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Want a VC deal? Go fly a kiteboard

ecoustics.com     May 7, 2008    1 related    Send to a friend

A lot of Silicon Valley networking gets done the old-fashioned way on the golf course. But the hippest of the tech set are communing 75 feet above San Francisco Bay. ... Posted by Stefanie Olsen | Post a comment In Silicon Valley, where some of the best networking has...

Dangerous moves: Ski resorts promote safety as well as extreme sports

sacbee.com     Apr 22, 2008    Send to a friend

On the one hand, the ski industry is now encouraging all skiers to wear helmets just in case, for safety, because you never know what could happen on the slopes, yadda, yadda, yadda. Sean Burke makes a turn while skiing a steep section at the top of North Face Chute at Alyeska Resort. Gunner...

Taking Skiing Holidays To Another Dimension

misterarticle.com     Apr 21, 2008    Send to a friend

Taking a short look at the popular ski resort of Chamonix and why it is on the map for attracting millions of visitors each year. ... One of the most popular and oldest form of activity holiday and still remains to this day a top choice for many young people and families,...

Snow Rangers Stand By For Extreme Skiing Emergency

cbs4boston.com     Apr 19, 2008    8 related    Send to a friend

Snow rangers on Tuckerman's Ravine stay alert for possible emergencies on the slopes as the spring thaw creates dangerous situations for extreme skiers. ... TUCKERMAN'S RAVINE, N.H. (WBZ) ― Despite the glorious weather this week, thousands of people will be skiing in New...

Aspen pays tribute to Nicoletta

aspendailynews.com     Apr 15, 2008    6 related    Send to a friend

Under a movie screen-sized photo of a well-muscled, blue-eyed man on a beach, a mourning legion sat weeping. The man, Aspen-based 27-year-old extreme skier John Nicoletta, died Friday afternoon in an accident at the U.S. World Freeskiing Championships in Alyeska, Alaska. read more

Skier's death a 'bad dream'

bostonherald.com     Apr 14, 2008    50 related    Send to a friend

The tragic death of a talented extreme Bay State ski star, killed on an Alaskan mountain slope during a live Web cast, is like "a bad dream," his heartbroken father... ... By Mike Underwood Monday, April 14, 2008 - Added 22m ago The tragic death of a talented extreme Bay...

Jump start

adn.com     Apr 13, 2008    18 related    Send to a friend

At one point in her young life, Elyse Saugstad had to choose between figure skating and downhill ski racing. ... The Dimond High graduate was great at both -- with a competitive spirit and the drive to improve. That's why today, you'll find 29-year-old Saugstad launching...

Banff Mountain Film Festival

outside.in     Apr 11, 2008    44 related    Send to a friend

Get the lastest on...What: movies ... made its decidedly unglamorous third appearance in Austin last weekend, giving Austin’s outdoorsy crowd its fill of BASE jumping, paragliding, snow skiing and other extreme sports. The Banff Film Festival, held last November in...

Valdez man killed in avalanche

adn.com     Apr 8, 2008    2 related    Send to a friend

An extreme skier and snowboarder died Monday after an avalanche swept down on him in Thompson Pass near Valdez, according to Alaska State Troopers. ... Jesse Tol, 31, of Valdez, was killed when an avalanche buried him under about five feet of snow in the pass, near Mile...

Dangerous moves

adn.com     Apr 6, 2008    Send to a friend

Someone please explain the disconnect here: On the one hand, the ski industry is now encouraging all skiers to wear helmets just in case, for safety, because you never know what could happen on the slopes, yadda, yadda, yadda. ... He ended up in Providence Hospital with...