Snowboarding News July 2006

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FRIDAY, 28 JULY 2006
	Construction of 2010 Olympic Venues Going Well
	The construction of the venues in Whistler for the 2010 Winter Olympics are going, "exceedingly well," according to www.vancouver2010.com. Two new venues are currently being constructed - the Sliding Center and the Nordic venue. The Sliding Center will host the bobsleigh, luge and skeleton events of the Winter Games. It is expected to be completed by the summer of next year. Meanwhi Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 26 JULY 2006
	Documentary on Snowboarding History Coming Soon
	A documentary about the history of snowboarding is about to be released on October this year, according to various reports. The film, entitled Snow Blind, will trace the beginnings of this sport from Shermin Poppen's invention of the "snurfer" to its inclusion in the Winter Olympic Games. Featured in the film are interviews with some of snowboarding's biggest personalities including Sherm Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 25 JULY 2006
	Lives Also at Risk Due to Global Warming
	The continued rise of the global temperature not only endangers the existence of glaciers but also the lives of those who love to go mountaineering and do winter sports. This is according to what Patrick Joseph blogged about at the Sierra Club's website, www.sierraclub.org. According to Joseph, the warmer temperatures will further increase the risk of avalanches and rock falls during clim Read Full Story
MONDAY, 24 JULY 2006
	Austria Struggles to Save Alps
	The website www.ifyouski.com has recently put out a report on the continuing struggle to save the glaciers in the European Alps. People at the Stubai Glacier in Austria have spread out a layer of fleece-like fabric on its remaining glacier before they get completely melted by the summer heat. What used to be an expanse of six square miles is now reduced to an area of less than two square Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 21 JULY 2006
	Burton NZ Open Kicks Off on August 3-5
	In two-weeks time some of the world's top snowboarders will be battling it out for the Burton New Zealand Open. Now on its fourth year, this year's competition will be held in Snowpark NZ in the Cardrona Valley on August 3 to 5. The riders will be competing in Halpipe, Quarterpipe and Slopestyle events. Here is the schedule of this year's event: Tuesday August 1st: REGISTRATION (SNOW Read Full Story