Climate change is a major threat to our planet and to the future of snowboarding. In an effort to promote awareness of the issue, Vans has partnered with Protect Our Winters (POW), an organization dedicated to helping reverse the global warming crisis threatening winter sports, on a special snowboard boot project for the 2009-10 snow season.
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Partnering with POW, Vans re-constructed it’s top of the line …Â Details
At 21 years of age, Lago is still just closing in on the potential he has riding and soaring down mountain slopes, and though his personality and outfits are colorful, Lago is very comfortable as the ringmaster of his own snow-covered big top.
On Sunday afternoon, Seabrook’s Lago pulled off his greatest feat yet: winning the best overall snowboarder prize at the Burton U.S. Open Snowboarding Championship in Stratton, Vt.
With the U.S. Open win — a historic snowboarding event in its 27th year — Lago was presented with a spankling new Volvo X60…. Details
Wearing a helmet while skiing or snowboarding can reduce the risk of a head injury by 60 per cent. But not all helmets are created equal, says the Canadian Standards Association, which is introducing certification testing under a new standard.
The CSA developed a new standard for alpine skiing and snowboarding helmets last June and will begin providing testing for certification of the protective head gear next month, said John Walter, vice-president of standards for the non-profit organization.
“This is the first such standard in…Â Details
