Category Archives: Snowboarding

U.S. Snowboarder Dies in Wyoming Avalanche

Skiers Rescued After Avalanche in Utah A snowboarder who was on the slopes outside a Wyoming mountain resort’s boundary has died in an avalanche he triggered while heading downhill. Michael Kazanjy, 29, died Thursday in the first fatal avalanche of the season. Kazanjy was at Wyoming’s Jackson Hole Mountain Resort with five others when he … Continue reading U.S. Snowboarder Dies in Wyoming Avalanche

Collin Backowski Missing: Rescuers Search For Snowboarder Buried In Oregon Ice Tunnel

http://youtu.be/_NKk9jm7kwQ   VIA – HUFF NEWS   In this undated photo provided by the Hood River County Sheriffs Office a hiker stands at the entrance to an ice tunnel that collapsed, trapping a snowboarder at Oregon’s Mt. Hood Saturday Aug. 3, 2013.   MOUNT HOOD, Ore. — A dozen rescuers armed with chain saws and … Continue reading Collin Backowski Missing: Rescuers Search For Snowboarder Buried In Oregon Ice Tunnel

ESPN Body Issue Sneak Peak: Tyson Chandler, Maya Gabeira, Strip Down Nude In 2012

VIA – INQUISITR ESPN Body Issue Sneak Peak: Tyson Chandler, Maya Gabeira, Strip Down In 2012   The ESPN Body Issue celebrates the potential of the human body. This year’s magazine features athletes from all around the world with a special focus toward the 2012 London Olympics. Tyson Chandler,  Maya Gabeira, Jose Bautista, and several woman … Continue reading ESPN Body Issue Sneak Peak: Tyson Chandler, Maya Gabeira, Strip Down Nude In 2012

Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys dead

I still have my original 12″ Pollywog Stew…RIP a great artist. VIA – MSN Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys dead May 4, 2012, 4:14 PM EST RollingStone.com Adam Yauch, one-third of the pioneering hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, has died at the age of 47, Rolling Stone has learned. Yauch, also known as MCA, had … Continue reading Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys dead

CEO of the boards

VIA – THE AUSTRALIAN   CEO of the boards Paul Myers From: The Australian April 05, 2012 12:00AM As businessman Peter Murphy recalls, ‘[Niseko] was, and still is, the best snow I have seen anywhere. It was as though I had stepped int a dream.’ Source: Supplied LIKE most seaboard-raised Australians, Peter Murphy lives for … Continue reading CEO of the boards

Canadian skier dies in crash at World Cup event (Video)

VIA – CVT Canadian skier dies in crash at World Cup event CTVNews.ca Staff Date: Sat. Mar. 10 2012 12:58 PM ET A Canadian skier killed in a tragic crash during a skicross race in Switzerland Saturday was described as the kind of athlete kids looked up to at his home club, a veteran Ontario … Continue reading Canadian skier dies in crash at World Cup event (Video)