Snowboarding News November 2006

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WEDNESDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 2006
	Wir Schanzen Tournee to be Held in Allgau Region
	After two successful issues of the Wir Schanzen Tournee in the Allgäu region, the ski & snowboard contest series has evolved into an inherent part of the German wintersports scene. For the third issue, the organizer, sponsors and partners will come up again with several specials to top the WST 2006, which was won by Friedl May (snowboard) and Xaver Gehring (ski) in all respects. Also in the ot Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 28 NOVEMBER 2006
	High Winds Cancel 2nd Halfpipe in Saas Fee
	SAAS FEE, Switzerland - High southern winds Saturday forced organizers to cancel the second of two World Cup halfpipe contests set for the Swiss glacier. The first event, held on Thanksgiving Day, was swept by U.S. Snowboarding riders Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, CO) and Scotty Lago (Seabrook, NH) to open the competition year. "It's been windy all week," said Head Coach Mike Jankowski, "but t Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2006
	Learn, Photograph and Download!
	At the Public Photoshoot & Coaching Day at the Snowpark Kitzsteinhorn on December 8, 2006, snowboarders and freeskiers will have the opportunity to be coached by professional athletes like local snowboard pro Björn Hartweger to improve their skills on kickers and rails. Having learnt their tricks, a professional photographer will take pictures of them and later offer the pictures to download f Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2006
	Reiter 2nd in Race to the Cup PSL
	COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. - Justin Reiter (Steamboat Springs, CO) continued his streak of solid riding Tuesday, finishing second in parallel slalom as the first stop of the U.S. Snowboarding Race to the Cup wrapped up in Colorado. Reiter stormed through the finals before crashing in the last two runs allowing Daniel Biveson of Sweden to take the win. "Both days were really great, the weather Read Full Story
	Jewell Wins Copper Race to the Cup PGS
	COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. - Olympian Tyler Jewell (Sudbury, MA) won the opening U.S. Snowboarding Race to the Cup event Monday to kick off the 2007 NorAm season. The parallel giant slalom victory marked the eighth NorAm win for the six-year U.S. Snowboarding Team veteran. "It was a really special win," said Jewell, a 2006 Olympian. "With a number of guys from the World Cup tour racing today, Read Full Story