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Thursday, 28 May 2009OnTheSnow's Visitors Choice Awards are chosen solely by visitors to OnTheSnow.com. Awards are based on ratings in five categories: Favorite Overall Resort, Best Downhill Terrain, Most Family Friendly, Best Terrain Park and Best Nightlife, and for combined totals of visitors going to individual resort pages on the site.
The ski resort with the top average score (on a scale of 1 to 5) in each category, and a minimum number of entries, receives the award. Visitors then ranked them in five categories: Overall Favorite, Best Nightlife, Most Family Friendly, Best Downhill Terrain and Best Terrain Park.
"User-generated content is one of the most powerful and effective ways Web visitors have to communicate with each other," said Mountain News Corp. President and Publisher Rob Brown of OnTheSnow.com. "Skiers and snowboarders are relying on the word of their peers when they make resort choices."
Brown points out these rankings should not be used as comparisons of one resort to another, since all visitors to OnTheSnow.com have not visited every resort, and expectations of the ski experience vary greatly in regions throughout North America. "But, they do provide an accurate reflection of our visitors' experiences and their passion for particular resorts."
Big Sky, which also took overall favorite honors for the Rocky Mountains Region, was consistently praised by readers for its terrain, size and uncrowded conditions. Some samples: "What a friendly place, and I'm sure you're tired of hearing it, but, no lift lines!"; "Very family friendly, courteous lift operators and resort staff made it a great experience."; "I've never seen so much snow in my life!"; "Big Sky is the BOMB!! Sweet riding and much powder!!"
Regional awards for the Favorite Overall category went to Mammoth Mountain, Calif., in the Far West; Hidden Valley, Pa. in the Mid Atlantic; Ski Brule, Mich., in the Midwest; Sugarbush, Vt., in the Northeast; and Kimberley Alpine Resort, Wash., in the Pacific Northwest.
North America's Favorite Resort:
Big Sky Resort, Mont.
North America's Best Nightlife: Whistler Blackcomb, BC
North America's Most Family-Friendly Resort: Snowmass, Colo.
North America's Best Downhill Terrain: Jackson Hole, Wyo.
North America's Best Terrain Park: Mammoth Mountain, Calif.
Pacific Northwest:
Favorite: Kimberley Alpine Resort, BC
Nightlife: Whistler Blackcomb, BC
Family: White Pass, Wash.
Terrain: Revelstoke, BC
Terrain Park: Whistler Blackcomb, BC
Far West:
Favorite: Mammoth Mountain, Calif.
Nightlife: Heavenly Mountain Resort, Calif.
Family: Sierra Summit, Calif.
Terrain: Mammoth Mountain, Calif.
Terrain Park: Mammoth Mountain, Calif.
Rocky Mountains:
Favorite: Big Sky, Mont.
Nightlife: Telluride, Colo.
Family: Snowmass, Colo.
Terrain: Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Terrain Park: Keystone, Colo.
Midwest:
Favorite: Ski Brule, Mich.
Nightlife: Shanty Creek, Mich.
Family: Big Powderhorn, Mich.
Terrain: Big Powderhorn, Mich.
Terrain Park: Spirit Mountain, Minn.
Northeast:
Favorite: Sugarbush, Vt.
Nightlife: Whiteface Mt., N.Y.
Family: Sugarbush, Vt.
Terrain: Sugarbush, Vt.
Terrain Park: Loon Mountain, NH
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast:
Favorite: Hidden Valley, Pa.
Nightlife: Seven Springs, Pa.
Family: Hidden Valley, Pa.
Terrain: Blue Knob, Pa.
Terrain Park: Whitetail Resort, Pa
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Wednesday, 27 May 2009Very limited, numbered, made when you order them, hand signed poster from artist, SINED Snowboards form music legends Dave Brockie of GWAR and HellBilly Country singer Hank Williams the Third. These boards will for sure become collector’s editions. Only the number sold will be the number made. Boards are top of the line high-end boards made by SINED Snowboards USA. Boards feature "Green" building methods like, Bamboo / Poplar wood core, Bamboo sidewalls (lots of POP), and Triaxial Basalt fiber in place of fiberglass. Other materials used are 3 layers of rubber for damping, full wrap metal edge, 14 inserts per foot, stone ground sintered base, and the best in sublimation to make the graphic look sick.
Dave Brockie and Hank 3 designed the graphics and they are insane. Great for any collector or just a rider that wants a great snowboard at a great cost.
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Monday, 25 May 2009The creators of the world's best snowboard instructional lessons and online tutorials are making a big impression and are jumping right into the summer camp scene again this year.
Snowboard Addiction is setting up for a huge summer here in the northern hemisphere - from June through July running week to week you will be able to sign up, get your butt out to Whistler and have an incredi ble life changing snowboarding experience!
Partnering with Camp of Champions this is the camp geared towards absolutely everyone. From amateurs who are looking to get sponsored to beginners who just want to ride with the pros, this is the camp for you! While this program has seen many young stars come through its gates, this camp has a specific feature for every level of rider to get out on the incredible Blackcomb glacier at the peak of summer and go riding with the most high energy, friendliest coaches around. What a way to feed your addiction straight through the summer months!
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Friday, 22 May 2009With the 2010 Winter Olympics just 10 months away, High Cascade Snowboard Camp is pleased to announce that they are teaming up with U.S. Snowboarding, Planet Snow Design and Timberline Resort this summer to provide a 22-foot halfpipe during camp Session 3 (July 6 – 14) and Session 4 (July 17 – 25). This 22-foot “freedom pipe” will give the campers, staff and the U.S. Snowboarding athletes a fun place to ride a warm, sunny replica of the pipe that will be ridden next season in the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Constructed by Pat Malendowski of Planet Snow Design, builder of the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic pipe and HCSC’s parks and pipes since 1997, the Freedom Pipe will be proudly located in one of High Cascade’s two private summer snowboard parks. “We’re proud as heck to be building this Freedom Pipe,” explains HCSC Camp Director Preston Strout. “When everyone’s riding our pipe this summer, I’ll get that same patriotic feeling I get when a flock of bald eagles fly by -- except in this case, it’ll be like bald eagles with snowboards strapped to them.”
U.S. Snowboarding pro riders enjoying the pipe will include Scott Lago, Louie Vito, Steve Fisher, Greg Bretz, Elijah Teter, Gretchen Bleiler, Hannah Teter, Kelly Clark, Elena Hight, Ellery Hollingsworth and Clair Bidez. In addition, The U.S. Snowboarding rookie squad and U.S. Olympic hopefuls such as Kevin Pearce, Mason Aguirre, Danny Davis, Luke Mitrani, Jack Mitrani, and JJ Thomas will be on hand for some summer fun. The pipe will also be open for all HCSC staff and campers, with the U.S. Snowboarding coaches like Bud Keene, Ricky Bower and Mike Jankowski giving pipe clinics throughout the sessions.
Strategic analysts view HCSC’s Operation Freedom Pipe as an essential step in what many Americans hope will be a full medal sweep for the US during the encounters next winter in Vancouver. Whatever the outcome, 2 weeks riding a perfect 22-foot pipe under sunny Mt. Hood skies should yield exponential amounts of good times for all.
U.S. Team Halfpipe Coach Mike Jankowski agrees, stating that, "we can’t wait for Hood camp. Summer shredding on Mt Hood has a solid tradition of fun, sun and amazing riding progression. Having the 22-foot Freedom Pipe up there this July is going to make it the best summer yet."
100% snowboarding, High Cascade is the world’s only summer snowboard camp that isn’t part ski camp. Now with two private parks and a private rope tow, HCSC has provided snowboarders age 9 and over, of all abilities, genders and geographic upbringings a chance to snowboard from June 15th – August 15th on real snow since 1989. For more information, or to register for camp visit highcascade.com
For more details on this news, please contact Meagan Stein at 503-206-8520.
Wednesday, 20 May 2009Skiing and snowboarding are extremely popular in Colorado. During the 2007-2008 ski season, Colorado had 28 ski areas in operation according to the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA). The NSAA also reports that over 21 million skiers visited ski areas in the Rocky Mountain region, which includes Colorado, during 2007-2008. While both skiing and snowboarding can be fun and safe activities for a wide variety of age groups, unfortunately, a large number of ski-related accidents and injuries do occur every year. The recent and tragic death of actress Natasha Richardson, who died after suffering a head injury after falling while skiing in Canada, has focused attention on the important issues of ski safety and obtaining medical attention after a ski accident.
In 2007, there were 101,111 hospital/emergency room visits for ski-related injuries in the United States according to data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS). NEISS is a probability sample of US hospitals. NEISS hospitals collect information about patients who visit the emergency room because of an injury due to the use of consumer products.
In the 2007-2008 ski season, there were 41 serious injuries in the US, which includes paraplegia, serious head injuries and other serious injuries, according to NSAA data. Of those seriously injured, 32 were skiers and nine were snowboarders. This equates to a serious injury rate of .68 per million ski/snowboard visits.
The NSAA reports that there were 44 ski-related deaths and nine snowboarder deaths in the 2007-2008 season in the US. This equates to a fatality rate of .88 per million visits. The majority of these 53 deaths were males (38 male skiers and eight male snowboarders).
The NSAA estimates that collisions with other skiers or snowboarders account for about 6.4 percent of all ski accidents. The NSAA recommends several steps that skiers can take to avoid collisions, including:
• Staying in control/not skiing too fast
• Stopping in a safe place on the hill
• Looking uphill and yielding when beginning down the slope or merging
• Following posted warnings and signs
Under Colorado law there is a presumption that the uphill and overtaking skier is at fault for collision accidents because he or she is uphill, can see what or who is below and can try to avoid hitting a person or object. The Colorado Ski Safety Act (Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 33-44-101 to 33-44-114) outlines duties for skiers and operators of ski areas. Generally, skiers have a duty to maintain control and use caution when skiing. In addition, skiers, sledders and snowboarders have the duty to ski within their abilities and, if they are the uphill skier, the duty to avoid a collision. A violation of these duties constitutes negligence. Even young children can be negligent under the Act.
The NSAA has done studies about helmet usage and found that generally, advanced skiers are more likely to wear helmets than beginner skiers. In addition, children are more likely than adults to wear helmets. A 2007-2008 NSAA study found that 43 percent of skiers and snowboarders in the US wore helmets, which was a 40 percent increase over the previous year. That same study found that among children aged 9 years old and younger, 70 percent wore helmets, and among children ages 10-14, 60 percent wore helmets. A similar number (59 percent) of adults over the age of 65 wore helmets. Men between the ages of 18-24 were the least likely to wear helmets (only 32 percent).
Wearing a helmet while skiing or snowboarding can significantly reduce the severity of head injuries sustained during a collision, fall or other accident. The CPSC estimates that about 14 percent of all skiing and snowboarding injuries are head injuries. A 1999 CPSC report stated that the severity of 44 percent of head injuries in adults and 53 percent of head injuries in children under the age of 15 could be reduced by wearing a helmet. The report also concluded that 11 skiing and snowboarding deaths attributable to head injuries might be prevented by the use of helmets. The CPSC concluded that using helmets will reduce the risk of head injuries caused by skiing and snowboarding accidents.
If you collide with another skier or fall when snowboarding, it is extremely important to seek medical attention, even if you feel fine and don't exhibit any signs of injury. You may have a head injury or other internal injury and not realize it. After obtaining medical treatment for your injuries, it is a good idea to speak to an attorney who can determine whether you may be able to file a lawsuit to recover compensation for your injuries.
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