Hey fellow Bloobyrds. It’s been a long while since I posted anything new and although that’s been in large part due to the fact that snow is just beginning to fall again, the major reason is that I’ve been occupied by my new full-time gig. That’s right…somebody thought well enough of this little [...]
Many of you are already probably aware of this, but last year the list of skier-only resorts in the US shrunk by just a little bit. After 52 years of operation, Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico finally opened its lifts to snowboarders in March of 2008. The decision, partly inspired by decreasing [...]
written by Peter Kray / SkiPressWorld.com
Wednesday, 06 May 2009 09:14
Snowy Southern Hemisphere (Ski Press) – Skiinfo.com reports that as the long 2008-9 ski season finally winds down in the northern hemisphere, heavy snow in both Australia and New Zealand has led to
the southern hemisphere’s ski season beginning five weeks early last weekend. Meanwhile there are [...]
With the current economic distress comes not only fire-sale deals on clothing, cars, and even houses, but also some more interesting items. Such as a heli-skiing first descent on the Troll Peninsula in northern Ireland. For serious?! Yup. Rabid skiers and snowboarders can finally get in the game and take advantage [...]
The recent heavy snowfall in the western U.S. hasn’t been good news for everyone on the slopes, especially those involved in the Freeride World Tour at Squaw Valley. Unfortunately, after a successful first day of competition on the Silverado Face, a storm rolled in and made conditions on the elusive Tram Face too dicey [...]
Well, I can hear the heavy pitter-patter of rain drops outside my window once again which means people at higher elevations are having alot more fun than me. The Sierras have been getting crushed over the past 24-48 hours with over two feet of snow in most places. And it should continue coming [...]
I’m not jaded. I promise. But I’ve never really been able to get into the Oscars or the Grammys simply based on the shear spectacle of it all. Plus, I can’t stand the hours and hours of coverage that wastes my time with news of who’s wearing what, if you want to [...]
You can now view the entire library of videos featured on Bloobyrd on the BloobyrdTV channel below. We’re sort of bound by the video partners enabled by the host site, but YouTube and Vimeo are there and that covers 99% of what we spotlight for you guys so we’ll be just fine.
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For those of you living in a box, the West has been getting crushed with snow the past few days. With snowfall totals totaling up to and over 80 inches over the past 72 hours in some places, and bases as deep as they’ve been all year, it’s time to break out the powder [...]
courtesy of Transworld Snowboarding…
The Winter Dew Tour today announced the schedule of events for its final stop of the inaugural season, the Toyota Championship, held Feb. 19-22 at Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort in Truckee, Calif. The world’s top snowboard and freeski athletes, including Shaun White, Torah Bright and Simon Dumont, will compete for the coveted Dew [...]
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