So, I know there’s a bit of a rumor going around the youth culture/action sports/industry insider/shred dog circles that sportswear mogul, Nike, is going to buy Burton Snowboards.
As it turns out, this is not true. But more on that later.
What I am interested in here is not only that an until-recently-non-endemic company is looking to buy a boardsports company, but that there is yet another buyout in the air. Let’s remember that in February of 2006, Burton bought Channel Islands … Details
A couple weeks back we mentioned collector Dennis Nazari and his Vintage Snowboard Museum at Salty Peaks in Salt Lake City, when he was featured in this episode of Tailgate Alaska.
But I also wanted to take a moment and give props to Brian Dunlap and Ricky Melnick who have a solid collection of their own going over at DVS. It’s not quite as robust as Nazari’s, who claims to have the “world’s largest collection of vintage snowboards,” but what they do have that Salty Peaks doesn’t is a very cool online gallery…Â DetailsÂ
Taranaki’s humble Manganui skifield is the first in the country to open for the season.
Yesterday Mt Taranaki’s skifield opened thanks to a 25cm dumping of snow the previous day.
Other skifields around the country in both the north and south are still almost a month behind, with most opening in mid to late June.
Manganui ski field operators had initially hoped to open today, but got in a day early after the weather cleared up.
Stratford Mountain Club member Jack Cran said the field was opened about 11am.
“It was lovely, the wind turned south-west and it cleared,” Mr Cran said.
About 50 people took the opportunity to get a taste of the fresh powder…Â Details
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Bode Miller plans to ski next season but won’t commit to the Vancouver Olympics.
The two-time overall World Cup winner disclosed his plans to his ski manufacturer Thursday during a long meeting on the Kaprun glacier. Miller skipped the final four stops of the last season to spend time with his 1-year-old daughter and said he was considering retirement.
“He’s planning to continue,†Head’s racing director Rainer Salzgeber told The Associated Press. “I wouldn’t have been surprised if he had told us he was taking the year off. But he said, ‘No, I don’t want to do that.â€â€™
Miller declined comment when contacted by the AP.
“I’m not going to talk about it. I don’t have much faith in … Details
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