Another beautiful day at Mammoth Mountain, at least for the most part until winds started to pick up at the tail end of the Grand Prix Superpipe finals. The big story today was Kelly Clark. Now I’m not trying to pump up female snowboarding because I am an XY chromosome human that happens to ride a snowboard, but Kelly Clark really blew minds today. I happened to be standing next to Greg Bretz, Louie Vito, Trevor Jacobs, and Mason Aguirre at the top of the pipe during Kelly’s first run and even they were blown away. Kelly was easily boosting higher than a majority of the men’s field. I could go on a tangent about how stoked I am to see Kelly at the level she is at right now, but I will just say the today Kelly Clark made me proud. It is awesome to see females truly progressing the sport … Pictures & More
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Pat Quinn pushed his back foot into the tail of his Ralston snowskate. The lower ski flexed on the hinge of the truck and the board, known as a “bi-deck,†popped into the air. He turned sideways, setting down smoothly onto the double-barreled down rail in Sierra-at-Tahoe’s Alley Park, a feature even snowboarders with bindings were having a hard time jumping onto.
“I haven’t strapped in in five years,†Quinn said. “Me and a buddy just did the valley run off of Heavenly. Five thousand vertical feet. Ridiculous.â€Â  … More
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When you win the Daytona 500 the day after you turn 20, everything about you is reported by the media. So when Trevor Bayne skateboarded around the infield upon winning this year’s Great American Race (and $1.46 million) on Feb. 20, it ended up being a small part of his story. Then he told someone he also snowboards. And wakeboards. Not your average stock-car-racin’ Tennessee Vol. In light of our need for more details, I caught “T-Bayne,” as he refers to himself, on his way to the airport nearing the end of a two-week, post-Daytona media tour  … More
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Lake Tahoe, CA – Alpine Meadows Ski Resort has sounded the competition alarm by announcing the Take the lake Triple Jump Line Competition, set for Friday, March 18 through Sunday, March 20. Take the Lake hosts some of the country’s top amateur and pro-am skiers and snowboarders – and this year’s competitors can expect a triple jump line judged by some of the industry’s most sought-after judges. A $15,000 purse is on the line; and the top finishers of both the ski and snowboard divisions will walk with the winnings. With event partners including Remax, and Microsoft Licensing GP, Take the Lake offers the largest freestyle prize purse at Lake Tahoe.
Rail jam open to all
In addition to this marquee competition  … Details
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