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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  GConsole.info — Authority: 143
  Take on the role of an Elite Penguin Forces agent, completing top secret missionsEarn coins while playing on the DS to use or transfer wirelessly to online accountsPlay favorite Club Penguin mini-games such as Cart Surfer, Jet Pack Adventure and Ice FishingPlay brand new exclusive DS-only mini-games including ...
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• Christmas Alternatives

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 569
  Go Skiing If you live in a place that warrants, go skiing or snowboarding for the day. Barely anyone is on the mountain, and it’s sure to make you be glad that Christmas exists. I’ve done this many years, and on many Christmases it actually snows! This is the perfect option for non-Christians that want an ...
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• Holiday Music for The Rest of Us

  
  The Cleanest Line — Authority: 122
  I grew up in a family that didnt ski, so it never occurred to me til I moved out West that Bing Crosby might have been a total powder hound. Why else would he have been " . . . dreeeaming of a whiiiite chrISTmas . . ."? It cant be because he likes shoveling. And while my mom simply rolled her eyes when I voiced that ...
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• Ten Ski Holidays Under £300

  
  Jetsettersblog — Authority: 159
  As part of it’s campaign to `help skiers ski for less’ this winter online ski holidays specialist Directski.com has come up with a raft of ways to help cash-strapped skiers this winter. The latest is a list of top ten ski holidays for under £300, all with flights, transafers and good standard accommodation in ...
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• Mountain Exposure Chalets in Zermatt

  
  Jetsettersblog — Authority: 159
  Mountain Exposure, Zermatt’s luxury chalet specialist, has expanded its portfolio into the neighbouring village of Saas Fee. The addition of Chalet Chloe, a five-bedroom property set in an exclusive hill near a forest, marks Mountain Exposure’s coming of age with its 21st chalet and the company’s first property ...
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• Cheesy Snowboard Giveaway

  
  Boardistan — Authority: 143
  DCI Cheese Co., “the largest importer and marketer of specialty cheeses in the United States” is giving away 300 snowboards as part of their “Feed Your Inner Olympian” contest, according to a story on Progressive Grocer.DCI Cheese Co. is rolling out a themed giveaway of 300 snowboards in support of ...
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• Gay Ski Weeks in the U.S. and Canada

  
  Matador Trips — Authority: 498
  Photo: brainchildvn Parades come in the summer. Right now the pride’s in the mountains. Gay ski weeks …who knew? I didn’t, but I’m not sure why — there are tons on the calendar for the 2009-2010 ski season . And there’s a lot more than powder on offer. We’re talking concerts, DJs, themed parties, ...
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• Keeping Dry on the Slopes pt 1

  
  Snowboarding Skier — Authority: 126
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• Waterskiing Big Waves In Maui

  
  Longboarding and Skimboarding Commentary and News — Authority: 151
  Apparently tired of trying to be snowboarders on skis, it appears that a group of Salomon freeskiers are now trying to be surfers. . . on skis? [Link: Starr Surf Skis]
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• Hannah Teter On Jimmy Fallon

  
  Longboarding and Skimboarding Commentary and News — Authority: 151
  Yep, as Hannah Teter said last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: “gotta defend.” To answer a common Hannah Teter question: No, she’s pretty much always like that. We’re kind of bummed Tom Arnold didn’t try to kiss her. . . maybe next time. [Link: Hulu.com]
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• Skiers Hit Snowboarders More Often

  
  Longboarding and Skimboarding Commentary and News — Authority: 151
  Snow injury specialist Jasper Shealy, professor emeritus of industrial and systems engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology says skiers run into snowboarders more often than the other way around according to a post on a New York Times blog. “Most people think that snowboarders whack into skiers,” Mr. ...
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• Billabong Buys Into Surfstitch.com

  
  Longboarding and Skimboarding Commentary and News — Authority: 151
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• Circa Hooks Up The Kids On Base

  
  Longboarding and Skimboarding Commentary and News — Authority: 151
  etnies isn’t the only shoe company playing Santa this year. Circa delivered shoes to every kid at Camp Pendleton Marine Base’s Santa Margarita School. Their dads and/or moms may be away for Christmas, but these kids are rockin’ new kicks in spite of it all. [Link: Circa]
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• Intrawest Owes $524 Million Today

  
  Longboarding and Skimboarding Commentary and News — Authority: 151
  December 23, 2009 is a big day for Whistler-Blackcomb Resort owning Intrawest ULC and its parent Fortress Investment Group LLC. A reported $524 million payment on a $1.4 billion loan is due, according to a story in Businessweek. And they may not be able to make the payment. Intrawest, which owns venues being used at ...
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• Beefjack Presents: The 25 Days of Games – Day 24

  
  BeefJack - The Gamer's Sauce. — Authority: 451
  BeefJack loves video games. BeefJack also loves the holiday season. When you combine the two you get lots of free time, lots of fun and possibly a much higher gamerscore. As a result, we have put together our favourite 25 seasonal video game levels and maps to celebrate when snow meets pixel and Warthog meets [...]
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• PARAMORE: Paramore’s Videos. All Of Them. Ever.

  
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• Snowboarding Philadelphia Museum of Art

  
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• First Snowboarding

  
  Link's Blog — Authority: 118
  Yesterday, after almost 11 months of desperate waiting, wishing, day dreaming and more waiting, my...
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• Hannah Teter On Jimmy Fallon

  
  Boardistan — Authority: 143
  Yep, as Hannah Teter said last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: “gotta defend.” To answer a common Hannah Teter question: No, she’s pretty much always like that. We’re kind of bummed Tom Arnold didn’t try to kiss her. . . maybe next time.[Link: Hulu.com]
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