snowboarding

Snowboarding's early roots are blurry but it's generally accepted to have evolved from surfers and skateboarders looking to recreate their sports in a winter environment. Snowboarding maintained relatively unknown to most of America until the 1997 ESPN Winter X Games brought national attention to what the top athletes were able to accomplish on their snowboards. The following year's Olympics in Nagano, Japan would be snowboarding's coming out party to the world.

Today's top snowboard personalities, such as Shaun White, are highly sought after brands, walking a fine line between business savvy and sellout. Snowboarding now influences all aspects of modern youth culture, from music to clothing to video games and are looked up to by kids and adults for their on and off snow exploits.

As it's primarily a winter sport the blogosphere's attention to snowboarding has a strong seasonal bias.  In late winter and early spring blogs light up with sneak previews and catalog scans of the following season's new snowboard gear and accessories. 

Summer is a relatively quiet period, with the bulk of the infrequent posts coming from film crews in the Southern Hemisphere and year round backcountry snowboarders. The blogosphere starts to buzz again as the long summer days turn to cool fall nights and the snow begins to fall once again.

by bigdood Are you a writer, passionate about this or any other topic? Join Blogcritics!

Original Technorati articles tagged “snowboarding”

• in Outdoor
  Snowboarding versus Golf
  Discussing the cost of golf and snowboarding; determining the value of each.
  by bigjuice / on Aug 19, 2010
• in Lifestyle
  Hannah Teter's Charity Set up for Long-term Good
  Olympic champion snowboarder Hannah Teter has set her charity up to prosper well into the future
  by toddwrightnow / on Feb 25, 2010
• in Olympics
  Great Day For U.S.A, Three Golden Olympians
  A golden day for the U.S. Olympic team, as they take home 3 golds, a silver, and two bronzes. And memories, oh so many memories.
  by dmdo / on Feb 18, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “snowboarding”

 

• SASS Global Travel Partners With Roxy For Women’s Session

  
  — Authority:
  Roxy will bring its pro snowboarders Erin Comstock and Robin Van Gyn to San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina for backcountry coaching, guiding and other women’s-specific events this August 22 through September 1, 2012.
  4 days ago

• How to Stay Fit and Slim While on Vacation

  
  Dauntless Jaunter Travel Site — Authority: 108
  *This post was written by Renata Czina and originally for FitFirma , a health, nutrition, fitness, and lifestyle blog that we work on together. Follow us on that project and support her work! For many of us, taking the annual summer vacation is our well deserved reward for all the hard work we did since the ...
  4 days ago

• 3 Different Types of Snowboarding

  
  Ski Snowboarder — Authority: 111
  Snowboarding Freestyle So you’ve gotten off the couch and away from the snowboarding games on XBox and have finally made the transition to become a real snowboarder. You’ve got the equipment (hey, even if it’s used), you’ve got the gear, and you’ve got the season pass. You’ve taken a few lessons and ...
  5 days ago

• Australia Cross Country Skiing

  
  — Authority:
  Australia often fails to grab the attention of those who are looking for some of the best cross country skiing locations in the world. Most people fail to realize that the mountains and high areas of Australia can provide some of the most beautiful cross country skiing locations. Beautiful trails and incredibly ...
  5 days ago

• The Beginner’s Guide to Snowboarding

  
  Ski Snowboarder — Authority: 111
  Snowboarding Basics. As you can imagine the first time you hit the slopes, snowboarding isn’t a skill that you pick up overnight. It’s something that comes with the muscle memory of at least a few weeks of practice, picking up as you experience, not necessarily as you learn. So how exactly do you get started ...
  1 week ago

• Burton: Snow Porn – Kazuhiro Kokubo from Standing Sideways

  
  — Authority:
  As far as Burton is concerned, it’s always winter somewhere. From their full-length 2011 snowboard film Standing Sideways , we’re presented with Japanese rider Kazuhiro Kokubo’s full segment. Clear four minutes from your day, and watch as he goes absolutely huge in the park, and chases some sweet untracked ...
  1 week ago

• One Thing That Requires Next To No Effort & Will Improve Your Snowboarding (NSFW)

  
  — Authority:
  People always want snowboard tips that will improve their results right away, well here it is. Start stretching a few times a week and before each day on the slopes. Here, I’ll even give you a stretching video that most of you guys will actually enjoy watching: If that’s not enough convincing, here’s a few ...
  1 week ago

• What Kind of Snowboard Bindings Should You Buy?

  
  Ski Snowboarder — Authority: 111
  Snowboard Bindings Whether you’re a new snowboarder or someone who’s seen his/her fair share of hills, one issue will inevitably hit you as one you need to handle quickly: Your snowboard bindings . What are snowboard bindings? They’re the part of the snowboard that encase your foot, allowing you to attach ...
  2 weeks ago

• Brisbane House Painters : Lightening Up Your Space

  
  — Authority:
  Often people take house painting for granted and do not pay adequate attention to it. Do you also do the same? Check out the interiors of your home and if it does not appear appealing anymore, then it is time to hire the Brisbane house painters immediately. Often people take house painting for granted and do not pay ...
  2 weeks ago

• Visiting Ski Resorts in the Summer with Kids

  
  — Authority:
  Alas, it’s time to store away the ski and snowboarding gear for the season.  Coincidentally, it’s also time to plan the perfect ski resort SUMMER vacation.  Yes, summer is the ideal season to vacation with kids at ski resorts, where outdoor recreation abounds, and luxury on a budget exists.   Outdoor ...
  2 weeks ago

• 2011/12 Season Suffers 15% Decrease In Skier Visits

  
  — Authority:
  NSAA has announced that 2011/12 hosted around 51 million skier and snowboarder visits, down 15% from last season.
  2 weeks ago

• Jeremy Jones’ Further Unplugged Ep 5: Arctic Cold

  
  — Authority:
  Cameraman are always the unsung heroes of any production trip. In the Arctic Circle they face a formidable challenge: the cold. With temperatures often -15 or below in the Arctic, cameramen face bigger camping challenges than ever before. This is what it takes to get the shot.Related posts: Jeremy Jones’ Further ...
  2 weeks ago

• Supermoon On Sneffels

  
  Mountain Photographer — Authority: 94
  Mt. Sneffels Summit Sunrise : Prints Available Sunrise atop Mt. Sneffels (14,150 ft.) - May. I’ve been itching for an adventure lately, so early this morning I hiked up Mt. Sneffels in the moonlight again! I left Ouray at 1:30am (ouch!) and started hiking into Yankee Boy Basin at 2:30am. The “ supermoon ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sevennine13 Sunday!

  
  — Authority:
  Sunday is here again and it means free giveaways for all the YSB fans. Go to our facebook site for more info! And don’t forget about last weeks contest, it’s still on! Finland is building up by winning Slovakia today 1-0, hell yeah! Source: Yellow Snowboarding – Sevennine13 Sunday!
  2 weeks ago

• Three Different Skiing Regions to Be Aware Of

  
  Ski Snowboarder — Authority: 111
  Skiing in the Rockies. Sometimes, we get so caught up in our local skiing that we forget the amount of diversity that’s available in ski hills across the United States – and even in the world. But when it comes to our national skiing, there are just a few regions that bear special mentioning because of the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Beersport: Gelande Quaffing Championships

  
  — Authority:
  Because everyone needs to unleash their inner Frank the Tank from time to time. Held during one of the biggest blizzards of the winter, the Gelande Quaffing World Championships hit new heights this year, as depicted in some of the acrobatic moves from the freestyle final round. David Stubbs takes us behind the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Park City & Neff’s ‘Neffland’ Terrain Park

  
  — Authority:
  Park City and Neff have teamed up and are partnering their styles on a new park, Neffland, which will debut during the 12/13 season.
  3 weeks ago

• Paralympics Add Snowboarding to Sochi 2014

  
  Backcountry.com: The Goat — Authority: 482
  Snowboarding has been added to the Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, in 2014, with two medal events announced this week. The world para-snowboarding championships were held in France in February and attracted just 40 athletes — here’s hoping the higher visibility of the Paralympics will bring more attention and ...
  3 weeks ago

• Ultimate Adventure Bucket List: Top Athletes’ Dream Trips

  
  — Authority:
  Climber Nalle Hukkataival scales the Taipan Wall in Victoria, Australia; Photograph by Keith Ladzinski Earlier this year, we asked 20 of the world’s best athletes and explorers to advise us on the top adventure trips within their sports for our Ultimate Adventure Bucket List . Each gave us two ...
  3 weeks ago

• Billabong 2012 Flaunt It Finals

  
  — Authority:
  
  3 weeks ago

Comments about snowboarding