http://snowboarding.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2013-04-30T21:19:28Z Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:19:28 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2013/05/31/what-i-do-when-i-cant-go-snowboarding.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/snowboarding/1/9/k/4/-/-/snowboarder.jpg" alt="snowboarder" />Well, spring has arrived, and most -- if not all -- <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com/od/snowboardresorts/">snowboard resorts</a> have closed for the year.</p> <p>It's a sad time for us all.</p> <p>But, there are ways to cope with the loss of snow and months without shredding.&#160; People deal with it in different ways. Some watch snowboarding videos. Some drink away their until the snow returns. Some just cry into their pillow.<!--more--></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2013/05/31/what-i-do-when-i-cant-go-snowboarding.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2013/05/31/what-i-do-when-i-cant-go-snowboarding.htm Fri, 31 May 2013 18:19:47 +0000 2013-05-31T18:19:47Z http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2013/04/30/reliving-the-dream.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/snowboarding/1/9/g/4/-/-/about-4.jpg" alt="snowboarder" />It's a sad time of year. Another season has come and gone. Yesterday I tucked away my <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com/od/howto/a/What-Gear-Do-I-Need-To-Snowboard.htm">snowboarding gear</a> in the storeroom. It was great while it lasted *sniff*.</p> <p>Rather than mourn the loss of another season, this blog post is dedicated to remembrance of my five best trips of the season. Here they are.<!--more--></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2013/04/30/reliving-the-dream.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2013/04/30/reliving-the-dream.htm Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:19:28 +0000 2013-04-30T21:19:28Z http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2013/03/31/david-vs-goliath.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/snowboarding/1/9/a/4/-/-/about.jpg" alt="snowboarder" />I've been travelling around the western U.S. this winter checking out resorts and trying to figure out which are the best. In a few weeks I'm going to have to announce my choices. This may sound fairly easy, but it's not. My quest to decide which resorts are the best has been consistently plagued by one extremely difficult question.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2013/03/31/david-vs-goliath.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2013/03/31/david-vs-goliath.htm Sun, 31 Mar 2013 20:08:22 +0000 2013-03-31T20:08:22Z http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2013/02/28/snowboarding-colorado.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/snowboarding/1/9/V/4/-/-/wolf-creek-snowboarder-2.jpg" alt="Wolf Creek Snowboarder" />In my <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2013/01/31/snowboarding-tahoe.htm">last blog post</a> I talked about my experiences snowboarding in California. My favourite resort there was <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com/od/california/fr/Sugar-Bowl-Snowboard-Resort-Review-2012.htm">Sugar Bowl</a>, partly because of the epic terrain, partly because of the short lift lines, and partly because the local small-hill atmosphere agreed with me.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2013/02/28/snowboarding-colorado.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2013/02/28/snowboarding-colorado.htm Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:25:43 +0000 2013-02-28T19:25:43Z http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2013/01/31/snowboarding-tahoe.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/snowboarding/1/9/Q/4/-/-/about.jpg" alt="snowboarder" />I was fortunate enough to get to sample four of the many fantastic hills around Lake Tahoe last month. I learned a lot about the area and the qualities of the different hills. I was looking forward to visiting <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com/od/california/fr/Squaw-Valley-2013-Review.htm">Squaw Valley</a> the most, but it turns out that my best day was at a smaller resort.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2013/01/31/snowboarding-tahoe.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2013/01/31/snowboarding-tahoe.htm Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:13:15 +0000 2013-01-31T21:13:15Z http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2012/12/31/learning-new-things.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/snowboarding/1/9/E/4/-/-/fb-18.jpg" alt="snowboarder" width="150" height="99" />Continuous learning key to success, not only in snowboarding, but in life. With that in mind, I set out this month to educate myself about several topics that were long overdue.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2012/12/31/learning-new-things.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2012/12/31/learning-new-things.htm Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:27:47 +0000 2012-12-31T12:27:47Z http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2012/11/30/getting-back-into-the-swing-of-things.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/snowboarding/1/9/B/4/-/-/snowboarding-2.jpg" alt="snowboarder jumping" /></p> <p>My <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2012/11/27/getting-to-know-utah.htm">first day of the season</a> at <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com/od/utah/p/Snowbird.htm">Snowbird</a> was great, but it always takes a little while to get back into the swing of things.</p> <p>When I tried turning at high speeds I was sliding more than carving. I fell after almost all of &#160;the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com/od/intermediatesnowboarders/ss/How-To-Take-A-Jump-On-A-Snowboard.htm">jumps</a> I took. I even felt off balance when I <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com/od/snowboardingtricks/g/ollie.htm">ollied</a>. But, that's how it is every year, unless you get to <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2012/10/04/woodward-tahoe-opens-to-the-public.htm">train indoors in the summer</a> or travel to the southern hemisphere for the season down there.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2012/11/30/getting-back-into-the-swing-of-things.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2012/11/30/getting-back-into-the-swing-of-things.htm Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:07:32 +0000 2012-11-30T21:07:32Z http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2012/11/27/getting-to-know-utah.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/snowboarding/1/9/8/4/-/-/history-1.jpg" alt="snowboarder" width="150" height="150" /></p> <p>They say that Utah has the best snow on Earth. It's a bold claim, but it may just be true.</p> <p>A couple of months ago I moved to Utah. Having grown up in British Columbia, I thought I knew what great snowboarding was. I was wrong.<!--more--></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2012/11/27/getting-to-know-utah.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2012/11/27/getting-to-know-utah.htm Tue, 27 Nov 2012 01:58:44 +0000 2012-11-27T01:58:44Z http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2012/10/04/overcoming-fear-why-i-write-this-guide.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/snowboarding/1/0/1/4/-/-/overcoming-fear.jpg" alt="snowboarder" />Learning to snowboard can seem overwhelming at first. I felt that way when I first started. Snowboarding was so new at that time that it was banned on most ski hills, and we were never sure if it wasn't going to be banned on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com/od/Canadian-Resorts/p/Kimberley-Alpine-Resort-Profile.htm">our own local hill</a>.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2012/10/04/overcoming-fear-why-i-write-this-guide.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2012/10/04/overcoming-fear-why-i-write-this-guide.htm Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:32:36 +0000 2012-10-04T11:32:36Z http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2012/10/04/woodward-tahoe-opens-to-the-public.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/snowboarding/1/3/x/3/-/-/woodward-tahoe.jpg" alt="Snowboarder" /></p> <p>The future of snowboarding is called The Bunker. In case you haven't heard of it, The Bunker is a 33,000 square foot multi-sport training facility at <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.woodwardtahoe.com/">Woodward Tahoe</a>, just steps from the chairlift at the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://skiing.about.com/od/californiaskiresorts/p/borealmtn.htm">Boreal Mountain Resort</a>. It's my summertime <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com">snowboarding</a> fantasy and it's opening its doors to the public on August 17.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2012/10/04/woodward-tahoe-opens-to-the-public.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://snowboarding.about.com/b/2012/10/04/woodward-tahoe-opens-to-the-public.htm Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:32:35 +0000 2012-10-04T11:32:35Z