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    Gateway Parks (urban terrain park) opening Black Friday near Boise

    Gateway Parks ski/snowboard hill & tubing park will be open by Fri. Nov. 27 at Eagle Island State Park, just outside Boise, Idaho. The ski/snowboard hill will be twice as big as the inaugural season (2013) and the tubing area will be 3x as big. A new magic carpet lift is being installed & there...
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    Ways for pros & skiers to support Sam Jackenthal, 16 in critical condition

    It would be great if some of the pros & skiers could either donate something or attend a benefit auction for Sam Jackenthal Wed. Sept. 30 at 6pm at O' Shucks/The Grille in Park City. Maybe some of the pros could donate some signed swag. Sam is an incredible 16 year-old kid with a huge heart &...
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    Healing vibes to Sam Jackenthal

    Please send healing vibes, positive thoughts and prayers to Sam Jackenthal. Sam is in critical condition in Camberra, Australia with a head injury after a bad crash. Sam skis on Park City United (formerly Axis Freeride) and is great kid. Thanks.
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    Vail raises single day lift ticket to $159

    http://snowbrains.com/vail-raises-single-day-ticket-160/ Hope they don't do that at PCMR & Canyons, too. Dang!
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    Urban Terrain Park Opening Nov. 22 near Boise

    After battling political BS, NIMBYs & CAVEs (Citizens Against Virtually Everything), Gateway Parks will finally be able to open their terrain park in Eagle, Idaho. Rails, jumps, a mini-halfpipe (13' for now) and tubing will be accessible without having to drive up the mountain. (Bogus Basin...
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    Surfing in Idaho - Nov. 14

    Idaho surf report, Boise River Park - Nov. 14, 2014 - Is this guy crazy? https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152864678715429&set=vb.22813420428&type=2&theater
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    Who's gonna control the Internet? Net Neutrality defined.

    Wanna go back to dial-up Internet speeds? (Do you even REMEMBER dial-up Intenet speeds)? Want a cable company deciding what you see on the Internet? I don't think so. Many people don't know what "Net Neutrality" is. Net Neutrality means keeping the Internet free and open. With Net Neutrality...
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    10 Most difficult sports - agree or disagree?

    http://sporteology.com/most-difficult-sports-in-the-world/ Most difficult? Gymnastics. Agree. 2nd most? Swimming. Disagree. 3rd? Skiing. Agree. Others I agree with: Motor Cross, Figure Skating, Bull Riding. Thoughts? **This thread was edited on Nov 4th 2014 at 11:09:18pm
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    Vote today for leaders working to protect our winters (POW) - https://www.facebook.com/ProtectOurWinters

    Climate change does and will affect skiing. POW published a link to see how your congressmen scored on working to solve global warming. Check it out and vote accordingly.https://www.facebook.com/ProtectOurWinters
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    Will drones replace helicopters for filming skiing?

    Helicopters will still be needed to drop skiers off on mountain tops, but do you think drones will replace helis on park shoots? They'd be a lot cheaper.
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    What Mike Wilson does when he's not skiing - Girls Cliff Jumping video featuring former Boise State gymnasts

    Someone asked what Mike Wilson has been up to. He contacted me last year to find former Boise State University gymnasts willing to throw tricks off cliffs in Bermuda. Ruthie Pennington, Linda Peters and Karen Marschner (not BSU, but an awesome gymnast & diver) took the challenge & had a BLAST...
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    Olympic official says slopestyle is too dangerous for Olympics

    An Olympic official said slopestyle should not be an Olympic event because of a high injury rate. Thoughts? http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/13/slopestyle-snowboarding-injuries-olympics/
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    Sarah Burke's ashes were spread in Sochi's half pipe - as it should be

    This is fitting. Celebrate Sarah. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/02/22/sarah-burke-ashes-sochi-halfpipe_n_4836532.html?just_reloaded=1
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    Nick Goepper's going on Letterman Jan. 28

    Nick Goepper's gonna be on The Late Show with David Letterman Tue. Jan. 28. Gotta catch that. Letterman's hilarious. Should be great for freeskiing, too!
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    Hey Boise peeps, slap on your goggles & support urban terrain park Dec. 18 at this public meeting.

    Grab your ski buddies and wear goggles & snow gear to this public meeting Dec. 18 at 6pm. Show support for the urban terrain park Ryan Neptune (of Planet) & Gateway Parks are trying to GIVE to the community. If Ada County Commissioners had not blocked this park, you could have all been hitting...
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    This is just wrong. Fake goggle tan.

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    #1 Ranked Slopestyle Skier in World left out of Freeskier SOTY voting.

    Not dissing any of the Skier of the Year nominees, cuz they're all studs, but wish we had the opportunity to vote for X Games champion & AFP's #1 world-ranked slope skier, Nick Goepper. Not sure how he got left out of this.
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    Don't let fun-wreckers block terrain park. Please sign: http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/terrainpark

    Ryan Neptune of Planet is GIVING the community of Eagle, Idaho a $1 million urban terrain park. But county commissioners are trying to block it, saying it doesn't fit their vision. (I think they were thinking baseball fields). Please sign ASAP in support of the terrain park. Thanks...
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    Women ARE Awesome. Agree or disagree, but first watch this "People Are Awesome" 'Girls version 3' video of incredible women

    Women ARE awesome! Agree or disagree, but 1st watch this video of female surfers, freeskiers, skateboarders, base jumpers & some of my former Boise State gymnasts cliff diving. Respect.
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    Anyone know if TNF Freeski Open in New Zealand is being live streamed?

    Is TNF NZ Freeski Open being live streamed? If so, what's the link?
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