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Snowboarding History: Technology boosts snowboarding growth in 1980s

The 1980s may conjure up images of Cabbage Patch Dolls, MTV and Pac-Man, the U.S. men's ice hockey team's "miracle" at the 1980 Olympics - and also snowboarding, which exploded onto the scene of winter sp Copyright 2012 Summit Daily News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Summit Daily News Snowboarding History: Technology boosts ...

Big Air Fridays return to Snowmass for 10th year

Beginning Friday, Feb. 10, at 2 p.m., the anticipated Bud Light Big Air Fridays series will kick off its 10th year at Snowmass Mountain, beckoning local athletes from all age groups to take a plunge off the 40-feet jump on Fanny Hill and showcase their best snowboarding and freeskiing tricks to locals and vacationers alike.

Panel discusses Aspen's place in snowboarding history

ASPEN — For a resort town whose flagship mountain was one of the last to allow snowboarders, Aspen figures with surprising prominence in snowboarding history.

Sean Johnson: 10 years and swinging

From his co-creation and starring role in the seminal "Whiskey" films (as Boozy the Clown, with "the other Sean" Kearns) to his his co-founding of StepChild Snowboards, Canadian Sean Johnson has more than left his mark on snowboarding culture. The B.C. native has been on both sides of the camera --...

Baker's Legendary Banked Slalom lives up to it name for boarders

For the snowboarders involved with the Legendary Banked Slalom, the race is one part competition, on