Actress Natasha Richardson’s death from a head injury this week after a seemingly minor tumble on a beginners ski trail at Quebec’s Mont Tremblant Ski Resort has renewed a debate over helmet use by skiers and snowboarders — and whether wearing one might have saved her life.
Richardson, who was not using a helmet, fell during a lesson on Monday. After complaining of a headache …Â Details
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From an early age Mike Douglass had always had an interest in extreme sports and started out riding and racing BMX. He developed a passion for all things related with extreme sports & motorsports and knew he wanted to be involved in the industry in some way.
He came up with the initial concept for ExtremeSponsors.com in 2000 when looking for a way to streamline the ‘sponsorship’ process. Ask any serious athlete what their goal is in their career and they will say ‘sponsorship’. At the time to find a sponsorship deal usually meant being in the right place at the right time, spending hours creating a rider CV and posting hundreds of letters out to potential sponsors. This is when he got the idea for ExtremeSponsors.com.
With a strong background in IT & Internet Management Mike developed a system to assist …Â Details
Imagine taking a ski lift to the summit of one of Lake Tahoe’s many resorts, hopping on a roller coaster pointed straight downhill, then screaming down the mountain faster than you ever could on the snow … not in Tahoe, right?
Well, under new legislation being proposed, summertime attractions such as “alpine coasters†could become a big part of ski resorts’ operations in the future.
On Monday, Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., introduced a bill that would allow …Â Details
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