Mary Bono Mack, the former congresswoman and widow of singer (and politician) Sonny Bono, broke her wrist while snowboarding at Colorado’s Purgatory weekend of January 19, 2013 with her husband Connie Mack, according to a story on MyDesert.com. It was reportedly her first time snowboarding.
Bono Mack was, according to her official Twitter account, vacationing at Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort with husband Connie Mack when the incident happened. . . “Took my first snowboarding lesson ever today @skipurg with @conniemackiv. Hmmmm. Yeah.. no..don’t think I will make the switch from skis. . . [then later} Boarding experiment over. Broken right wrist. Damn. There goes ski season. Good time to work on my book. Great loving husband.”
Though who know will remember that Mack’s former husband Sonny died in January 5, 1998 at Heavenly Valley resort from “massive head injuries” after hitting a tree while skiing. Nice that Mack hasn’t let her past slow her down one bit.
The VTO will be a 3 day event with a festival atmosphere and a tribute to the pioneer days & spirit of snowboarding and the epic events that shaped an industry. This is a chance to actually ride and compete in retro style venues and events against Legends like Ross Powers and many more! Come for the weekend and ride with Legends, Pros, Amateurs, Washed Up Pros and long lost friends, hear some great music, go to some great parties, even try some old school equipment. Keep the spirit alive!!
A weekend entry costs $135 and includes three days of lift tickets, entry to all the venues, contests (rail jam, Halfpipe), and official parties.
As the San Francisco Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins said in his story, “It wasn’t the greatest Mavericks surf contest ever held, but it will rank among the most memorable.” While it got off to a rough start with few to no ridable waves and some upset surfers, the 2013 Mavericks Invitational finished well for Peter Mel.
When Mel was announced the winner of Sunday’s event, held in powerful but inconsistent waves up to 30 feet, it was a cherished moment for anyone familiar with the spot’s colorful history. He’s 43 now, with a 9-to-5 job that takes him away from his beloved Santa Cruz, and he had bitter memories about the contest now known as the Mavericks Invitational.
The final results looked like this: 1. Peter Mel, 2. Zach Wormhoudt, 3. Greg Long, 4. Alex Martins, 5. Mark Healey, 6. Shawn Dollar. Click the link for the details.
Black Santa hits the Danger Zone as Russell Winfield busts out the old lines while Scott Vine, Michael Gray, and Nick Visconti add a little spice from this decade.
Not wanting to be left out when it comes to authentic camp vibes, Element has partnered up with outdoor/camping company Kelty for a couple T-shirts and a pair of trunks.
The Element Kelty collection was created to enjoy the peaks and valleys, and roads in between. It’s been an honor for us to join Kelty on this adventure, creating new product on both our ends. From Kelty on board and in the streets, to Element in the field and camping out, the collaboration has reminded us all to keep discovering.
An Australian snowboarder, who was attempting to walk out of some steep terrain on Whistler Mountain with a friend apparently slipped and fell into a “treed area” and “suffered a head injury” according to a story in the Vancouver Sun.
Staff Sgt. Steve LeClair says it appears the man and a woman he was with found themselves in steeper terrain that they were able to handle and he fell while trying to walk down the slope. . . The young man was transferred to a hospital in Vancouver, but died Thursday night.
Our thoughts are with the mans family and friends.
We never really knew much about 9Five Eyewear other than they were coming up in San Diego and doing a good job on the climb. CCS checked in with founder Mike Metcalf and his crew and came back with this. Now we know.
Yes, Octagon, the sports management super agency who represent Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps (as well as snowboarders Hannah Teter,Kelly Clark,Seth Wescott and Ross Powers skaters Andy Macdonald and Mitchie Brusco and surfers Ry Craike and Alana Blanchard) have added slopestyle slayer Jamie Anderson to their stable of athletes.
Jamie Anderson, a six-time X Games medalist and the 2012 ESPY Award winner for Best Female Action Sports Athlete, has signed with Octagon. In a sport making its Olympic debut, Anderson is widely regarded as the top slope style rider in the world. She holds the highest score in Winter X Games Slopestyle history and was the youngest medalist ever at age 15 when she won bronze in 2006. The South Lake Tahoe native finished 2008, 2011 and 2012 ranked first overall on the World Tour.
But you knew all that. In the near future we expect to see Anderson’s sponsors change and her media visibility go way, way up. Is there a reality show in her future? Hope so.
Paul Santos was surfing Kiholo Bay Wednesday, January 16, 2013 on the Big Island of Hawaii when a 15-18 foot tiger shark bit down on his right arm and leg. His surfing buddy Steve Macres saw the entire thing, according to a story in the Star Advertiser.
“I turned around to go on a wave and heard him. I heard that blood-curdling scream. It was just so primordial. It was unbelievable and it went into an echo so I could tell while he was screaming, he went underwater,” Macres told KITV-TV. Macres said he saw the shark come out of the water, followed by a splash and then nothing. He said he thought his friend was dead and made a quick decision to paddle to shore. About 20 feet later, he decided to turn around to get another look. . . “I just see him paddling for me. It was just incredible. It was like he was just born again, I just went, ‘Oh God. Thank God.’ You know?” said Marcres. “And then he lifted his right arm and his hand was flopping and it was, the bone was connected and it didn’t break, but everything else was gone. I go, ‘Paddle Paul, paddle!”’
On Thursday Santos was at Kaiser Permanente’s Moanalua Medical Cetner in Honolulu, according to the story, where he was “in stable condition with bites to his right arm and leg.”
Mary Bono Mack, the former congresswoman and widow of singer (and politician) Sonny Bono, broke her wrist while snowboarding at Colorado’s Purgatory weekend of January 19, 2013 with her husband Connie Mack, according to a story on MyDesert.com. It was reportedly her first time snowboarding.
