Patagonia Inc signs 3 new Ambassadors

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Patagonia Inc., the environmental-minded apparel firm, is happy to publicize that Josh Dirksen, Ryland Bell and Forrest Shearer have joined the company as Snowboard Ambassadors. Each rider symbolizes the company’s core values, comes prepared with a life-long dedication to snowboarding and an aspiration to ride in the best outerwear possible. Canadian Mountain Holidays.As a company, Patagonia has a...

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Skiers team up to ride the Gumball 3000

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

OK listen up; Bode Miller has joined Swedish X Games champ freeskier Jon Olsson to ride the13th annual Gumball 3000 Rally, a Tour de France type of auto race going from London to Istanbul beginning Thursday, May 26th. Heli ski Canada.The event which started in 1999 began as a group of buddies rallying across Europe and has developed into a global lifestyle brand with crowds of over a million peopl...

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Alaskan Olympic Snowboarder starting Summer training camp

Friday, May 20, 2011

She is the first Alaska Native to qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympic, snowboarder Callan Chythlook-Sisof is coming off her best year yet and she expects to keep the drive as she gets ready for an intense summer of preparation. Expert heliskiing.When you are one of the world's top snow riders, doing what it takes to stay at the best level of your game takes on a whole new point of view. Callan app...

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Celtek signs Austrian rider to their Pro Team

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Marc Swoboda is an Austrian rider who has a magic hat full of tricks, just checkout his video segment from last year’s movie Loveolution II. Swoboda has won the Volcom PBRJ European finals two times as well as accomplishing 2nd place at the China Nanshan Slopestyle. Last year he managed to post himself on 4 different magazine covers. Revelstoke heliskiing.With that said, and all of Swoboda’s accom...

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Maine rider to hit Hall of Fame

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Seth Wescott never thought he’d ever be in the Olympics and surely not standing on a podium with a gold medal hanging around his neck. The Olympics were never even a goal for this guy. However, after an impressive career at the slopes the 34-year-old rider will be inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday. Wescott also confessed that the he, as well as the guys from his generation neve...

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X Games catapult with 6 annual events expansion

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Starting the year 2013, the sports channel ESPN will create six world-class X Games competitions around the globe: a pair of them in the U.S. and four outside the U.S. ESPN is putting major capital and focus behind this push for international expansion and will bring the most prominent action sports competition to cities and fans around the planet. ESPN will carry out an official bid process to de...

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Canadian boarder establishes new World Record

Monday, May 16, 2011

Alright guys, we have a new world record here. Write it down with golden letters: Thursday, May 6th the Canadian skier, Stephanie Jagger, broke the Guinness World Record for most vertical feet skied in a calendar year. Jagger began her journey, suitably titled The Vertical Feat on July 18, 2010 and has since skied in nine countries on five continents. The Canadian boarder has arrived to her home m...

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Finnish riders conquer the 4Star Grandvalira Total Fight 2011

Friday, May 13, 2011

Ville Uotila clinched his fourth straight title at the 4Star Grandvalira Total Fight 2011. The eight edition of this event wrapped up with the Slopestyle final at the El Tarter terrain park in Grandvalira, Andorra.The event showcased some outstanding snowboard tricks as the riders battled against each other to take home the main fraction of the $25,000 prize winnings as well as 500 Swatch Ticket t...

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Lackluster economy in th U.S. couldn't slow down the ski industry

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Last winter established that not even a dreary economy can hold back the U.S. ski industry when resorts are entertaining visitors with lots of snow. Heli boarding.The ski industry broke 60 million skier and snowboarder visits for just the second time and posted its second-best season ever, according to an approximate by the Denver-based National Ski Areas Association (NSAA). Ski regions registered...

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Possible California Helmet Law on Skiers and Snowboarders

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

A California statement requiring under-aged to wear helmets while performing winter sports has been approved by the State Senate and could become a law before next winter.Parents will be fined $25 if their child under 18 does not wear a helmet while skiing and snowboarding at the state's resorts. Ski areas would also be required to post notification of the law on trail signs, websites, and elsewhe...

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