Szajner was transported to St. Croix Falls Hospital briefly and was airlifted later to Regions Hospital in St. Paul. On Tuesday afternoon, he was removed from life support and his organs were donated for transplantation.
Our thoughts are will Szainjer’s family and friends.
We think it was Todd Richards who commented recently that he liked Boardistan “but it needs more boobies.” Well, thanks, to the crew at Snowshoe West Virginia and The Tackledbox we’re that much closer. Click the link for the NSFW version.
We don’t have a Wii and we aren’t planning on getting one anytime soon, but if you do, then the new We Ski and Snowboard might be a good addition to the game collection as it now includes snowboarding, according to a review on Blend Games.
We Ski and Snowboard is a really great way to use that balance board that’s been collecting dust since you realized that Wii Fit isn’t a magic lose-weight machine. It’s a very solid game that has a one-of-a-kind mission structure for a sport game. . . If you’re looking for something low-stress to play on your Wii that’s not a steaming pile of crap like 90% of the games currently being released, We Ski and Snowboard is your best bet.
Tahoe snowboarder Nick Gorman, 27, recounts his tale of getting stuck in snow up to his neck at Heavenly Resort on March 4, 2009 floundering around for hours thinking he was going to die only to be rescued by a Navy Helicopter four hours later in a story in the Tahoe Daily Tribune.
Tired and unable to sustain any amount of ride, he looked around and saw nothing but trees and snow. His breathing became heavy. Panic overcame him. “I’m looking at two miles from the bottom, and every time I move I’m getting deeper and deeper into trouble,” he said. Snow flowed like sand down his parka, into his gloves and through his pants. One foot of powder is something he could handle easily, he said. But four feet of it and going nowhere, Gorman knew he was in trouble. . . . Beginning to hyperventilate and his clothes soaking wet, he took off his gloves and went for his cell phone. His hands numb, he had trouble dialing 911. He began sucking on his fingers to get some feeling back and was able to complete the dial.
The finger sucking was apparently the only thing that worked for Gorman that day. By 6 PM a Navy helicopter found and lifted him to safety. Gorman refused medical treatment in Carson City because he didn’t have insurance and spent the night in a local motel. The next day Gorman returned to his car only to find it had been towed and ticketed costing him $600.
As much as we’d like to think this could happen to anyone, somehow we think Nick Gorman has a special gift. . . or something.
Quiksilverreview their Q1 financials today, March 11, 2009 in a conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet at 1:30 Pacific Time. The broadcast will be hosted at www.quiksilverinc.com and at www.viavid.net.
This maybe one of those calls we won’t want to miss.
The Eagles placed first in all four men’s events, with four different athletes winning. . . . “It was great for the guys to have every event won by a different athlete,” coach Jeff Corrado said.
This is like a trifecta of stuff we’ve never heard of before. . . and that’s a rare occurrence. Not that we care about any of this, it’s just more proof that there is some kind of parallel universe out there.
Looks like Greg Weaver and the guys have decided that they no longer want to share their Sonora Pass antics with the world so they put a password on the clip. Can’t say we blame them, really.
Collin Murray, Mike McGraw, Brian Callan, and Scott Petrichko are Bean Snowboards: Boston’s snowboard micro-brewery. And, according to a story in the Boston Herald, they are “proudly spreading the word that their boards are ‘Made in Boston.'”
By hosting numerous demo days and rail jams at Blue Hills, which is only a few miles from downtown Boston, Bean is trying to build a local riding community that takes pride in a homegrown board, commented Callan. . . . It’s a business model that has worked well for some small West Coast board companies, but might be tough to duplicate in New England, where brands like Burton, Ride and Rome dominate. “The East Coast is more of a commoditized market,” Murray said.
Snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler and skateboarder Ryan Sheckler have joined retired soccer player Mia Hamm, basketballer Steve Nash and others on the Mission Skincare team according to a story in the Detroit Free Press.
The athletes have all signed on as advisers to Mission Skincare, along with Serena Williams, Carmelo Anthony and golfer Sergio Garcia. They’re involved in development, testing and marketing products that suit their needs, and the brand has committed to make charitable donations to the athletes’ pet causes. . . . “I loved the idea of working with people who really wanted my feedback, from me traveling around the world, being outdoors — usually in zero-degree weather,” says Bleiler. She says she influenced the size, texture and taste of the Sweet Vanilla Lip Balmer, as well as the anti-sting element of the sunscreen.
Sweet Vanilla? Yummy. Ryan says he’s rockin’ Lip Balmer™ SPF 15, “so I can combat chapped lips.”
Take the money while you can this one won’t be around for long.
