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Tue, Mar 31 2009 6:44 PM
The Roxy Chicken Jam closed out the women's side of the Swatch TTR World Tour this past weekend, with Kelly Clark's first place finish in the halfpipe, and 21st place in the slopestyle being enough to propel her past season-long tour leader Jamie Anderson and into the #1 spot on the tour. Jana Mayen-Wetherby won the...
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Sat, Mar 28 2009 11:01 PM
After today's competition concluded, I gained an immediate appreciation for why many Canadian sports stadiums are covered. The weather can swing from sunny to savage without warning here in the Great White North, making it awfully hard to run a snowboard event on schedule. But since covering Grouse Mountain with a retractable...
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Sat, Mar 28 2009 1:56 AM
"I feel nostalgic," said Gnarcore's David Rouleau, while standing on the deck of the Showdown Over The City's monster table-top; the first of three features facing competitors at the top of the slopestyle course. "This is an old-school jump." If "old-school" means big and burly, then it...
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Fri, Mar 27 2009 11:00 AM
The Quiksilver Showdown Over The City returns to Grouse Mountain starting today. Things kick off with qualifiers and a night rail session. Tomorrow is the big show with the Jump + Jib session, followed by the after party. Last year's winner Kevin Griffin, Matt Belzile and Seb Toots are all expected to make appearances. You...
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Thu, Mar 26 2009 7:43 PM
Oakley is working with the Ride Shakedown to bring a feminine touch to the event: they will be supporting the first ever women's category at the Ride Shakedown. Marie-France Roy, Silvia Mittermuller, Hana Beaman, Sarka Pancochova and Raewyn Reid are all expected to make appearances. Full details are in the press release...
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Thu, Mar 26 2009 7:19 PM
This Friday night marks the last in this year's winter Party Works series. We've got a reminder from Andi, one of the organizers: "Just another kick in the face reminder about the party this Friday night. It's going to be a freaking good one, despite the negativity about the rain and bad weather... WE WILL OVERCOME...
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