Archive for November 13th, 2006
Urban Terrain Parks: A Viable Business Idea?
Ever since I blogged about Denver’s temporary urban terrain park, I’ve been thinking about the idea and its feasibility in other cities. Large, flat cities like Toronto still have large skier and snowboarder populations. Many skiers and snowboarders, particularly the younger ones, have to head out on road trips to local mountains a couple of [...]
It’s Official: Whistler to Open Early
Well, it’s official. Thanks to some recent storms, Whistler Mountain will open several days early. Blackcomb, however, remains on track to open November 23. From the snow alert I just received:
“This past weekend, over 75 cm (over 2 feet) of snow has fallen on Whistler Blackcomb Mountains and the forecast is for snow to continue [...]
This Isn’t Exactly Snowboard-Related, But..
… I’ve got a thing for marching bands playing Radiohead tunes. I guess it only counts as ’snowboard-related’ if you listen to Radiohead on the slopes.
Via: VideoSift
