tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802351062930475862023-11-15T11:06:16.458-05:00Snowboard ShortySnowboard tidbits, with a decidedly East Coast US slant.
Short and to the point.
For snowboarders = anyone who loves snowboardingLauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-57145041612722235112007-10-13T10:55:00.001-05:002007-10-13T10:55:27.016-05:003 PARTIES on the BLUR TOUR<h3 class="post-title entry-title"> <a href="http://snowboardsecretsblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/3-parties-on-blur-tour.html"><br /></a> </h3> <p><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">BLURRED by Huckfest Productions is the EAST COAST snowboard film of the season. Catch it at one of these parties.</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Oct. 19 </span></span>Friday New Paltz, NY at Cabaloosa's, put on by SnowboardSecrets.com, Flexmeters.com and Sacred board shop of New Paltz. <a href="http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/blurtour.htm">http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/blurtour.htm</a> We're expecting a crowd from all over and this will be a banging party. 18 and over.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oct. 25 </span></span>Thursday New York City, at M1-5 in Tribeca. The party of the season. Athletes including Yale and Chris and director of the film Tom Vayianos will be there. Snowboard outerwear fashion show. Goody bags with lift ticket deals. Snowboard raffle, And MORE.<br />DON'T MISS IT. $5 cover, 21 and over. <a href="http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/blurtour.htm">http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/blurtour.htm</a><br />Put on by SnowboardSecrets.com, Flexmeters.com snowboard and skate wrist guards.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Nov. 2</span> Friday Framingham/Natick MA at Eastern Boarder. All ages, join us for this laid back showing of the movie in the shop and check out the latest gear. We'll go out for a drink after.<br /><a href="http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/blurtour.htm">http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/blurtour.htm</a><br />Brought to you by SnowboardSecrets.com, Flexmeters.com snowboard and skate wrist guards.</p>Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-32896182566055984032007-08-12T15:52:00.001-05:002007-08-20T12:33:16.974-05:00Gathering of the Vibes, Sunday Report. August 12, 2007<h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://snowboardshorty.blogspot.com/2007/08/gathering-of-vibes-saturday-night.html">Gathering of the Vibes, Sunday Report. August 12, 2007</a></h3>Hey, I've got to level with you. After 2 very active days dancing and running around at Gathering of the Vibes in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">beatiful</span> hot weather and cold rainy weather, I was ready for a chill day. And since I can listen to the show in the comfort of my home on community radio station <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">WPKN</span>, that's where I'm hearing it today. (By the way, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">WPKN</span>.org is where you can make a donation to this very excellent grassroots radio station that is supported by its listeners, and has no ads.)<br /><br />So, I'm not there now... you're not there now, we'll reconstruct the experience <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">throught</span> the music. I'm paying a lot more attention to the music for a sustained period of time than I would if I were there.<br /><br />Kevin Hays & Friends Jazz Session opened the musical day with smoothness, to go with a Sunday morning cup of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">joe</span>. The World Peace Prayer Society lead their annual peace prayer at noon. The audience held flags and repeated the list of all the countries in the world. See this touching moment as it appeared at last year's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">GOTV</span> here: scroll down on http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/Articles/vibes06.htm<br /><br />The Dirty Dozen Brass Band brought modern old fashioned New Orleans brassy funk to Bridgeport.<br /><br />Martin Sexton is an all around multi-talented musician. My local radio station of choice, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">WFUV</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Fordham</span> University in the Bronx, plays his songs, but the ones they play are all kind of the same downbeat strumming. But in concert, this guy can be downright rowdy. And we love it.<br />Like Picasso, you don't realize his true artistic genius until you see what wide range of mastery he has.<br /><br />In concert at Gathering of the Vibes, Martin Sexton and his band all showed their stuff. Along with the Sexton standards, they did a Johnny Cash cover, and a wild version of that Billy Preston song "Will it Go Around in a Circle." It launched into a jam, keyboard player and saxophonist from Deep Banana Blackout were in on it and funking it up righteously.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Jah</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Jah</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Jah</span>-la. The Wailers gave us are old favorites like "Them Belly Full", "Lively Up Yourself," "Exodus," and "Get Up Stand Up" and they kept the arrangements fresh and new. There was a sing along on "No Woman No Cry." <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Rahstafari</span>-Bless, until we meet again.<br /><br />After the Wailer's breathtaking set, Wavy Gravy popped onto stage to announce that he had been "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Rastah</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">fied</span>" and was feeling fine, and would meet us over at the other stage for Buddy Guy. He just left the mike, and we heard dead air on the radio until <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">WPKN</span> chimed in from the studio.<br /><br />We waited and waited, and heard a lot of other music on the radio, but not Buddy Guy. Where was he? Turns out his show was not broadcast on air, a licensing issue that we feared might also affect the Les <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Claypool</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Ratdog</span> shows, but in the end only affected Buddy Guy's.<br /><br />Los <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Lobos</span> covered the board in musical style-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">ations</span> bouncing from Latin, to Zydeco to blues, and making the audience crazy along the way. As headline closing act they finished the Gathering of the Vibes on a high note that just makes us count the days until we can come back for another magical weekend of music and fun.<br /><br />Props to Ken Hays, Jonathan, Terrapin, The Gathering of the Vibes Family, Radio Vibes, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">WPKN</span>, and everybody else who made the magic happen.<br />the magic happen at the 12<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">th</span> Annual Gathering of the Vibes.Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-6649453880988908952007-08-11T23:38:00.000-05:002007-08-20T13:14:56.151-05:00Gathering of the Vibes, Saturday Night Report. August 11, 2007<span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Gathering of the Vibes, Saturday Night Report, August 11, 2007</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Just got back from spending most of the day at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">GOTV</span>, and am listening to the end of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ratdog</span> show live on blessed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">WPKN</span> 89.5 as I write. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">WPKN</span> even had the show online at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">WPKN</span>.org. All of the musical artists today agreed to let their live <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">show's</span> be on air. There was some question earlier about <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Ratdog</span> and Les <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Claypool</span> releasing rights to broadcast, but they did. The show at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, CT seemed to be filled to capacity. Still, it is wonderful that the producers of this show allow people in their area that could be potential concert-goers, to listen from home. A rare treat.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> My friend Brian said tonight "sometimes <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Ratdog</span> is great, and sometimes they're not so great." Which I knew. But tonight they are putting on a great show, as they did last year as Saturday's headline act at the Vibes. Very tight, varied material. "Come Together" cover. Now they are pulling an epic jam on St. Stephen.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">For once it's not raining during <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Ratdog's</span> show, which it did the last 2 years. In fact weather today was perfect with blue cloudless skies and a little offshore breeze. Tonight is even more perfect, with temps in the mid-60s and zero sunburn index.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">There were plenty of guests sitting in today. Donna Jean was onstage with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Ratdog</span>. Bob Weir played with Keller Williams. Last night Jen <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Durkin</span> played with Mickey Hart. It's the kind of musical mix-up that we hope for at the Vibes.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Les <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Claypool's</span> set, once it got cooking, caused handsome men everywhere to spontaneously do a prancing jive dance all through the audience. It was particularly fetching when done while walking. Never saw so many guys dancing before. Funk music has been the undercurrent this year, and has popped up all over the place in different artists' sets over the last 2 days.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Ryan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Montbleau</span> Band had the opening spot at 11:00 a.m., which includes the thankless job of reviving a partied-out crowd, with music. Their gentle amusing music did the trick.<br /><br />Sixteen non-profit organizations are given space and ink at Gathering of the Vibes to spread their worthy words and examples.This year groups on the forefront of developing clean energy techniques were featured. You could get your cellphone, Ipod, camera, or laptop juiced up for free, compliments of The Sun, at the Solar Bus (Solarbus.org). You could have a Solar Smoothie, where the blender worked by solar panels. CommunityEnergy.biz will donate enough wind energy credits to offset 100% of the electricity used for this year's event.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I was just ruminating today again on how well organized and run the Gathering of the Vibes Festivals are. Even the website and free hand-out programs are well written and designed, and a pleasure to use. And I was thinking how I've never seen any kind of "trouble" in the mellow crowd in my 3 yearly visits. Police patrolled the crowd on horseback, Segue, and auto.<br /><br />I'm sorry to report that today was different and there was a confrontation with police. A trustworthy friend reported that he saw 3 or 4 concertgoers on the ground with handcuffs on, and police around. There was almost a bigger problem when police asked the crowd to move back, and the crowd <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">belligerantly</span> refused. (Later we heard that the arrest was a rowdy concert-goer who was hitting others in the face.)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Sorry to see this and hope we don't see it again. The crowd did seem to be a different mix than the last 2 years. Less old hippie-types, more young urban types, and plenty of Jersey in the house. Lots of full-time tour followers too it seemed. The easy-access location right off the Northeast's main traffic artery of I-95 made the festival more accessible to a wider geographic area.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Fashion at the Vibes</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Tie dye is fading out this season. Madras and plaid shorts are making a strong showing especially for men and boys. And shorts and pants for guys with big <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">multic</span>-colored patchwork squares too, from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Guatamala</span> I think, are gaining fashion traction. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Camo</span> is still happening but this will probably be the last season, unless some new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">camo</span> colors arrive on the scene to freshen the look. Cargo pants for men and women are just too comfortable and practical to go out of style at music festivals, or anywhere you need a safe place for car keys, camera, phone, money, etc. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Strapless dresses are looking good on some women. There were surprisingly few new looks in head wear, just the same old baseball caps and straw hats. </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Afros are back in a small way, but this time on Caucasian men.</span><span style="font-family:arial;">The once ubiquitous <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">bandana</span> is slowing in popularity, but again, it's a useful item, and I think it won't vanish.<br /><br />Transportation this year was easy if you had a wheeled device, unlike on the grassy rolling fields of Indian Lookout Country Club.The Seaside Park venue comprises an amazing 370 acres along the waterfront. Skateboards, long and short, were a handy form of transport along the 2 mile long seaside promenade, and there is a full-featured skate park by the beach too. Scooters, bikes, and a neat small electric trike all got people around in style. The people running the show raced around in their golf carts.<br /><br />There were even Festival Cab golf carts with room for 6 passengers. Weary walkers could hop on and pay $1 to get where they're going. Just another example of the fact that the Vibe people are really good at running their show. This is the 12th year and they work at making it better and better. Props to Ken Hays, Jonathan Lobdell, and all their peeps for doing a great job again!<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Beer and cigarettes are ubiquitous accessories at this show. Sometimes <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Ii's</span> hard to get a breath of fresh air, even at the seaside. Non-smokers must jockey for spots where smoke is not shotgunning into our nostrils. A cigarette company was a sponsor this year. But only gave free packs of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">cigs</span> to people who said they are already smokers. At least that was something. The show is so accessible that takeout pizza was seen. Certainly never in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Mariaville</span>.<br /><br />Someone in the crowd flew a radio-controlled Frisbee or something like that after dark. It spun, with colored lights all around and looked like a real UFO. He was able to make it swoop below the big screen, and then hover right over our heads. It was the coolest thing ever. I must get one.<br /><br />Hey, tomorrow night is the Perseid Meteor Showers, with up to 60 streaking shooting stars per hour. Hope for clear skies. The dark of the moon will help visibility.<br />Los <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Lobos</span>' show ends at 8 p.m. tomorrow, and we know that the shows at Gathering of the Vibes run like clockwork. So you should be home, or well on the way in time to see the meteor shower.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Trying to decide whether to take your kids to a music festival?</span><br />Or "what to wear and bring?"<br />Or "am I too old to go to a music festival?"<br />Or "what will I eat if I don't eat wheat? Or don't feel like bringing a cooler with ice.?"<br />Or "what should I wear on my feet?<br />Or "how to stay dry in the pouring rain?"<br />Or "what if I don't feel like bringing food, or chairs? "What if I need shade?"<br />Or "how to have enough energy for dancing from midnight to 4 a.m.?<br />Or "what festival goers should carry at all times."<br />Or "what you must NEVER do at a music festival. If you do, you're day will surely be ruined.<br /><br />Watch for the Festival Goers Guide that will answer these and other earth-shaking questions, and make your life perfect in every way.<br /></span>Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-58144993326573441692007-08-11T00:14:00.001-05:002007-08-20T13:14:13.286-05:00Gathering of the Vibes, Friday Night Report 8-10-2007<span style="font-family:arial;">Gathering of the Vibes, Friday Night Report 8-10-2007<br /><br />I was at the show tonight, and I just heard Deep Banana Blackout's second encore finish the show at 12:58 a.m. Through the magic of public radio station <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">WPKN</span> 89.5, I heard the finale from the comfort of my nice dry home which is just 30 miles from the Bridgeport, CT, Seaside Park locale of the show this year. We beat the traffic outta there and were able to listen to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">DBB's</span> set on the drive home. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Deep Banana Blackout was proudly introduced onstage tonight, by the Mayor of Bridgeport, John <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Fabrizi</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">DBB</span> only does a few of gigs a year these days, but they wouldn't miss Gathering of the Vibes, especially when it has come back to their old hometown. "Welcome to our 'hood" as Jen <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Durkin</span> said from the stage. Their show tonight was a "Tribute to the Godfather of Soul, the Hardest Working Man in Show Biz, James Brown!" And it could not have rocked funkier!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.deepbananablackout.com/dbb/</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Before that George Clinton and P-Funk rocked the house. Deep Banana </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >channels </span><span style="font-family:arial;">funk, but George C. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >invented it</span><span style="font-family:arial;">. His band was tight, and loose, hot and cool, earthy and outer spatial. He brought the heat on this clammy night.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Friday afternoon and evening's bands were stellar: Dickie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Betts</span> ended his set with "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and it sounded better than some <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Allman</span> Brothers versions. Mickey Hart and his all star band were musical and danceable.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Today was rainy and downright cold, with temperatures in the high 50's, down from 95 yesterday. But the rain didn't dampen the Vibes crowd. This was my third Gathering of the Vibes, and it's rained some the last 2 years too, though on Saturday night, not Friday like this year. Anyway this crowd expects it and handles it without a whine. And just has a great time, no matter the weather.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">And what's not to like? A friend compared this gathering's vibe to the true summer of love of 1966, as opposed to the commercial summer of love in 1967. The crowd is groovy and mellow, the sound system is awesome, the bands that play are incredible and mean every note they play, the food court keeps us well fed. So what if a little rain falls.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The big screen has the projected images from the stage visible on both sides (!) so you can actually sit on the sea wall with the offshore breeze licking your back, and hear and see the show just fine. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Mariaville</span>, up in the countryside by Albany, NY, where the show was held for the last couple of years, had many charms, but it didn't have the ocean!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The only bit of a drag this year is that the campground was filled up by Sat. So if you had purchased camping tickets and arrived after the campground was filled, you can still camp, but you will have to move your gear from your car in the parking lot, by shuttle bus, to the campground, and it may take more than one trip. Camping next to the car at Indian Lookout at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Mariaville</span> was much easier.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Tomorrow and Sunday's weather forecasts online are showing the smiling sun face that we love to see. But it was worth braving the weather today to see some of the finest bands scheduled in this 4 day festival. Cheerio!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">See photos and article on Gathering of the Vibes 2006 here http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/Articles/vibes06.htm</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">See photos and article on Gathering of the Vibes 2005 here</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/Articles/vibes.htm</span>Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-88349364020858274332007-03-12T17:48:00.000-05:002007-03-12T17:49:14.396-05:00Snowboard Cross new Pro Tour - 1st round at SugarloafSugarloaf/USA to Host World's Best Snowboard Cross Riders Mar. 24<br />Seth Wescott launches Champion's Cross pro tour<br /><br />CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine - Sugarloaf/USA welcomes the world's best snowboard cross riders for the inaugural running of the Champion's Cross Sugarloaf Open hosted by Olympic Gold Medalist Seth Wescott . On Saturday, Mar. 24 the top 24 SBX athletes currently on the FIS World Cup tour along with other qualifying American riders will compete at Wescott's home resort for more than $50,000 in cash and prizes.<br /><br />"Our goal is to create the premiere boardercross tour in North America," Wescott said, because there has not been a professional tour of this kind since 2002. "As a result, we haven't seen progress in course design and evolution of the sport. Putting an alternative to the World Cup out there gives a lot more riders a chance to stay in the sport professionally."<br /><br />The Sugarloaf event will be the only stop this year in the United States and a spring date in British Columbia is currently under consideration. Next winter, Wescott envisions the tour making multiple stops across the US and Canada.<br /><br />To kick off the series, these elite athletes will converge at Sugarloaf to compete on a course designed by Wescott with the winner taking home at least $10,000 in cash plus a Suzuki Motocross motorcycle. The course will begin on Lower Competition Hill and cut over to Lower Narrow Gauge and will feature jumps, hips and rollers. The event is designed to be spectator-friendly and the course will include viewing areas across the length of the course.<br /><br />"There is no better representative of the sport of snowboarding than Seth or a better place to take snowboard cross to the next level," said Sugarloaf President John Diller. "Seth built his dream of winning Olympic gold on Sugarloaf's slopes. Events like this will inspire the next generation of Sugarloafers to follow in his footsteps."<br /><br />The weekend-long event will include a time trial on Friday, racing on Saturday and Parade of Athletes and Award Presentations Saturday evening.<br /><br />About Sugarloaf/USA Ski Resort ? Located in Carrabassett Valley, Maine, Sugarloaf/USA is recognized as one of the top ski and golf resorts in the world. Sugarloaf/USA is part of the American Skiing Company family of resorts which includes Killington and Mount Snow in Vermont; Sunday River and Sugarloaf/USA in Maine; Attitash in New Hampshire; and The Canyons in Utah.Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-77830930066606337152007-03-09T12:15:00.000-05:002007-03-09T12:19:05.558-05:00Mountain Creek - Sunday - TransAM and ConcertMontain Creek, Vernon NJ is hosting 2 too cool events this Sunday!<br /><br />The Transworld TransAm Contest Series presented by High Cascade Snowboard Camp will go down on Sunday March 11. Comp starts at 11:30 a.m. Pre-registration necessary.<br /><br />At noon come out and watch 25 members of Paul Green's SCHOOL OF ROCK ALL-STARS - 10 to 18 year olds play the greatest hits of Rock and Roll, just like in the movie starring Jack Black. Vernon Base.<br /><br />Details on both events at<br />http://www.mountaincreek.com/todo/events/index.htmLauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-27963267437851607392007-03-08T09:05:00.000-05:002007-03-08T09:15:29.171-05:00Boardercross at Plattekill - want to try it?Everybody wants to try Boardercross since the Olympics,but the race course set-ups are few and far between on the mountains.<br /><br />Plattekill - now - is the answer!<br /> The Catskill Mountain Series of USASA (grassroots snowboard competition league) is holding their Boardercross and Skiercross at Plattekill Mountain, in the Catskills of NY state, this Saturday, March 10. If you want to compete, you'll have to register for the day http://www.usasa.org/<br /><br />But, will the boardercross course still be open inthe days after the event? Check with the mountain. http://www.plattekill.com/winter/index.html<br /><br />Never visited Plattekill? Plattekill has big mountain terrain, with small mountain charm.<br /> <p>Plattekill Mountain<br />469 Plattekill Mountain Road<br />Roxbury, NY 12474</p><p>Info & Lodging: (607) 326-3500</p><p>Snowphone/Conditions: 800-NEED-2-SK<br /></p>Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-88284876149780773262007-02-12T18:32:00.000-05:002007-02-12T18:40:47.984-05:00Grenade Strikes Back at NJ Mountain Creek This Weekend<span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" > </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><b><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11;" >Olympic Medalist Danny Kass and Grenade Gloves Team head to Mountain Creek<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><i><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11;" >Grenade Strikes Back Rail Jam February 16-17<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 150%;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10;" ><o:p><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" >Danny Kass returns to Jersey with his Grenade Strikes Back tour. This event will be held over the weekend of Feb. 16-17 with a slopestyle competition, rail jam, and live music at Mountain Creek. </span></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><b><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 150%;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10;" >Vernon, NJ (February 7, 2007)</span></span></b><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10;" > – Two-time Olympic Silver Medalist and Vernon’s hometown hero, Danny Kass will return to Mountain Creek to launch the Grenade Strikes Back rail jam and shred his original terrain February 16-17.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10;" ><o:p>K</o:p></span></span><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10;" >ass and his Grenade Gloves Team will tear through Mountain Creek for the second of only two East Coast stops during the industry renowned Grenade Strikes Back tour. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10;" >Each day, one rider will win a free ticket to compete in the grand finale to be held April 20 at a resort to be determined in CA. All contestants will compete for prizes from tour sponsors in this two-day contest. Sponsors include Boost Mobile, Vans, Zumiez, Vestal, Libtech, Gnu, Monster Energy Drink and Transworld Snowboarding. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10;" >The weekend will get underway Friday afternoon with an autograph signing with Danny Kass and the Grenade Team. Riders may register for the contest Friday afternoon in the Tubing room at <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Vernon</st1:city></st1:place> base from 3-4pm. Practice will be held from 4-4:30pm at the bottom of half pipe at <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Vernon</st1:city></st1:place> followed by a riders meeting at 4:30pm as riders prepare to take to the superpipe. The competition will start at 4:45pm and kick off with live music from Retard Riot. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:85%;" ><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:10;" > </span></span><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10;" >The competition will continue on Saturday, February 17<sup>th</sup> as contestants demonstrate their versatility in a slopestyle jam contest. Registration will once again be held in the Tubing room from 8:30-9:30am and practice will run from 9:30-10:30am. The event will kick off at 11am on <st1:city st="on">Independence</st1:city> at <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Vernon</st1:city></st1:place> base.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10;" >Top riders from the Men and Women’s division will end each day riding with their favorite pros and one person will also be chosen as that day’s overall winner. Danny Kass and the Grenade crew will head up judging for the contest throughout both competitions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10;" >Gearing up to the event, Danny Kass will be signing autographs at Zumiez in the Rockaway Mall on Tuesday, February 13 from 6-8pm.<u> </u></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10;" ><u> <o:p></o:p></u></span></span><u>DETAILS:</u></span> Schedule</p> <p align="justify"> <span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><strong>Friday 2/16</strong> – Rail Jam at the bottom of the halfpipe</span></p> <p align="justify"> <span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" >3:00pm Athlete Registration</span></p> <p align="justify"> <span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" >4:00-4:30pm Practice</span></p> <p align="justify"> <span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" >4:45-7:50pm Competition</span></p> <p align="justify"> <span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" >8:00pm Awards </span></p> <p align="justify"> <span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" >8:30-10:30pm Live Music</span></p> <p align="justify"> <span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><strong>Saturday 2/17</strong> – Slopestyle competition on Independence</span></p> <p align="justify"> <span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" >8:30-9:30am Athlete Registration</span></p> <p align="justify"> <span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" >9:30-10:15am Practice</span></p> <p align="justify"> <span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" >10:45 Competition Begins</span></p><p align="justify"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10;" >Log onto the event page at <a href="http://www.mountaincreek.com/">www.mountaincreek.com</a> for more details.</span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10;" >==============================================================<br /></span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Find 223 other fun snowboard events at http://www.sbeventscalendar.com/</span></p><p align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">The biggest snowboard events calendar in the world!</span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10;" >==============================================================</span></span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;" ><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10;" ><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></span>Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-20291094898880421142007-01-29T08:53:00.000-05:002007-01-29T08:57:42.659-05:00Windham Hosts Jeep Terrain Park Challenge Sat.Windham Mountain will host a regional qualifier for the Jeep Terrain Park Challenge, Saturday, Feb. 3 at 11 am.<br /><br />The Jeep Terrain Park Challenge offers amateur skiers and snowboarders a chance to showcase their best moves in the nation's best terrain parks. Proceeds will benefit the Heuga Center for Multiple Sclerosis.<br /><br />Windham Mountain is hosting one of 75 qualifiers for thousands of eager participants. This group will be whittled down to the top 24 athletes through six regional qualifiers spanning from the East and West Coasts to the Rocky Mountain and Midwest regions.<br /><br />Top finishers will be invited to the National Championship, which will be held in Lake Tahoe, California, in March of 2007.<br /><br />Windham's course will consist of a combined Big Air and Half Pipe run. Registration is from 8-10am. The cost to participate is a $10 donation to The Heuga Center.<br /><br />Personally speaking, I rode Windham this weekend, and they are ready to ROCK!! The snow is thick and excellent. The halpipe is sweet. The terrain parks are ready and waiting. The new "G Lift" is fast and takes you to uncrowded parts of the mountain that I never found before. And the trail "Why Not" was like nothing I've ever seen with huge 20 foot mogul rollers that made you feel like an ant cavorting in a bag of giant marshmallows!Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-52181047816771840602007-01-28T20:49:00.000-05:002007-01-28T21:29:14.131-05:00Snowboard Rail Jam Spectacle in New York City<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:city><st1:place><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >2 Rail Jams in NY, Feb 8 and Feb 10</span></b></st1:place></st1:city></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:city><st1:place><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><br /></span></b></st1:place></st1:city></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:city><st1:place><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >NEW YORK CITY</span></b></st1:place></st1:city><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;" > HOSTS FIRST MAJOR PRO SNOWBOARDING COMPETITION</span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;" align="center">on Thursday February 8,<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p></span></b></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >World’s Top Riders Meet for the Union Square Street Sessions, Presented by Jeep®</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in; font-weight: bold;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Amateur Rail Jam in Central Park Saturday February 10 by NY Parks Dept.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;" align="center"><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b><st1:place><st1:city></st1:city></st1:place></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Aura360 in partnership with NYC Parks & Recreation announces </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:city><st1:place><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >New York City</span></st1:place></st1:city></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >’s first major pro snowboarding rail jam competition, The <i style="">Union Square Street Sessions<b>, </b></i>presented by Jeep®.<span style=""> </span>Thursday, February 8, the world’s top pro riders including Marc Frank Montoya, Danny Kass and Eddie Wall will <span style="color:black;">compete head-to-head </span>for a prize purse of $30,000.<span style=""> </span></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p><br />"The </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >Union Square Street Sessions</span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > will expose residents to the thrill of a professional snowboarding rail jam set in </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:place><st1:placename><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >Union</span></st1:placename><span style=";font-family:Arial;" > </span><st1:placetype><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >Square</span></st1:placetype><span style=";font-family:Arial;" > </span><st1:placetype><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >Park</span></st1:placetype></st1:place></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >, the gateway to downtown </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:city><st1:place><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >Manhattan</span></st1:place></st1:city></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >," said Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe. <span style="color:black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" >Twenty-four men and eight women will participate in </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >Union Square Street Sessions</span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" > and will show off their skills on a customized urban rail fabricated at Mountain Creek Resort’s Jib Lab. This will be the largest such structure ever produced for an event of this kind in </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:city><st1:place><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >New York City</span></st1:place></st1:city></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" >.</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >“We have been working on the concept for a major pro snowboarding competition in </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:city><st1:place><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >New York City</span></st1:place></st1:city></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > for several years,” said Dan Gacetta, partner of Aura360.<span style=""> </span>“We wanted to produce a breakthrough event in a world class venue that would demonstrate the long standing involvement of urban communities in the sport of snowboarding.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p><br />The <i style="">Union Square Street Sessions</i> will begin with athlete training at </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:time minute="0" hour="15"><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >3:00 p.m.</span></st1:time></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" > leading up to the rail jam competition commencing at </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:time minute="30" hour="17"><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >5:30 p.m.</span></st1:time></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><span style=""> </span></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >During the contest, the neighborhood of </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:street><st1:address><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >Union Square</span></st1:address></st1:street></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > will be transformed into an action sports block party with celebrity judges, live music <span style="color:black;">provided by Fuse TV </span>and a sponsor village comprised of action sports retailers.<b><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" >The invitational pro field of top riders will be augmented by up-and-coming athletes selected at three <i style="">Street </i>Session qualifiers.<span style=""> </span>Winners at The Block Party in Tahoe and Rails to Riches and Shop Wars events at Killington receive automatic qualifications.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><i style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >Union Square Street Sessions</span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" > partners include Jeep as the presenting sponsor and supporting sponsors </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:city><st1:place><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >Burton</span></st1:place></st1:city></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" >, Fuse TV, <i style="">Snowboarder</i> Magazine, Lat34.com, Boost Mobile, Plantronics, Mountain Creek Resort and Killington Resort.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >“Freedom and adventure are among the core values of the Jeep brand, so we’re excited to sponsor The <i style="">Union</i> <i style="">Square Street Sessions</i>,” said John Plecha, Jeep Marketing and Global Communications.<span style=""> </span>“Snowboarding is one of the many outdoor activities Jeep owners enjoy.<span style=""> </span>Snowboarding in </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:city><st1:place><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >New York City</span></st1:place></st1:city></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > fits naturally with the ‘go anywhere-do anything’ versatility of the Jeep brand and its vehicles.”<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >The winter sports celebrations will continue in </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:city><st1:place><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >New York City</span></st1:place></st1:city></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > on Saturday, February 10 with NYC Parks & Recreation’s <i style="">Winter Jam</i>, a pro/am rail jam and winter carnival with snowshoeing and cross country skiing held in </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:place><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >Central Park</span></st1:place></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><st1:street><st1:address><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >UNION SQUARE</span></b></st1:address></st1:street><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;" > STREET SESSIONS SCHEDULE – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><o:p> </o:p>Street Sessions Pre Event Demo For Media<span style=""> </span>– </span></b><st1:time minute="0" hour="7"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >7:00 a.m. to<span style=""> </span>9:00 a.m.</span></b></st1:time><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><span style="">o<span style=";font-family:";" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Athlete Demo<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><span style="">o<span style=";font-family:";" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Athlete Interviews<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><span style="">o<span style=";font-family:";" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Fashion & Gear Demo<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >Street Sessions Pro Rail Jam<span style=""> </span>– </span></b><st1:time minute="0" hour="15"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >3:00 p.m. to<span style=""> </span>9:00 p.m.</span></b></st1:time><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:time minute="0" hour="15"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >3:00 p.m.</span></st1:time></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > – Demo & festival area opens <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:time minute="0" hour="15"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >3:00 to 5:00 p.m.</span></st1:time></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > - Athlete autograph signing and demos <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:time minute="30" hour="15"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >3:30 to 5:00 p.m.</span></st1:time></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > - Athlete warm-up <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:time minute="0" hour="17"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >5:00 to 5:30 p.m.</span></st1:time></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > - Music act 1<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:time minute="30" hour="17"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >5:30 to 6:30 p.m.</span></st1:time></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > - Rail competition preliminaries<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:time minute="30" hour="18"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >6:30 to 7:15 p.m.</span></st1:time></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > - Music act 2<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:time minute="30" hour="19"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >7:30 to 8:30 p.m.</span></st1:time></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > - Rail competition finals<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:time minute="30" hour="20"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >8:30 to 9:00 p.m.</span></st1:time></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > - Awards <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:time minute="30" hour="21"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >9:30 p.m.</span></st1:time></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > - VIP Rail Jam Party<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >WEBSITE:</span></b></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.lat34.com/streetsessionsnyc"><span style="">www.lat34.com/streetsessionsnyc</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >DIRECTIONS:<span style=""> </span></span></b></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Subway: N,R,Q,W, 4,5,6, or L to 14<sup>th</sup> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:street><st1:address><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >Street/Union Square</span></st1:address></st1:street></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:place><st1:placename><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >NYC</span></b></st1:placename><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" > </span></b><st1:placetype><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >PARKS</span></b></st1:placetype></st1:place><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" > & RECREATION’S <i style="">WINTER JAM</i> IN </span></b><st1:place><st1:placename><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >CENTRAL</span></b></st1:placename><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" > </span></b><st1:placetype><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >PARK</span></b></st1:placetype></st1:place><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >Saturday, February 10 - </span></b><st1:time minute="0" hour="12"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.</span></b></st1:time><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><span style="">o<span style=";font-family:";" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Winter Sports Gear & Product Demos<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><span style="">o<span style=";font-family:";" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Amateur Rail Jam<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><span style="">o<span style=";font-family:";" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Music & awards<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >WEBSITE: </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.nyc.gov/parks"><span style="">www.nyc.gov/parks</span></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >DIRECTIONS: </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Subway: 6 to </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:street><st1:address><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >68<sup>th</sup> Street</span></st1:address></st1:street></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >; B or C to </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:street><st1:address><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >72<sup>nd</sup> Street</span></st1:address></st1:street></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-44695299138213976092007-01-26T17:46:00.000-05:002007-01-26T18:28:43.283-05:00Halfpipe at Windham Opens!<span style="font-family: arial;">Windham debuts their new Halfpipe Sat. January 27, 2007<br /><br />Halfpipe Update for Northeastern US<br /><br />A lot of halfpipes this season are late or non-existent in the Northeast due to the lack of natural snow.<br /><br />But the mountains have been pumping away, making snow like crazy, and we're excited that we're going to ride Windham's brand new pipe tomorrow. The pipe is being cut now by a former Stratton superpipe cutter, with Windham's new Zaugg pipecutter, just in time for the Catskills Region USASA Halfpipe Competition Saturday.<br /><br />Btw, Windham had plenty of water and even extra air on hand so they could make as much snow as possible this season as soon as the temperatures cooperated. They rented air compressors to be on the ready.<br /><br />What's USASA? It's the largest grassroots snowboard competition group in the world, and one of the only ways you'll ever get to try Boardercross or Slopestyle as an amateur. Read more here<br />http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/QandA/qascross.htm<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">and here<br /> in "How to Go Pro" http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/QandA/howgopro.htm<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">And check out USASA's page here:<br />http://usasa.org/series/series.lasso?-token=browse&SeriesCode=catskill&-maxRecords=1&-database=regions.fp3&-layout=region_info&-search<br /><br />Speaking of halpipes, Okemo's SoBe Superpipe is ready to ride now, and Whiteface will have their pipe open soon. Killington is working toward Feb. 1 opening of their superpipe.<br /><br />Next blog is about the 2 rail jams in NYC next week.<br /><br /></span>Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-48732782488377588382007-01-06T00:03:00.000-05:002007-01-06T00:04:48.083-05:00Mountain Creek Loses Snowboard Grand Prix StopSad news indeed, reported today by Snowboard-mag.com.<br /><br />Especially since Mountain Creek was the scene of the last stop of the Grand Prix last season, and the stop that determined the final Olympic Snowboard "team". AND the scene of the most kickin' snowboard party of the season. See pix of the Mountain Creek Grand Prix Jan. 20-22, 2006 here. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the Huckfest Productions video clip. http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/Articles/grandprix06.htm<br /><br />Also go to the second picture page to see the white bikini and boot clad go go dancers at the party. When the police dept. shut this party down at 3:30 a.m instead of the planned 4 a.m. there were a lot of disappointed dancing snowboarders left standing around. When I got home from the Grand Prix I slept for like 16 hours straight! Now THAT's what I call a GOOD TIME!!<br /><br />Well, ok, so there's very little snow in NJ and no way to build Mountain Creek's beautiful world class halfpipe in time. We'll just keep going to rail jams and hope for snow soon!<br />http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/Articles/grandprix06.htm<br /><br /><br />Mountain Creek Loses Snowboard Grand Prix Stop<br /><br />Vernon, NJ - The second stop of the Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix, originally slated for Feb. 2-4 at Mountain Creek Resort in New Jersey, will be relocated to a resort in the western United States due to unseasonable temperatures on the East Coast.<br />Mountain Creek was to host the second of three halfpipe competitions along with a slopestyle exhibition as part of the Paul Mitchell Progression Session. An announcement on rescheduling both events will be made as soon as a suitable location has been secured for the same weekend.<br />Mountain Creek has been an instrumental partner in the continued progression of the Grand Prix series. Located just 40 miles west of New York City, the resort has hosted elite level halfpipe competitions for the past three years with thousands of fans showing up to see world class snowboarding just minutes from the biggest metro market in America. Mountain Creek also was the site of the announcement of the 2006 U.S. Olympic Snowboard Team that won an unprecedented seven medals, including three gold, in Torino.<br />Also, the first stop of the Chevrolet Revolution Tour - the pipeline to the Grand Prix - set for Spirit Mountain, Minn., has been postponed to February 16-18. The event, originally scheduled for Jan. 12-14, will include halfpipe, snowboardcross, slopestyle and rail competitions.<br />Remaining Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix Dates:<br />Feb. 2-4 - location to be determined<br />Saturday, Feb. 3 - Halfpipe<br />Sunday, Feb. 4 - Slopestyle<br />Feb. 24-25 - Tamarack, ID:<br />Saturday, Feb. 24 - 22-foot Halfpipe<br />Sunday, Feb. 25 - Snowboardcross (part of the Visa U.S. Snowboardcross Championships)<br />The 2007 Chevrolet Revolution Tour:<br />Jan. 26-28 - Copper Mountain, CO - HP, SS, SBX, Rail<br />Feb. 9-11 - Mt. Bachelor, OR - HP, SS, SBX<br />Feb. 16-18 - Spirit Mountain, MN - HP, SS, SBX, Rail (*new date)<br />Mar. 2-4 - Okemo, VT - HP, SS, SBX<br />June 21-22 - Mt. Hood, OR - HP, SSLauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-10890563304395081872007-01-05T23:59:00.000-05:002007-01-06T00:00:13.367-05:00Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-50835050948403268502007-01-04T10:21:00.000-05:002007-01-04T10:24:41.850-05:00Grenade in talks with Section Outerwear for Friendly Merger<div><span style="font-family:Arial;"> <p>Grenade Outerwear is in talks with Section Outerwear for a friendly merger.</p> <p>You heard it here first. The rumor mill is pretty sure that Grenade and Section outerwear will be teaming up, to the benefit of both companies</p> <p>Grenade of Mammoth Lakes, CA is the creator of style-setting snowboard gloves and outerwear and was started by smooth riding Olympic snowboard medalist Danny Kass with his brother Matt Kass and several friends. They formed the company Grenade Gloves and soon expanded into the snowboard outerwear and goggle market where they are poised for world fashion domination.</p> <p>Section Outerwear was founded by brothers Troy and Trent Bush and John Walbrecht in Boulder, CO, in 2002. Section is one of the fastest growing global snowboard apparel brands with distribution in over 40 countries for 2006. The Bush brothers have played a significant role in the development and growth of the progressive snowboard market. The Section line is based on industry leading design and development, tested and backed by a team of top professional snowboarders led by Marc Frank Montoya and Lindsey Jacobellis. Technine merged its operations with Section Inc. in November 2005.</p></span></div>Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-52592802145591724462006-12-27T18:30:00.000-05:002006-12-27T18:42:00.834-05:00This FRIDAY NIGHT at Crotched Mountain - Video Park!<span style="font-family:arial;">FRIDAY NIGHT - Crotched Mountain, NH hosts Dan Egan's Wild World of Winter Terrain</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> Video Park </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">On December 29, 2006 the First Annual Terrain Video Park Event will be held, to kick off Crotched</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> Mountain's Midnight Madness snowboard and skiing until 3 a.m. every Friday</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> and Saturday night!! This is going to be an awesome event, not to be missed!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >All the top film crews in New England will be there Friday night filming</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" > their riders on the insane specially built park features in Bennington,</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" > southern NH.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Where's the snow? At Crotched Mountain!! Their state of the art fan gun</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> snowmaking system has the highest rated snow production capacity per skiable</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> acre in New England. If you don't believe it, when Crotched Mountain hosted</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> the Main Event (one of New England's premier snowboard comps - hey Micah!) 2</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> weeks ago, they had a 30 footer and a 50 foot jump - while other mountains</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> are struggling to get snow cover on the ground!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >"East Coast Snowboarder" magazine,<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></span><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/">www.SnowboardSecrets.com</a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >, and film crews</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" > including Meathead Films out of Burlington, VT, GBP Productions from</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" > Rutland, and Kevin Corchoran's "Terrain Park Test Team" will be on site, to</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" > name just a few.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The Friday Night Video Park terrain is being brainstormed by unsung hero and</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> upcoming rock star Park Builder Aaron Hyer of Crotched Mountain. Aaron was</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> responsible for designing the "Flaming Rail" last year that is still being</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> talked about. He's super hungry, and is known to build some of the best park</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> features in the East.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Friday night we're expecting to see innovative features like a Bonfire Gap,</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" > an Elevator Gap (uprail to another rail or landing), Road Gap, and a Wire</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" > Spool feature. Crotched Mountain's snowmaking department is dedicating all</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" > of their resources and energy for the next 2 days just to this park.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The pro riders are psyched, since there are few park features anywhere in</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> the southern North East at this point in the season, due to Mother Nature's</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> sulky refusal to grace us with winter weather. This is also a fun last</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> chance to hang out with the industry bro's before they head out west for the</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">competition season.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Everybody's welcome to watch; only the invited and registered pros can hit</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> the Video Park features. You can hike to Love Park pretty easily if you're</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> not riding or skiing Crotched Mountain Friday night, but it's more fun if</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> you have a lift ticket. $35 gets you 5 pm to 3 am, and $29 for 9 pm to 3 am.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> More at </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.crotchedmountain.com/">www.Crotchedmountain.com</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">If you're a pro filmer interested in filming this event, or entering your</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> athletes, contact Kevin Corchoran at </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="mailto:events@eganentertainment.com">events@eganentertainment.com</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> or 603</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> 953-3406</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span>Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-49536166267379262532006-12-26T17:35:00.000-05:002006-12-26T17:40:58.569-05:00Lucas Magoon Wins Rail to Riches at Killington 2006<span style="font-family:arial;">Last Saturday night, December 16, under the lights at Killington the 2nd annual Rails to Riches Rail Jam for snowboarders and skiers went off. Qualifying rounds were held during the day, with the finals in the evening.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Some of the best and most reknowned riders in New England competed, including Chris Rotax, Yale Cousino, Sky Gale, Monique Hyman, Forest Bailey, Tyler Leach, Will Bateman, and Chris Vincent, manager of Stratton's terrain park.17-year old Lucas Magoon of Rutland, VT took the title from his pal Niko Cioffi, also of Rutland who won last year. See Lucas posing with his BIG winnings check and the $4000 cash, next to Niko Cioffi here <a href="http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/Articles/Rails2Riches06.htm">http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/Articles/Rails2Riches06.htm</a> </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Both Magoon and Cioffi qualified for the Union Square Street Sessions taking place on Thursday, February 8 in New York City’s Union Square.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Cassandra Herbes of Sparta, NJ successfully defended her title in the women's snowboard division. She was also a winner at last spring's Spring Loaded at Killington. (photos at <a href="http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/Articles/springloaded.htm">http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/Articles/springloaded.htm</a>.)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">After the jam there were fireworks and a party at the peak, reached by an atmospheric nighttime gondola ride. This was a super fun and very well run event that should continue successfully over the years!<br /></span>Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-9244936012015600412006-12-15T06:17:00.000-05:002006-12-15T06:24:12.902-05:00Killington Rails to Riches Rail Jam and Party<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500"><tbody><tr style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;"><td><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blue_text_headline">Rails to Riches Rail Jam and Party at the Peak</span></span></td></tr><tr style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;"><td><span style="font-size:130%;">12/16/2006<br /><br /></span></td></tr><tr><td><br />The Second Annual Rails to Riches Rail Jam featuring a $15,000 cash prize purse will be held on Saturday, December 16 at Killlington, VT.. Skiers and riders are invited to participate in the open jam format. The qualifiers will consist of a limited number of skiers and riders and will feature riders in the morning and skiers in the afternoon. The venue will be set up on the lower portion of Highline, an easy walk for competitors and spectators from the K-1 Lodge.<br /><br />The excitement will undoubtedly peak during the finals of the competition which will take place under the lights and consist of an hour-long open jam session while a bonfire burns nearby. Winners will be crowned at the conclusion of the rail jam followed by a fireworks display set to light up the December sky over Killington Resort. The finals will begin at 5:00 p.m. with fireworks slated to start at 6:15 p.m.<br /><br />Saturday night’s Party at the Peak will be the perfect way to celebrate the conclusion of the rail jam. The Party at the Peak will take place from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. The K-1 Gondola will be transporting partygoers up and down the mountain to the event. The party will include a DJ, a free screening of Matchstick Productions new movie Push (set to start at 7:30 p.m.) and a cash bar.<br /><br />Saturday’s Rails to Riches Rail Jam Schedule<br />(Rail venue set up at the bottom of Highline):<br />8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Bib pickup (skiers and riders) K-1 Lodge<br />10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Practice for Riders<br />10:30 a.m. – Noon Rider Qualifier Jam<br />11:00 a.m. – Noon Bib pickup (skiers only) K-1 Lodge<br />12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Practice for Skiers<br />1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Skier Qualifier Jam<br />4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Introduction of finalists and kick off for the finals<br />5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Skier and Rider Jam Finals, Under the Lights followed by fireworks.<br /><br />Registration is full and there is no waiting list. All competitors will be required to sign an Express Assumption of Risk form. Those under 18 must have a parent or legal guardian sign for them. For your convenience you can 4. download, print and sign the <a href="http://www.killington.com/pdf/07EAR-Rails_to_Riches.pdf">form</a> prior to arrival at the event.<br /><br />This just in, one snowboarder from the Rails to Riches Rail Jam will be granted free entry to the Union Square Street Sessions, a snowboarder rail jam being held in New York City on February 8, 2007.<br /></td></tr><tr><td><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>http://www.killington.com/events.html<br /><br /><br />*****************************************************************<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Snowboard Events Listed on www.SnowboardEventsCalendar.com</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The biggest snowboard events calendar in New England. 174 events listed now at</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">http://sbeventscalendar.com/ </span></span>Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-24823654230758454812006-12-10T09:21:00.000-05:002006-12-10T09:30:56.103-05:00Rail Jam at Hunter last night<span style="font-family: arial;">Last night there was a fun informal rail jam at Hunter Mountain, Catskills, NY. No judging, no prizes, just 3 hours of fun on the new rail set up.<br /><br />There were 2 flat funboxes to choose from at the top, and down at the bottom in full view was the brand new roller coaster rail with a P-Tex surface. The kids loved it and looked great on it. It looks scary but everyone did so well on it that I think it looks harder than it is. Temperature was perfect at 30 degrees, no wind.<br /><br />Shoutout to my girl Jessica at Hunter who keeps the blog up to the minute and does a million other things in the communications office there. Check out the Hunter Mountain blog at http://huntermtn.blogspot.com/</span>Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-53364779417584837362006-12-10T09:02:00.000-05:002006-12-10T09:20:50.637-05:00Burton's EST Bindings & The Stash at Northstar<span style="font-family:arial;">Burton and Northstar-at-Tahoe resort are opening a snowboard-specific run this season called The Stash, complete with trees, jibs and jumps that were designed by Carpenter and Team Burton riders. Burton is in talks with Vail for something similar.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Burton's newest binding system, called EST was unveiled to the trade in Vail recently.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Excerpted from Vail Daily News http://www.vaildaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061208/NEWS/112080069&template=printart</span>Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-83415121150005438562006-12-10T08:40:00.001-05:002006-12-10T08:57:00.297-05:00Snowboard Wrist/Arm Fractures on the RiseThe Edmonton Journal in Canada reports today that snowboard wrist fractures, as well as snowboard arm and elbow fractures are on the rise, due to inexperienced snowboarders falling the wrong way. The article has hints for falling "successfully" to help avoid the hyperflexion of the wrist that can cause a fracture. http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/cityplus/story.html?id=a95f2135-9965-4290-b603-6cfae79fc78c&k=5536<br /><br />To help avoid snowboard wrist injury there is also a snowboard wrist guard designed by a doctor to help reduce injury. It has shown to reduce snowboard wrist injury by 67%. Check out http://www.Flexmeters.com.Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-73895889143771668912006-12-07T21:42:00.000-05:002006-12-07T21:45:17.042-05:00Longest Terrain Park in Northeast US - needs a Name!<p><strong>Mount Snow opened the first terrain park in the Northeast, and is now opening the longest flowing park. And it needs a name!!</strong></p><p><strong><br />(NAME THIS) PARK</strong><br /> <strong>New this year we have consolidated the two</strong> old favorites- Inferno and El Diablo- into one super-long super-fun super park. At 4700’ long it is hands down the longest flowing park in the East, consisting of the best of the legendary Carinthia jibs and jumps of Medium and Large sizes on one of the most rhythmically rolling trails at Mount Snow. To top it all off this park runs right underneath the Nitro Express Quad from top to bottom, so no more lengthy commutes between sessions in the park- not to mention the ability to scope your lines from the lift. Once you’ve mastered Grommet and Un Blanco Gulch come build up your bag of tricks here. </p> <p><strong> </strong><br /> <strong><img src="http://www.mountsnow.com/images/skiingback.jpg" align="right" height="174" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="259" />The name says it all. Help us name our newest park. Visit </strong><a href="http://www.mountsnow.com/namethispark" class="mslink"><strong>www.mountsnow.com/namethispark</strong></a><strong> and submit your name for the longest park in the East. Also submit your favorite photos and videos of you and your friends jibbin and jumping in (NAME THIS) PARK! The contest will run until March when we’ll narrow the names down and pick our winner. We can’t wait to see your creativity! </strong></p>Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-24630305746558889362006-12-07T21:34:00.000-05:002006-12-07T21:38:05.159-05:00Cameron Diaz Quits Movie because it interferes with Snowboarding Season<p style="font-weight: bold;">Camerson said: "I was like, 'This isn't the movie I thought I was doing.' I wasn't really looking to work anyway. It's almost snowboarding season."</p><p style="font-style: italic;">Cameron Dude, I can so totally identify!<br /></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(C</span>) BANG Media International</span></p><br />From Monsters and Critics.com<br /> <p><span class="arthead">People News</span><br /> <span class="artname">Cameron Diaz's hazy teens</span><br /> By BANG<br /> Dec 7, 2006, 8:00 GMT<br /><br />Cameron Diaz spent her teenage years smoking marijuana and surfing.</p><p>The 34-year-old California native - who is currently starring in 'The Holiday' with Kate Winslet - has revealed she would spend many long summer days riding waves and getting high with her friends.</p><p>She told Britain's GQ magazine: "It took two hours to get there on the bus. You stayed all day, ate corn dogs. It wasn't the 'California Dreamin'' thing. We had only $2 for a joint."</p><p>Cameron - who is still a regular surfer - is such a fan of extreme sports that she pulled out of her last movie because it clashed with the snowboarding season.</p><p>The newly brunette actress was due to star alongside Jim Carrey in comedy 'A Little Game' but the two stars decided to quit the project.</p><p>She explained: "The studio decided at the last minute, after three months of revisions on the script, to rewrite the thing completely.</p><p style="font-weight: bold;">"I was like, 'This isn't the movie I thought I was doing.' I wasn't really looking to work anyway. It's almost snowboarding season."</p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:78%;">(C) BANG Media International</span></p>Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-67889527176968304942006-12-06T10:27:00.000-05:002006-12-06T10:35:36.710-05:00Buying snowboard clothing on sale now<div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Support your local snowboard shop, definitely! and help keep them in business. BUT surprisingly, there are some great buys out in the big discount clothing chain stores on last season's snowboard clothing. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">TJ Maxx has some jackets and snowpants in the name brands you know and love, and more often in some brands you've never heard of, but that will do the trick.Good beanies too.<br /><br />Target even sells <span style="font-style: italic;">snowboard pants</span> in girls sizes. If it's a matter of "Target brand" snow pants, or "no pants" Target brand will work fine!</span></div>Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-37115419016958530702006-12-04T09:54:00.000-05:002006-12-04T09:59:48.969-05:00Cameron Diaz loves to snowboard<span style="font-family:arial;">It must be a slow news week, because this "not that exciting" story has been bouncing around for days. But in case you haven't read it yet, here it is:<br />ps - her new movie "The Holiday" opens this week.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Diaz would rather break her wrists than give up snowboarding!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Washington, Nov. 27 (ANI): Hollywood beauty Cameron Diaz loves snowboarding so much, that she has patently refused to quit it, regardless of the pain and scars it has caused her in the past. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The 'Charlie's Angels' star, who broke her wrist in 2005, says that she cannot resist the craving for going snowboarding with her friends whenever she takes time off work.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">She considers the excitement she gets from snowboarding to be the best feeling in the whole world.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"I love speed and adrenaline. When I take time off work I like to be outside. Snowboarding is an amazing escape for me - riding from the top of the hill to the bottom without ever touching the ground is so exciting, Contactmusic quoted her as saying. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"You're out there with all your friends, you're on the slopes and it's a beautiful day. It's just the best feeling in the whole world," she added. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Diaz says that the breaking of her wrist last year was not due to snowboarding, but because someone hit her from the side while she was stationary. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span>Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680235106293047586.post-77383120619643598002006-11-29T21:43:00.000-05:002006-11-29T21:52:49.591-05:00Anomaly Film, Canaan CT SUNDAY<div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Have you seen TGR's extreme snowboard and ski film for this season, called <em>Anomaly</em>? It is awesome, and Sunday will be your last chance to see it in a theater in the Northeast </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">(except for the RI show 12/5)</span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">. The film will be shown twice on Dec. 3, at the Canaan Colonial Theatre, Canaan, CT. The venue is a cool historical movie theatre that has been lovingly refurbished by owner Phil Ghi, who worked there as a boy long ago! It's a dinner theatre now, and you can have dinner, or drinks or dessert while watching the movie, if you like.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Tickets are $14 at the door, $12 in advance online. There will be a mini-trade show of mountain resorts, raffle prizes, and a discount lift ticket packet for the first 50 people at each show. Shows are at 2:30 and 7pm. Please arrive by 6:30 if you want to order dinner.</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Tickets in advance at <a href="http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/colonial.htm">http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/colonial.htm</a>.</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Theatre address and details at <a href="http://www.canaancolonialtheatre.com/">http://www.canaancolonialtheatre.com/</a><br /><br />Canaan CT is 16 miles from Butternut Basin Ski Area, in case you're wondering. That's the NW corner of CT, right below the Mass. Border, and near the NY border in Litchfield County.<br /></span></div> <div> </div>Lauren Traub Tetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382902497552700763noreply@blogger.com0