Right, I think. I don’t have to land this jump perfectly. I just have to turn it around, in order to honour its name, the backside 180.
“You have to plan for progression, not for results,†Lesley McKenna, ace British snowboarder, tells me, standing patiently at my side. It is the end of a long afternoon’s training, and the alpenglow lights up her face, reflecting the fire in her eyes.
I set up for what is possibly the smallest kicker on the mountain. Laax, Switzerland, is known for consistently creating the best terrain parks for snowboarders and freestyle skiers in Europe… More info
might sound unlikely. And you don’t have to believe me. But I have been training for an event like Winter Carnival — mentally, at least — my whole life.
True, it snowed more than a few inches in North Carolina fewer than 10 times in the 22 years I lived there. True, I still have never been on a pair of skis. And true, it would take me about two hours longer to complete any of the Winter Carnival racing events than any other competitor…Â More info
This post was taken from the Desert Snow Connection Blog. Desert Snow Connection offers various weekend trips and day trips shuffling Skiers and Snowboarders alike from the Valley of the Sun to their destination of choice:
What up riders! It’s been a minute since I have posted anything…been mad busy lately.
Anyhow here is the lowdown…
Bear Mountain was a flop!!! I can’t believe The Block was foreclosed on 5 days before we were set to take over the joint…absolutely nuts right?!? We had 2 trips planned to Bear and neither of them happened…not good for our rep at all but our next trip will make up for it though…IT’S GONNA BE HUGE!!! … More info
So you want to learn to snowkite? Here’s a list of must-haves to get you started: a kite, some skis or a snowboard, a generous expanse of smooth ice and a jumbo-size serving of courage.
Local snowkiting maven Rachael Miller insists the relatively new sport isn’t as terrifying as it looks, but it’s understandable if thoughts of getting swept out to sea on a violent tempest creep into a beginner’s mind. Miller wants to prove to you that anybody can snowkite, and if you don’t want to leave the ground, you don’t have to… More info