Author Archive for tony

Skiing has been the passion of mine for 12 years now, and I wrote most of this website after just five years of skiing, not along time in skiing terms. I’ve always wanted to ski and have a love of the mountains but never made it. I was invited to go on my first skiing trip with some work friends to France. I was so excited I couldn’t wait, I wanted so badly to be able to ski right from the first day. I started to imagine how to ski in my mind, what would the instructors show me how do skis work all flying around my head at 100 miles an hour. I bought some books on skiing and hung on every word examined every picture until I was overloaded with technique, I thought!    Read More....

Woodward at Copper Camps Start on June 17

Woodward at Copper Camps Start on June 17

Copper Mountain, CO…June 16, 2010…Woodward at Copper, deep in the heart of the Colorado Rockies, is the first indoor/outdoor snowboard and ski camp on the planet with a focus on terrain park and pipe progression. The 20,000 sq. ft. Woodward at Copper Barn gives campers access to Snowflex® jumps, foam pits, a spring floor, fly-bed [...]

Snowboard this Summer at Bonfire’s Pipe to Pipe

Snowboard this Summer at Bonfire’s Pipe to Pipe

PORTLAND, OR (June 14, 2010)—Bonfire Snowboarding Company is putting the pipe back in Pipe to Pipe at the world’s longest running summer snowboard event July 10th at Windells Snowboard Camp on Mt. Hood. Riders can expect a 150-foot long half pipe filled with a full mix of features and jibs for unlimited creativity created throughout [...]

SUMMER IS IN THE AIR AT STEAMBOAT

SUMMER IS IN THE AIR AT STEAMBOAT

Champagne Powder™ snow has given way to lush green landscapes and abundant Colorado wildflowers, and it means one thing in Steamboat, summer is in full swing as the resort begins summer mountain operations on Friday, June 18th. Opening weekend launches with the 4th annual Free Family Fun Fest on Saturday, June 19th and things are [...]

HCSC and Celtek Join Hands

HCSC and Celtek Join Hands

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (June 16, 2010) – Celtek is pleased to announce its upcoming partnership with High Cascade Snowboard Camp starting Summer 2010. In addition to Celtek having a presence at HCSC all summer long for some extra-fun snowboard action, Celtek has also created the first ever HCSC x Celtek Glove. Inspired by camp [...]

Jill Eberly: Vail and Beaver Creek Sales Manager

Jill Eberly: Vail and Beaver Creek Sales Manager

Rocky Mountain Vacation Rentals announced today the promotion of Jill Eberly into the Vail and Beaver Creek Sales Manager. Eberly has succeeded former Vail and Beaver Creek Sales Manager Alana Hanks will be the senior sales coordinator, and has taken on additional marketing responsibilities to help Rocky Mountain Vacation Rentals with the triple digit growth [...]

DC Announces Special Collaboration with Neff Headwear for Winter 2011

DC Announces Special Collaboration with Neff Headwear for Winter 2011

June 14, 2010—(VISTA, CA)— DC is proud to announce its collaboration with NEFF Headwear for a limited edition snow collection for the Winter 2011 season. The collection features snowboards, snowboard boots, fleece, t-shirts, gloves, and headwear that will hit stores in September 2010. A true creative collaboration between DC and NEFF, the collection was inspired [...]

Alana Hanks as the New Social Media Manager

Alana Hanks as the New Social Media Manager

Rocky Mountain Vacation Rentals announced today that Alana Hanks will be the new Social Media Manager. Rocky Mountain Vacation Rentals has recognized the need for utilizing social media tools to help enhance its growth in their markets. “I know social media campaigns/viral marketing methodology create new marketing strategies and will help reach a ten times [...]

Snowboarder Magazine Announces Superpark Sunday Showdowns Presented By Gatorade

Snowboarder Magazine Announces Superpark Sunday Showdowns Presented By Gatorade

SNOWBOARDER MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES SUPERPARK SUNDAY SHOWDOWN PRESENTED BY GATORADE Contest Begins Sunday, June 13 SAN CLEMENE, CALIF., June 11, 2010 -SNOWBOARDER Magazine has brought the world’s top snowboarding talent together for their annual Superpark event for over 14 years running and every year the staff is inundated with more amazing content than they know what [...]

Official Superpark Sunday Showdown Brackets

Official Superpark Sunday Showdown Brackets

Superpark Showdown Brackets Welcome to the Official Superpark Sunday Showdown presented by Gatorage Brackets. This interactive contest is a weekly video faceoff where two Superpark edits go head-to-head with the victor being decided by you the SnowboarderMag.com viewer. The entry which receives the most votes each week advances to the next round. All told there [...]

Superpark Sunday Showdown: Week 1

Superpark Sunday Showdown: Week 1

Welcome to the first round of The Superpark Sunday Showdown presented by Gatorade. This interactive contest is a weekly video faceoff where two Superpark edits go head-to-head with the victor being decided by you, the snowboardermag.com viewer. The entry that receives the most votes each week advances to the next round. All told, there are [...]

Keegan Valaika and friends launch Gnarly

Keegan Valaika and friends launch Gnarly

LAGUNA BEACH, CA June 10, 2010- Keegan Valaika and friends launch Gnarly Clothes. The Bad News Bears of snowboarding join together to collaborate on a new, long awaited clothing company dropping in stores this month. Founded in Laguna Beach, we got together with a crew of good friends and decided to take a crack at [...]

2009 STUDIES: TRENDS AMONG SNOWBOARDERS

2009 STUDIES: TRENDS AMONG SNOWBOARDERS

Quick Facts: Burton continues to be the favorite brand in boards, bindings and boots. Lib Tech is the preferred brand among males and frequent participants. The favorite purchase location was once again snow/surf shops. Performance and Quality are the top two attributes for purchasing a snowboard and a binding. Overall sales from 2008 to 2009 [...]

Track your workouts while Snowboarding

Track your workouts while Snowboarding

SportyPal Bike, the long-awaited version of SportyPal designed exclusively for cyclists is now available for the iPhone and can be found on the App Store. SportyPal is an easy to use intuitive application for your mobile phone. You activate it when you start your running, cycling, walking, rollerblading or similar exercise. In two simple clicks [...]

Torgeir Berre Joins Endeavor Snowboard Team

Torgeir Berre Joins Endeavor Snowboard Team

Torgeir Berre, Photographer Daniel Tengs NORWAY’S TORGEIR BERRE JOINS ENDEAVOR SNOWBOARD’S TEAM Berre’s Diverse Talent Rounds Out The Best Looking Team In Snowboarding VANCOUVER, BC June 8, 2010 – Endeavor Snowboards has signed Torgeir Berre, a 22 year old from Elverum, Norway. Berre has turned heads with his street rail prowess but describes himself as [...]

Camp of Champions Summer Snowboard

Camp of Champions Summer Snowboard

Whether you are 13 or 31, the Camp of Champions (COC) snowboard, ski and mountain bike camp at Whistler Blackcomb offers enthusiasts the opportunity of a lifetime – the chance to train with the pros and spend a summer in the snow. Coaches have just been announced for the 2010 Summer Sessions. Among them are [...]

Page 1 of 151234510...Last »