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Kimmy Fasani: Snowboarding and snowmobiles
by Pretty Tough
posted April 11, 2010 at 9:56pm

The fast paced winter is coming to a springtime finish and this last month has proven to be the most fluctuating rollercoaster for snowboarding and traveling. One of the highlights of the last four weeks occurred with my snowmobile in Canada. At the end ...more

Mammoth extends season
by Westbound Boarder
posted April 9, 2010 at 4:01pm

It looks like El Nino brought us SoCal folks a belated Christmas present. Due to the massive amount of snowfall it has seen this spring, Mammoth Mountain today announced it would be extending the 2010 spring season to July 4, 2010. Throughout the durat...more

Kelly Clark Takes first in the third annual COVERGIRL Snow Angels Invitational in Snowmass
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted April 7, 2010 at 2:38pm

The World's Best Women Snowboarders Competed for a Prize of Over $20,000 Kelly Clark took home a prize of $10,000 today, Saturday, April 3, for winning the third annual COVERGIRL Snow Angels Invitational superpipe competition in Snowmass, Colo. This is...more

Shred-ictionary: Goggle Gap
by Westbound Boarder
posted April 6, 2010 at 4:53pm

It is not about looking cool on the mountain but no one wants to look like a total gaper. It is called goggle gap (a.k.a. - helmet gap) and it looks ridiculous. If you can feel the breeze on your forehead, take a T.O. and adjust your helmet, hat or gogs, ...more

Women's TTR Snowboard Tour Finale - Roxy Chicken Jam 2010
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted April 3, 2010 at 5:58pm

Women's TTR Snowboard Tour Finale - Roxy Chicken Jam 2010 from ttrworldtour on Vimeo. With men's TTR World Champion crowned, all eyes were on the 6Star Roxy Chicken Jam taking place at Mammoth Mountain, California from March 26th to March 27th, 2010. ...more

Upcoming Event: Third Annual Covergirl Snow Angels Invitational
by Westbound Boarder
posted April 1, 2010 at 9:12pm

I’m always stoked to see women-only snowboard comps. which is why the Covergirl Snow Angels Invitational (as well as last weekend’s Roxy Chicken Jam) is hot on our radar. This year’s event will once again be held at Snowmass this coming weekend, A...more

Westbound Wisdom: Backcountry Safety
by Westbound Boarder
posted March 31, 2010 at 10:02pm

I like to think I am pretty tough. I also like to think that I am a pretty good snowboarder. With years of experience behind me not only shredding the gnar, but competing too, I have always thought of myself as one who could at least handle (even conquer)...more

New snow means awesome conditions for Windells Easter Break Camp
by Pretty Tough
posted March 31, 2010 at 4:26am

Windells Easter Camp 2010 is quickly filling, but there are a few slots left for snowboarders, skiers and skateboarders. With tons of new snow falling on Mt Hood right now, shredding at Windells private-park will be epic for this year’s Easter Camp. ...more

Enni Rukajarvi is crowned 09/10 Women's Swatch TTR World Champion following 6 Star Rpxy Chicken Jam
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted March 28, 2010 at 9:50pm

Enni Rukjarvi/photo Laura Austin The 6Star Roxy Chicken Jam slopestyle and halfpipe finals both went down today under sunny skies at Mammoth Mountain in California and Enni Rukajarvi (FIN) has been officially declared the women’s Swatch TTR World Sno...more

Lloyd, Klug grab PSL titles
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted March 28, 2010 at 9:50pm

It was another day and another title for Lindsay Lloyd (Centerville, UT) who, along with 2010 Olympian Chris Klug (Aspen, CO) took the U.S. Championship titles for snowboarding in parallel slalom on Saturday in Steamboat Springs. "It's awesome because,...more

Karma’s a bitch… But sometimes it’s actually pretty awesome
by Westbound Boarder
posted March 24, 2010 at 8:28pm

Saturday was supposed to be the “Active Sponsor Me” competition at Mt. High, and I figured, “Hey, I haven’t done a comp. in a while, this one’s laid back and fun; why the hell not?” So I arrive to the mountain and ask where I can find the re...more

Mikkel Bang & Sina Candrian Win 2010 Burton US Open Slopestyle
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted March 24, 2010 at 6:38pm

Balmy weather made Vermont feel more like California at the 28th annual US Open Snowboarding Championships, where Europeans Mikkel Bang (NOR) and Sina Candrian (SUI) each took home $20,000 and top slopestyle honors. Both riders are new to the top spot of ...more

Charles Reid & Jamie Anderson win 2010 Burton US Open Rail Jam
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted March 24, 2010 at 10:18am

After the unusually hot Vermont sun set at Stratton, the Black & Night Jam was on. 25 men and 10 women had 90 minutes to get in as many runs as possible in the US Open’s fourth ever rail jam. The setup called for creativity, with multiple riders dropp...more

Catch Free Flow Highlights on FUEL TV
by Westbound Boarder
posted March 23, 2010 at 11:49pm

It’s always fun to watch unsponsored amateur riders throw down, and this season some of them threw down hard during the Gatorade Free Flow Tour for a chance at the big leagues. I was lucky enough to catch 2 Gatorade Free Flow stops this season - one at...more

Kazuhiro Kokubo & Kelly Clark win 2010 Burton US Open Halfpipe Titles
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted March 23, 2010 at 9:37pm

Kazuhiro Kokubo (JPN) and Kelly Clark (USA) won today’s US Open halfpipe finals, where thousands of fans enjoyed some of the most progressive riding in halfpipe history. Today’s win marked a historic moment for Kelly Clark, who is now the only woman i...more

Show Us Your AMPED Face! (And possibly win an iTouch)
by Westbound Boarder
posted March 23, 2010 at 10:05am

As much as a long day of snowboarding ahead always peaks my excitement, I never look forward to 6am weekend wake-up calls (really, who does?) Which is why I always start my day out right with a wholesome breakfast, orange juice… and a big, tall cup of...more

Nikita launches online store for Europe, world to follow
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted March 16, 2010 at 9:30pm

Nikita is launching their brand new online store through nikitaclothing.com. From here, you get the biggest and best choice from the entire Nikita collection. The new online store has just launched, firstly in Europe before expanding globally, an exciti...more

Giveaway: Kombi Base Layer
by Westbound Boarder
posted March 15, 2010 at 9:25pm

OK, I’ll come right out and say it; I’m a wimp when it comes to cold weather. A pretty big wimp (no judgments, please?) which is why I love base layers! Having a good, warm jacket of course helps keep you warm on the chilly hill, but having the ri...more

Nikita Chickita USA 2010
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted March 9, 2010 at 9:58pm

by : Jenna Goldberg Jessica Jensen Sweeps Nikita Chickita USA 2010 "It was my first all-girl event and I had so much fun!" Winner Jessica jensen You’re bombing a run in Utah when you look over at a contest zone located at the...more

The 'Flying Tomato' hits another bullseye
by A Glam Slam
posted March 8, 2010 at 10:12pm

With the Olympics behind him, Shaun White has time to focus on yet another hobby: fashion design. The "Flying Tomato" already had a successful line of clothing with Target, which was launched in 2008. But after another gold medal win, the retailer and maj...more

MDP, The People Crew, and where they are today
by Westbound Boarder
posted March 4, 2010 at 10:17pm

Since the beginning of Snowboarding there has been groups, cliques, filming crews, etc. One of the most well known crews has been Mack Dawg Productions, aka MDP. Led by founder and originator Brad Kramer, MDP has been documenting snowboarding and skateboa...more

Spring Boarding, Anyone?
by Westbound Boarder
posted March 2, 2010 at 10:12am

Can you believe this pow at Keystone?! Today is March 1, which means that spring is finally here (well, technically the official “first day of spring” is March 20, but with 70 degree temps yesterday, it may as well already be spring here in LA!) ...more

Olympics, Almost Closing Remarks (plus, a giveaway!)
by Westbound Boarder
posted February 27, 2010 at 2:20pm

This coming weekend marks the last few events of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, as Sunday’s closing ceremonies will officially end the games. The last two events in snowboarding will happen tonight and tomorrow at Cypress, the men’s and wom...more

Snowboarding Video Interview with Andrea Nowack
by Kaci Kust
posted February 25, 2010 at 8:36pm

Last weekend I got the opportunity to sit down and chat with Andrea Nowack, a Women Talk Sports blogger. Her blog is Westbound Boarder (www.westboundboarder.com), which she writes with her friend Danielle Helberg. The blog covers pretty much every sport w...more

Cholula Tripple Air, This Weekend’s Tripple Success
by Westbound Boarder
posted February 23, 2010 at 6:57pm

Hot sauce and snowboarding … sounds like the perfect day, right? This past weekend, I went up to Mt. High to watch the 12th annual Cholula Tripple Air competition (also put on in part by Monster Energy and Powder and Sun ride shop), featuring some o...more

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