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Tweens, teens, plastic and action sports
by Pretty Tough
posted April 24, 2009 at 12:06am

Looking for a way to keep track of your finances and connect to favorite artists and athletes? MYplash (from Plastic Cash Int’l) is a teen branded prepaid caid that targets sports and music enthusiasts looking for something other than a Walmart-br...more

The Alt Games - Collegiate Action Sports
by Pretty Tough
posted April 10, 2009 at 9:10pm

You’ve heard of the X Games, the Dew Tour and NCAA Championships. But how about The Alt Games? CBS Sports and CBS College Sports Network created The Alt Games (formerly known as the Collegiate Nationals) to provide a stage for competitors in action spo...more

Dinner Impossible: X Food at the X Games
by Pretty Tough
posted April 8, 2009 at 9:39pm

What do cooking and and the Winter X Games have in common? Tonight it’s a show called “Dinner Impossible” courtesy of the Food Network.  Host Robert Irvine serves stunningly creative dishes both for intimate gatherings and for huge...more

State of Vermont hopes to make snowboarding an official sport
by Pretty Tough
posted April 7, 2009 at 5:44pm

The state flower of Vermont is the red clover. The sugar maple is the official tree of the Green Mountain State. And within the next year, several legislators hope to make snowboarding the official sport of Vermont. How awesome would it be if every state...more

Whoa, our calendar is maxed-out with women's sports this weekend!
by anngaff
posted April 1, 2009 at 3:33am

Was just trying to add the 2009 Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships to our calendar (they're airing on Versus at 4pm EST Saturday) and realized there was no room on Saturday! That's a good problem to have if you're a fan of women's sports. Here's wha...more

Janna Meyen-Weatherby wins Chicken Jam Slopestyle
by Pretty Tough
posted March 30, 2009 at 7:28pm

The halfpipe portion of the Roxy Chicken Jam finished on Saturday with Kelly Clark pulling out the win. Her run included a Frontside Air, Backside 540 Mute, Frontside 540, Method, Frontside 720 and a Cab 720. Top Three: 1. Kelly Clark 2. Mercedes Nicol...more

All Girls Weekend: Roxy Chicken Jam & Queen’s Cup Open
by Pretty Tough
posted March 28, 2009 at 6:43pm

This weekend is all about fresh powder, killer contest action and the return of the Roxy Chicken Jam at Mammoth Mountain, with a free Santogold and Cold War Kids show. With the past week’s Spring storm bringing in 14″ of new snow, two bands that a...more

2009 RIDE Shakedown has new women’s category
by Pretty Tough
posted March 26, 2009 at 9:05pm

On April 3rd and 4th, Canada’s Mont Saint-Sauveur will welcome some of the world’s top riders for the 8th annual RIDE Shakedown. New key features this year will include a new women’s category sponsored by Oakley, the launch of a $35,000 purse, Canad...more

Snow Business: Bright, Buass and Anderson win at U.S. Open
by Pretty Tough
posted March 24, 2009 at 2:13am

Norway’s Kjersti Oestgaard Buaas won the women’s Slopestyle title while Jamie Anderson, who missed the contest because of injury, still managed to clinch the Burton Global Open Series Championship. Both of their payouts matched their male counterpar...more

Women Talk Sports Blogderby: Round 3
by Sports Girls Play
posted March 23, 2009 at 12:50am

Welcome to the Women Talk Sports (WTS) Blogderby, Round 3. Every few weeks, we’ll “pass the torch” to a different blogger in our community who will be responsible for rounding up the best blog posts about women’s sports. If you’re interested i...more

US Open Snowboarding Championship underway
by Pretty Tough
posted March 20, 2009 at 1:08pm

The best snowboarders in the world have been gathering at the Stratton Mountain Resort in Vermont for the 27th Annual US Open Snowboarding World Championship. The qualifying action kicked earlier this week amid balmy temps and bluebird skies and conti...more

Tween snowboarder scorches the slopes
by Pretty Tough
posted March 17, 2009 at 2:17pm

Nine-year-old snowboarding phenom Alexis “Lexis” Roland from Bloomington, Minnesota was first discovered in a YouTube video showcasing her talent when she was just six years old. She’s had small parts in several snowboard videos, including the bonus...more

Mascot Challenge to be held at Roxy Chicken Jam
by Pretty Tough
posted March 13, 2009 at 8:18pm

Looking for a fun snow weekend now that winter’s just about over? Look no further than the Roxy Chicken Jam, being held at Mammoth Mountain on March 27th-29th. The Roxy Chicken Jam, in its fifth year, is a six-star Swatch TTR World Tour Event and wil...more

Chanelle Sladics wins her first ever TTR victory at the Asian Open
by Pretty Tough
posted March 12, 2009 at 7:47pm

The 5Star Nissan X-Trail Asian Open in Alts Bandai, Japan last week saw riders going head to head in one of the last remaining Slopestyle contests of the season. Under blue skies, SoCal native Chanelle Sladics took the title, earning 850 Swatch TTR rankin...more

Monster Energy’s Homecoming - Women’s Ski & Snowboard Event
by Pretty Tough
posted March 5, 2009 at 9:02pm

If you’re going to be in Southwestern Pennsylvania next weekend, you’re in luck. Seven Springs Mountain Resort is presenting Kristi Leskinen’s invitational ski and snowboard event, Monster Energy’s Homecoming, March 13 – 15, 2009....more

Burton Mighty Pants - Warm & Cozy
by Pretty Tough
posted February 27, 2009 at 3:29pm

Winter may be almost over but check this out: Imagine wrapping your legs in an electric blanket that feels just like a regular snowboard pant, and you start to get the idea behind the Burton Women’s LTD Heated Mighty Pant....more

Bright Clinches SuperPipe Final; Clark Raises Dew Cup
by Pretty Tough
posted February 23, 2009 at 3:34pm

The first annual Winter Dew Tour wrapped up this weekend at Northstar-At-Tahoe. Top athletes from the first two stops battled it out for the overall Dew Cup, while fans enjoyed huge terrain, warm days and Lake Tahoe itself....more

Jamie Anderson wins final Dew Slopestyle; O’Brien wins Dew Cup
by Pretty Tough
posted February 21, 2009 at 5:59pm

First place qualifier and hometown heroine Jamie Anderson took the top prize in the third and final Winter Dew Tour Slopestyle finals at Northstar-at-Tahoe, California. Canadian Spencer O’Brien placed second at 87.17 and clinched the Dew Cup (best in t...more

Evolution of the action sports athlete
by Pretty Tough
posted February 20, 2009 at 4:20pm

A couple of interesting articles today demonstrate just how far action sports have come. First, comes Forbes with its list of the highest-paid action sports stars. Huh? A couple years ago mentioning Forbes and action sports in the same sentence would b...more

Winter Dew Tour: The Last Stop Begins
by Pretty Tough
posted February 19, 2009 at 11:20pm

The third and last stop of the Winter Dew Tour (Feb. 19 - 22nd) is on and the slopestyle prelims heated up a bit with Jamie Anderson pulling out a switch back five to jump into first, while Janna Meyen held down second with Chanelle Sladics in third...more

Girls Only: Nikita Snowboard Clip Contest
by Pretty Tough
posted February 18, 2009 at 9:37pm

Girls, girls, girls…..The Nikita Snowboard Clip Contest is well under way so get in on the action. There’s still time to make the most of the winter and the snowy future forecasts by getting some new footage together and sending it to Nikita....more

Kelly Clark & Lindsey Jacobellis capture Cypress wins
by Pretty Tough
posted February 17, 2009 at 12:59pm

You’ll be hearing a lot about Cypress Mountain over the next year. Despite the resort name, there is no actual Cypress Mountain in the area, but it is the name of the Official Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard Venue for the 2010 Winter Games offering some ...more

Looking Ahead: Vancouver One Year Out
by Pretty Tough
posted February 12, 2009 at 3:42pm

While winter sport competition pushes on around the world, athletes look one year ahead to a competition that represents the completion of goals met and dreams reached for athletes everywhere - the Olympics....more

SNB: U.S. women sweep pipe in Italy
by Pretty Tough
posted February 8, 2009 at 7:55pm

The women of U.S. Snowboarding blew the competition out of the water Saturday as they swept the podium of a World Cup in Bardonecchia, Italy. In the fourth Halfpipe contest of the 2009 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup, Kelly Clark came in first followed by team...more

NYC preps for Urban Snow Sports Festival
by Pretty Tough
posted January 29, 2009 at 12:58pm

On Saturday, Feb. 7, the New York City Parks Department is partnering with Aura 360 to host the annual Winter Jam NYC, which will bring thousands of action-oriented New Yorkers out to experience the only ski and snowboard festival of its kind in New York ...more

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