Spring Park snowboarder competes nationally
A local Spring Park teenager spent a week at Copper Mountain, Colo., snowboardingwith the nation's top youth snowboarders at the USASA national competition.
Reaching out to tomorrow's skiers
Youth from SOS Outreach join Anthony De Rocco, of K2 Sports; David Ingemie, of SIA; and Mary Jo Tarrallo, from Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month, to celebrate K2's significant donation to SOS Outreach.
Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort garners safety award
The folks at Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort (LVSSR) are all about hitting the slopes and having a good time, but now they're being recognized for their dedication to safety as well. LVSSR's Lids on
Ridgewood third-grader is U.S. snowboard champion
Ed Chanod doesn't have a top-of-the-line snowboard. And the mountain where he trains would be a bunny hill out West.
Good news keeps rolling in for former Georgetown resident, snowboarder Zagnoli
Former Georgetown resident Rollie Zagnoli, 16, attends Carrabassett Valley Academy and was undefeated in the Maine Mountain Snowboarding Series after competing in all of the Youth Men events this past winter.
SOS Outreach combines snowboarding fun with leadership lessons
Twenty students from Hillsboro's W.L. Henry Elementary School recently completed the SOS Outreach character development program by preparing the school garden for spring as a community service project. It was the final step in a program that offers underprivileged youth an opportunity to experience the fun of winter sports while incorporating a curriculum of leadership and core values.
Crystal Mountain remains open with near-record snowfall
Crystal Mountain Resort remains just one of seven North American resorts still in operation, and if all the stars align, snow lovers could be carving turns well into early summer
Night dedicated to Heavenly Ski Foundation
The Heavenly Ski & Snowboard Foundation’s 11th annual Grapes & Gates gourmet food and wine tasting event is May 2 from 6-9pm at Edgewood Tahoe in Stateline. The evenings highlight will be the award presentation. The foundation will present the inaugural Bill Killebrew Award. Killebrew has been an integral part of creating opportunities for youth to [...]
ChatWrap follow: The benefits of risk
As I suspected, you offered up a number of intelligent and well-articulated responses to a topic that has already gotten a fair amount of discussion both on this blog and nationally. But while discussing whether you would allow your son to play football, your responses brought the conversation to a new ground. Namely: the context of the discussion must be narrowed. For the vast majority of us ...
National fame
Jed Sky, a freshman at Concord High School, was named to the United States of America Snowboard Association national team, becoming one of 20 people to make the squad. Sky made it into the nomination process by winning USASA's Youth Men national championship in April. The nomination field included 40 snowboarders, with only half making the final cut. Late lapses Chad Jenkins allowed only two ...
