First Chair, Last Call – What is Logan Academy?
Hosting Logan Academy is one of the great pleasures of managing the training program at the Vail Ski & Snowboard School. This year we had… Read More »First Chair, Last Call – What is Logan Academy?
Last Call: Rider Rally Returns
Eric, Nick, and I jumped on a call with George to talk about the return of Rider Rally the pros/cons of the Rally vs National… Read More »Last Call: Rider Rally Returns
First Chair, Last Call: Splitboarding Podcast while Skinning up Beaver Creek
Last week we recorded this episode of Last Call while I was on an evening splitboard skin up Beaver Creek to enjoy some fresh snow.… Read More »First Chair, Last Call: Splitboarding Podcast while Skinning up Beaver Creek
Burton US Open Coming Soon!
Shaun White Vail, CO
Photo: Burton –
Gabe Heureux
What are you doing March 5-10? Hopefully your plans include the Burton US Open, my favorite event of the season.
This year is the 36th Burton US Open, the longest running competitive snowboard event, and following the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics it should be a pretty awesome show.
Here’s the event schedule, hit the Read More button to see the full press release from Burton. You can also download the 2018 Burton US Open App here: https://www.burton.com/blogs/the-burton-blog/its-time-download-2018-burton-usopen-app/
2018 Burton U.S. Open Competition Schedule:
Tuesday, March 6th: Halfpipe Junior Jam
Wednesday, March 7th: Men’s and Women’s Slopestyle Semi-Finals
Thursday, March 8th: Men’s and Women’s Halfpipe Semi-Finals
Friday, March 9th: Men’s and Women’s Slopestyle Finals
Saturday, March 10th: Men’s and Women’s Halfpipe Finals
First Chair: E-Learning Course Helps PE Teachers to Teach Snowboarding Indoors
AASI and Burton have been partnering on snowboard education and equipment for more than 20 years, and in the last year we’ve been collaborating on specific education highlighting the evolution of teaching kids. This winter we rolled out the “Kids Can Snowboard Too” project, a campaign to educate kids, parents, instructors, and resorts about the advancements in equipment, instruction, and terrain available to create successful lessons for 3-6 year olds.
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