Hot trends at the SIA Snow Show: freeride gear, puffy jackets, tricked-out accessories
Denver's 2012 SIA Snow Show, which ran January 26-29, brought together snow sports industry reps from around the globe with nearly 20,000 attendees and 900 brands on display. Top trends expected for the 2013 season include a slew of snowboarding freeride gear -- such as accessories with tricked-out digital features and waterproof down jackets.
DEFLEXION Technology from Dow Corning Signs Two Brand Ambassadors, Action Sports Athletes Xavier de le Rue and Matt ...
MIDLAND, Mich., Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DEFLEXION™ technology from Dow Corning is teaming up with action sports athletes Xavier de le Rue and Matt Crowhurst to demonstrate how DEFLEXION™ technology ...
Third Annual Nationwide Vans Custom Culture Contest Inspires Creativity, Awards $50,000 Prize to Support Arts in Schools
CYPRESS, Calif., Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- February 1, 2012, Vans Custom Culture national registration opens to all U.S.-based high school art programs, accepting the first 1,000 registrant schools ...
Winter sports a cool change
Now is the time to start planning and booking your next winter skiing holiday. There are a host of resorts in the Australian Alps.
Sarah Burke dies at 29; Canadian skier was freestyle halfpipe star
A four-time Winter X Games champion, Sarah Burke was a driving force behind the inclusion of the halfpipe in the 2014 Winter Olympics. Her death is certain to reignite the debate over safety on the halfpipe. Canadian skier Sarah Burke, a leading pioneer of the freestyle halfpipe and the best-known athlete in her sport, died Thursday, nine days after crashing at the bottom of the superpipe during ...
SUNRISE: Hearing scheduled Thursday for AFA cadet charged with rape
Air Force prosecutors are expected to outline their case Thursday against a cadet accused of sexually assaulting another cadet in November.The hearing - officially known as an Article 32 hearing - will determine whether Cadet 2nd Class Stephan H. Claxton, a junior, is tried on suspicion of...
Crashed Ice: Fast and furious
The ice cross downhill race will send daring skaters down a steeply winding chute of ice in a test of their ability and nerve.
Weird weather
When it comes to snow in Western New York, nothing can be a bad thing. And that’s about what we’ve had this year — nothing. “It’s weird,” said Dan Kelly, Buffalo meteorologist for the National Weather Service. “We’ve only had 5.5 inches so far this season. We had 43.6 inches by this time last year.”
2012 Red Bull Crashed Ice Races: St. Paul to Play Host to Most Insane Sport Ever
Do you think bobsledding looks dangerous? Or maybe the luge? Or really any of the "extreme" games? Well, those sports can go ahead and move over because ice cross downhill has just taken over as the most insane, ridiculous, extreme sport there is. And it's coming to St. Paul, Minnesota. The official name for the upcoming tournament is the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championships, and 60,000 ...
