German Snowboarder Burns Cash to Escape Death on Ski Lift

A lucky escape for a snowboarder trapped on a ski lift in the Alps. Dominik Podolsky was coming down the mountain on the ski lift when it was turned off for the day just after 4pm. 10 meters above the ground with...

Vail Mountain Ski Resort Opens For 46th Season

Vail Mountain opened for it's 46th season this last weekend. The resort will offer skiing and snowboarding on the Born Free trail, accessible by the Born Free Express Lift (Chair 8) in Vail Square/ Lionshead. The...

Early Snow in Niseko, Japan

September 27th 2008 Early snow in Niseko kicks off the 2008/09 ski season for the worlds #2 snowiest ski resort. Traditionally not landing till October, the surprise snowfall has pushed the many local...

Hangboarding: snowboarding reinvented

You have to see the video to fully comprehend this thing.  You're suspended in a harness a few inches above a snowboard as you fly down the mountain head-first.  It looks a little strange, but it does...

ESCAPE THE MUNDANE THIS SUMMER ON THE TOURPARTY SUMMER CAMPS & HOLIDAYS!

Whether you are a teenager looking to escape the boredom of the long Summer holidays or an adult wanting more than just a beach holiday this year. Tourparty (www.tourparty.com) has come up with the perfect...

High-tech Web site for the serious skier

Serious skiers now have a place to find accurate, current, even "live" information about their favorite Squaw Valley area slopes. The site is the brainchild of two brothers who became fed up with sifting through...

Mountaineer Jake Norton in Crested Butte next week

"Mountaineer Jake Norton in Crested Butte next week On Friday, February 16, the Crested Butte Ski & Snowboard Club will bring mountaineer Jake Norton to the Crested Butte Center for the Arts to present his slideshow and lecture. The evening will begin with a silent...

There is no way this can get cooler, no way: Maybe?

I mean this event was just sick last year. People were flying over Fillmore hill, with a perfect bay day as the back drop. There were amazing photographs & video which I attached in case you missed...

U.S. Boarders Go 1-2 Again in Halfpipe (AP)

"AP - Not to be outdone by the boys, Hannah Teter won gold and Gretchen Bleiler won silver — another set of Olympic medals for the United States on the halfpipe. And just like the men, the women came...

The BIG SLIPPERY THIN ICE EDEN PROJECT QUIZ

   Have a go! : http://www.eden-project-insight.tk/ (Be prepared for surprises !) This also gives good reason to pause for thought: http://chrissie-wildwood.com/TEMPTATION-IN-EDEN aS dOES...

No Snow, No Problem- Icer Air Chills Out the Streets of Frisco

It was hard to say which was more exotic, a stifling hot day in San Francisco or snow on Fillmore Street. The two extremes converged Thursday in Pacific Heights for Icer Air 2005, as thousands of people in...

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