Bringing the mountains to the city. Denver’s free rail park and mountain programs works to build generation next.
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April 21 2009 |
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A growing number of resorts are offering features that allow riders to get a taste of the gnar and accomplishment during their first days and progress from there. We caught up with Steamboat Terrains Park Manager/Snowboard Technical Director Scott Anfang to find out more about their revamped park system designed to have riders getting radical in no time.
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March 23 2009 |
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While the conversation about the health of the sport has been largely hijacked by the state of the economy, the underlying trend of declining participation in snowboarding began before the bubble burst. The bigger issue, and one that will be with us after the tide turns on the economy, is the fact that we’re relying on an increasingly small pond of aging die hard shreds to keep the joy of riding alive. This series looks at what industry members are doing to attract new riders, and more importantly, get them hooked and keep them in the fold.
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March 17 2009 |
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Yes, the economy sucks. No, you can’t fix it. But do we sit around bitching about it, or work to get new people riding, and keep our little slice of the economic pie from getting thrown out with the crumbs?
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March 13 2009 |
469 views | 10 comments
While the conversation about the health of the sport has been largely hijacked by the state of the economy, the underlying trend of declining participation in snowboarding began before the bubble burst. This is the first in a series of pieces that will look at what industry members are doing to attract new riders, and more importantly, get them hooked and keep them in the fold.
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March 10 2009 |
968 views | 2 comments
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