Local sporting goods experts say there has never been a better time for women to get involved in such winter sports as skiing and snowboarding…
…”We’re seeing a lot more gear and accessories tailored towards women — bags, helmets, poles, everything,” …Â Details
It had to happen some day. We’d been hoping and praying that it would pass us by; that maybe Nintendo, in its infinite mercy would deem us Europeans likeable enough to avoid such digital garbage, but sadly it wasn’t to be. We’re sorry to report that the lamentable Beer Pong! Frat Party Games – the game that proved that quality and popularity…. More info
Under the lights at Marquette Mountain, sophomore Steven Stidham was gliding down a rail on his snowboard at the Jam for Love competition, when one of his bindings broke. After rolling and stumbling to the bottom of the hill, he threw caution to the wind and climbed to top of the hill to take another try at the rails and jumps.
“My girlfriend was here, so I didn’t want to be a quitter, and I didn’t want to stop because my board’s broke, so I just kept riding with one foot in,” he said. “A lot of the riders I like to watch do a lot of one-footed stuff, so I was like, ‘This is what God’s given me, so this what I’m going to do.’ I love to snowboard whether I’ve got both feet in or one foot. Just in general, I love to ride.”
Love was in the air for the event as Stidham was competing in the open/amateurs division of the Jam for Love held on Saturday. …Â More info
What’s the most intense modification you can do to your dirt bike? The market is full of nifty electronics, high-tech two-wheel drive systems, slick automatic clutches and potent internal motor upgrades, but can the most radical aftermarket item really be a bolt-on? We have just sampled what might be the baddest aftermarket goody available, and it actually makes your bike worse in the dirt – the 2Moto RadiX snow bike.
Just how sophisticated is this product? Consider that it took a rocket scientist to take the final conversion from a neat, fun concept into a fourth-generation, fully righteous, powder-slaying motorsport. The possibilities presented by a motorcycle chassis in a snow environment create such a different focus from snowmobiling that it really doesn’t suit the same clientele. That’s fine with the crew from Nampa, Idaho. They won’t beg to be included like a playground reject. Instead, this odd man out rallies its small band of misfits and starts its own, better game. 2Moto doesn’t just expand motorcycling, it has created an entirely new sport. … More info