NONSTOP Weekly Round Up Of Ski & Snowboard News

This is the first of our new weekly round ups where we aim to give you an inside take on the ski and snowboard world. We cover everything from the mainstream to the slightly obscure. There is a ranking system to help you find the best posts, we hope you enjoy.

For those of you that have all the gear have a read of this post on WildSnow.com, to see the latest gadgets and designs that are on the market. Some of the better ones are the foldaway helmet and the world’s lightest/smallest outer shell jacket. Or if you are more into your technolgy gadgets have a look at this post by Gtrek.co.uk, on the newest GPS ski tracking device.

If the wait for the winter is hurting too much why not try the lastest game for the Nintendo Wii. We Ski is out now and like all Wii games allows you to be active whilst playing the game, you can even buy a balance board to replicate snowboarding! Have a read here for all the details.

Do you enjoy listening to music whilst on the slopes? A good few of you will be probably be using Skullcandy headphones to listen to your music, have a read of this post by INC magazine, it is pretty interesting interview with Rick Alden who started the company and designed the original headphones.

I’m sure this is not exactly new, but it is the first time I have seen this trailer. It really highlights the cross over between board sports and shows what a great life you can have as a pro. Benji Weatherly has got together with all his mates to make what I guess is a lifestyle film. Basically he grabbed a bunch of professional athletes like Tony Hawk and JP Walker, and they took it turns showing each other their respective sports.

For the more adventurous and backcountry specialists amongst you have a look at this post. These two guys have decided to climb and ride 14 peaks that make up California’s Fourteeners. It has some excellent photos that really capture the extreme skiing and snowboarding taking place.

As we sit here in the Northern Hemisphere twiddling our thumbs, the Aussies are in a full-blown winter wonderland. This week has seen the return of Stylewars, Australia’s most notorious snowboarding event. Check out the footage here to see the silky smooth skills of Canadians Charles Reid and Matts Kulisek, and even a trademark front-flip from our very own Tyler Chorlton.

It’s always nice to see the Brits doing well and Zoe Gillings is certainly flying the flag high for British snowboarding. After a successful 2007/08 season she is now preparing for the upcoming season hoping to continue her rise up the rankings. Have a look at this video to hear what Zoe has to say.

We hope you enjoyed the round up, if you have anything you would like to comment on or think should be featured then get in touch and let us know.

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