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Snowboarding is a boardsport on snow similar to skiing, but inspired by surfing and skateboarding. Snowboarding is an increasingly popular winter sport throughout the world.
A snowboarder's equipment consists of a snowboard, snowboarding boots, bindings to attach their boots to the board, as well as snowboarding-specific winter clothing. Snowboarding became a Winter Olympic Games sport in 1998. Other events that focus on snowboarding are the annual European and U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships and the Winter X-Games. These events are hosted by various winter resorts in Europe, United States, and Canada.
History
The snowboard evolved from early pioneering work by people such as Sherman Poppen (who, in 1965, invented the "Snurfer" in his North Muskegon, Michigan home), Chuck Barfoot, Dimitri Mitrovitch, Tom Sims, and Jake Burton Carpenter. Jake is the founder of Burton Snowboards, one of the largest, and most well-established snowboard companies in the world. In the early 1980s, snowboard companies such as Sims, Winterstick, and Avalanche began emerging across the country. Also in the early 1980s, films by Warren Miller and Greg Stump began to feature clips of snowboarders, boosting the popularity of the sport among the skiing community. It was not until the mid-1980s that snowboarding exploded into the mainstream, when the first snowboard magazine, Absolutely Radical, hit the racks; it was soon renamed International Snowboard Magazine. For more on the history of snowboarding, see this Snowboard History Timeline. More on [ Snowboarding ]
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Killington Resort Names Factory Labs as Agency of Record
forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News) Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:14:42 -0000
KILLINGTON, Vermont -- Vermont's Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard resort in the eastern United States, has retained Factory Design Labs to oversee its branding, advertising, communications and media planning, effective immediately. "Killington is a legend on the east coast," said Scott Mellin, CEO of Factory Design Labs. "Our staff has a huge passion for skiing and riding, and all of us look forward to partnering with Killington to modernize brand communications and redefine...
Killington Kicks Off Summer Season with United Way Fundraiser on Friday, June 26
forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)KILLINGTON, Vermont -- Slide, ride and experience the fresh Green Mountain air while raising funds for the United Way of Rutland County at Killington Resort and the Pico Mountain Adventure Center on Friday, June 26. For the fourth consecutive year Killington Resort is teaming up with the United Way to offer a free day of activities with a suggested $10 donation to the United Way of Rutland County. "This is an exciting way to kick off our summer season and raise funds for our community,"...
Stowe Attractions Open June 20
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Wildcat Mountain Recognizes Timberlane High School Ski Team Coaching Duo
forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)PINKHAM NOTCH, New Hampshire -- Wildcat Mountain race director Phil Ostroski recently traveled to Timberlane Regional High School located in Plaistow, New Hampshire to personally deliver a certificate of achievement to Peter & Mary Beth Torosian. The couple helped to establish a competitive alpine ski team in 1997 when their son was a student at Timberlane. In the years to follow, and often training at the not-so-near-by Wildcat Mountain, the couple continued to direct and coach both the boys...
Independence Weekend Celebration Adds Sparkle to Waterville Valley Getaway
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Sugarloaf announces Brad Larsen as new Director of Sales and Marketing
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0-21 Snowboarding - Offering United Kingdom snowboarding news, reviews, riders, resorts and competition information.
Meta Description: [ Specialising in news, reviews and events from the UK dry slope scene, including worldwide rider, resort and competition info. ]
ABC-of-Snowboarding - A snowboarding portal with beginner courses, equipment information and buying guides, techniques, styles and tricks, historic and background Information.
Meta Description: [ Worlds largest Snowboarding portal including information articles, newsdesk, snowboard gear shop, travel services, pictures, forum and community ]
About.com Guide to Snowboarding - Offering articles for any level of snowboarder. Includes reviews, accessory guide, technique and trick tips.
Meta Description: [ A complete guide to snowboarding, offering articles for any level of snowboarder, buyer's guide, technique and trick tips and snowboarding pictures. ]
BoarderMail - Free email for snowboarders.
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Dave's Snowboard Ski Patrol - Provides information relating to the use of snowboards for ski patrol activities, snowboard injury information, safety tips for children and ski lifts, helmets and safety, tips for first time snowboard buyers, and related links.
History of Snowboarding - Complete year by year breakdown of snowboarding history.
History of Snowboarding - The history of snowboarding, a sport born in Vermont from Vermont Living Magazine.
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Irish Snowboarder - Offers a guide for the Irish snowboarder with free email, resort guide, snow reports, tips and tricks, photos, and message board.
Meta Description: [ Irelands snowboarding website promoting snowboarding in Ireland with events online forums general information and the register of Irish snowboarders ]
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Scott Serfas Photography - Showcases snowboarding photography. Photographs of top professional snowboarders, and behind the scene.
Snowboard City - Offers trick tips with videos, articles, message board, ramp building tips, snowboard terminology, and related links.
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Snowboard-uk.com - United Kingdom snowboarding site with photographs, videos, events, and links.
Snowboard.com - Community of snowboarders with forums, information about tricks, resorts, heliboarding and catboarding operations, and summertime riding camps.
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SnowboardSeattle.com - Articles on backcountry snowboarding, local rider snow conditions reports, discussion, and local weather resources.
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Snowlution.com - News, snow reports, resort information, rider profiles, photograph, and trade stories.
SnowU.com - Site dedicated to serving college ski and snowboard clubs in the United States and Canada. Includes a list of clubs and websites, discounts for equipment, resort, and travel services, and a monthly newsletter.
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The Alaska Boarder - News and information about Alaska's snowboard and skateboard scene, including shops, resorts, and events.
The Boarder - United Kingdom snowboarding resource.
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The Snowboard FAQ - All your snowboarding questions answered.
The Snowboarder - Snowboarding photographs and northwest ski area weather.
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World Snowboarding Guide - Resort guide with news, events, classifieds, tips and articles.
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