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Robert Shaw, the public relations director at Blackcomb, near Vancouver, Canada, estimates that snowboarders provide 40% of the business there. French ski giant Rossignol-Dynaster has seen its snowboard production increase 100% in the past three years, and according to product manager Jean-Karl Carpano of Rossignol, "We could see every other person on a snowboard by 2005." There are some isolated ski areas that prohibit snowboarding, but the vast majority caters to the ever increasing numbers of boarders who want to tweak the halfpipes and bonk some fat air (ride the parabolic-shaped chutes and hit a really good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRIUMPH OF HATED SNOWBOARDERS | 1/29/1996 | See Source »

...greedsters, says all that is necessary about the author's view of government. Hiaasen's shabby secret, however (so the reader guesses), is that he loves his state's stupefying cheesiness, and wouldn't move to Vermont if you gave him the Trapp Family Lodge and a brand new snowboard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: LITTLE RASCALS: SATIRIST CARL HIAASEN | 8/14/1995 | See Source »

Besides the usual recipients of funds in the biannual appropriation--including various campus ethnic groups, political organizations and student publications--the council awarded $15 to the Harvard Zoso Club for Led Zeppelin appreciation and $86.95 to the Harvard Snowboarding Club for the purchase of a snowboard...

Author: By Stephen E. Frank, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Council Approves Grants Package Of Nearly $41,000 | 12/7/1992 | See Source »

...Venus De Milo. Bill's Bar and Grille is located at 5 Lansdowne St., Boston. 421-9678. Venus De Milo is located at 11 Lansdowne St., Boston. 421-9595. The Shamen and Utah Saints on Thursday, Oct. 22 at Venus De Milo. Fear of a Flat Planet, a snowboard movie at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23 at Venus De Milo (19+). Jimmy Cliff, reggae on Sunday, Oct. 25 at Bill's and Venus De Milo. Random House of Soul/Soul Kitchen on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at Bill...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Listings | 10/22/1992 | See Source »

...skiing facilities for skiers of all abilities. Stratton is an excellent family ski resort because of its superb ski school that caters to young skiers. The alpine village shopping area is an great place to pick up a new ski outfit or just browse around. If you are into snowboarding, Stratton is the place to be. From the beginner slopes to the half-pipe, Stratton has something for every level of snowboarder. In fact, if you happen to be planning a ski trip for early February, you might consider going to Stratton to visit the 1992 National Snowboard Championships...

Author: By Sarah B. Kirshbaum, | Title: Stratton | 12/13/1991 | See Source »

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