Comment on Snowboarding numbers trending downhill
Hey ski areas, there is a recession going on, people can't and won't spend $100 for a 7 hour day on the slopes. Maybe lower your prices?? Isn't this how business is supposed to work. Supply and Demand has a huge "Price" component to it. Plus, bad snow years, expensive food and drinks, paid parking, outrageous ski and ride school prices for people learning and trying to improve and what have you ...

New balance trainer claims to offer a more authentic surfing ride
If you love surfing, snowboarding, and paddle boarding, or if you just want the physique of someone who does, a new German balance board is making waves in its home country, according to Germany’s massive fitness event, FIBO, happening this week. 

Outdoor resources
BIKES rides: Various starting locations; Membership and ride info at www.bikesclub.org. Everett Mountaineers:Meetings at 7 p.m. first Wednesday of the month, Snohomish County East Administration Building, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. www.everettmountaineers.org.

Light Bohrd Sets Out To Change the Face of Board Sports
AUSTIN, Texas, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Light Bohrd, LLC is looking to make revolutionary contributions in skateboarding and snowboarding style by adding the world's first motion-activated, ...

Kenworthy, Mack ride private park at Northstar
California's Northstar-at-Tahoe closed for the season two weeks ago, but they kept a 22-foot superpipe and an 80-foot jump in perfect condition for a Vitaminwater private team training camp that started April 24 and ends today, April 30. As the level of skiing and snowboarding continues to rise, private park sessions are becoming more common. Top-level athletes use the private park setting to ...