Archive for December, 2008
The New Plan For Christmas 2008
Some months back I had planned to go to Alberta during Christmas break. I then figured that it would be better to go out in March break when conditions are likely to be better. As a teacher I can only go on these trips when school is out for breaks or vacations, so my options [...]
Whistler’s New Trail Map: Please Tell Me This Isn’t It
Can someone out west confirm whether Intrawest is handing this out as Whistler Blackcomb’s trail map this year? Has anyone at Intrawest noticed yet that the resolution of this map is so bad that it’s unreadable online? And when did Whistler Blackcomb runs develop so many jagged edges? What is this thing? Did they have [...]
Whistler’s Peak-to-Peak Gondola Opens Today, Live Coverage Available
Whistler’s Peak-to-Peak gondola, which connects the tops of Whistler and Blackcomb mountains, opens today. The live webcast begins at 10:30 am Pacific time, or 1:30 Eastern. You can follow all the events here. Update: Well, the gondola is up and running – in a snowstorm, no less. I watched about 20 minutes of the festivities [...]
Seven Days to Mont Tremblant
One of my annual snowboarding pilgrimages is to Mont Tremblant, possibly one of the most famous ski areas in eastern North America. It’s famous with good reason: the vertical, facilities and European feel make it a preferred destination for pretty much anyone that lives in Ontario, Quebec or many parts of the eastern United States [...]
Byebye Burton Board
I just sold my Burton Shuan White snowboard on Craigslist. I got it for a great price and sold it at the same price. I can’t say I’ll miss it. It’s a good board, but not the right one for me (sounds like I’m breaking up with it). I’m glad it found a good home. [...]
Coosh Headphones: Stays On Feels Good
We were recently sent a pair of Coosh brand headphones to try out and review here on our site. I had the pleasure of being the ginuea pig. At first I plugged them into my old iPod shuffle and it sounded terrible. After a few minutes of investigating I realised my iPod was a piece [...]
Facebook Needs More Snowboarding Applications!
MAbout this time we made mention of a couple of snowboard-related applications on Facebook. Since then, Facebook applications have obviously taken off in popularity, so we thought maybe it would be time to take another look. Actually, that’s kind of a lie. I was spurred to do so courtesy of Austin from MyLocalMountain.com, who wrote [...]
The Whistler Blackcomb 2010 Winter Games FAQ
Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows I’m a Whistler fanboy. So when Vancouver/Whistler won the right to host the 2010 Winter Games, I had all sorts of logistical questions that probably only locals thought of: how will they get people up and down the highway? Can people still ride the runs during the Olympics? [...]
Arbor and The Green Movement in Snowboarding
Many companies are doing it. They are following a massive trend of thinking in ways that are more environmentally friendly (or at least seem and sound more environmentally friendly). But some companies have been doing this long before the fad of being green exploded. In the world of snowboarding manufacturing, Arbor Skate and Snowboards has [...]
Grenade Gloves Logo Draws Some Attention
In a similar vein as the Burton Love snowboard scuffle, students at a Colorado high school recently had to deal with their own case of censorship – and they won. Some students at the school had a logo decal on their cars from Grenade Gloves. The logo is simply a grenade silhouette. School administrators [...]
