My Droid X came yesterday, and I've been playing with it quite a bit. I'm really liking the android interface, and anxious to see what froyo (android 2.2 to be released at some point this summer for the Droid X) will do to it, as it already seems quite quick to me. So far, the biggest downfall is that I think the Deal Droid app is going to drain my wallet severely. It's an aggregation app for the Tramdock/SteepandCheap/etc sites with a few others thrown in for good measure... It may not...

If one of his athletes was forced to endure a serious injury, U.S. Nordic Combined Head Coach Dave Jarrett would probably prefer that it happen to Johnny Spillane. Earlier this week, Spillane—the 29-year-old triple Olympic silver medalist—was diagnosed with a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee, which will likely require at least four months [...]

Find out how the ski season is progressing in the Southern Hemisphere: where to find the best powder and what to expect in the coming week.

Killington, VT - Killington trail crews are busy this summer with excavators and a backhoe to regrade some of the Vermont ski and snowboard resort's terrain and improve snowmaking installations.

Salt Lake City, UT - The sweltering dog days of summer in Utah will eventually give way to a refreshing burst of winter, and Ski Utah will kick-off their official 100 day countdown to the ski season on Aug. 7 at the Salt Lake City Farmer's Market. Ski Utah will take one dollar donations in exchange for flavorful yellow snow cones provided by Snowie to benefit Wasatch Backcountry Rescue (WBR) avalanche dogs. Dogs will also be on hand to perform skills demonstrations and Utah ski resorts will hand out doggy bags full of swag and resort information.

What an idea! Notice it's never shown negotiating sustained pitches? It looks like a helluva jarring ride. Probably the last time I've seen someone with a suit, tie and hat driving a tractor! zBjlSJf4274

Nederland, CO - A heavy thunderstorm on Wednesday left torrents of water near Nederland that washed out at least two roadways, including County Road 130 that leads to Eldora Mountain ski area.

Hello, In regards to my university researches, I need to see whether walkers from every corner of the world are that different. Would you mind to answer my 2 QUESTIONS. It takes only a few seconds Here is the link: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDBiRHlSTUxzcEdnb2d5a1Y0S29iX2c6MQ

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum. I've done some regular backpacking in my younger years and about 2 trips a year since then. Since moving to MA I've done alot less simply because of time constraints and being away from friends I used to go with. I've decided I'd like to take my girlfriend on her first overnight. We've done some day trips and she's really enjoyed it. I'd like to take her on a 1 or 2 night trip with not too much elevation change. It would be nice if we could sleep...

I’m off to the Wind River Range today for a little rock climbing (and mosquito swatting) with the Kitty for a few days. Then, it’s time for the Summer Outdoor Retailer down in Salt Lake City next week. Combined with it being mid-summer and in the height of the tourist season here in [...]

Non-Profit Foot Race in West Yellowstone, Montana Run or walk! This is a relaxed race and a great family event. As summer moves into fall, it feels like a celebration. A festival atmosphere prevails as walkers and runners from all over the area gather to test themselves on 5K and 10K courses. Race starts at 9am. [...]

Calgary (AB), Canada - A Canadian appeals court judge on Wednesday overturned the 2009 conviction of Sunshine Village Ski Resort near Banff, Alberta, in the 2004 death of a ski lift worker.

If u r in a parking lot & u r backing out of a parking spcae who has the right of way? the vehicle backing out or the vehicle driving in the parking lot? is there a right of way or is it just courteous for the car driving in the parking lot to stop? just curious!!

Aspen, CO - Skiers and riders flying into Aspen this winter will have to do so on United Airlines, as both Delta and Frontier have announced plans to end their service to the Colorado ski resort town.

Andy Newell outside his cabin in Weston, Vermont In the voice mail he leaves me with directions to his cabin in the woods, Andy Newell gives me the street address—number 380—but tells me to just give him a call when I get close, since it’s not marked. But when I drive through the nearest town, he [...]

I'm not talking about "friends with benefits", of course THAT matters. When you make your season pass purchase decisions do the added benefits matter to you? me - yes but no.. i get a pass to ski sundown*. i'd ski there over my other local options regardless of the benefits BUT the benefits are very inviting for me. as a "local" hill Sundown is what it is, nobody is going to confuse what Sundown offers compared to the big guys up north. But i simply couldn't ski ONLY at Sundown. ...

North Bay (ON), Canada - One of the world's most decorated freestyle skiers is hanging up his planks ... for now.

What took you so long? The U.S. Alpine National Championships are returning to Colorado for the first time since 1994, the United Stated Ski and Snowboard Association announced late Tuesday night, awarding the event to Winter Park March 31-April 3, 2011.

Come on up to Park City Mountain Resort to escape the summer heat of Salt Lake City!

Keystone Resort, Colorado, will host the 14th Annual Bluegrass and Beer Festival July 31 - Aug. 1, 2010 in River Run Village. The Appalachians meet the Colorado Rockies here featuring 25 breweries, toe-tapping music, and delicious mountain food.  Admittance to the festival and bluegrass entertainment is free.

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Horst Seehofer startete eine Charme-Offensive - doch die Grundstücksbesitzer von Garmisch-Partenkirchen zeigen sich davon unbeeindruckt. Im Streit um die dringend benötigten Flächen für Olympia 2018 bleiben die Fronten verhärtet ...

Heading out for a Nass rip after work on Friday. Thinking Scoville at 5:45-6ish.

Ashworth College, a leader in online education, today announced that author, motivational speaker, U.S. Olympic team sports psychologist and Ashworth (http://www.ashworthcollege.edu) instructor, Dr. Nicole Detling Miller, will be the keynote speaker at this year's graduation ceremony to be held on August 7, 2010 at Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, GA.

Recently, Dr. Detling Miller served as the official U.S. Speed Skating Team sports psychologist and "mental coach" during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, assisting athletes in overcoming any confidence, composure, anxiety and distraction issues that might hinder their performance.

"Sometimes it's the difference between winning an Olympic medal and just missing out. The goal is to have athletes performing at their peak," said Dr. Detling Miller, who serves as chief instructor and subject matter expert for Ashworth's Sports Psychology program. "By the time athletes reach the Olympics they are comparable in terms of skill and physical ability. What gets them to the podium is how well they've prepared themselves mentally."

The 2010 ceremony will be the fourth annual for Ashworth College, a provider of accredited online college degrees and online high school diplomas. Attending a live graduation ceremony has special significance for Ashworth graduates. Not only does it honor a long-standing tradition shared by students worldwide, for most grads it is quite possibly the first live interaction with faculty, staff and other students. The average Ashworth student completes their education online, from home, anywhere in the world without stepping foot in a classroom or ever meeting an instructor face-to-face.

"Graduation is Ashworth's Olympics... where graduates climb up to the podium and are recognized for their hard-earned accomplishments in front of their peers and family," said F. Milton Miller, Ed.D., Ashworth College Vice President of Education. "We're looking forward to hearing Dr. Detling Miller's message at this year's ceremony. Miller acknowledged that what Ashworth graduates have learned academically is only the foundation for what will make them successful."

Dr. Miller's course, Sport Psychology for Peak Performance, is designed for coaches, trainers, exercise and fitness instructors, recreation directors and athletes who want to improve performance. Her online course teaches useful mental strategies, goal setting, maintaining concentration, handling competitive pressure, and much more.

Dr. Detling Miller holds multiple degrees in sports psychology including a BA in psychology and sports science from Ohio Wesleyan University, her MS in sport psychology from Ithaca College, and her Ph.D. in sport psychology at the University of Utah. She also completed an internship in sport psychology and sports medicine at the Mayo Clinic.

Besides her involvement with Ashworth College and the U.S. Olympics, Dr. Detling Miller is a frequent presenter at international and professional conferences, has been guest speaker at several U.S. coaching clinics and co-authored book chapters and contributed to numerous professional publications.

A three sport collegiate athlete (basketball, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field), Dr. Detling Miller maintains an active lifestyle playing soccer, rock climbing, downhill skiing, and mountain biking. She currently lives in the Salt Lake City, Utah area with her husband, John, and sons, Logan and Elias.

"We're very proud of the fact that one of our instructors is affiliated with the U.S. Olympic team and has helped numerous athletes achieve success," said Gary M. Keisling, Ashworth College Chairman and CEO. "We're also proud to have her as part of the Ashworth family and thrilled to have her participate in this special occasion."

Past Ashworth commencement speakers include two-time Ashworth graduate Didiayer Snyder, team designer on the Emmy Award-winning Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Mike Lambert, Executive Director of the Distance Education and Training Council.

Source: www.prnewswire.com

Let me start off by saying that I do not believe the rumor that the International Olympic Committee has taken back skier Lindsey Vonn's gold medal, and instead awarded it to President Barack Obama, announcing that no one has ever gone downhill faster than he has.

Sonnenschein, kein Wind, mäßig warme Temperaturen - absolvierten rund 75 Starter der Skiverbände Baden-Württemberg den vom Skibezirk Hegau-Bodensee ganz hervorragend organisierten Konditionswettkampf der Schülerklassen 12 und 14 in Öhningen am Bodensee ...

The Winter Dew Tour announced its 2010-11 dates and venues this week, and the Beast of the East has won the right to host the east coast stop on the three-year-old circuit, which showcases top skiers and snowboarders in slopestyle and halfpipe events and is televised live on NBC. The reason for the switch: Killington’s 22-foot halfpipe, which former east coast Dew host Mount Snow, Vt., lacks. These so-called superpipes are preferred by the top skiers, who now have Olympic ambitions, pending the International Olympic Committee’s decision on whether to include ski halfpipe at the 2014 Winter Games. An announcement is expected by early November; the FIS International Congress has endorsed the addition.

 

The three-stop Dew Tour starts in Breckenridge, Colo., Dec. 16-19, hits Killington Jan. 20-23, 2011, then crowns its champions at Snowbasin, Utah, Feb. 10-13, 2011. Breckenridge is now the only venue with the old-style 18-foot halfpipe.

Jul 28, 2:29 PM EDT Rare 3D film shows Warsaw devastated after WWII By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press Writer WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- The plane slowly descends from white clouds and sweeps over a panorama of a city destroyed by the Nazis: the skeletons of bombed bridges jutting from a quiet river, the empty walls of burned-out houses, the Jewish ghetto totally flattened.

The Ski Channel 1st annual film tour will take place all over the United States from October 15th through December 31st, 2010.

Tahoe City, CA - Known for her dyed pink hair, glittery eyelids and bright smile, Shannon Bahrke of Tahoe City has announced her retirement from the U.S. Ski Team. Bahrke was a member of the freestyle moguls team for 12 years, earning Olympic and World Championships medals, World Cup titles and wins and U.S. Championship titles over her tenure with the team.

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Lake Wanaka, New Zealand - Winter is in full swing down in the southern hemisphere and riders from around the globe are making the journey to Lake Wanaka, New Zealand for the 2010 Burton New Zealand Open. A 5Star event on the Swatch TTR World Tour, the New Zealand Open is set to take place August 10-14, 2010 at Cardrona Alpine Resort and will feature halfpipe and slopestyle formats. This will be the second 5Star event of the 2010/11 TTR Tour season, giving riders another chance to collect some early season points before winter returns to the northern hemisphere.

The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association has announced the U.S. Alpine Championships will return to Winter Park Resort in Colorado for the first time since the early nineties when the resort hosts the event March 31-April 3, 2011.

Kristina Strandberg raced in seven World Cups for Sweden last year Our Pro Workout series continues, this week shifting from rollerskis to running shoes for ski bounding intervals with XC Oregon’s Kristina Strandberg. A native of Sweden, Strandberg is a consistent force on the U.S. racing circuit.  A two-time SuperTour overall champion and repeat winner of the [...]

Ski Portillo, an all-inclusive resort in Chile, will host the 9th annual Top Wines of Chile Week from July 28th through August 3rd. All guests will be able enjoy the nectar from seven different wineries from across the country. The Andes are the world's largest continental mountain range, and the ski season lasts from June-October, with the best skiing in July and August. The season in the southern hemisphere has been plentiful so far: Ski Portillo, often touted the Vail of South America, received six feet of snow just prior to opening,

The event kicks off with master Chilean sommelier Hector Vergara presenting the wines for the week. He’ll also share a little about the history of wine in Chile. The rest of the week will feature one winery per day, and guests can attend presentations and taste selected wines from the best vineyards in Chile.

Sunday 28th: Matetic – San Antonio Valley 

Saturday 29th: San Esteban – Aconcagua Valley 

Monday 30th: Anakena – Rapel Valley
Tuesday 31st: Chocalán – Maipo Valley 

Wednesday 1st: Tabalí – Limarí Valley 

Thursday 2nd: Lapostolle – Colchagua Valley
Friday 3rd: Casas del Bosque – Casablanca Valley

Ski Portillo also hosts Wine Fest from August 28th- Sept 4th, another opportunity for guests to enjoy wine from across the Chile. Once you’ve booked your stay, these events are of no extra cost. More information on both of these events is available at SkiPortillo.com.

Valle Nevado, also in Chile, will hosts a wine week from August 21 to 27. Wine will be available for purchase, and guests can enjoy wine tasting and presentations.  Find out more at ValleNevado.com.

“Is peace and love too much to ask?” Here is a soothing seven minutes with “Jeb & Them” @Grassroots, 2010.

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Queenstown, New Zealand - Canada's Alpine Ski Teams are officially training on snow for the first time in the 2010-11 season, skiing in New Zealand in preparation for the start of the FIS World Cup season and the upcoming 2011 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.

As little as a single beer can have a negative impact on performance, according to U.S. Ski Team Doctor Larry Gaul The summer is in full swing. For athletes, that means building up your training base with long workouts, intensity sessions, and time in running shoes and on rollerskis. While the training is what will keep [...]

Big Sky, MT - For the second summer in a row, Big Sky Resort received a phone call from the White House for a place to stay and play while visiting Yellowstone National Park. Vice President Joe Biden and his family stayed at the Montana ski resort's Summit Hotel and took part in many of the activities available in the Big Sky area over the weekend.

I’m pretty sure throwing a stick at a Yellowtone bison is not the recommended way to get it’s attention for that award winning photograph. Needless to say, this women got more than she bargained for last week, and more than a friendly game of fetch. Support TetonAT and stay cool with kayaks  and river accessories up [...]

Following the funding scare with the Olympic Regional Development Authority in Lake Placid earlier this year, FasterSkier correspondent Peter Minde is examining the structure and viability of various post-Olympic venues around North America. This piece, his second in the series, looks at the status of Soldier Hollow, in Utah. Cross country skiing and biathlon drew [...]

Wilmington, MA - Swix Sport USA has entered into a long-term distribution agreement with Sport Import AS of Norway to become the exclusive distributor of Swenor brand roller skis and accessories for the U.S. market. Like Swix, Swenor will also be a supplier to the U.S. Ski Team.

Die Fronten sind nach wie vor verhärtet - doch trotz der hartnäckigen Widerstände einiger Grundstücksbesitzer in Garmisch-Partenkirchen gegen die Olympia-Bewerbung 2018 zeigen sich Bayerns Ministerpräsident Horst Seehofer, aber auch DOSB-Präsident Thomas Bach weiterhin sehr optimistisch ...

The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association has announced the U.S. Alpine Championships will return to Winter Park Resort in Colorado for the first time since the early nineties when the resort hosts the event March 31-April 3, 2011.

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Ranch Exit Media is a commercial production company specializing in automobile and extreme sports advertising. Chris Patterson is partially responsible for the attractiveness of Ranch Exit to their new partners at OPTiONS due to his recent work and exposure. He directed the Olympic Opening Snowboard Film for the 2010 Vancouver Winter games and is credited as the skiing Director of Photography on Chris Nolan's latest summer blockbuster, Inception. In the July issue of American Cinematographer, Wally Pfister is quoted saying, "We knew that by going with Chris, we'd get the best out of Calgary. Everybody is talking about his footage.”

Kim Griswold and Doug Sherin of All Your Options represent over a dozen highly successful companies including live action, design/interactive, editorial and music clients. They are looking forward to their collaboration as the production company reps of Ranch Exit Media. Kim said, "We are excited about working with Ranch Exit because we feel they have a unique story to tell.”

For over a decade Ranch Exit Media has been creating media for some of the biggest corporations in the world with amiable precision and vigor. Executive Producer Chris Raser says, "Our goal is to present media in an accessible way to every person through the lens of world-class explorers and travelers.”

The most stunning thing about Ranch Exit's approach leans on something much more traditional—a constant respect for both client and crew. More notable than their work ethic and skill, however, is their unwavering attitude that life and production is to be enjoyed at all times. They invite challenge into their work and thrive off the ability to harness adversity and swing it into beautifully crafted creative footage.

The team at Ranch Exit Media hopes to expand all their talent and content with the representation in the West.

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I'll be coming to the NEK this Friday/ Saturday with my buddy from Old Town. If anyone is up in the area and looking for some riding, we would welcome the company. Looking to hit the trails Friday by 11 or so. Saturday we are open so it is up in the air. Obligatory stop at Trout River Brewing Company to follow :beer:

"twice as knarly" "skiing the stashes" "VERMONT SHARK" - AAAAAAAH OOOOOO NOOOOOO! http://espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/blog/_/post/5410604 “We kinda miscalculated where the entrance is….” http://espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/blog/_/post/5335856 I've gotta go to the premier of "work it out"!!

Some might have seen this deal over at TGR or Epic, but I wanted to pass it along here. You might have heard I moved out west this for this upcoming winter and took a position at Start Haus. I bit the bullet and decided to step up to "Professional Ski Bum" status. Ski deals..... FLAT: '10 Girish 139/110/129 185cm...$349 '10 Enforcer 135/98/125 161,169,177,185...$329 '10 Nemesis 135/98/125 161,169...$329 '07 Enforcer (reds) 135/98/125 177,185...$199 '10 HR Burner...

The new name of Hunters 6-pack. Not sure if I like it...

Lake Wanaka, New Zealand - The final two spots for the World Heli Challenge will be competed for in the Big Air Qualifier at New Zealand's Treble Cone ski area on Wednesday.