Wilmington, NY – A 26-year-old Pennsylvania man died on Dec. 23 at the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMC) of injuries sustained in a snowboarding accident at Whiteface Mountain in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains the preceding weekend. Scott Zerphy, of Lilitz, Penn., was descending Whiteface’s intermediate Summit Express run when he fell and hit … Continue reading Pennsylvania Man Dies After Snowboarding Accident at Whiteface→
Burlington, VT – On Monday, Burton Snowboards officially announced a new leadership structure with two key appointments. Effective February 1, 2016, Burton co-owner Donna Carpenter, wife of founder Jake Burton (Carpenter), is assuming the role of CEO and long-time Burton executive John Lacy is taking the reins as President. Current Burton CEO Mike Rees is … Continue reading Jake Burton’s Wife Takes Over as CEO→
Breckenridge, CO – The 2015 Dew Tour will go down this week in Breckenridge without two of its favorite stars. Snowboarder Jamie Anderson, of S. Lake Tahoe, Calif., will miss this week’s competition after fracturing her collarbone during training in the park at Breckenridge. The 25-year-old, who brought home snowboard slopestyle medals from nine of the … Continue reading Training Accidents Take Two Big Names Out of Dew Tour→
Park City, UT – The DC Mountain Lab, a four-bedroom home on 22 acres in Park City that includes a private terrain park that has hosted snowboarding pros including Travis Rice, Devun Walsh and Travis Pastrana, is going on the auction block. If you want your own little private snowboarding enclave, however, you’re going to have … Continue reading DC Mountain Lab for Sale→
Montreal (QC), Canada – A massive urban snowboard festival will invade downtown Montreal this Saturday. Taking place on Saint-Denis Street, between Sherbrooke and Ontario, 35 invited guest athletes including Jeremy Cloutier, Zach Aller and Will Lavigne and an open field will compete for their share of Empire City Troopers’ C$15,000 prize purse on Canada’s longest urban snowboard … Continue reading Free Snowboard Festival Set for Downtown Montreal→
Truckee, CA – Jones Snowboards has partnered with the non-profit rainforest reforestation project Association Community Carbon Trees (ACCT) to fight climate change by reforesting clear cut swaths of Costa Rican rain forest with a wide diversity of native tropical trees. Planting and protecting trees helps forests pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and recycle it into oxygen. The benefits of … Continue reading Jones Snowboards Supports Rainforest Reforestation In Costa Rica→
Edinburgh (Scotland), UK – As the popularity for the art of freeskiing and freestyle snowboarding increases, Snowsport Scotland has taken a bold move by employing two full-time Park and Pipe coaches in order to support freestyle athletes and encourage participation in the sports. Ben Kinnear and Dan Breen are the first park and pipe coaches to be employed by Snowsport Scotland. Since … Continue reading Snowsport Scotland Recruits Two New Park and Pipe Coaches→
