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girlfightBurton Snowboards and Stevens Pass are teaming up to bring you the 2nd annual Burton & Stevens Pass Women’s Only Snowboard Retreat! Don’t miss this chance to take your snowboarding to the next level and share a weekend with a great mix of women from across the Northwest (and beyond!)

Join us on the hill Saturday and Sunday Feb 28th & March 1st for 2 great days of riding & camaraderie – there will be Burton Team riders as well as professional instructors from …  More info


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Persistence is the key.

Getting up when you fall, trying again when you fail.

“Who can tell me something you’ve been persistent about?” asked Megan Skiles, 24, of the 34 kids sitting in a circle in the snow at the base of Bolton Valley Ski Area in Vermont.

They look like any group of young snowboarders decked out in the latest Burton gear, but looks, as we know, can be deceiving. These kids can’t afford snow sports or the gear, much less bus fare to the mountain. In fact, some live in homeless shelters, others live in group homes …  More info

 

Leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced that We Ski & Snowboard has gone gold for Wii. The sequel to last year’s top-selling snow sports title not only adds snowboards into the mix but also features longer runs, enhanced gameplay and a crazy new trick park. We Ski & Snowboard will shred its way into stores on March 3, 2009.

“The original We Ski set the standard in downhill games combining intuitive controls, balance board support and huge environments to create a totally immersive skiing game.” said Todd Thorson, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. “Now We Ski & Snowboard takes it to the next level …  More info

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snow-motoUp north, dirt bike racing all but comes to a screeching halt in winter months, but 2Moto has changed that with its snow bike creation and a new racing concept called Ground Zero. Using dirt bikes with snow track and ski conversions, these machines are only just beginning to show their potential, and the world’s first ever snow bike race in McCall, Idaho, was a teaser and testament to how far this new motorsport can go

Race promoter, Ron Dillon, who is usually known for his Big Nasty Hillclimb event, got behind the idea and it was featured as part of the McCall Winter Carnival schedule. 2Moto product owners were allowed to sign up in the Trophy class which divided the race entrants into …  More info