mont Tremblant, the setting for my first real snowboarding excursion of the season. What follows is basically a mixed back about the Tremblant ski resort, the conditions, what I did, where I stayed and various other exciting stuff.
Snowboarding in Ontario: Back to Nothing
Since I’ve been gone, things have got even warmer in Ontario. Really, really warm. In fact, as this article details, most of the hills in southern Ontario have had to close due to a lack of snow. Damn. Good things I got those runs in at Moonstone while I could. Update: Thought I would provide [...]
Gone for a Few Days
I’ll be out of town for a few days, snowboarding at Tremblant in Quebec. I leave tonight and return Sunday. Posting will resume early next week . Have a good weekend!
Snowbird Offers Easier Access Using New Lift and… Tunnel?
This is interesting. Snowbird Ski Resort in Utah just christened a new quad ski lift that connects to a new 600-foot ski tunnel. The tunnel, which connects two different areas of the resort, “makes Snowbird’s intermediate terrain more accessible to skiers and snowboarders,” according to Snowbird. The tunnel features a pretty cool conveyor belt. Looks [...]
It’s Not Shaping Up to Be A Good Year for Snowboarding
If it’s snowboarding in your neck of the woods, you might live in the only place on earth where it is. Here in Ontario, the rain is back in a big way. Moostone remains open, but I can’t imagine the conditions are good at all; Blue Mountain still reports two runs open, which isn’t worth [...]
The Long Tail is Certainly Entertaining
A sampling of searches that led people to the site in the past seven days: ski noob clotheshow to use a snowboard leashhow many times will it snow this yearcover charge at bars in whistlerwhat are good snowboard brandsfarmers almanac summer 2007check a snowboard on a planewhere does shaun white livesnowboard and skiing pros and [...]
Fun Fact About My Tremblant Trip
Apparently, thee people within our eight-person entourage (including myself) will be wearing the Bad Lieutenant snowboarding helmet. Oh boy.
