go back to Szine Newsletter IndexThe Snowboard Szine
Vol. 1, Issue 32
10/26/05
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In This Issue
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1a. Snowboard season started, USASA
1. What's New! on our Sites
2. Movie Musings - Snowboard Film Coming to Theatres in Dec!
3. Varsity Snowboarding? Trampoline Training?
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1a. Snowboard season started, USASA
Here's a cheerful thought. I actually saw some real, nature made snow this
week.
In VT, on a leaf peep trip.
Snow is the word lately in the weather, here and there.
Loveland CO. is open. Maybe other resorts too - anyone know a website that
easily shows who's open?
Belleayre, NY had snow this morning and predicts a Nov. 5 opening, I hear.
I signed up to compete in USASA this season, thanks to my friend Laurie
Leach who does it.
I have no idea what to expect, except not much competition in my age
category!
If you're thinking of signing up, it's only $50 'til Oct. 31, then it
becomes $60.
http://www.usasa.org/
Andrew Mutty, team manager for Flow, tells me that the route a lot of
competitors follow is to start with the Mountain Dew Vertical Challenge,
then compete in USASA, then start doing events and maybe get sponsored.
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1. What's New! on our Sites
You can always find the latest on our site by looking on the home page of
SnowboardSecrets.com.
There's a box there trimmed in yellow - called "Newest Features and Pages"
with a list of what's new.
Or hit "Newest" on the Nav bar.
Here - we've saved you a step.
ICER Air in SF
A big (HUGE!) air contest was held right in downtown San Francisco in Sept.
Our newest contributor, Ilana Sochaczewski - covered the event!
Spectacular photos
Hot Dawgz and Hand Rails
Even earlier in Sept., Bear Mountain (CA) made snow and held a rail jam, and
Ilana also covered it. Read Ilana's bio at the bottom of this page.
17 Year Old Snowboard Entrepreneur
You've heard the advice "follow your passion." I found a 17 year old
snowboard entrepreneur doing that.
Bennet Greene runs MooCow Snowboards.
Read his profile at
http://www.snowboardprofiles.com/pro.php?id=24
So NOT Bonnaroo
I had a great time at the Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival near Albany,
NY this summer.
Great bands, great venue, great people, great security crew, and just the
right size so it never seemed crowded. Pictures and article
here.
Snowboarding Q & A
New Q&A posted, on board selection, with an awesome detailed answer by
Rossignol eastern rep. Chris Yeaton.
And an answer "on going pro", by Jon Callahan.
Profiles of the experts who answer your questions are now posted here
http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/proforum.htm
And don't forget the Who's Who in Snowboarding -
http://www.SnowboardPROfiles.com
If you're sponsored, enter your profile up there. Now!
Hey, is anybody reading this? I haven't heard from many of you lately.
Drop a line and say hi!
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Find Out What's Going On!
Snowboard movies, competitions, parties, camps, more.
Visit the Biggest (only?) Snowboard Events Calendar for the Eastern US, and
California.
Easy to read format
http://www.SnowboardEventsCalendar.com
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2. Movie Musings - Snowboard Film Coming to Theatres in
Dec.!
Last week I went to the local movie theatre and had the unprecedented
experience of walking out of not one, but TWO different movies in boredom
and disgust. More about that in a minute.
The good news - I was SHOCKED to see the trailer for a new SNOWBOARD movie.
It was first in the endless line-up of previews.
"First Descent," by Mountain Dew Films is actually coming to theatres Dec.
2. I had already seen the trailer last week online as it was heavily
featured on TW Snowboarding's site.
I didn't realize it was going to be a mainstream theatre release.
Shawn Farmer, Terje Haakonsen, Nick Peralta. Hannah Teter and Shaun White
star in this film, riding Alaska, and showing us where our sport has been
and where it's going.
I'm so there!
Also, TGR has it's Ski and Snowboard Film "Tangerine Dream" touring now.
Check
http://www.whatsonsnow.com/east/ for dates.
(skip this part if you only want to read about snowboarding)
Saw a preview of Charlize Theron's new film "North Country." She is not only
beautiful, but an excellent actress. Anyone see her on "Arrested
Development" on TV recently?
I started my evening watching the movie "A History of Violence" David
Cronenberg's new flick. I've admired his past work, and I figured I could
take anything he could dish out as long as I have Viggo Mortensen's face to
look at. Wrong. This movie had a weird forced cadence to it and gratuitous
violence. And the sex - well I predict that parents and kids will be
squirming if they sit through this together. You don't usually see this
stuff in mainstream movies. It's interesting to see Viggo do his "Marlon
Brando in the "Godfather" weird vocal impression.
Then I checked out "In Her Shoes" which had a good crowd, with an older
group well-represented to see Shirley McClaine do her fine thing. Despite
the upbeat previews, this movie dragged and seemed to be going nowhere.
Outside the theatre before the movies were over I met 2 other escapees.
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Do you miss snow?
US OPEN DVD - Only available here!
If you didn't make it to the US Open and want to see the superb riding that
gets thrown down in competition by the world's best, watch it on DVD!
"Open x3" chronicles 3 Opens (thru 2004) and is mesmerizing to watch.
Events are halfpipe, rails, and slopestyle. There are soundbites from Travis
Rice, Ross Powers, Hannah Teter, Kelly Clark, Keir Dillon, Danny Kass and
his Dad, the judges, and more.
It's $24.99 + $2 shipping.
To buy go to
http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/usopen3.htm
Paypal and credit cards accepted.
Thanks for supporting our snowboard sites with your purchase!
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3. Varisty Snowboarding? Trampoline Training?
The manager of the University of Denver (DU) Snowboard Team wrote me these
questions.
Please write me if you have answers.
"Have you heard of any university clubs or teams that are
involved in any level of competition? We'd like to see snowboarding
recognized on a varsity level."
"Do you know anything about the benefits of using a
trampoline or diving board in training? Obviously these can be beneficial if
used properly, but to someone who knows less about snowboarding it seems
like more of a liability then a benefit."
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Thanks for reading The Snowboard Szine!
Lauren
Editor and Creator of
http://www.SnowBoardSecrets.com
http://www.SnowboardEventsCalendar.com
http://www.SnowboardRegistry.com
http://www.SnowboardProFiles.com
http://www.SnowDealSqueal.com
Westchester County, NY
email
Lauren@SnowboardSecrets.com