Sports, Snowboarding Zero to Hero
Where did snowboarding originate, and the debate goes on. Whether snowboarding descended from skiing or skateboarding, snowboarding is a legitimate exciting sport that requires a descent on a snowy slope using a snowboard. It is difficult to really point out who started this fun-filled sport, but one thing is for sure; somebody will always [...]
Accident-free Skiing and Snowboarding, Anyone?
Many people have different opinions about the relationship between skiing and snowboarding. Some hardcore enthusiasts in these sports maintain that these two are distinct and different from each other. Nonetheless, skiing and snowboarding share the same platforms and manner of execution, namely snowy slopes and downward acceleration. This results to almost the same approach in [...]
Park City Ski Vacation
When you head to Park City, Utah this winter, you will be stepping into a world of towering mountains, challenging ski slopes, and breathtaking scenery for the most memorable ski vacation of your life. Set amongst the Rocky Mountains, Park City offers some of the best skiing and snowboarding in the country in addition to [...]
Snowboarding Defined & Taking Good Care Of Equipments
Snowboarding is basically surfing but on snow rather than on water. Snowboarding started around the 1960’s but really made itself known with its debut at the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Japan. Since then it has become one of the fastest growing sports with over 7 million people participating in the United States alone.
Snowboarding is [...]
Snowboarding Advice For Beginners
If you are interested in taking up a new hobby, and you enjoy thrilling, fast paced action, why not consider snowboarding? Increasing in popularity year on year, snowboarding has always been highly fashionable, and is no more accessible than ever, so you really have no excuse for not giving it a go if you [...]
A To Z Guide For A Ski Vacation
It’s time to plan a skiing vacation. Most ski resorts have websites. Start the planning process by accessing these websites to determine where you and your family might want to go for your family ski vacation. Don’t worry, skiing isn’t as expensive as you might think, and there are numerous resorts that cater to families, [...]
How Can I Make My Holiday Mountain Ski Vacation The Best Ever?
Located 90 minutes from New York City, along a beautiful scenic drive, the 60-acre Holiday Mountain Ski & Fun Park is a popular area for both family skiing and fun activities, combined with an atmosphere that is warm and friendly, and caters to families. With beginner areas and spectacular “Snow Sports School” for ages 4 [...]
Try An Aspen Ski Vacation
Aspen is one of the most popular ski destinations in the Unites States and perhaps one of the best well known in the entire world. Creating an Aspen ski vacation resort was the brainchild of Friedl Pfeifer, an accomplished skier from Austria who wound up in Aspen at the end of WW II.
With only a [...]
Ski Vacations On the Cheap
Let’s face it; skiing is not one of your more inexpensive hobbies. It’s not like hiking where you can buy a pair of hiking shoes, perhaps a walking stick, and just start hiking a trail. With skiing you have your special clothes, your special equipment, lessons, accommodations, lift tickets, etc. It can get [...]
Burton Continues to Inspire the Snowboard Industry
Burton snowboards first appeared in 1977. At the time, it was hard to believe this surfboard-like design held the potential to make it on the cold slopes. Featuring a fiberglass prototype, engineers established basic technologies that are still staples in modern Burton snowboard construction. Today, Burton is the largest manufacturer of snowboard-specific products, and arguably [...]
