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The 2012 IBA Pipe Challenge is pumping big waves

The 2012 IBA Pipe Challenge is on and pumping great waves. The opening stage of the 2012 IBA World Tour saw Australian Lewy Finnegan scoring the best wave of the day. The 17-year-old bodyboarder took off deep on a six-foot Backdoor w [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Prep skiing: Northmen girls third, boys fourth in Big North ...

The Petoskey girls were third and the boys fourth Tuesday in a Big North Conference ski meet at Caberfae Peaks. Traverse City Central edged T.C. West, 45-46, to win the girls meet. The Northmen finished with 69, followed by Cadillac, 154; [...]

Posted On : Jan, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Big Mountain Freeride

WHITEFISH – When Peter Costain first put his two young sons on skis he never imagined it would eventually result in front flips and 360-degree turns in the air. And especially not anything called a “Rodeo” – a twis [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Skiers, Snowboarders Get Big Air on the Enhanced Verizon Wir...

The trails are opening, and the powder is fresh. That means it's becoming the most wonderful time of the year for skiers and snowboarders. This ski season, the Verizon Wireless network and winter-ready devices and applicat [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Jeff Clark poised to return as Contest Director of Mavericks...

Jeff Clark confirmed to me last night that his new group, Mavericks Invitational Inc., has been awarded a Limited Commercial Activity Permit by the San Mateo County Harbor District to run a surf contest at Maverick’s. The only issue [...]

Posted On : Sep, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Sour grapes in the Big Apple

If the opening round of the Quiksilver Pro New York was all about great airs, the second round was all about the airing of grievances. Despite semi-clean swell from Hurricane Katia filtering in through the day, there were a few very unhap [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Big waves pump the 2011 Turbo Zicatela Pro bodyboarders

The 2011 Turbo Zicatela Pro is pumping outstanding bodyboarding waves, as Round 1 of the leaderboard stage has been completed. Pierre Louis Costes scored an impressive combined heat total of 15.50 out of 20. The French rider got an i [...]

Posted On : Aug, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

World Heli Challenge Adds Camp for Aspiring Big Mountain Ski...

Organizers of the World Heli Challenge have announced the launch of the World Heli Challenge Academy, a training camp for skiers and snowboarders from around the world. The World Heli Challenge Academy programs will be held over seven [...]

Posted On : Jun, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

'A Tiny Day' captures big thrills of skiing

Tristan Greszko was logging another Saturday night in the Factory Studios when, just after midnight, he put the finishing touches on the tilt-shift short film he had spent all winter making. He posted “A Tiny Day in the Jackson Hol [...]

Posted On : Apr, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Can the Ingenuity of Big Wave Surfers Save American Manufact...

"The economy." When will it recover? And, what will it take to pull out of this nose-dive? It will take American ingenuity! Ken Thurber, author of Big Wave Surfing, Extreme Technology Development, Management, Marketing and Inve [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Big-wave surfer who's made of The Right stuff

He wiped out twice in 40ft waves and tore a medial ligament before he caught this monster (pictured) at a break known as The Right, off southwest Western Australia. "I knew as soon as I saw the wave the adrenaline just took ov [...]

Posted On : Feb, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Swell surfing: Big wave contest makes a splash

IT WASN’T Aileen’s or Prowlers, but an Atlantic swell sweeping into Sligo’s Mullaghmore Head has provided ideal conditions for Ireland’s first “big wave invitational surf contest”. Some 22 of [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Manuel Centeno rides the big waves of Nazare

Manuel Centeno, the best Portuguese pro bodyboarder, has been training hard for the 2011 IBA World Tour. Pipeline is near and the former European champion is tuning his tricks in a very similar beach. The big waves of Nazar&eacu [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Big-wave surfer Mark Visser takes on Maui's 'Jaws' at night ...

Professional big-wave surfer Mark Visser made history early Thursday when he took on 30- to 40-foot waves at Jaws, off the shore of Maui. That's because the 28-year-old Australian went out surfing in the dark. Using specially enginee [...]