Read more snowboarding stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17691/snowboarding.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:41:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73764/surfer-dudes-theory-of-everything-may-school-science.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScience needs more people like Garrett Lisi, writes Roger Highfield at the Daily Telegraph . Lisi kitesurfs on Maui, lives in a yurt, snowboards at Tahoe—and has wowed physicists with his "theory of everything." The surfer dude scientist claims to have solved the biggest problem in physics by finding a...http://www.newser.com/story/73764/surfer-dudes-theory-of-everything-may-school-science.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 8:09:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68203/university-ski-slope-aims-to-bring-people-to-christ.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVirginia’s Liberty University presented its new synthetic ski slope—the first in North America—this weekend with extreme performances from pro skiers and snowboarders. The chancellor of the Christian university, Jerry Falwell, showed off his own moves after paying tribute to his dad, the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, who wanted...http://www.newser.com/story/68203/university-ski-slope-aims-to-bring-people-to-christ.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 9:59:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60505/olympic-snowboarder-dies-in-climbing-accident.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer Olympic snowboarding champ Karine Ruby of France died yesterday after she and two fellow climbers tumbled into a glacial crevasse while descending Mont Blanc in France. One of her companions survived the fall, but sustained serious injuries and was air-lifted to the hospital. The 31-year-old Ruby, who won a...http://www.newser.com/story/60505/olympic-snowboarder-dies-in-climbing-accident.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 May 2009 7:57:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52352/twitter-rescue-fails-snowboarding-music-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe first-ever "Twitter rescue" saved the life of a snowboarder in the Swiss Alps, but failed a 29-year-old British music entrepreneur whose body was found at the foot of a 66-foot cliff, reports the Daily Telegraph . Cheery "tweets" from a female companion noting "am having the best time here at...http://www.newser.com/story/52352/twitter-rescue-fails-snowboarding-music-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Mar 2009 3:57:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47045/playboy-snowboards-arouse-debate-in-vermont.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRacy snowboards have created a snowball of protests in liberal Vermont, the Boston Globe reports, where manufacturer Burton makes a Playboy line plastered with giant images of naked women. While some in Burlington say free speech guarantees their right to ride what they want, others worry about the effect of...http://www.newser.com/story/47045/playboy-snowboards-arouse-debate-in-vermont.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Jan 2009 12:53:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46848/snowboard-makers-going-green.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSnowboarders have a vested interest in stopping global warming, and the industry's gear is getting greener by the year, the New York Times reports. “To snowboard, we need snow,” said Bob Carlson, co-founder of Arbor, which has been using renewable materials for their snowboards since 1995. More and more well-known...http://www.newser.com/story/46848/snowboard-makers-going-green.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Jan 2009 9:29:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45565/skiers-pulled-from-gondolas-after-tower-collapses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwelve people were injured and dozens more were stranded for hours after a gondola support tower collapsed yesterday at a British Columbia ski resort, the Vancouver Sun reports. A rep for the Whistler Blackcomb resort—which is sharing 2010 Winter Olympics duties with Vancouver—said they don't know why the...http://www.newser.com/story/45565/skiers-pulled-from-gondolas-after-tower-collapses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Dec 2008 9:03:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/17314/x-games-grow-more-xtreme.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSnowboarders and freeskiers are waging a cold war, the New York Times reports, putting top competitors under constant pressure to develop next-generation tricks. At this year's Winter X Games, under way in Aspen, the stakes are higher than ever: A new event named big air calls for competitors to launch...http://www.newser.com/story/17314/x-games-grow-more-xtreme.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Jan 2008 10:23:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/12276/hit-the-slopes-in-style-this-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you hear "snow" and think "skiing" or "snowboarding," then this gear is for you. Outside magazine picks the hippest and best-performing pieces of the current season: Alpine Skis: Head Monster 88, $950 Soft Shells: Arc'teryx Hercules Hoody, $325 Snowboards: Palmer Honeycomb 164, $749http://www.newser.com/story/12276/hit-the-slopes-in-style-this-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 23 Dec 2007 8:36:00 CST