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9
Mar

Snowboard – Bean Snowboards in an uphill fight for snowboard market

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Each weekend this winter the 20-something founders of Bean Snowboards have trekked across New England, often in a borrowed bus, setting up their display tent at ski areas and proudly spreading the word that their boards are “Made in Boston.”

Indeed, their two products, “The Commonwealth” and “The Violator,” are handcrafted in Brighton inside a rented, 400-square-foot cinder block garage – the same type of humble origins that launched big name companies like Apple and YouTube, not to mention Burton snowboards.

…  Details


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7
Mar

Snowboard simulator leaves gamers Stoked to hit virtual slopes

Riding in to take the top spot of the snowboard simulation market, Stoked offers an astounding virtual simulation of hitting the slopes. The game, though it is exclusive to the Xbox 360, is getting ample attention for being the greatest snowboarding title created, and living up to that title. Stoked is the first game Destineer has created, with help of the accredited name of Bongfish. Destineer has created a dream team of snowboarding sponsors and riders to collaborate on this innovative gamer’s thrill.

Stoked is the fist snowboarding game to give a choice of how the gamer’s personal character can ride…  Details

6
Mar

San Francisco Bay Area – support local extreme radio

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I want to recommend this radio show, Extreme Scene, to all adrenaline sports lifestyle fans.  These guys are putting together a fun show every Saturday, 6 to 7 pm on KNBR radio’s 1050 am channel.   It is also available in the Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Area on KSCO 1080 am.

The guest lineup for the March 7th show includes pro surfer Chris Malloy and Mavericks pioneer, Jeff Clark.

Check out their web site for additional information….   Details & podcasts


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6
Mar

Dash for Cash returns to Snowbasin: Snowboarding skills optional

With the return of the Snowboard Dash for Cash event in the XTERRA Winter World Championship at Snowbasin Resort, UT, I look back at my experience last year and offer a bit of advice.

As I rode off the Wildcat lift, my excitement for the upcoming race grew when I saw the group gathered in front of me. While a few athletes hanging around looked reminiscent of the crowds at terrain parks, I was surprised at the number who looked like they had just come from their 10th snowshoe race, carrying a borrowed snowboard. Confidence in my ability rose as some of these athletes, wearing hiking boots and sporting spandex, began practicing their sprints and three-point line starts. This was a snowboarding race, right? Did they sign up for the wrong event?

After the officials sounded the start of the race and the group ran …  Details

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