ISPO awards best of the best in innovative sports gear
On Monday, Munich's massive sports trade show event ISPO announced its best-of winners for the most innovative new products of the year -- including aquatic-inspired skis, skateboard-inspired snowboard bindings, and a device that lets cyclists communicate with each other while pedaling at high speeds.
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 ...
Star Wars lands at Sierra with park for little snowboarders
By Kathryn Reed TWIN BRIDGES – Sierra-at-Tahoe has put the force of Burton and Lucas Films behind its kids’ learn to snowboard program. Four-year-old Elliana zips away from Jar Jar Binks headed toward Chewbacca. It doesn’t take her long before she is riding without any assistance. “Dropping in,†she says as she whizzes down the subtle decline. Yoda's Riglet [...]
‘We’re down to the final crunch’: Barkhouse
For most residents in Woodside-Eastern Passage, walking to work is not an option. That’s why Coun. Jackie Barkhouse is not surprised that her phone is ringing frequently and her email account rolling with messages from residents concerned about a transit strike. “We’re down to the final crunch and we’re very hopeful a deal will be reached,†she said. “Myarea would be an area where I would ...
‘We’re down to the final crunch’: Coun. Barkhouse
For most residents in Woodside-Eastern Passage, walking to work is not an option. That’s why Coun. Jackie Barkhouse is not surprised that her phone is ringing frequently and her email account rolling with messages from residents concerned about a transit strike. “We’re down to the final crunch and we’re very hopeful a deal will be reached,†she said. “My area would be an area where I would ...
Contest: Win an ATX SUP in our photo contest!
If you've been following this blog, you know we've been doing a ton of contests lately and have given away some great prizes including a Tony Hawk signed skateboard, tickets to Mammoth Mountain, Spy Sunglasses and snowboard goggles.But now - last but not least - we have the big...
ARIS Sport throws a new curve at skateboard wheels
The ability to carve into turns is something that is valued by surfers, snowboarders and skateboarders alike. While water and snow are relatively easy to carve into, however, concrete and asphalt are most definitely not, putting skateboards at a bit of a disadvantage. Attempts have been made at better-carving skateboards, including the pivoting-truck-equipped BMW StreetCarver , the many-wheeled ...
Shaun White five-peats in Winter X SuperPipe
ASPEN, Colo. -- Shaun White scored the first perfect score in Winter X Games history in Men's Snowboard SuperPipe finals on Sunday, winning his fifth consecutive gold medal -- a first in Snowboard SuperPipe. The victory comes after a left ankle sprain that plagued him earlier in the week forced him to miss the Slopestyle event he had hoped to compete in. "It's unreal," White said, after scoring ...
Snowboarding History: Tom Sims: From skateboards to snowboards
A yellow Sims skiboard is on display at the new snowboard exhibit at the Colorado Ski & Snowboard museum, on loan from Steve Link.
What's New: Snowskating
What's New is an occasional series on new and emerging sports. The origins of snowskating are a little hard to pin down.
