Snowboarding

Snowboarding's early roots are blurry but it's generally accepted to have evolved from surfers and skateboarders looking to recreate their sports in a winter environment. Snowboarding maintained relatively unknown to most of America until the 1997 ESPN Winter X Games brought national attention to what the top athletes were able to accomplish on their snowboards. The following year's Olympics in Nagano, Japan would be snowboarding's coming out party to the world.

Today's top snowboard personalities, such as Shaun White, are highly sought after brands, walking a fine line between business savvy and sellout. Snowboarding now influences all aspects of modern youth culture, from music to clothing to video games and are looked up to by kids and adults for their on and off snow exploits.

As it's primarily a winter sport the blogosphere's attention to snowboarding has a strong seasonal bias.  In late winter and early spring blogs light up with sneak previews and catalog scans of the following season's new snowboard gear and accessories. 

Summer is a relatively quiet period, with the bulk of the infrequent posts coming from film crews in the Southern Hemisphere and year round backcountry snowboarders. The blogosphere starts to buzz again as the long summer days turn to cool fall nights and the snow begins to fall once again.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Snowboarding”

• Peep Show!

  
  Eastern Boarder Nashua — Authority: 423
  peepshow part 1 from peep show on Vimeo . I know that Im a little bit late on this, but I figured Id post up the First Part of the Peep Show Video, which is an all girl snowboard-video. The reason I am posting this up is because our main lady, Colleen Quigley, has the second part in this...in my honest opinion, I ...
  5 hours ago

• Cost-Effective Ways To Snowboard And Ski

  
  Naked News — Authority: 174
  Winter season has come once again and its time for all the adventure lovers to go for a snowboarding or skiing expedition. But like several others, your budget may also be tighter this year and you must be wondering about how to go over the mountains. As economy is undergoing tight strains this year, you can still ...
  5 hours ago

• Hannah Turner, Now Available in Ice Cream Form

  
  The Big Lead — Authority: 158
  Ben & Jerry’s, the dudes responsible for countless unhealthy addictions , has named its newest ice cream flavor after Vermont native and champion snowboarder Hannah Teter. It’s called Hannah Teter’s Maple Blondie, which consists of, shockingly, maple ice cream with blonde brownie pieces and a maple caramel ...
  10 hours ago

• Places You Can Visit To Practice Snowboarding

  
  Classes & Jobs — Authority: 143
  So, new winter riding season is coming. First stable frosts and life is filling with bright moments again! When temperature is below zero, all snowboarding resorts return to life again. If you were in the mountains even if once, you will always want to come there back and go through that feeling of extreme riding at ...
  10 hours ago

• Styles Of Snowboarding

  
  Classes & Jobs — Authority: 143
  If you are going to fond of snowboarding, so of course you?ll have a task to buy a board, main attribute of this kind of sport. At first, define for what do you need a board? And here you will say that you just want to make your life not so boring, to learn riding and maybe even make an impression on some girl?But ...
  10 hours ago

• Four New Ways To See The Northern Lights In 2010

  
  Jetsettersblog — Authority: 160
  The Northern Lights may be as old as the earth but in 2010 there are four new ways to discover this awe inspiring phenomenon. Chase it down or wait for it to find you, these are experiences for couples and families alike. Igloo Village Kakslauttanen ( www.kakslauttanen.fi ) is found 1085km North of Helsinki, but ...
  11 hours ago

• Mountain Exposure Predicts Strong Winter

  
  Jetsettersblog — Authority: 160
  Chalet specialist increases capacity by almost 40 per cent for forthcoming season While most ski operators have cut capacity for the upcoming winter season by up to 40 per cent, Mountain Exposure has increased its capacity by almost the same amount. “We’re buoyant about the winter and demand is strong,” says ...
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• Ski & Board Website Snowbreaks for Solo Travellers

  
  Jetsettersblog — Authority: 160
  Adventura, the holiday company that runs active holidays for solo travellers launches it’s new dedicated winter sports website. www.snowbreaks.com . www.snowbreaks.com  will be the winter brand for Adventura. Last year the company was listed as the largest ski and board operator for solo travellers from the UK. ...
  12 hours ago

• UPDATED: When Work and Snowboarding Intersect

  
  Highly Obsessed: The Snowboarding and Cycling Blog — Authority: 112
  It’s not often, particularly in my line of work , that I get to connect snowboarding and my job. However, a recent development in the industry I work in now gives me that chance – for one blog post, at least! If you follow Internet governance issues at all (I know, it doesn’t sound horribly exciting) you’re ...
  16 hours ago

• How Can A Skier Become A Snowboarder

  
  Rec and Sports — Authority: 163
  If you want to snowboard after doing skiing, then the first thing you have to do is to understand the difference between the two sports. The main difference is that a skier stands on two separate skis while a snowboarder stands on a single snowboard. If you have done skiing, then you must already be aware of how it ...
  17 hours ago

• How Can A Skier Become A Snowboarder

  
  Ilham Ina — Authority: 143
  If you are a skier and want to learn snowboarding, then you must first of all understand the difference between the two sports. The basic difference is that skiing is done on two skis while snowboarding is done on a single snowboard. You already know how it feels to slide across the snow with both your feet bound to ...
  17 hours ago

• Popularity Of Snowboarding And Skiing

  
  Spray Paint Car Blog — Authority: 154
  Both snowboarding and skiing are popular sports among the people who like adventure and are a fan of the snow fields. Whether you are a beginner or an expert at any of the two sports, you will have to prepare yourself both mentally and physically for that ultimate experience. If you want to excel in any of these ...
  20 hours ago

• Popularity Of Snowboarding And Skiing

  
  Crazy People Work From Home... — Authority: 150
  Adventure lovers and lovers of snow fields are great fans of the sports of skiing and snowboarding. No matter you are a novice or a pro in any of the two sports, you have to get yourself mentally and physically prepared appropriately to experience that ultimate adventure. If you want to do extremely well in any of ...
  20 hours ago

• Renting Skiing and Snowboarding Gear

  
  180Travel.com — Authority: 129
  If you are planning to go for a skiing or snowboarding trip and you still have not decided about your equipments, then buying the required gear seems to be the best option, but its cost is perhaps the major drawback. If you are a beginner in the sport, then getting the gear on rent is a much better option for you. ...
  21 hours ago

• The Tony Hawk Show: Paris 2009

  
  Longboarding and Skimboarding Commentary and News — Authority: 152
  Looks like the kids in Paris got a pretty good show at the Grand Palais this weekend with The Tony Hawk Show. Kind of a crazy huge over-the-top kind of event that can only happen in Europe. Might even have been worth the 9-hour flight. But then Paris always is. Oh, and Bastien Salabanzi won [...]
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• Former Skatepark Owner Gets 10 Years

  
  Longboarding and Skimboarding Commentary and News — Authority: 152
  Wayne Lee Cummings, 31, the former owner of Showcase Skate Park in Rogers, Minnesota was sentenced to 117 months in prison for “soliciting kids for sex,” according to a story in the StarTribune. Cummings. . . was found guilty on three felony counts of soliciting a child to engage in sexual conduct and ...
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• Burton Sticks Another Foot Into Skate Shoes

  
  Longboarding and Skimboarding Commentary and News — Authority: 152
  The Burton Corp’s artsy, woodsy skateboard company Habitat is celebrating its 10th year in business by launching a line of skate footwear that is reportedly “designed by skateboarders for skateboarding.” Consisting of six models, the line also infuses Habitat’s signature design principles — branded ...
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• We All Scream For Hannah Teter

  
  Longboarding and Skimboarding Commentary and News — Authority: 152
  Lick it up, lick it up. . . Yes, Olympic gold medalist Hannah Teter now has her own Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream flavor and it’s call Blonde Ambition Maple Blondie. The first flavor created for an athlete, Maple Blondie is a rich and creamy maple ice cream with blonde brownie pieces and a smooth maple [...]
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• Nike Workers Discuss NW Surf Scene

  
  Longboarding and Skimboarding Commentary and News — Authority: 152
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• Mike V Arrested For Fight At Hockey Game

  
  Longboarding and Skimboarding Commentary and News — Authority: 152
  Mike Vallely was arrested and cited for “fighting in public” while at a Ducks hockey game at the Honda Center on Thursday night, and then today The Ducks officially severed promotional ties with the former pro skater, according to a story in the OC Register. The incident occurred during the ‘three stars of the ...
  1 day ago

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