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Mt. Hood Meadows host to Burton Mountain Festival snowboarding this weekend

For the youngest riders, the Burton Mountain Festival will feature a riglet park where riders as young as 3 can try out snowboarding free. Burton will provide snowboards, boots and bindings.

Snowboarding's first competition

In April of 1981, a small Colorado resort called Ski Cooper, located near the historic mining town of Leadville, hosted the very first snowboarding contest. This competition attracted early snowboarders such as Tom Sims, Jake Burton, Copyright 2012 Vail Daily. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Vail Daily Snowboarding's first ...

Women driving the winter sports machine

DENVER - Who would have guessed that winter sports would become such a chick magnet. From skiing to snowboarding, even snowshoeing, the power of the female purchaser has finally gained the respect of the industry, from head Copyright 2012 Summit Daily News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Summit Daily News Women driving the winter ...

Learn to ski, snowboard at Mountain Creek

VERNON — Mountain Creek (www.mountaincreek.com), the tri-state area's premiere destination for mountain excitement, announces a partnership with Burton Snowboards on new teaching programs for beginners, just in time for Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month (otherwise known as January!).

Snowboarding History: Tom Sims: From skateboards to snowboards

A yellow Sims skiboard is on display at the new snowboard exhibit at the Colorado Ski & Snowboard museum, on loan from Steve Link.