Archive for the ‘Snowboard’ Category
So it’s spring, and that’s when the young man’s eye (and the young woman’s, too) turns fondly to the best of the ski season — spring skiing or boarding. Let the crowds come for Thanksgiving, for Christmas, for Presidents and Martin Luther King Jr. days — spring is the best. Nice weather, sunny skies, warm enough that you can do away with the winter layers of clothing. Plus safety on the slopes as Bay-area people have switched to tennis or golf and the crowds are down to serious, local skiers and few boarders. And oh yes, parking is close in.
And now that the ribs have mended, more or less, I’m back on the snow slopes. … Details
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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