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Dude Races Avalanche Down Mountain

Attu — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:19:51 +0000

Ever had the opportunity to cause an avalanche and ski downhill in front of it until you are safe?

Going Down With Audi

Attu — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:14:52 +0000

We all know the automotive industry is having a hard time these days selling cars. Let’s say all those companies are going down hill very fast. The people at Audi thought there could be an advantage for them in this. After all, if you’re in San Fransisco and you would like to go down hill, how does that happen? Of course, skiing.

Racy snowboards spark free speech debate

Attu — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:01:00 +0000

Free speech on the ski slopes is being put to the test in Vermont because of a new breed of racy snowboard designs, observers say.

The Playboy snowboards sold at a local ski shop in Burlington, Vt., featuring naked women are drawing protests from parents and others, such as the Girl Scout Council of Vermont, which is considering taking its concerns to state lawmakers, The Boston Globe reported Monday.

“When you really think about it, it’s a young man standing on top of a naked woman’s body,” Nicole Zarrillo, 38, an office manager for a Burlington nonprofit told the newspaper. “I probably could have gotten past it, because I try to have an open mind, but seeing it like that, it’s offensive.”

Burton Snowboards, which sells the snowboards and has a reputation as a progressive company, is at the center of a controversy with residents, students, and politicians debating free speech on the slopes, the newspaper said. The owners declined to be interviewed, the Globe said.

Skier Suffers Exposure

Attu — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:56:30 +0000

upsidedown

In a bizarre incident that will surely lead to litigation (or an out-of-court settlement), a skier at Colorado’s ritzy Vail resort was left dangling upside down and pantsless from a chairlift last Thursday morning. The January 1 mishap apparently occurred after the male skier, 48, and a child boarded a high-speed lift in Vail’s Blue Sky Basin. It appears that the chairlift’s fold-down seat was somehow not in the lowered position, which caused the man to partially fall through the resulting gap.

Skiing in San Francisco?

Attu — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:30:41 +0000

Not Zermat, not Aspen, not Les Deux Alpes, but San Francisco could be your next stop for your winter holidays.

Human Snowball?

Attu — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:47:47 +0000

Make sure your skis never get detached from your feet while you are in the air. Or you will end up as the human snowball.

Ski and Snowboarding Tips

BigAl — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:55:31 +0000

Are you ready for the winter boys and girls?