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Archive for August, 2007

UPDATED: Wintermeter!

How long until some gnar gets shredded?Edit: It might be earlier if you live in Colorado, where some snow has been spotted.

Missing Snowboarding?

iRide has a few entries on the scene down in Chile. Sounds like they’re having quite the winter down there.

Summer (Snow-Free) Tubing

The Boston Herald has an article on ski resorts that now offer water-free downhill tubing during the summer thanks to some funky new surface technologies. Now only if they’d cover their ski hills…

Snowboarding Gear for This Year

As we approach the halfway point of August, I can almost taste the snow. Okay, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration; but when you have nothing to do but golf and bike for six months you start to fantasize about all the awesome things you’ll be able to do again in a few short [...]

Got A Few Weeks?

I’ve always wanted to become a snowboard instructor, but I’ve never lived close enough to a ski hill to train regularly and take the exam. But what if I could turn the lessons and exam into an intensive vacation? And what if I could do it in Whistler? Now that would kick ass. That’s why [...]

Into Month Five: Snowboarding is Coming!

Posting in the summer months is hard because the amount of news and information circulating about riding slows down. Resorts slow down. Everyone’s wakeboarding. So be rest assured I’m not ignoring the blog! I do have several posts lined up on some of the emails I’ve received lately related to specials, contests, new sites and [...]