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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow… (artificially)

Monday, 12. 18. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

With the cold weather finally upon us, not much real snowfall to speak of and the busy Christmas holidays to deal with, isn’t it about time we saw the snow cannons in action?
Morzine today is starting to resemble the golf course it was looking like a couple of weeks back. The snowfall was short-lived [...]

Semtex, bulldozers and rock crushing machines

Sunday, 12. 17. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

… that’s what it takes to get the slopes ready for us to use when the winter comes round, acording to pistehors.com.
One of the consequences of climate change is that snow depths are thinner, particularly at the start of the season. Snow canons can be used to lay down base but they are costly to [...]

Boarderweek at Val Thorens

Wednesday, 12. 13. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

As the Alps start getting a bit more snow, Val Thorens kicks of their season proper this Saturday with Boarderweek.
Boarderweek sounds like Snowbombing in some respects… a combination of riding by day and live music and DJ’s by night.

Snowboard quote of the day

Monday, 12. 11. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

“No friends on a powder day”
…aint that the truth sister

Electric EG1 goggles review

Sunday, 12. 10. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

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I’ve had a pair of Electric EG1’s since February, and more recently 2 pairs, but only wore them for the first time recently in Cervinia and Zermatt.
Here’s the review:

History of snowboarding in 2 minutes

Saturday, 12. 9. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding, Video

An education and a cool little vid to boot.

I picked this up via Snowbroader and Highly Obsessed. Check their blogs out. Well worth a read.

Morzine weather and webcams

Thursday, 12. 7. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

In three weeks time I’m off to Morzine for ten days, staying over New Year. Really looking forward to it. There’s a good group of us going, including my girlfriend who will be snowboarding for the first time. Good on her! The only thing we need now is some snow…
So, I’ve [...]

Base jumping is nuts

Thursday, 12. 7. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

Just watched this video. All I can say is base jumping is a nutcase activity.

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Snowboard workout program

Tuesday, 12. 5. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

I found another snowboard orientated fitness program that looks pretty good. This one was set up by Ron McConnell, who trained Jake Burton after an accident acording to the website.
Since snowboarding involves many multi-joint movements that require a mixture of strength, balance, and flexibility, the conditioning program should reflect the same. The focus of [...]

Snowboard quote of the day

Sunday, 12. 3. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

“Never call last run”
…for or risk the moutain hex of certain doom by injury.

Stranded on the hill

Saturday, 12. 2. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

Spotted an article the other day about a snowboarder who got lost on the hill on his final run of the day (never call last run).
When Jay Blair realized his core body temperature was dropping, he knew he couldn’t just let the cold take over. A couple hours into a long night, he built a [...]

Colorado backcountry photos

Friday, 12. 1. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

I’m often left drooling by some of the photos that get posted at JP’s Backcountry Blog, and today is no exception. I’m particularly loving these 2 photos posted today:

Cervinia/Zermatt weekend snowboarding trip

Tuesday, 11. 28. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

After much anticipation, planning and build up, 12 of us went for a long weekend in Cervinia this weekend gone.
Whilst we stayed in Cervinia, most of the snowboarding was to be had in Zermatt, which joins the Cervinia ski area on the Italian/Swiss boarder, so taking your passport out on the hill is a must!
In [...]

Salomon Dialogue snowboard boots

Monday, 11. 27. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

I got a pair of Salomon Dialogue’s last season, and having just given them another outing thought I’d review them here.
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Billed as a freestyle boot, the Dialogue’s also fair well free riding with a reasonably stiff flex. The [...]

Snowboarders sentenced for manslaughter following avalanche

Monday, 11. 20. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

2 snowboarders have been sentenced to 2 and 4 months in prison by the Annecy Criminal Court for manslaughter following an avalanche in 2003 that lead to the death of a teenager.
The two snowboarders had decided to climb on foot along a ridge at 2540 meters altitude in the Col de Bellachat sector when they [...]