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Teen Gets A Push Toward Success From Extreme Sports Mentor

HuffPost | Victoria Fine | Posted 12.25.2009 | Impact

Read More: Stoked, Self Esteem, Youth, Extreme Sports, Self Confidence, Mentoring, 12 Days 12 Cities 12 Families, Snowboarding, Los Angeles, New York, Family, Skateboarding, Impact News

This story is part of HuffPost Impact's 12 Days, 12 Cities, 12 Families series, highlighting Americans who have persevered to overcome incredible chal...

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US Snowboarders Stomp World Cup SBX Race

Deb Dion | Posted 12.21.2009 | Denver

Read More: Snowboarding, Telluride, World Cup, Olympics, Vancouver, Sbx, Graham Watanabe, Halfpipe, Vancouver Olympics, Snowboard Cross, Denver News
Deb Dion

It sounded like a crew of fighter jets making a low swoop over Telluride. The insanely loud scratching noise was actually the sound of metal snowboard edges.

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Ski Resorts Building Terrain Parks, Accommodating Snowboarders As Baby Boomers Hang Up Skis

The Denver Post | Posted 12.08.2009 | Denver

Read More: Baby Boomer Skiers, Snowboarding, Ski Resorts, Terrain Parks, Colorado Skiing, Denver News

As the nation's skiing populace ages, a massive face-lift appears inevitable. Baby boomers, long the driving force behind the sport of skiing, may ...

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Klaus Wolter, El Nino Expert, Predicts Rocky Skiing This Winter

Westword | Eric Peterson | Posted 12.02.2009 | Denver

Read More: Snowfall, Snow, El Nino, Snowboarding, Colorado Skiing, Klaus Wolter, Mountains, Skiing, Denver News

You see Klaus Wolter's name in the paper every winter. The German native is a climatologist with CU's Cooperative Institute for Research in the Enviro...

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The New New New Thing: How Will We Inspire the Next Generation?

Steve Larosiliere | Posted 11.03.2009 | Impact

Read More: Stoked, Education, Mentors, Jim Clark, Mentoring, Nonprofits, Snowboarding, Education Reform, Mentees, Impact News
Steve Larosiliere

I've seen firsthand that we need alternative forms of teaching, inspiring and collaborating with youth. If we do not give them skills to compete on a global level, our society will diminish.

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The Winter Olympics: Bode's Back, But What About The Dumont?

Jamie Starr | Posted 12.02.2009 | Denver

Read More: Sports, Winter Olympics, Snowboarding, Aspen, Olympics, Colorado, Skiing, Freeskiing, Winter Sports, Outdoor Exercise, Denver News
Jamie Starr

How can an excluded segment of the industry, freeskiing, authentically participate in (and reap the mass market benefits of) all of that Olympic buzz?

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Aspen's Identity Crisis

Michael Conniff | Posted 11.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: Aspen, Ajax, Ski Magazine, Snowboarding, Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Skiing, Buttermilk, Winter-Sports, X Games, Colorado, Denver News
Michael Conniff

The Related Westpac fiasco has left Snowmass with a gaping wound that will take a decade to close. Improvements at Aspen Mountain are likely to take a backseat to backfilling at Snowmass.

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Not Your Regular 21-Year-Old Snowboarder: A Q&A with Kevin Pearce

Erica Boeke | Posted 09.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Sports, Kevin Pearce, 2010, Snowboarder, Snowboard, Olympics, Athletes, Erika Boeke, Athlete, Snowboarding, Athletics, Winter Olympics, Living News
Erica Boeke

There are a dozens of up-and-coming athletes who are looking to go for the gold and the glory in 2010 -- but one rising young snowboarding star is also looking to change the face of his sport.

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Snowboard : The Game

Downhill Snowboard 2 | www.mochiads.com | Posted 03.16.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Sports, Games, Snowboard, Snow, Physics, Winter, Snowboarding, Action, Comedy News

Wanna check this formula? Play new winter sport game on HuffingtonPost! The physics based snowboard game! Lots of levels, unlockable players, unlockable snowboards with stats, rails and stuff to grind and much much more!

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Burton Tapped to Design Uniforms for the 2010 U.S. Snowboarding Team

Kelly O'Reilly | Posted 03.05.2009 | Style

Read More: Burton, Winter Olympics, Stratton, Olympics, Burton Snowboards, Vermont, Winter, Skating, Winter Fashion, Fashion, Snowboarding, Outerwear, Skiing, Style News
Kelly O'Reilly

Burton's ascent began with, and still seems to build on its commitment to creating the best (and for a long time, only) snowboarding gear and giving birth to a market.

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Con Games: Let Us Now Praise Famous X

Michael Conniff | Posted 02.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sports, X Games, Business, Espn, Aspen, Extreme Sports, Rockstar Drink, Hacky-Sack, Snowboarding, Energy Drinks, Gretchen Bleiler, RockStar Energy Drink, Red Bull, Monster, Skateboarding, Snow, Entertainment News
Michael Conniff

What I love about the ESPN X Games is the way the athletes actually seem to root for each other without prompting. No other sport does sportsmanship like the X Games.

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