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Waxing and edging your snowboard can be extremely rewarding and really isn’t that hard to do. Sure, you can take it to a shop to get it sorted, but I think you miss out on a great bonding experience. The simple guide below shows that you don’t have to put a great amount of effort in to get excellent results. I actually prefer my servicing than the shops’ – I know it’s going to get done properly.
Pete | March 11th, 2010
Here are the some of NONSTOP Banff’s edited highlights from Gavin Morton, with no gossip included whatsoever…
On the hill
Monday morning started slowly as a number of the group were suffering from helping Canada celebrate their well deserved ice hockey gold medal and doing such an excellent job of hosting the 2010 winter Olympics. Johnny had his snowboard group in a spin all week with notable achievements from Matt Pratt landing his first 360 on the Standish run and Martin hitting his first 720 (360 in the air and the remaining 360 on his stomach). Johnny will be thrilled to learn that Martin’s dedication to rotating and spinning had him practicing energetically until the early hours of Friday morning on Hoodoos’ dance floor.
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Pete | March 11th, 2010
The final week on the Master the Mountain Improvement Course
By Jen Mitchell, NONSTOP Course Host
The Master the Mountain course came into it’s final week this week with a sense of excitement and anticipation. Not only did we have Olympic fever with the Canadian team winning their first gold on home soil in the men’s moguls, (check out my patriotic red hat with the very large pompom, love it!) but we were also getting ready for the 4-day backcountry Boulder Hut trip we’d all been training for!
Georgie | March 11th, 2010
Hey, my name is Adam Bowcutt and I am a snowboarder. Welcome to this week’s tasty round-up of snowboarding blog posts, articles and forum topics from around the world.
From Russia with Style
Halfpipe snowboarding has been embraced by the public. After witnessing the superhuman skill of … Read more
Adam | March 6th, 2010
I’d love to answer the question “What size snowboard should I buy?” with this blog, but we’ve got to be realistic – it’s not going to be that simple. The factors that influence your snowboard size are vast, and every board is unique, so I don’t believe in tying the decision down to a simple formula. … Read more
Pete | March 4th, 2010
