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The Snowboard Szine
Vol. 1, Issue 2
12/03/03
In This Issue
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1. NEW MTV Show with SNOWBOARDERS STARTS this WEEKEND!
2. HighRollerz! - Mutty brings Competition Series with Prize Money to East
3. Women's Snowboard / Yoga Retreat with
Olympian Barrett Christy in Vail
4. Snowboard Events Calendar
5. Snowboard News from USSA
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Dear Readers,
The snow season is getting off to a slow start here in the Northeastern
US. Some mountains opened, then had to close due to warm weather. But it's
COLD now and we should be going strong soon!
I just had custom foot beds made for my boots. They're supposed to do
awesome things for comfort and performance. Will try them out at
Killington this weekend and let you know!
In this issue, snowboarders on MTV THIS WEEKEND, new HighRollerz
Competition and interview with Mutty, Women's camp in Vail, Biggest
Snowboard Events Calendar, and news of our Olympic Snowboard Team.
BTW, if you signed up for this newsletter recently and DID NOT get your
free "16 Secrets for Successful Snowboarding" please hit reply
and let me know. Sorry about the little glitch.
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1. NEW MTV Show with SNOWBOARDERS STARTS this WEEKEND!
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See Pro-Boarders Shaun White, Hannah Teter, Todd Richards and more as they
get OFF the snow and try their hands (feet?) at surfing and skating. 3 Way
Threat premieres Friday, Dec 5th at 9 pm (ET/PT) on MTV.
You'll learn real quick that protective gear isn't just for nerds when MTV
Sports 3-Way Threat blasts through your TV set. Three teams consisting of
pro surfers, skaters, and snowboarders who are great in at least one of
the sports--and willing to try the other two--go toe-to-toe for big bucks
and big respect. It's a crash course in crash gear as these pros compete
in their strength sports in addition to games they have to learn on the
fly.
The same show will be shown:
Friday, Dec. 5 9:00 PM
Sunday, Dec. 7 11:00 PM
Monday, Dec. 8 12:00 PM
Wed., Dec. 10 12:00 AM MTV Sports: 3 Way Threat 53 MTV
Wed, Dec. 10 9:00 PM
(Check MTV's site for other dates. Their site is not sweet to navigate.
It's a pain. TV snowboard shows like this will be listed on our Snowboard
Events Calendar at www.WhatsonSnow.com
when there's more lead time. If you read about a snowboard event that will
be televised, drop us an email to make sure we know and tell our readers
about it. Lauren)
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2. HighRollerz! - Massachusetts Snowboarder/Entrepreneur Andrew Mutty
brings Competition Series with Prize Money to East
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(Read the whole article at http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/Articles/mutty.htm
Here's the quick read.)
Andrew Mutty, 24, has appeared in many snowboarding movies and
snowboarding magazines as a pro-rider and is well known in the industry.
Here are our recent questions and his answers.
Lauren, 12/3/03
Q. Mutty, give us your snowboarding bio in a nutshell.
A. 14 years on hill since ‘89, to present. That’s the first time I
ever rode. Never got serious until a couple of years into it. Learned
mostly at Sunday River and Waterville (early years). Moved to Killington.
Rode on the team for 3 years and gave up, moved to NH where I am today. I
snowboard for Dynastar; Mission Six, Concepts, Smuttynose Beer.
Q. What's special about High Rollerz?
A. High Rollerz is going to make the events list of every kid in New
England this year. That’s what’s so special about it! Its
self-explanatory; High Rollerz is going to carry itself. It’s a void in
the East's snowboard scene that is going to be filled. "We don't have
anything out here like this. We used to, back when I was growing up. There
is a lot of need for this."
HighRollerz is a 5-stop tour of New England that concludes with the finals
March 6 at Waterville Valley, NH. HighRollerz makes stops on December 13
at Sunday River, ME, January 4 at Ragged Mtn, NH, and February 21 Blue
Hills, MA. (Bookmark the Events Calendar at http://www.whatsonsnow.com/
to remind yourself)
The combo format is Big Air and Rail. Riders will each have two runs where
they will first hit the big air then proceed to the rail setup, which will
consist of a kinked and a flat rail. The top five qualifiers from each
division will advance to the final jam. The riders with the most points in
the men's and women's open division will win a wildcard to the US Open
Slopestyle snowboarding event, taking place in March 2004, in Stratton VT.
"It's one of a kind, there's nothing like it," says Mutty.
"Thanks to everyone who’s helped out in making HighRollerz what it
is today. Sponsor’s, mountains, individual volunteers and anyone not
mentioned."
To see this full article, go to http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/Articles/mutty.htm
Registration and more at http://highrollerzsnowboarding.com/
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3. Women's Snowboard / Yoga Retreat with Olympian Barrett Christy in Vail
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This sounds too good for words. Famed pro-rider Barrett Christy is
offering
a snowboard and yoga retreat for women.
"Perfect for women who want to improve their riding while reviving
the spirit
at Vail, in the heart of the Rockies. Combining the best snowboard
coaching with
restorative and strengthening yoga, ReTreat Yourself promises to be both
physically inspiring and mentally rejuvenating."
The combination of yoga with riding is supposed to lessen the risk of
injury, quicken recovery time and improve performance in sports. (Lauren
says) I believe this because I do yoga every week to keep myself in riding
shape.
Barrett Christy has won more X-Games medals than any other athlete in the
history of the Winter X Games, competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics in
Nagano, Japan as a member of the first US Olympic Snowboard team and was
named Female Rider of the Year by Transworld Snowboarding magazine in
2001.
4 days of professional coaching, yoga twice a day. From Jan. 4 through 8. http://www.ridewithbarrett.com
If you're interested in going, we can try to arrange shared hotel rooms
among the readers of the Snowboard Szine Newsletter. Sorry, female only (;
Just hit "reply" and write me.
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4. Snowboard Events Calendar
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Our Snowboard Events Calendar is the biggest one in the Northeastern US.
We have over 90 events listed so far, from December through May!
Go to
http://www.WhatsOnSnow.com
or hit the button that says "Events" on our homepage at
http://www.SnowboardSecrets.com/
Watch for updates - the calendar is getting bigger each week!
We're listing televised snowboard events for those couch potato days, too.
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5. Snowboard News from USSA
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USSA is The US Ski and Snowboard Association - the national governing body
for Olympic skiing and snowboarding. The vision of USSA is to make the
United States of America the best in the world in Olympic skiing and
snowboarding in 2006. Read news of our Olympic Snowboarders at http://www.usskiteam.com/PublishingFolder/98.htm
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Coming Soon -
* Tuning Manual
* Don't cover up the serial number on your boards with stickers. We'll
tell you why in a later issue!
Thanks for reading The Snowboard Szine!
Lauren
Editor
