July 5, 2008

Village at Wolf Creek Drama Continues

Thanks to ski-blog for the scoop. It would seem that one of the pending lawsuits regarding the Village at Wolf Creek finally reached a resolution. The following is from Mineral County Minor (and is also quoted on the...

iRide · Snowboarding · Village at Wolf Creek

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July 3, 2008

Review: Sessions Istodis Heather Jacket

Last summer I moved from Texas to Colorado, accidentally leaving behind my trusty old ski coat. I say "ski" because I bought the coat before I started snowboarding. It always served its purpose well, so I never replaced

iRide · Product Reviews · Snowboarding

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July 2, 2008

Review: 2007 Arbor Mystic 154

I've long lusted for an Arbor Mystic . Imagine my surprise last summer when I found one in a Texas shop at 50% off. I spent more time riding the Mystic 154 this past season than any other board. Before the Mystic,...

iRide · Product Reviews · Snowboarding

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July 1, 2008

Review: 2007 Burton Cartel Bindings

I have a 10.5 sized shoe/boot which puts me exactly in between a large binding and a medium binding. The upside is that I can ride both. The down size is that neither is a perfect fit. I bought a set of large...

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June 27, 2008

What to do with a leash...

It doesn't take long to realize just how pointless it is to have a leash on your snowboard. They're a toss back to a time when resorts required them. In practicality, you've rarely have both feet out of your...

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November 12, 2007

Hardcore Fitness Training in 7 Days

Today a coworker walked up to my desk and asked, "ok, so what pills are you taking?" When I first moved to Colorado it was tough getting adjusted. I was a little depressed, I put on weight and bumped up over 175lbs,...

Health and Fitness · How To

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December 19, 2006

Steamboat Web Cams

So, I was really frustrated with the web cams on the Steamboat website . It didn't load well on Firefox and all I wanted was to see some pictures. I tried it out on Opera with much better results. That's when I found...

iRide · Snowboarding

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December 15, 2006

December in Texas: Morning Fog

I usually try to post about snowboarding, but I thought this picture was worth sharing. We had a fog this morning when I got up. It's winter here right now - the middle of December. For anyone not from Texas, our...

iRide · Personal Updates

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December 11, 2006

Steamboat Bound

It would seem that I'm headed to Steamboat Springs, CO ! I've heard about Steamboat for years, and now I'm finally going to get to check it out. It's the place Wil from 120DaysOfPowder.com ran off to. Just watch his...

iRide · Snowboarding · SnowTripping

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December 8, 2006

Whistler Gets Snow - A Lot of Snow...

Just got an e-mail from the good folks at Whistler... They had something interesting to say: "The month of November will go down in history books in Whistler as the snowiest November ever with 4 metres or 13 feet 6...

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