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Snowboarding News Archives for June 2008

Jun 30, 2008 | Runnersweb.com

Adventure Racing: The North Face Peak To Peak Leading Edge Winter...

The 'The North Face' Peak to Peak, New Zealand's leading edge winter multisport event, is being staged in Queenstown for the 15th consecutive year on July 19 2008 and will attract some of the country's most ...

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Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Kayaking, Winter Sports, Alpine Skiing

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Transworld Snowboarding

First Session of the Summer Shred at Camp of Champions

Camp of Champions: A Day in the Life It has been a wild journey already and after the shake down at Customs in Vancouver, the TWS crew is on scene at the summer's first session of Camp of Champions in ...

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Related Topix: Winter Sports, Outdoor Recreation

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Vail Daily

Skateboarding still a crime in Breckenridge

Hoodie-wearing youngsters flocked to Breckenridge Town Hall this week, as a lively crowd of skateboard enthusiasts -- young and old -- asked the town council to allow riding on town streets.

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Related Topix: Ice Skating, Winter Sports, Skateboarding, Extreme Sports

Thu Jun 26, 2008

The Belfast Telegraph

Claudia Winkleman: Why flopping at Sports Day can make you a loser

You won't want to wear anything that chafes. That's all I'm saying," Lucy explained last Sunday.

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Related Topix: Winter Sports, Opinion

Tue Jun 24, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

'We felt we were trying to find our brothers'

Two weeks ago, the thoughts of Chris Willis, an avid backcountry skier, turned to the three men who were lost near Crystal Mountain.

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Related Topix: Alpine Skiing, Winter Sports, Outdoor Recreation

KIRO-TV Seattle

3 Bodies Removed From Crystal Mountain

Three bodies have been removed from the Crystal Mountain area near Mount Rainier.

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Related Topix: Winter Sports

Mon Jun 23, 2008

KVOA-TV Tucson

Innovelis Introduces iPod(R) and iPhone(R) Accessory 'BudFits(TM)'

Innovelis proudly announces the release of BudFits, the first product to prevent iPod and iPhone earbuds from falling out during physical activities such as skateboarding, snowboarding, running, cycling, and ...

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Related Topix: Winter Sports

Sun Jun 22, 2008

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ski resorts revert to summer activities

Victoria's ski resorts will revert to their summer activity schedules to try to keep youngsters occupied when they descend on the alps once school holidays start next week.

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Related Topix: Winter Sports, Alpine Skiing, Outdoor Recreation

Sat Jun 21, 2008

Ledger Dispatch

Bodies of 3 missing snowboarders found in Wash.

Searchers have found the bodies of three snowboarders missing since early December in a skiing area northeast of Mount Rainier in Washington state.

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Related Topix: Winter Sports, Alpine Skiing

Summit Daily News

Snowboarding a leading cause of emergency room visits nationwide

Snowboarding accidents accounted for a quarter of all emergency-room visits related to outdoor sports injuries in 2005-2005, according to a recently released report by the Centers for Disease Control.

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Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Winter Sports, Alpine Skiing

Fri Jun 20, 2008

Earth Times

Wellness Professionals(TM) Aids in Finding Relief From Injuries Caused by Outdoor Sports

According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control , the top three outdoor activities resulting in injury are: snowboarding , sledding , and hiking .

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Related Topix: Sledding, Winter Sports

Thu Jun 19, 2008

Hotel Online

Ski season rakes in $1B: Resort group's chief boasts of...

Another record-breaking year in attracting visitors to the slopes has made Utah's ski industry a billion-dollar-a-year business for the first time.

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Related Topix: Winter Sports, Alpine Skiing, Outdoor Recreation

The New Zealand Herald

Head over heels - winter's here

Turoa and Whakapapa skifields on Mt Ruapehu have had good snow conditions over the past week, with cold temperatures and low humidity.

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Related Topix: Winter Sports, Alpine Skiing, Outdoor Recreation

Wed Jun 18, 2008

Manawatu Evening Standard

Making white gold

Powder puff: automated snow guns will begin operating when the right combination of temperature and humidity exists and will stop when conditions change.

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Related Topix: Winter Sports, Outdoor Recreation, Alpine Skiing

Denver Post

Settlement reached in Austria cable car deaths

In this Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000 file photo, a worker looks at a burnt cable car inside a tunnel in the Kitzsteinhorn mountain in Kaprun, Austria, where 155 people died in a fire.

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Related Topix: Winter Sports, Alpine Skiing

TheDenverChannel

Aspen Mountain Opens Up Seven Runs

Skiers and snowboarders are getting another chance to enjoy the slopes in Aspen this weekend.

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Related Topix: Alpine Skiing, Winter Sports

Tue Jun 17, 2008

KRDO-TV Colorado Springs

Bodies of missing snowboarders found in SW Colo.

The bodies of 2 men last seen snowboarding at Wolf Creek Ski Resort in January have been found.

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Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Winter Sports, Alpine Skiing

Fri Jun 13, 2008

Aspen Times

Aspen gets highest rise in Colorado skier visits

Aspen's four mountains saw a greater increase in skier visits than most Colorado resorts during the 2007-08 ski season.

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Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Winter Sports, Alpine Skiing

Thu Jun 12, 2008

Monterey County Herald

Maloofs grind their way into skateboarding

Joe Maloof, one of the brothers who own the Sacramento Kings, remembers steering his skateboard down an incline as a teenager, hitting a drain and flying through the air in a spectacular wipeout.

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Related Topix: Sports, Sacramento Kings, NBA Basketball, Winter Sports, Ice Skating, Skateboarding, Extreme Sports

Wed Jun 11, 2008

Detroit News Online

Snowboarders top list of most injured

More people are hurt snowboarding than any other outdoor activity, accounting for a quarter of emergency room visits, according to the first national study to estimate recreational injuries.

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Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation

Tue Jun 10, 2008

Journal Gazette

CDC: Snowboarding tops lists for outdoor injuries

More people are hurt snowboarding than any other outdoor activity, accounting for a quarter of emergency room visits, according to the first national study to estimate recreational injuries.

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Related Topix: Winter Sports, Outdoor Recreation

Aspen Daily News

June skiing on tap

With an average depth of 3 feet on its upper slopes, Aspen Mountain will reopen to skiers and snowboarders this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

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Related Topix: Winter Sports, Alpine Skiing

Mon Jun 09, 2008

Summit Daily News

Aspen to re-open for skiing this weekend

Aspen Mountain will be open to skiers and snowboarders this weekend, according to Jeff Hanle, spokesman for the Aspen Skiing Co.

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Related Topix: Winter Sports, Alpine Skiing

Sun Jun 08, 2008

Vail Daily

A-Basin gets new snow in time for closing day

Arapahoe Basin became the last Colorado ski resort to close for the season Sunday, with some skiers and snowboarders showing up in shorts.

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Related Topix: Alpine Skiing, Winter Sports

Fri Jun 06, 2008

The Sydney Morning Herald

What will they think of next?

Funtastic ... John Seddons shows of his ride-on toy for toddlers, the Scramble Bug.

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Related Topix: Winter Sports

Wed Jun 04, 2008

CBC News

Cooling kids with severe brain injuries may not be best treatment,

The practice of cooling children with severe head injuries to prevent potentially fatal brain swelling should be undertaken with caution, say researchers, who found the treatment fails to alter the neurological ...

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Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Winter Sports, Sports, NFL Players, Kevin Everett

ABC15.com

Flagstaff Snowbowl wants to add conveyor belt for new skiers

Reported by: Associated Press Last Update: 12:22 pm The runs are covered with snow The Arizona Snowbowl outside Flagstaff wants to put a 160-foot conveyor belt on its lower slope to bring beginning skiers and ...

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Related Topix: Alpine Skiing, Winter Sports

Mon Jun 02, 2008

Transworld Motocross

Monster Energy MX Crossover @ Hangtown

Stars of the action sports community will descend upon Prairie City SVRA , aka "Hangtown," this weekend for the seventh running of the Monster Energy MX Crossover @ The long-running event, which features ...

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Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Winter Sports, Alpine Skiing, Sports, Olympics, Nate Holland

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