BASICS: Name: Kaitlyn Farrington Sport: Snowboarding Nickname: Twerp Birthdate: December 18,1989 Birthplace: Hailey, Iahdo Home Mountain: Sun Valley, Idaho but I live in Salt Lake City so I also ride at Brighton and Park City. Stance: Goofy College … [Read more...]
A Glam Slam Talks Slope Style With Burton Rider Kelly Clark
The 2013 Burton US Open is underway at Vail Mountain in Colorado. The biggest event in snowboarding draws the sport’s best riders, who will showcase record-breaking tricks, superpipe skills, and their slope style. Fashion has become a huge part of the snowboarding world. Male and female … [Read more...]
Third Annual GRO Snow Ladies Day
A Community of GIRLS! “It Just Gets BETTER!” is what many were saying about the Third Annual GRO Snow Ladies Day Feb 3 2013 at Stevens Pass Resort. Each year the number of ladies has doubled and the energy was amazingly high as ladies from 5-70 came together for one wildly fun day on … [Read more...]
Snowboarder Kimmy Fasani is Feb. 2013 Athlete of the Month
BASICS: Name: Kimmy Fasani Sport: Snowboarding Nickname: Kimmy Birthdate: 04/25/1984 Birthplace: Truckee, CA Home Mountain: Mammoth Mountain Twitter @KimmyFasani LIKES/DISLIKES: Favorite Riders: Kelly Clark and Annie Boulanger. Kelly’s ability to focus on … [Read more...]
GRO Snow Ladies Day Is Almost Here
Be A Part Of The Event February 3rd At Steven’s Pass GRO Snow Ladies Day is coming back to Stevens Pass in Skykomish, Washington. Participants over the past two Ladies Day describe it as the most fun you’ve had with a ton of ladies EVER. It’s not a contest but a … [Read more...]
My Boyfriend Learns To Snowboard
Those of you who know me well know that I LOVE to snowboard (I mean, I have a blog about snowboarding – kind of obvious, right?) Not only do I love to snowboard, but my family loves to ski/snowboard (I know, we have a few skiiers in the family). And we don’t like to just … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Why Night Riding is Just as Good (if not better) than Day
When Dani and I used to compete on snowboard team, we were in high school. And as much as we would have loved to ditch class at least once per week, I don’t think that would have fared well with our schools’ administrators. Because we lived at least an hour and a half from … [Read more...]
A Glam Slam Talks To Pro-Snowboarder Kimmy Fasani
Kimmy Fasani has been on quite a ride these past few years. She continues to push boundaries in women’s snowboarding and has helped the sport to progress with her landmark achievements. In 2011, she became the first female snowboarder to land a double backflip in both the backcountry and … [Read more...]
Mother of Olympic snowboarder arrested in NY, accused of being part of marijuana ring
GRO Snow’s 2nd Annual Ladies Day
Want to thank ALL the amazing ladies that came out today to make the 2nd Annual Ladies Day at Stevens Pass so GREAT!!!! Without you the GRO Snow vision is but a dream. EACH ONE of YOU bring it to life with your passion, skills and friendships. Be watching for more pics, write ups and video in the … [Read more...]