A body believed to belong to a snowboarder who went missing near Colorado’s Berthoud Pass on Monday, January 17, 2011 has been found by search and rescue workers, according to a story on 9 News.com.
The body was found near where [26-year-old Jeffrey] Miller went missing Monday, while backcountry snowboarding with a friend. . . The friend said he saw Miller and Miller’s dog behind him after a small snow slide nearby, but didn’t see them when he looked back a little later. He said he went down the hill two more times, but couldn’t find Miller.
Our thoughts are with Miller’s family and friends.
As one core retailer told us last week, “Everyone wants a bargain.” Well, it would appear that Nike Snowboarding is giving consumers exactly what they want with a new slew of snowboarding boots at off-price giant Ross Dress For Less.
According to a Boardistan secret shopper Nike snowboard boots which were selling at retail for $249.99 last year are now available for just $84.99 and if we wait a little longer they’ll probably drop all the way down to $20. We can hardly wait.
The last time we read a letter from Terje Haakonsen it was back in the beginning of 1998 when he announced that he would not be participating in the first Olympic snowboarding halfpipe event in Nagano Japan because the International Olympic Committee organization was corrupt (someone made fun of the letter at the time).
Now an older and wiser Haakonsen appears interested in working with the IOC to help young snowboarders get the chance he blew off and compete in the Winter Olympic Games. Broblog posted the entire letter.
Truthfully, we tried reading the letter (written with the Arctic Challenge’sHenning Andersen) and didn’t understand a word of it. If you’re into Olympic organizational politics then dive right it. Maybe it will make sense to you.
The Daily Mail is reporting this star-studded meet up at a “sports shop” earlier this week: the David Beckham family and Shaun White:
The boys – Brooklyn, 11, Romeo, eight, and five-year-old Cruz – seem particularly keen on skateboarding – which is hugely popular in the US – and are fans of sports star Shaun White, who is an Olympic gold medallist and a champion of both the skateboard and the snowboard.
We all just love, love, love each other. Apparently, there is no end to the celebrity circle jerk.
The best halfpipe riders in the world may ignore the FIS World Snowboard Championships in La Molina, Spain, but for the boardercrossers this is as big as it gets other than the Olympics. And Lindsey Jacobellis proved again that she is the best in the world by winning the women’s side of event.
“My plan was just to be top-two and advance because I haven’t been getting to the finals in my last couple of races. Making finals was definitely my first goal and getting out ahead was my second,” said Jacobellis of her strategy heading into the finals. “I was getting the hole shot and doing the first rhythm section really well. I was out in front and wanted to hold my ground giving me the option for every line I wanted to have.”
On the men’s side Australian Alex Pullin won followed by Americans Seth Wescott and Nate Holland in second and third. Follow the jump for the rest and for full results. [click to continue…]
Burton riders Peetu Piiroinen and Kelly Clark both won their fourth Burton European Open halfpipe titles on Saturday, January 15, 2011. Piiroinen’s run went like this: a frontside 720 indy grab, Cab double cork 1080 mute grab, frontside air and backside 900 mute grab, and an alley oop rodeo nose grab.
“I am very surprised to win, I was not expecting this,” said Peetu. “Winning here is what every rider dreams about, although I believe that Ipod’s run was much more technical than mine. In any case, the riding level here today was super high and the new guys coming up are really strong… I hope this doesn’t mean that I am getting old!”
Kelly Clark was likely a little less surprised by her win with a run that included: a frontside 900, backside 540 mute grab, frontside 720 indy grab, and a Cab 7. “It’s great to win here again,” said Kelly. “I really enjoy the pipe at Laax because I get to push my riding and take it to a new level.”
Follow the jump for all the official details, results, and a couple photos. [click to continue…]
For those who (like us) were unable to wake up at an ungodly hour to watch the Burton European Open live online, here a little of what went down in the Slopestyle finals from Laax, Switzerland.
Roope Tonteri (FIN) shook up the men’s podium on his last run, beating competition powerhouse Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) by less than three tenths of a point. Roope won the BEO slopestyle title, his first major contest win ever, with an impressive run that included a pivot 270 out, backside 360 nose bonk, alley oop 50-50, gap to boardslide, backside 720 mute grab, Cab 900 indy grab and backside double cork 1260, finishing things off with a jaw-dropping Cab 1440 indy grab. Roope had the highest scoring tricks of the men’s competition, sealing his victory and first Burton European Open title. Last year’s BEO slopestyle champion Peetu Piiroinen almost had today’s competition on lock-down, but his best run, which included high-scoring tricks on the kickers like a backside double cork 1080 mute grab, backside rodeo 900 nose grab and a Cab 1260 mute grab were not enough to win it. Peetu took home second place followed by Chas Guldemond (USA) in third.
Today Burton Snowboards officially dedicated the 10,000 square foot Craig Kelly Proto Facility, a new “state-of-the-art” prototype manufacturing facility, in Burlington, Vermont.
“Craig Kelly was an engineer at heart, and one of the big reasons he chose to ride for Burton back in the late eighties was because he saw how committed we were to R&D and taking snowboard technology to the next level,” said Jake Burton, Founder and CEO of Burton Snowboards. “During the 15 years that he rode for Burton, Craig had a huge impact on snowboard design, technology and the sport as a whole. So it was an easy decision to name the new prototyping facility after him. I think that Craig would be proud that every new board that comes out of our new R&D space reflects his spirit and legacy.”
Mike Ranquet, Terje Haakonsen, and Kevin Pearce were all in attendance. Follow the jump for the official details and photos. [click to continue…]
Suffer from Insomniac? Looking for an quiet apré party cruise on the Interwebs? The 2011 Burton European Open live webcast may just be the perfect way to spend the wee hours of the morning on Friday and Saturday.
The men’s slopestyle finals will be going down at 4:45 AM PST (7:45 AM EST) Friday (Women start at 3 AM PST/ 6 AM EST) with the halfpipe beginning Sunday at 3 AM PST (6 AM EST).
A body believed to belong to a snowboarder who went missing near Colorado’s Berthoud Pass on Monday, January 17, 2011 has been found by search and rescue workers, according to a story on 9 News.com.
