Snowboarding death sparks helmet debate
The importance of skiers and snowboarders wearing helmets has been highlighted at an inquest into the death of an Australian man who fell 2 hundred metres down an icy slope in the Mount Cheeseman area last year.
Comment on Snowboarding numbers trending downhill
When snowboards were first introduced, they had clear advantages over the "skinny skis" of the day in ungroomed conditions. As shaped, wider and/or rockered skis have come to dominate new ski sales, the snowboard's advantages have been eliminated. Skis have achieved surface area parity. Skis (and poles) are easier on flat terrain, uphills, and moguls. Skis are generally more useful and safe in ...
Snowboarding death stresses importance of helmets
The importance of skiers and snowboarders wearing helmets has been highlighted at an inquest into the death of an Australian man who fell 2 hundred metres down an icy slope in the Mount Cheeseman area last year.
Light Bohrd Sets Out To Change the Face of Board Sports
AUSTIN, Texas, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Light Bohrd, LLC is looking to make revolutionary contributions in skateboarding and snowboarding style by adding the world's first motion-activated, ...
A Puppy Might Be the Best Spot To Mount Your GoPro [Video]
# watchthis You could mount your GoPro to your helmet on your next snowboarding trip, but placing it on a puppy is a more wonderful way to use it. Because who doesn't love puppies? People who have withered black hearts, that's who. More »
Breathable Snowboard Gear Crafted From Coconuts
Homeschool's line of snowboarding-specific clothing uses Cocona, a material that infuses cloth fibers with active carbon particles derived from recycled coconut shells.
Portraits of Navy SEALs killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
This combo shows the 30 troops killed in a helicopter downing in Afghanistan on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011. The Pentagon on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011 identified the Americans as 17 members of the elite Navy SEALs, five Naval Special Warfare personnel who support the SEALs, three Air Force Special Operations personnel and an Army helicopter crew of five.
