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Tuesday, 30 June 2009Despite a miniscule population of around only 2100, Breckenridge’s financial fortunes have transformed since the first ski area was opened by Rounds and Porter lumber company back in 1961.
Welcoming more than 16,000 visitors in its inaugural ski season, this would increase to more than 220,000 visitors during the 1971/72 season. The resort's popularity continuously grew over the next 3 0 years, peaking with 1.4 million in 2000 and being ranked as one of the top 5 places to ski by the BBC in 2006.
Now owned by Vail Resorts, continuous investment into Breckenridge’s facilities ensures its position as the one of the most-visited ski resorts in the US. Now offering the first double-loading six-passenger chair-lift and the highest-capacity lift in the US, Breckenridge continues to push boundaries in the worlds of skiing and snowboarding.
So, what do the next 150 years have in store for this little gold-mining town in Summit County, Colorado? Only time will tell. One thing is for certain, Breckenridge will be making 2009 a year to remember with activities and special events to celebrate its 150th anniversary in the perfect way.
With the ski season set to begin on 7th November 2009, Breckenridge will be inviting skiers and snowboarders from all over the world to celebrate the rich history of this fantastic mountain village. Don’t miss the festivities in Breckenridge in 2009 – they’ve been 150 years in the making.
For more details on this news, please visit www.prlog.org.
Monday, 29 June 2009UnofficialSquaw.com announced the formation of “The Kick-Ass Blasters” today. The company is sponsoring a team of skiers and snowboarders, all Squaw Valley locals. The team name is an homage to “Hot Dog… The Movie!” a 1984 film set in and filmed at Squaw Valley ski resort.
The Kick-Ass Blasters will be competing on the World Freeride Tour, North American Freeskiing Tour, World Heli Cha llenge, as well as other events around the world. Team members will provide an insider perspective on the “Unofficial” lifestyle through blogs, photos, and video – exclusively at UnofficialSquaw.com.
UnofficialSquaw.com Founder and Chief Creative Officer Tim Konrad said, ”We’re stoked to be sponsoring this amazing group of skiers and riders. The team will be providing incredible, exclusive content on the site – such as helmet cam footage from competition, photo and video from Squaw’s legendary terrain, and behind-the-scenes looks at the world of competitive freeskiing.”
Team Riders are: Ralph Backstrom, Tyler Boutelle, Tim Dutton, Scott Hanichen, John Lange, Jackie Paaso, Matthias Sullivan, and Mike Vaughan. A Press Kit is available with team bios, photos, and information.
According to Matthias Sullivan, “We’ll be killing it on and off the mountain. There’s gonna be some kick-ass sick s*** that you won’t want to miss.”
UnofficialSquaw.com is based in Squaw Valley, CA.
For more details on this news, please visit www.businesswire.com.
Friday, 26 June 2009No one wants to think about knee pain, especially while skiing or snowboarding. So what if a knee injury happens to you in the future? You'll wonder how you could have prevented it from happening. Here are some knee injury prevention tips so that you won't have to look back in vain.
When you are snowboarding or skiing, you will most likely have twisting forces that can occur at your k nee joints. As you know your feet are usually locked (more or less) into the ski or snowboard, but you still need to adapt to the snowy terrain as you go over bumps in the mountain side. This sets up a situation were you might hurt your knee due to a twisting or otherwise awkward movement. Although we hope this does not ever happen, we do suggest you read on to get some useful prevention tips.
Even if you are a great skier, chances are that you can fall at some point during a ski trip. Or, if you are not a person who "has ever fallen" you can use this information to help someone who does:
1.) Don't fully straighten your legs when you fall. Keep your knees flexed. This helps avoid hyperextension of your legs, which can contribute to a knee injury.
2.) Don't try to get up until you have stopped sliding. Many knee injuries happen as a result of trying to get up to quickly when your balance is not good, and this is when your real injury might happen.
3.) Don't land on your hands (if you can help it) Keep your arms up and forward. This is more of a general point of safety.
4.) Do not jump unless you know where and how to land. Sounds simple enough, right? It is best to land on both skis and keep your knees flexed.
If you have a pre-existing knee injury or knee pain the use of a well designed knee brace can help reduce your pain, and can also help prevent future knee injuries from occurring. The US ski team makes use of knee braces to achieve these results, because they know the value of stable healthy knee while skiing.
For more details on this news, please visit www.prlog.org.
Tuesday, 23 June 2009Here is Ashley’s story about the experience:
“So I got a call from my good friend Kari. She had seen that Nikita Clothing was doing a video contest on their web page. She said "Ashley you have to send your video into Nikita, you could win a trip to Iceland." So I checked it out and noticed I had one day until the deadline to turn it in. I got a hold of my videographer and told him the situation. He was super busy at the time filming with pro skiers in town and said he would do what he could to put my footage together. The day it was due I was leaving town. The videographer was not going to be around that day so I had to have my dad pick the footage up out of Pete's mail box. My dad then sent it in for me. I got my video turned in just in time. The following morning I checked my emails and I was the winner of the trip! I couldn't quite believe it. I called Pete, my friend and filmer, and gave him the good news. He thought that I was kidding, because we had just got the video done the night before.
I was waiting very excitedly for the next month to go by for the trip. I had no idea what to expect. I had never been out of North America before and have always wanted to. I left Bend, Oregon on May 28th, flew throughout the day and arrived in Iceland at 6:30am on May 29th.
Geiri from Nikita was waiting for me at the airport with a nice warm welcome. We drove on a desolate scenic dirt rode from the airport to Reykjavik. I saw wrecked ships, geothermal spots, and just beautiful land. We arrived in Reykjavik to check into our hotel, which Nikita headquarters was connected to, in the same building. I went to the Nikita headquarters soon after arriving.
Everyone at the Nikita office was awesome. We had amazing food that day in a green house with ponds, plant life and flowers. I can't even explain how great it was. We toured more around the city of Reykjavik and got ready for a night of partying! It was Esther, a Nikita designer's birthday and they had a big night planned, house party until the morning. Wow what a first day in Iceland. After going to bed at around 5:00am and getting up and ready before 9:00am we were a little tired, but so excited for the next day of activities to come.
We started out day 2 driving to the country to go whitewater rafting. Once again a beautiful drive and amazing scenery. We all had a great time Arctic Rafting. While on the raft trip we stopped in a canyon and got to jump off some cliffs and drink out of a very special rock. I think it was called the eternal rock of life. I found out you can drink any fresh water anywhere in Iceland. How awesome is that? It was a very pretty float. We walked a mile to get back to the rafting lodge. We were welcomed with a sauna and a cold beer followed by a tasteful lunch. What a way to end a day on the river. We left there to head to the glacier to be able to shred the next day. We arrived at where we would stay for the night; a truly beautiful spot, between the glacier and the ocean. Both seeing distance from our cabin. We were told we were going to go on a walk to the next town to go eat dinner. We walked along a rad trail on a band of cliffs over looking the Ocean. I would say we walked maybe 3 miles to where we ended up at a little cabin all by itself. We ate the best seafood and fish chowder of my life! They catch the fish daily and bake fresh bread. After that we partied the night away. It never got dark so it is really hard to sleep there. In return I guess that equals a lot of partying!
Day 3 got started by waking up shortly after laying our heads down. We were told to meet for breakfast at the house with the grass roof and the spoon and fork sign on the front. It was right next door to our cabin. We had hopes of going to the glacier but the weather was not looking favorable to be able to get up there. So we waited to see if the weather would pass. We waited a few hours, but it was a no go. I was a little bummed for a second, but I knew it was out of my hands and the trip would have more fun things ahead. We continued our journey to go try and find some surf. It was a flat day in Iceland. We checked out many beach spots and two beaches really stood out to me. There was one beach of pebble rocks. They are round and smooth and very comfortable to lie on. You can also hear the water come in underneath you and hear it go back out. On the beach there were many pieces of wrecked ships. The other beach was one of Iceland's only white sand beaches. It reminded me a lot of Hawaii. We then went to a very special light house with amazing historic stories that overlooks a peninsula. Our next stop was a hot spring. We soaked and it felt amazing. We drove back to Reykjavik for the best dinner of my life! We had sushi and king crab claws at a restaurant named Fishmarket, also known as fiskmarkadurinn. Now all that we had in our plans was hitting up the night life in Reykjavik! We had a wonderful night drinking very large beers (seriously 1.5 liter beers) at a pub and dancing at the bars. The bars that, close at 6:00 am, the others I don't think close at all. I think we made it until around 8:00 am!
My last day in Iceland, We toured some more beautiful land and checked out Blue Lagoon. The geothermal run-off pools at the resort are great for your skin. We had an awesome lunch there. Now it was time to go to the airport and travel back to Oregon. I was excited before I left, I was excited the whole time I was there and I am still excited right now writing this. I had such an amazing and perfect experience in Iceland. I absolutely loved it there. The people are so nice; it really was a trip of a lifetime.”
THANK YOU NIKITA!!!!!
Ashley Thornton
For more details on this news, please contact Michelle Rushbrooke at Nikita Iceland T: + 3545851000 UK T: + (0) 1206 855 710 or michelle@nikitaclothing.com.
Monday, 22 June 2009At the beginning of the last winter season Nikita launched the Snowboard Clip Contest. An open invite to any girls to send in some short video clips of themselves riding. They had all season through from October to the end of March to get some footage together and send it in to Nikita HQ in Iceland to check out.
On offer for the winner, apart from getting the thumbs up from the N ikita crew including one of the judges Heida Birgisdottir, was an all-expenses paid trip to Iceland. The winner would be taken to and shown around some fantastic national hotspots, enjoy some fine wine and dining plus get kitted out in all the latest Nikita streetwear and outerwear.
Getting pretty excited about riding, watching all the footage sent in by the girls, the judges decided on a winner. The winner was Ashley Thornton from the USA, along with a few runners up who were also stoked to get a new outerwear set up each. So at the end of May Ashley flew over to Reykjavik to meet with the crew at Nikita HQ.
For more details on this news, please contact Michelle Rushbrooke at Nikita Iceland T: + 3545851000 UK T: + (0) 1206 855 710 or michelle@nikitaclothing.com
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