by The Editors on February 24, 2008
In celebration of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, the Canadian Mint is releasing a quarter with a snowboarder on it.
“With two years to go until 2010, the Mint is delighted to be launching its second wave of circulation coins to commemorate the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games,” said Ian E. Bennett, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint. “Featuring the dynamic and energetic sport of snowboarding is a fantastic way to kick off 2008.”
Seems like snowboarding would have at least been worth a Loonie, huh? Then again, they’re probably saving those for curling.
[Link: CNW Group]
by The Editors on February 24, 2008
From Foster’s Daily Democrat:
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Sen. Harold Giard says he was skeptical when he first saw the bill on the agenda of the Senate Education Committee. “When I first saw it, I said, “What is this?”
But after he heard from the sixth graders from the Swanton Central School, Giard, D-Addison, said he was convinced the idea of making snowboarding the official state sport had a chance to make it into law.
The class descended on the Senate chamber Tuesday afternoon to testify in favor of the idea.
“I think they really did their homework and gave us the facts to back it,” he said.
Katie Cleary, Myriam Bouti, Jocelyn Shusda, Rachel Greenia, Alex Benckert and Michael Wilks took turns at the witness table to tell Senators about their research.
[Link: Fosters.com]
by The Editors on February 22, 2008
We’re not usually into this (well, maybe just a little), but this is a damn cute photo of Brad Pitt and Maddox. Seriously.
[Link: TMZ.com]
by The Editors on February 17, 2008
We love snowboard parks, but the truth is they are dangerous. Period. Here is a prime example from the New Jersey Herald.
A North Brunswick man was in critical condition Sunday night after being involved in a snowboarding accident at Mountain Creek Resort on Saturday afternoon, police said.
Erkan Kose, 25, was snowboarding at Mountain Creek South when, according to police, he overshot a snowboarding jump, landing on the left side of his head and shoulder. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the incident and was unconscious and non-responsive at the scene, police said.
[Link: NJ Herald]
by The Editors on February 17, 2008
Jessie Huffman has been writing up a storm lately for the New York Times. His latest was a bindingless trip with the Noboarding crew.
THREE miles into the Kootenay Range backcountry by snowmobile, I stood alongside 50 other riders, gathered at the bottom of a wide and untracked sub-alpine run. The mid-January snowpack was so deep in the Interior Mountains of British Columbia that the effects of logging were buried beneath 180 inches of powder — the downed trees, stumps and rocks all transformed by the bounty of snow into a snowboarder’s paradise.
The conditions were extraordinary, and the crowd included Travis Rice, a professional snowboarder and multiple gold medalist in the X Games. But on this overcast Saturday, the draw was the third annual Greg Todds Memorial No-Board Race, and the challenge was simply to get down the hill — without bindings.
[Link: New York Times]
by The Editors on February 17, 2008
Anyone who has ridden the canyon at Mt. Waterman knows that it is one of the best, if not the best snowboard run in North America. People who haven’t been there, however, would never believe terrain like this could exist one hour from downtown LA.
Now that the resort has reopened after a five year close, everyone has the chance to experience one of California snowboarding’s best kept secrets. Don’t miss it.
[Link: LA Times]
by The Editors on February 14, 2008
We should expect this from the New York Post, but then seeing it in print is still funny. Columnist Ken Moran starts his Stratton Mountain sports story out like this:
STRATTON Mountain was the birthplace of snowboarding and always has offered the best in parks and pipes to boomers, blazers and women’s clinics.
He then loads on a bunch of press release information loaded up with complete fabrications. It’s surprising that writers like Ken are still getting paid.
[Link: New York Post]
by The Editors on February 12, 2008
Robust Flavor spy cam operators grabbed some shots of Shaun White’s new ride. It’s a Lamborghini Murcielago and here are the it’s stats:
It sports a 6.2 Liter version of the legendary Lamborghini V12 engine, a six-speed manual or six-speed sequential automatic transmission, and four-wheel drive. It also has a rear spoiler that can be raised to an angle of 70 degrees, side mirrors that fold in to improve aerodynamics, and side scoops that automatically open to the needed size to let in just the right amount of air needed to cool its engine.
Kinda reminds us of something our favorite former NFL playing rap artist F-a-m to the o-u-z said: “just look at me now, I’m gettin’ it . . . on the Lambdy Lambo, as many bad bitches as a nigga can handle. . . ”
[Link: Robust Flavor]
by The Editors on February 11, 2008
From USA Today:
With unusually deep and unstable snowpacks in many areas of the country this winter, and more skiers and snowmobilers hungry to make fresh tracks, 30 backcountry users weren’t so fortunate this avalanche season. The 30 avalanche deaths have this season nearing the record of 35 from the winter of 2001-02.
Let’s hope we don’t break this record.
[Link: USA Today]
by The Editors on February 11, 2008
Park City Resort created a cool event with the World Halfpipe Championships, but each year they seem to screw it up more and more. This year, snowboarders and skiers will be competing at the same time in the same pipe.
While uneducated spectators may appreciate seeing world class snowboarding and skiing going down in the same pipe, mixing two completely different sports in one contest is just silly. It completely removes all legitimacy and authenticity from the title and the event. It also makes anyone who participates look like performing monkeys. But then we’re guessing they had to pay most of them to come anyway.
[Link: Utah Ski and Snowboard]
In celebration of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, the Canadian Mint is releasing a quarter with a snowboarder on it.
