Snowboarding Safety

Snowboarding is fun but, it can also be dangerous, it involves moving down steep hills at very high speeds past other skiers and boarders, as well as natural and man made obstacles. When you are new to the mountain I suggest that you do a draw run and observe all the different obstacles as well as the different jumps and rails before actually hitting them. Regardless of how good of a snowboarder you are, falls are going to happen and collisions are relatively common. It’s always smart to wear protective gear like wrist guards and helmets for your safety. Concussions are one of the worst recorded injuries that ski resorts have to deal with. That’s one of the main reasons for the Release of Liability Agreement on the back of every lift ticket you've ever had. It makes you aware of all the hazards and risks of snowboarding, skiing including: the use of ski lifts, collision with natural or man-made objects or other persons, falls just to name a few. That way when you get injured you can’t file a lawsuit against them. So the best thing to do for yourself is be SAFE and wear protective gear. 

Burton US Open Snowboarding Championship

I had to write about the Burton US Open Halfpipe Finals that went off on the 2nd of March in Vail, CO. I only wish I could have been there to see all the different pro boarders competing in this event. This event brought in over 100 of the top riders from all over the world, including Shaun White, Ayumu Hirano, Scotty Lago, Iouri Podladtchikov, Mark McMorris, Jamie Anderson, Louie Vito, Kelly Clark, Hannah Teeter, Kaitlyn Farrington, and many more. You got to check out these boarders shredding this halfpipe in Vail it's AWESOME!! Even though he only placed second in the mens halfpipe, check out this 14 year old from Japan, Ayumu Hirano, this kid is SICK!! He gets some crazy air on this halfpipe and he has a very unique style. Remeber this name because he's only getting better, I'm betting in a few years he's going to blow up!

Another Adventure

Just got back from yet another snowboarding trip to Brian Head Resort. The conditions up there for the weekend were AWESOME!! I had so much fun shredding the mountain with a couple of friends. I seriously need to invest in a good camera so I can really show my blog followers the fun I'm having. So since I'm unable to post pictures or videos of myself at this time I thought I would introduce all my blog followers to a website link that has some videos of some snowboarders shredding. http://www.thrillon.com/snowboard I'd like to here some replies on what you  all think of this site I stumbled upon a couple of days ago.