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Saturday, 30 June 2007
The “Center of Excellence”, as US Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) President and CEO Bill Marolt terms it, is “the most important project in [USSA's] more than 100-year history."The $22.5 mil lion national training and education center will boast a number of facilities, including a gymnasium, climbing wall, strength-training areas, ski and snowboard ramps, trampolines, nutrition center, multimedia rooms and rehabilitation services.
"This center has been a vision for over a decade and will have the best sport science and training facilities for our diverse athletic needs," said Marolt. "The center represents our heart and soul. It is our commitment to the hundreds of young athletes striving for their Olympic dream and will bring together all of us, across all sports, as one great American ski and snowboard team."
For more information, read the full news story at www.sltrib.com.
Thursday, 28 June 2007
Burton’s fourth annual Abominable Snow Jam snowboarding competition will take place from July 10-12, 2007 at High Cascade Snowboard Camp and Timberline Resort on Mt. Hood, Oregon. Featuring a quarterpipe, ha
lfpipe and slopestyle competition, the Abominable Snow Jam brings top international riders like Ross Powers, Gretchen Bleiler, Danny Kass, Leanne Pelosi, Jussi Oksanen, Peter Line, Cheryl Maas, Eddie Wall and Wille Yli Luoma to Mt. Hood for a laid-back event in the hub of the summer snowboard scene.Thanks to the event’s sponsors, the Abominable Snow Jam will be offering over $140,000 in prizes including a Volvo C30, two 2007 Harley-Davidson XL 1200N Nightster™ motorcycles and plenty of cold hard cash.
High Cascade Snowboard Camp is hosting the quarterpipe contest on July 10 and the halfpipe competition on July 11. Legendary park and pipe builder Pat Malendoski and his Planet Snow Design crew will design both the quarterpipe and the halfpipe with help from the crew at High Cascade Snowboard Camp. On July 12, the Abominable Snow Jam wraps up with the slopestyle competition, designed by the park crew at Timberline Resort. Besides yeti and penguin sightings, riders will enjoy fun in the sun with on-snow barbeques, massage therapist treatments and parties at the local Hood hangouts.
Source:
www.worldsnowboardguide.com
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
Snow Park NZ’s 2007 season kicked off in Lake Wanaka this weekend with a record number of skiers and snowboarders turning out to enjoy their first tracks on fresh snow.Since last Thursday three w eather systems have hit the region delivering over 40cm of natural snow to the terrain park, the only Wanaka ski field currently open.
Snow Park NZ received a good number of visitors, over 800, during the first three days of opening. Both Saturday and Sunday’s numbers of guests were significantly higher than last year, up 20% and 50% respectively.
Sam Lee Snow Park NZ’s manager said that despite the wintry conditions and the road closures in the area, there were plenty of people keen to get their snow season underway. “The boarders and skiers were delighted to be carving it up on the fresh snow and trying out the new features. It was a great start to the season,” he said.
All areas of the terrain park are open including the ‘Half Pint Park’, a dedicated area for novices. The park has many features in place; these will be added to and refreshed throughout the season.
The average base is 50cm with pockets of deep wintry snow over 2.5 metres in some areas.
For further information, snow reports and road conditions, visit www.snowparknz.com.
Saturday, 23 June 2007
Fifteen-year-old Austin Ford, who lives in Santa Barbara area and started surfing at the age of six, will be riding his board again these coming months. But waves are not what he will be riding on, as the yo
uth will be training in Mount Hood, Oregon for the Bonfire Pipe to Pipe event. “He told us he was a surfer, so we picked up a used board at a garage sale for $50 and, I’ll be darned, he was a surfer,” said Kimberly Ford, Austin’s mother. “He got up the first time and has been up ever since.”
Since then, Austin has been competing in the USA Snowboarding Association, qualifying for the nationals both in 2006 and 2007. The Ford family has since then driven a total of about 15,000 miles on their Land Cruiser while ferrying Austin to and from the mountains.
And what does the talented young man have to say about his passion?
“I like competing. Snowboarding is more focused on competing than surfing is. You get butterflies and hear the crowd cheering. It really pumps you up.”
For further information, snow reports and web cams, visit www.independent.com
Thursday, 21 June 2007
Snow Park has 100% snow coverage for its season opening tomorrow (Friday 22 June) and for the first chair lift riders a true Kiwi welcome is planned.
The recent dry weather and ideal cool temperature have created perfect conditions for snowmaking and the guns have been blasting for nearly two weeks. The groomers have been busy compacting the snow to create a good firm base.
The opening celebrations continue in to the evening with the 'Wasup My Name is' party in the new Woolshed Bar and Restaurant, the entertainment includes Djs Confucius and Mysterious D and Queenstown's Sunshine Sound System with on-mountain accommodation specials also available.
For the 2007 season Snow Park has made some major investments developing a dedicated novice area 'Half Pint Park' to help riders progress into the freestyle world of snowboarding and skiing, and also the Snow Park Village incorporating luxury apartments, backpacker bunkrooms and a restaurant and bar.
For further information, snow reports and web cams, visit www.snowparknz.com
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