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NEWS ABOUT: snowboarding

snowboarding stories: 9 news summaries

Surfer Dude's Theory of Everything May School Science

Yurt-dweller rivets
the establishment

Nov 11, 09 8:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Science needs more people like Garrett Lisi, writes Roger Highfield at the Daily Telegraph . Lisi kitesurfs on Maui, lives in a yurt, snowboards at Tahoe—and has wowed physicists with his "theory of everything." The surfer dude scientist claims to have solved the biggest problem in physics by... More »

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physics • yurt • scientists • snowboarding • surfers • Garrett Lisi

 University Ski Slope Aims  
 to 'Bring People to Christ' 

First all-weather slope 'of its kind in North America'

Aug 31, 09 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Virginia’s Liberty University presented its new synthetic ski slope—the first in North America—this weekend with extreme performances from pro skiers and snowboarders. The chancellor of the Christian university, Jerry Falwell, showed off his own moves after paying tribute to his dad, the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, who... More »

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Christianity • Jerry Falwell • Liberty University • evangelism • Virginia • skiing • snowboarding

(Newser) - Former Olympic snowboarding champ Karine Ruby of France died yesterday after she and two fellow climbers tumbled into a glacial crevasse while descending Mont Blanc in France. One of her companions survived the fall, but sustained serious injuries and was air-lifted to the hospital. The 31-year-old Ruby, who won a... More »

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accidental death • snowboarding • climbing • 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics • Olympics • mountain climber • Karine Ruby

 'Twitter Rescue' Fails 
 Snowboarding 
 Music Man 

Twitter leads to two men missing in Alps whiteout, one dead

Mar 4, 09 3:57 AM CST
(Newser) - The first-ever "Twitter rescue" saved the life of a snowboarder in the Swiss Alps, but failed a 29-year-old British music entrepreneur whose body was found at the foot of a 66-foot cliff, reports the Daily Telegraph. Cheery "tweets" from a female companion noting "am having the best... More »

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cell phones • iPhone • Switzerland • GPS • snowboarding • Alps • Twitter • tweet • Rob Williams

 Playboy 
 Snowboards 
 Arouse Debate 
 in Vermont 


Some see sexism in Playboy line; others demand free speech

Jan 5, 09 12:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Racy snowboards have created a snowball of protests in liberal Vermont, the Boston Globe reports, where manufacturer Burton makes a Playboy line plastered with giant images of naked women. While some in Burlington say free speech guarantees their right to ride what they want, others worry about the effect of... More »

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Vermont • Burlington, Vermont • Playboy • snowboarding • freedom of speech • nude • Burton snowboards

 Snowboard 
 Makers 
 Going Green 


Manufacturers offer eco-friendly option

Jan 2, 09 9:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Snowboarders have a vested interest in stopping global warming, and the industry's gear is getting greener by the year, the New York Times reports. “To snowboard, we need snow,” said Bob Carlson, co-founder of Arbor, which has been using renewable materials for their snowboards since 1995. More and... More »

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snowboarding • green • green products • green revolution

Skiers Pulled From Gondolas After Tower Collapses 

12 injured in accident
at Canada's Whistler

Dec 17, 08 9:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Twelve people were injured and dozens more were stranded for hours after a gondola support tower collapsed yesterday at a British Columbia ski resort, the Vancouver Sun reports. A rep for the Whistler Blackcomb resort—which is sharing 2010 Winter Olympics duties with Vancouver—said they don't know why the... More »

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British Columbia • skiing • snowboarding • Whistler Blackcomb • gondola • 2010 Vancouver Olympics

X Games Grow More Xtreme

Yesterday's edgiest trick is today's standard move

Jan 25, 08 10:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Snowboarders and freeskiers are waging a cold war, the New York Times reports, putting top competitors under constant pressure to develop next-generation tricks. At this year's Winter X Games, under way in Aspen, the stakes are higher than ever: A new event named big air calls for competitors to launch... More »

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Colorado • skiing • snowboarding • freeskiing • X Games • winter sports

Hit the Slopes in Style This Year

Outside magazine selects the best gear of the season

Dec 23, 07 8:36 AM CST
(Newser) - If you hear "snow" and think "skiing" or "snowboarding," then this gear is for you. Outside magazine picks the hippest and best-performing pieces of the current season:
  1. Alpine Skis: Head Monster 88, $950
  2. Soft Shells: Arc'teryx Hercules Hoody, $325
  3. Snowboards: Palmer Honeycomb 164, $749
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list • skiing • snowboarding

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