http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:09:51 -0700 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:45:34 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m10d10-Become-a-snowboard-instructor?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner Looking for something to do this winter? Want a new a way to lose weight? How about make some new friends? You can even get discounts on new equipment! How? Well become a snowboard instructor and all that could be yours!So why become an instructor? W... Instructors Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:45:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m10d10-Become-a-snowboard-instructor?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Use-those-ankles?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner As fall approaches, it's hard not to be a little excited about winter. Snowboarding only a few months away. With that in mind, let's start getting ready!When snowboarding there three important things to remember: look where you are going, bend your k... Lessons Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:23:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Use-those-ankles?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Wheres-the-snowboarders-on-ABCs-Superstars?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner Just enjoying ABC's latest T&A show, the "Superstars". No idea what the point is other than to show attractive people running around in bathing suits.  Not a bad concept and not as silly as "Battle of the Bods". They have... Observations Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:17:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Wheres-the-snowboarders-on-ABCs-Superstars?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Missing-Winter?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner Even though mid-June in central PA feels more like mid-April, I'm missing winter a little bit.  It especially hits you when you get dressed in the morning. The hardest decisions you have are shorts or jeans, and t-shirt or polo.Whereas in the th... Observations Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:40:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Missing-Winter?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m2d11-Man-arrested-in-snowboarding-incident?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner A 28 year old man was arrested for colliding with a 5 year old ski that occured at Crested Butte Montanna. The Trinity Journal has the story, but aren't releasing it to all readers. You have to subscribe, and you are wondering why newspapers are fail... Safety Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:44:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m2d11-Man-arrested-in-snowboarding-incident?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m2d10-Snowboarding-to-come-to-Wii?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner Hudson is releasing a snowboarding game for Wii and it uses that cool Wii platform you stand on. You can see screen captures HERE (sorry site is in Japanese).It's available for download to Japanese systems today.  No dates for American release, ... games Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:32:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m2d10-Snowboarding-to-come-to-Wii?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m2d2-Heikki-Sorsa--Double-Decade?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner Here's snowboarder Heikki Sorsa in a video from Mack Dawg Productions.  It starts slow and silly, but then kicks in heavy.A couple of things to watch for is how the jumps are set up.  You can see the work that has gone in to these scenes. I... Videos Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:21:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m2d2-Heikki-Sorsa--Double-Decade?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d26-Stupid-snowboard-design-of-the-year?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner Cheetah has introduced the most ridiculous snowboard EVER!It's one of those proof of concept designs that probably has some cool stuff on it that may become influential, but the holes in the middle of the board will drive you nuts. Unless you like lo... Equipment Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:58:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d26-Stupid-snowboard-design-of-the-year?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d26-Dressing-for-the-cold?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner With the desperately cold weather that's hit us, you might want to bundle up. When the temperature drops below 15, there's a whole new ballgame to dressing. First layer:  Long underwear is your first and only choice. Polypropylene is the materia... Equipment Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:51:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d26-Dressing-for-the-cold?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d15-Snowboarder-killed-while-riding-in-the-road?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner A nineteen year old snowboarder rode into traffic near Buffalo NY on Tuesday and was killed by an oncoming car. No explanation has been given and the driver will not be charged.See the full article here.Chances are the kid was just riding in a yard n... Safety Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:38:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d15-Snowboarder-killed-while-riding-in-the-road?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d14-Jeremy-Jones-in-Follow-Me-Around?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner This is from one the greatest snowboard films ever. Made by Mack Dawg Productions a few years back, "Follow Me Around" sets the high mark for sports films. At least in this writer's opinion.Brilliantly filmed and edited, it's a joy to watch... Videos Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:00:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d14-Jeremy-Jones-in-Follow-Me-Around?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d14-Theives-love-to-steal-snowboards?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner Park City's recent police blotter reported that several snowboards had been stolen from the slopes. This is a common occurance. In fact Google News shows 54 web hits for the search.One of the reasons this is a problem is that stolen snowboards can be... Equipment Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:53:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d14-Theives-love-to-steal-snowboards?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d9-Avalanches-taking-their-toll-on-snowboarders?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner 23 people have been killed so far this season in avalanches.  December was one of the worst in the Tetons since the days of gold mining.Jackson Hole's ski patrol has already spent half their budget for avalanche control and sales of rescue trans... Safety Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:59:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d9-Avalanches-taking-their-toll-on-snowboarders?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d8-The-Mountain-Responsibility-Code?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner Did you ever wonder why people behave a certain way on the slopes?  Or how you make sure you don't get run into? Well there's a code of behavior for skiers and snowboarders. It's called the Mountain Responsibility Code. Most mountains post ... Lessons Safety Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:50:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d8-The-Mountain-Responsibility-Code?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d7-In-bad-economy-snow-sports-equipment-sales-up?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner The latest report from SnowSports Industry of America show that overall snow sports equipment sales are up 2.69% year over year. The most interesting part is the move from chain stores to the internet.  If you look at the figures- snowboard sale... Equipment Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:34:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d7-In-bad-economy-snow-sports-equipment-sales-up?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d6-Taking-a-snowboard-lesson--part-3?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner How much will they teach me in my first lesson?Don't expect to much. You should be taught the basics of your equipment, how to turn and stop, and how to ride the lift. Beyond that, they'll teach you how to link your turns. As in, how to turn right th... Lessons Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:32:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d6-Taking-a-snowboard-lesson--part-3?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d6-Taking-a-snowboard-lesson--part-2?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner Where do I go?So you now have your equipment and it's time for your lesson. Make sure you ask when you buying the lesson where you are supposed to meet and at what time.  There's usually a standard meeting place for the instructors and lessons u... Lessons Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:47:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d6-Taking-a-snowboard-lesson--part-2?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d6-Taking-a-snowboard-lesson--part-1?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner Why take a lesson at all?If you have never snowboarded before, you should really take a lesson.  Snowboarding isn't as intuitive as it looks. Just making your first turn and stopping will require you to work muscles you probably haven't used bef... Lessons Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:16:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2322-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner~y2009m1d6-Taking-a-snowboard-lesson--part-1?cid=exrss-Pennsylvania-Snowboarding-Examiner