Newsweek recently released an exhaustive ranking of the best countries in the world, based on key factors such as education, health, quality of life, economic dynamism, and political environment. They even made a fancy interactive flash infographic thing so you could see how authoritative it was, and have no grounds to argue. But perhaps the most newsworthy part of this feature was that the good ol’ USA ranked a sorry number 11, thanks in large part to our pathetic health and education systems. We felt as good Americans it was our patriotic duty to bring some esteem back to the good old US of A. To do this, we’re presenting a similar, but far less researched and authoritative feature on snowboarding’s best countries, where clearly, we rule.
The following totally arbitrary rankings are loosely based on the number of relevant ski resorts, the number (and quality of) of pros it has produced, how good the snow fall/terrain is, and a small focus on the amount of Olympic ass kicking the country has done in snowboarding. However, most statistics we’re completely pulled out of our asses  … Details & Videos
www.stokednews.com
[ad#cor1]
GrindTV Newswire via Sierra Nevada College Bariloche, Argentina- Born out of a long-standing love affair with life in the mountains, Sierra Nevada College, a private four-year college located on the north shore of Lake Tahoe, has created another high quality academic experience in a world class location–Bariloche, Argentina. SNC has teamed up with South America Snow Sessions and, as their official education partner, is offering college students the opportunity to earn credit in select travel courses at the SASS compound near Cerro Catedral.
Courses for credit include Conversational Spanish, Resort Management Internships, Foundations of Entrepreneurship, certification in AIARE Level 1 and 2 Avalanche and Backcountry Skills, Winter Adventure Photography and Videography, and Freeriding and Freesking … Details
www.stokednews.com