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It Ain't Over 'Till It's Over- TTR World Tour Full Steam Ahead
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted February 23, 2010 at 2:49pm

The Winter Olympics- possibly the highlight of an elite snowboarder's career- is over. Torah Bright (AUS) Hannah Teter (USA) and Kelly Clark (USA) flew home happy, with medals hanging from their necks. Torah got the gold, and alongside her TTR Title i...more

Women of Winter on Wednesdays at Squaw Valley USA
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted February 22, 2010 at 9:14pm

Introducing WOW! Women of Winter on Wednesdays. Join Squaw Valley USA for a 2-hour all women ski and snowboard adventure that is “on the GO!” This non-traditional clinic will be led by top instructors who will guide you around the mountain with tip...more

Snowboard: Australia's Bright wins women's halfpipe
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted February 19, 2010 at 8:26pm

Torah Bright won Australia's first gold of the Vancouver Games in women's halfpipe Thursday, ending long-standing US domination of the sport. Bright's winning score was 45.00 points, with 2006 champion Hannah Teter of America scoring 42.4 and her team-...more

Bright Competes, Wins Gold
by Women's Sports Blog
posted February 19, 2010 at 2:28pm

Why did I think she had been injured and wasn't going to go? She crashed the Americans-only party the network was trying to set up (and they tried to make it stereotypically attractive blondes only, too, by paying much less attention to Clark in their...more

Olympics - Share Your Thoughts
by Westbound Boarder
posted February 19, 2010 at 2:28pm

The Olympic halfpipe events, which most participants have spent months, even years, preparing for, have come and gone, and it really was quite a good time. Shaun White totally stole the show (and for good reason) but with all the hype around White ...more

Team USA: Teter Silver, Clark Bronze in Pipe
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted February 19, 2010 at 2:27pm

Olympic gold medalists Hannah Teter (Belmont, VT) and Kelly Clark (Mt. Snow) added silver and bronze to their respective trophy cases, while Australia's Torah Bright brought the gold medal Down Under with a final run 45.0 in Thursday night's women's hal...more

Spring Training
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted February 18, 2010 at 7:55pm

Thank the President's! Or thank my lovely employer for granting me Monday off this week. I was shocked to learn that a lot of people are not getting Presidents' Day off as a holiday any more. I've always had this day off, through many, many jobs, so it ce...more

Who's haute? Hannah Teter
by A Glam Slam
posted February 18, 2010 at 7:53pm

It's been a successful Winter Olympics thus far for Team USA, with five gold medals and surely more on the way. Hannah Teter will seek to add to that list today, as she competes in the women's snowboard halfpipe. Hannah began snowboarding at age 8 and qui...more

U.S. Snowboarding Best Friends
by Kaci Kust
posted February 18, 2010 at 7:32pm

The U.S. women’s snowboard team is a snowboarding dream team. Gretchen Bleiler, Hannah Teeter and Kelly Clark are each extremely talented snowboarders… they also happen to be best friends. They are cheering for each other at the same time tha...more

Tonight, the Olympic Show was painted white
by Westbound Boarder
posted February 18, 2010 at 11:13am

Tonight back at Cypress Mountain, the Olympic Games continued, with the much-anticipated men’s halfpipe competition taking center stage. And with all four US riders – Scotty Lago, Greg Bretz, Louie Vito, and Shaun White – making their way into the m...more

Debunking the Double Cork, Today’s trick to watch
by Westbound Boarder
posted February 17, 2010 at 5:19pm

It is the infamous trick that has been all the rage this Olympic season - the double cork 1080. And with a successful two days of snowboardcross behind us, it is the trick everyone will be watching out for over the next two days. Today, the men’s Ol...more

Jacobellis gets hard-luck fifth
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted February 17, 2010 at 3:37pm

Story by: Matthew Piper In an instant, Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) saw her hopes of gold slip away. The 2006 silver medalist was kicked off course in a banked turn to pave the way for Canada's Maelle Ricker, who nearly didn't qualify fo...more

Jacobellis returns home empty handed (again)
by Westbound Boarder
posted February 17, 2010 at 11:19am

Today and throughout the week, the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver continued … So far, I have really enjoyed watching the events I have been able to watch. Growing up as a little girl, the ice skating was always my favorite; that is, until snowboardin...more

Vancouver 2010: Trailblazing U.S. Halfpipe Team
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted February 15, 2010 at 11:49am

The sport of halfpipe snowboarding has come a long way since its inclusion in the Olympics in 1998, and no group of athletes has been more instrumental in its recent evolution than the 2010 U.S. Olympic Halfpipe Team, which met the press for its arr...more

SBX Team Ready for All Comers
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted February 11, 2010 at 9:15pm

After a gold and silver in Torino, the U.S. Olympic Snowboardcross Team might well have a target on its back at Cypress Mountain. But so does everybody else in the daring sport that pits four boarders against each other on an obstacle-laden battle to th...more

"Politics is culture is politics": Mayer, Social Media, and the Narcissistic Cult of Self
by Swish Appeal
posted February 11, 2010 at 7:12pm

I don't actually care about John Mayer one way or the other -- anybody trying this hard to get attention should simply be ignored because any publicity is good publicity, right? Of course, I found his controversial comments abhorrent, but sadly not a ...more

Crystal Mountain to host The North Face Masters of Snowboarding for the first time
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted February 11, 2010 at 7:03pm

Fresh off the tour’s first stop, The North Face Masters of Snowboarding (TNF Masters) arrives at Crystal Mountain, Washington, February 9-12, 2010, for the first time in the event’s history. Big-name pros, along with up-and-comers from around the glob...more

B4BC at Holiday Valley
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted February 9, 2010 at 3:52pm

Holiday Valley Resort recently announced that a generous sponsorship from the Western New York Breast Health Center in Amherst, NY has been pledged to the second annual Boarding for Breast Cancer event. Boarding for Breast Cancer is a non-profit fun...more

Lisa Wiik takes Swatch TTR Tour lead from Pancochova at 5STAR Burton Canadian Open
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted February 9, 2010 at 10:59am

Photo: Enni Rukajarvi/ Courtesy of TTR The 5Star Burton Canadian Open in Calgary, Alberta came to a close with the slopestyle finals at the Winsport Canada Olympic Park this Sunday. It was two young guns who took the titles and put on an amazing sh...more

Kaitlyn Farrington, JJ Thomas win Winter Dew Tour Superpipe Finals at Mt. Snow
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted February 8, 2010 at 4:21pm

Sun Valley, Idaho-native Kaitlyn Farrington claimed the first Winter Dew Tour victory of her career at the women’s snowboard superpipe final at the Toyota Championship, while 28-year-old JJ Thomas pulled down the top score in the men’s competition at ...more

Giveaway: Snowboard Socks
by Westbound Boarder
posted February 8, 2010 at 3:58pm

Just wanted to remind everyone that we are giving away a plethora of snowboard socks to all the ladies and gentlemen out there. We have received many desperate pleas, pics of ratty socks and great stories as to why we should give you a new pair of snowboa...more

Film Review: Burton, The B
by Westbound Boarder
posted February 7, 2010 at 2:01pm

My Open Letter to Burton: While embarking on my journey to Vail and Breckenridge, I stopped by the local Burton store to check out the goods. I picked up a copy of the latest film, “The B“. The cover indicates that it is a movie of epic proportions...more

Bitches on Boards Announces Charity Event
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted February 3, 2010 at 10:40am

Bitches on Boards announces their charity event at Coconuts in Dana Point on February 20, 2010 to benefit Families First. Beginning at 8pm, the event will feature live performances by Behind Bars and Dubluva. A silent auction will be held between pe...more

The 14th Annual Winter X Games, Aspen CO
by Westbound Boarder
posted February 2, 2010 at 10:41pm

The Winter X Games is one of the largest annual contests of the year and is notorious for pushing its competitors to the next level and raising industry standards year after year. This year was no exception, especially since the 2010 Olympics in Vancouv...more

Winter X Games 14 – Women’s Results
by Pretty Tough
posted February 2, 2010 at 12:37pm

Over and out. Winter X Games 14 has wrapped. Four days in Aspen delivered five-peats, double three-peats, and back-to-back golds. Read on to find out how the women fared. Friday, Jan. 29th – Women’s Skiing Superpipe A deserving Jen Hudak won Women...more

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