Archive for March, 2007

Canadian Snowboard Battle Begins Today

Posted March 22, 2007 * Comments(0)

The Canadian Snowboard team is wrapping up a phenomenal season, and the stage is set for one of the most exciting events of the year – the 2007 Honda Canadian National Snowboard Championships. It’s been an impressive year for many of Canada’s riders, with World Cup wins and a dozen podium finishes, Canadian Open Snowboard Tour and NorAm wins, and the first-ever appearance at the Canada Winter Games. And to cap off a great season, next week they will all converge on Calgary and Banff to battle it out for the title of National Champion in their discipline.Check dates and locations after the jump.
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WTF is a hangboard?

Posted March 19, 2007 * Comments(5)

That is the very exact question I asked myself when I saw these three guys slung up on a contraption which looked like recovering broken bone victims in a hospital bed. It was over the weekend on my usual trip to Mount Washington, where I saw this Hangboarding contraption. It combines snowboarding, hang gliding and mountain biking. If you like all three, you may like hangboarding, if not, you may just like to get a rush off screaming down a snow covered hill head first. Check out the video and more pics after the jump.

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Drew Neilson Wins Crystal Globe for Snowboard Cross

Posted March 19, 2007 * Comments(0)

Drew Neilson of North Vancouver won the bronze medal on Saturday in the men’s snowboardcross competition to earn the FIS World Cup season title in the event.

Neilson, a three-time World Cup snowboard cross winner this season, reached a career goal. ‘’ I’m really stoked about winning my first Crystal Globe (season title) today,’’ said Neilson. ‘’I had a good day today, but I would have loved to finish with another win. I rode well, but just didn’t have a great start on my final run. The Crystal Globe is something I’ve been working towards for my whole career, and it feels great to finally be able to claim that title.’’
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Terje Haakonsen’s 7601 foot descent

Posted March 13, 2007 * Comments(0)

This video may not be new, but it sure is unreal. A friend of mine passed it over to me today, I first got chills up my spine, then butterflies. Could you imagine doing this run?

Drew Neilson Takes Second Straight Win at Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup

Posted March 9, 2007 * Comments(1)
Drew Neilson is on top of the world. The 32 year old from North Vancouver added another Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup win to his resume today, taking top spot in Lake Placid, New York. In a season that has been cut short due to poor weather conditions throughout Europe, Neilson is making every event count, having won both World Cups to date, and leading the World Cup standings for Snowboardcross.“Today felt great,” said Neilson. ”I won the time trials, and then had to make up some time in the semis, but I squeaked through in second. I didn’t leave the door open in the finals, and I just won it.“It was a great day to race. The weather was sunny, and the course was super fun!”
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Nothing can stop you, but you yourself

Posted March 5, 2007 * Comments(2)

It was Saturday morning, the race to get the car packed up and head to the mountain started at about 8AM. I look everything over before shutting the trunk, looks good, “we got everything” I told my girlfriend, so we take off. Three hours later in the parking lot, I’m gearing up to head on out and guess what, I didn’t pack my good jacket. I figure I can survive with my skimpy fleece, my girlfriend thinks otherwise.  I end up heading to the pro shop and luck out on a deal for a Mount Washington branded outer shell - $80 tax in. Better then dropping $450 on a resort-priced name brand.

Sixty or so minutes later, we’re waiting inside for my little cousin to get her rental gear on. I go outside to catch some fresh air and guess what. My board is gone.  With brand new Forum 1.8 bindings I got Thursday afternoon to test out (these toe caps are much nicer and better built, more on them later).

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NBA Player gets $500,000 fine for Snowboarding

Posted March 2, 2007 * Comments(1)

How could someone get fined a half mil for snowboarding you ask? Well, if you play for the NBA and your contract states that you can not participate in any extreme sports, skiing being one of those, then you could get dinged. Especially if you get injured. Since the two sports are so similar, the NBA went ahead with the fine, 10% of Vladimir Radmanovic of the Los Angeles Lakers $5.2 million salary.
Via Globe & Mail