Updated: Shred In Your Living Room With Wii Fit
Wii Fit, the new action game from the folks at Nintendo, is now available. The game, which comes with a pressure-sensitive “balance board”, allows players to do yoga, aerobics, balancing and — wait for it — snowboarding. It looks like players lean back and forth, just like on a board, and control the destiny of [...]
Caution: Do Not Read If You Love Snowboarding
An announcement I received today from Powderquest Tours reads: “Up to 6 feet of fresh snow has fallen in Portillo, Chile from two recent storms! Portillo will be opening early this year and similar conditions may allow Valle Nevado, El Colorado, and La Parva to open as early as next week. Another winter storm is [...]
Some Public Service Announcements
If you’re a regular reader of this site, you’ve probably noticed several cosmetic changes recently. Truth be told, we’re always tinkering with the site. As a result, here’s a few new things you may not have noticed: Snowboarding and cycling guides: We’re always updating this section with in-depth articles on both topics. Some, like the [...]
When Sport and Family Collide: Shaun White Snowboarding
My sister is an accomplished writer and journalist in, among other topics, video games. So I nearly crapped my pants when she told me she was flying to Montreal in order to preview a new video game, Shaun White Snowboarding, that was being developed in part by White himself. The preview appears in the June [...]
The Snowboard Buyer’s Guide
Big ups to our riding buddy Josh for putting together an excellent guide to buying a snowboard. Josh has a strange obsession with buying various snowboards, riding them, then moving them on Craigslist to buy more snowboards. So if there’s anyone who knows a thing or two about buying snowboards, it’s Josh. So, without further [...]
Facebookers Ain’t Snowboarders
Some of you may know that Facebook recently launched its Lexicon feature, which analyzes how many times a keyword or phrase appear in the walls of Facebook users. According to the above chart, two things are immediately apparent. First, more people on Facebook ski than snowboard. Second (and this should come as no surprise), the [...]
Blue Mountain Ski Resort: From the “I Didn’t Know That” Department
Some interesting stuff I discovered while looking around for some post content this week: There is a ski resort in Ontario that’s taller than Blue Mountain and big enough to host an FIS-sanctioned Giant Slalom Race: The Georgian Peaks Ski Club. With a vertical of 820 feet, Georgian Peaks is Ontario’s highest and longest hill. [...]
Ontario’s Blue Mountain Bounces Back
You might recall that last winter was the worst (read: warmest and least snowiest) the Toronto area had seen in years. Many resorts like Blue Mountain were forced to lay off their staff during the much-needed holiday season because, well, warm temperatures forced them all to stay closed. Blue mountain alone was forced to temporarily [...]
What Board do You Ride in the Summer?
This article on a week-long boarding competition that requires competitors to shred, surf and skate made me realize something: I’ve got plenty of summer options. Skateboarding, windsurfing, surfing and wakeboarding are all things similar to snowboarding that I can do over the summer. Unfortunately, I also face big obstacles with each: Skateboarding: Well, to be [...]
Snowboarding: Tips on Balance, and Picking Your Lines
There’s an interesting article today in the Rocky Mountain News by Gavin Ehringer, who’s been covering the shredding beat for 15 years. In the article, he talks about the riding “style” a shredder brings to the mountain, and details the proper way to ride: ”In general, the ideal of snowboarding style is to keep the [...]
