Archive for February, 2007
Night Riding at Blue Mountain
Those of you keeping score at home have probably noticed I haven’t talked about my snowboarding experiences lately. In fact, if you’ve been keeping careful score, you’ve probably noticed I don’t seem to have gone riding since my Whistler vacation. Well, I finally went last night. I can’t believe it took me a month to [...]
An Open Letter to Vladimir Radmanovic
Dear Vladimir (or Vlad? Can I call you Vlad?),
On Friday, you admitted that your recent shoulder injury wasn’t a result of slipping on the ice after all; rather, it was due to a spill you took while learning to snowboard for the first time. First, I want to commend you on finally telling the truth. [...]
Were Those Snowboarding Jumps I Saw?
If you live in Toronto, you probably know you can get a good view of the North York Ski Centre from the Sheppard Avenue bridge that spans the valley the Centre is located in. I usually crane my neck as I go by to get a good view, just to see how busy it is [...]
Snowvision: A Broadband Snowboard Channel
I got two separate heads-ups (hmm, that doesn’t sound right) about Snowvision.com, a new broadband community focused on — you guessed it — snowboarding. The site features a bunch of Flash-based snowboarding clips that range from Danny Kass interviews at the recent NYC Rail Jam to promo videos for snowboarding movies. The site uses Flash-based [...]
Want Snow? Make Your Own in Your Backyard
It’s a weekend blog entry extravaganza!
I found a great article via Clive Thompson’s blog (another Canadian connection; he’s a well-known tech writer on a wide variety of subjects). The article, titled Not Enough Snow For You? Talk to Your Father details how folks around the United States are building snow hills in their backyard (particularly [...]
DC Snowboards Coming in 2008
DC Shoes, the company well-known for its skater shoes and snowboard gear, is apparently getting into the snowboard and binding business in a big way. The company is aiming to have a line of snowboards and bindings in store by fall 2008, just in time for next year’s snowboarding season. To that end, they’ve already [...]
This Just In: Canada Cleans Up
Keeping with the Canada-themed posts recently:
“FURANO,
Japan – Drew Neilson of North Vancouver, B.C., won the men’s event and
Maella Ricker of Squamish, B.C., took top honours among women as Canada
dominated a World Cup snowboard cross meet Saturday.”Nice!
Snowboarders Will Get Older
To me, one of the interesting discrepancies between skiers and snowboarders today is age. Virtually anyone I see on the slopes over 50 or 60 (and that’s many, many people) is on skis. I’m sure you’ll agree that it’s not as common to see someone in that age range on a board. But as this [...]
On Crazy Canucks and Downhill Snowboarding
I was just doing a little reading on the Crazy Canucks, pride of the Canadian ski world in the 1970s and 1980s. The Canucks became particularly adept at the downhill, and were known for their reckless attitude and nasty spills (along with winning, too).
This got me thinking: the 2006 Olympics had a snowboard cross and [...]
Wax On, Wax Off
Does this ever happen to you?
After a few days in a row of snowboarding, you notice that you’re starting to lag behind your crew on flat spots. You just don’t feel as fast as you used to on your snowboard. “Maybe I’ll get my board waxed at lunch,” you think, only to forget a couple [...]
