Contour and Travis Rice Team Up to Create, Capture and Share Epic Snowboard Adventures
DENVER, CO-- - -- Contour , a market leader in making it easy to share epic moments, today announced a long-term partnership with professional snowboarder, Travis Rice. Rice becomes an official Contour ...
SurfSkate skateboard uses 360-degree rotating trucks for more natural flow
While skateboards have their own merits, fixed trucks and hard pavement don't exactly mimic the free-flowing, natural experience that surfers and snowboarders enjoy. Skateboard designers have tried to fix this shortcoming with all kinds of tricks. SurfSkate uses rotating trucks to attempt to fix skating's shortcomings. .. Continue Reading SurfSkate skateboard uses 360-degree rotating trucks for ...
The sky's the limit in the sport of splitboarding
Kyle Miller takes a break at the summit of Mount Shuksan during a recent trip. Kyle Miller snowboards down a mountain in the Cascades during his quest to snowboard the 10 highest peaks in Washington.
Lids on Kids brings safety to children
Local organizations provide awareness of extreme sports From Jan. 7-28 the Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort partnered with CenÂtennial Hills Hospital for the annual Lids on Kids event, a national skiing and snowÂboarding safety program. Children, teens and parents alike showed up to a LVSSR tent for an educaÂtional lecture and watched a “Know [...]
Olympic National Park offers free weekend
Olympic National Park will join other National Park Service sites throughout the country by offering ‘fee-free days’ Jan. 14-16 in honor of Martin LutherKing Jr.’s Birthday.
Red Bull Supernatural previews on Today Show
By now you've probably heard about the mother of all freestyle backcountry snowboard contests, pulled straight from the crazy, imaginative mind of Travis Rice: the Red Bull Supernatural. Well now you can check aerial video footage of the venue, courtesy of a segment aired on the Today Show this morning previewing the event. Due to the widespread lack of early-season snow, many of the contests ...
Timberline turns 75, and other travel notes
A roundup of travel-news briefs.
Vail Daily columnist Warren Miller: 50 years filming skiing
I received a copy of an ad I bought space for in 1957. It was from my friend John Fry, who has written articles for almost every ski publication and snowboard magazine since he was old enough to run a typewriter sometime in the late 1 Copyright 2012 Vail Daily. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Vail Daily Vail Daily columnist Warren ...
IOC Announces Accreditation Procedure for the First Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck
Over 1,000 young athletes aged 15 to 18 will travel to Innsbruck, Austria, to compete in the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) from 13 to 22 January 2012.(PRWEB) January 12, 2012 Over 1,000 young athletes aged 15 to 18 will travel to Innsbruck, Austria, to compete in the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games(YOG) from 13 to 22 January 2012. ...
Mentor hopes sports equipment swap meet proves to be a winner (with video)
Sports enthusiasts of all ages gathered Saturday morning in Mentor to swap equipment in the city's first Recycle Sports Swap.
