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The
#LATimes
investigates whatâs going on at
#MammothMountain
that resulted in two patroller
#avalanche
deaths last year.
#skipatrol
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Avalanches killed two ski patrollers at Mammoth in a year. Whatâs going wrong?
Were managers pushing too hard to open? Are young patrollers afraid to speak up? With two dead in deliberately triggered slides, questions are swirling.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-29/young-ski-patrollers-avalanche-deaths-mammoth-mountain
3 days ago
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#NewportBeach
gives massive NO to proposed
#SurfPark
. Chalk one up for the
#grumpylocals
.
#surfing
voiceofoc.org/2026/01/newp...
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Newport Beach Reverses Course on Contentious Surf Park Proposal
Newport Beach officials rescinded a previous approval for a wave pool project after enough residents signatures pressured the council to take another look.
https://voiceofoc.org/2026/01/newport-beach-reverses-course-on-contentious-surf-park-proposal/
4 days ago
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Surfer nabbed at
#CampPendleton
finally released from
#ICE
detention after four months.
#surfing
www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
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Surfer released after 4 months in immigration detention
Hagop Chirinian was detained after accidentally wandering onto a Camp Pendleton beach. A federal judge said ICE violated his constitutional rights by detaining him.
https://www.kpbs.org/news/border-immigration/2026/01/28/surfer-released-after-4-months-in-immigration-detention
4 days ago
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Surfers targeted in massive fraud ring. Mastermind to be sentenced tomorrow.
#surfing
www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/f...
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Fraud-ring mastermind to learn fate for bilking San Diego, Malibu surfers out of $1M
According to court documents and media reports, a member of the crime ring would watch surfers in San Diego County, Malibu, Manhattan Beach and elsewhere as they parked their cars and stashed their ca...
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/fraud-ring-mastermind-to-learn-fate-for-bilking-san-diego-other-socal-surfers-of-1m/3967815/
5 days ago
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Former
#olympic
snowboarder Ryan Wedding pleads ânot guiltyâ to drug trafficking and murder charges.
#snowboarding
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Canadian ex-Olympic snowboarder pleads not guilty to US drug charges
Ryan Wedding, a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder accused of turning to a life of crime as a murderous cocaine-trafficking kingpin, pleaded not guilty on Monday to all 17 felony charges against him ...
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/canadian-ex-olympic-snowboarder-pleads-not-guilty-us-drug-charges-2026-01-26/
5 days ago
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Weâll just keep saying it. Donât tow behind cars on anything. Never.
#snowboarding
dailyvoice.com/nj/lakewood/...
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Snowboarder Towed Behind Car Struck By Vehicle During Lakewood Snowstorm: Police
A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle while being doing a snowboard stunt during Sunday's snowstorm in Lakewood, authorities said.At 11:47 p.m., officers responded to the pedestrian strike on Faraday Aven...
https://dailyvoice.com/nj/lakewood/snowboarder-towed-behind-car-struck-by-vehicle-during-lakewood-snowstorm-police/
5 days ago
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Former pro
#snowboarder
turned alleged drug kingpin
#RyanWedding
has reportedly been captured in Mexico after âyears on the runâ.
#snwoboarding
#olympics
nypost.com/2026/01/23/u...
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Canadian snowboarder-turned-drug kingpin Ryan Wedding arrested in Mexico after years on the lam
Ryan Wedding was wanted by the FBI for running a transnational drug trafficking enterprise, shipping massive amounts of cocaine from Colombia to the US and Canada.
https://nypost.com/2026/01/23/us-news/canadian-snowboarder-turned-drug-kingpin-ryan-wedding-arrested-after-months-on-the-run-report/
9 days ago
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The
#USSkiSnowboard
association has named 25 snowboarders to their 2026 Winter Olympic
#snowboard
Team. Check them out right here.
#snowboarding
Https://www.boardistan.com
10 days ago
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Snowboarder dies at Coloradoâs Keystone resort without hitting anything other than the snow. Yes, he was wearing a helmet.
www.kktv.com/2026/01/20/s...
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Sheriffâs office investigating snowboarder death at Keystone Resort
The Summit County Sheriffâs Office is investigating after a snowboarder died at Keystone Resort on Monday.
https://www.kktv.com/2026/01/20/sheriffs-office-investigating-snowboarder-death-keystone-resort/
12 days ago
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Sean Mortimer and Tony Hawk discuss and sign Seanâs new book âMisfit: A Survival Guideâ in Del Mar, CA tonight. Buy a book, get a ticket.
#skateboarding
www.boardistan.com?p=66024
12 days ago
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Grok fixes a
#Roxy
image. No problem. Apparently, the right hands, technology can be used for good
#bikini
#surfing
www.boardistan.com?p=66003
17 days ago
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OG Olympic medalist snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz, 50, has died in an avalanche.
#snowboarding
#avalanche
people.com/olympic-snow...
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Olympic Snowboarding Medalist Dies After Being Trapped by Avalanche: âHis Life Was Far Too Shortâ
Ueli Kestenholz, a former Olympic bronze medalist who represented Switzerland at the 1998 and 2022 Winter Games, has died on Sunday, Jan. 11 at age 50 after being trapped by an avalanche.
https://people.com/olympic-snowboarding-medalist-dies-after-being-trapped-by-avalanche-11884374
19 days ago
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Latest Us Ski & Snowboard association collab:
#jcrew
.
#snowboarding
#actionfashion
.
www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202...
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J.Crew debuts 26-piece clothing line with U.S. Ski & Snowboard
J.Crew has unveiled a 26-piece collection created in collaboration with U.S. Ski & Snowboard, its first with the national governing body.
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/01/05/jcrew-debuts-26-piece-clothing-line-with-us-ski-snowboard/
27 days ago
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Pro
#skater
#TerryKennedy
has been released from prison.
#happyNewYear
#skateboarding
www.tmz.com/2026/01/05/t...
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Skateboarder Terry Kennedy Released From Prison Years After Fatal Incident
Famed skateboarder Terry Kennedy is out on parole, years after he was convicted of aggravated battery for his role in a fatal altercation that led to the death of a fellow skateboarder.
https://www.tmz.com/2026/01/05/terry-kennedy-skateboard-released-prison-parole/
27 days ago
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The worldâs 2nd
#actionsports
billionaire,
#westbeach
founder Chip Wilson, is attempting to get his claws back into
#lululemon
through a proxy fight.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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Lululemon founder Chip Wilson launches proxy fight for board shakeup
Lululemon Athletica's founder Chip Wilson said on Monday he had launched a proxy fight by nominating three independent directors to the company's board, just over two weeks after the apparel maker ann...
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/lululemon-founder-launches-proxy-fight-board-changes-wsj-reports-2025-12-29/
about 1 month ago
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So funny when people dumb enough to buy a
#supermegapass
complain that the resorts are ripping them off. . . .
#noduh
.
#snowboarding
www.kuow.org/stories/is-s...
about 1 month ago
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Check out
#Grok
s Top Ten Action Sporting Holiday
#Gifts
.
#snowboarding
#skateboarding
#surfing
www.boardistan.com?p=65985
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Grokâs Top Ten Holiday Gifts For 2025
Editors Note: The following story was written and illustrated entirely by Elon Muskâs alter ego Grok. We may get paid if you buy something, though that is unlikely at best. We are doomed. As we wrap u...
https://www.boardistan.com/?p=65985
about 1 month ago
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#TheSnowboardersJournal
captured the pure stoke of snow sliding and people are noticing.
#snowboarding
www.boardistan.com?p=65966
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The Pure Stoke of Sliding on Snow
When the editors of The Snowboarderâs Journal decided to go with a pure stoke photo for the cover of their print magazine, they never imagined how far the story would carry. . . or, maybe they did.
https://www.boardistan.com/?p=65966
about 1 month ago
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Turns out the skiers in Park City no longer want to manage
#surfing
in the
#LAOlympics
. . . Thankfully.
laist.com/news/los-ang...
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Surfers win key battle to control their own fate heading into LA28 Olympic Games
A battle over money and prestige has ended, with surfers declaring victory. For now.
https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/surfing-la28-olympic-games
3 months ago
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So tonight we dined at
#MikeMcgill
âs
#JohnnyRadzPizza
restaurant in Leucadia, CA. Great pizza with amazing crust. Plus
#Bonesbrigade
memorabilia on every wall
#skateboarding
#TheSearchforAnimalChin
.
3 months ago
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Fences are down, lights are on and
#TonyHawk
âs new restaurant
#chickandhawk
is open for biznass. Looking forward to sampling some chicken as soon as the rush backs off.
#leucadiaca
#skateboarding
.
3 months ago
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Union Binding Company Gives Travis Rice The Boot.
#Snowboarding
www.boardistan.com?p=65902
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Union Bindings Gives T. Rice The Boot
ï»ż And yes, Travis Riceâs new boot looks good. Then again, weâre always suckers for the double BOA.
https://www.boardistan.com/?p=65902
3 months ago
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Hey
#Surfing
! There are names for aerial maneuvers on a board. They've been done for decades on
#skateboards
and
#snowboards
. It's not a
#backflip
. It's a double-grabbed frontside 540.
#sierrakerr
should know better.
3 months ago
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Former pro
#snowboarders
Tricia Byrnes and Jennifer Sherowski are going deep into
#snowboard
history with their new podcast Going Off. Check it out.
www.boardistan.com
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Boardistan â The Independent Republic of Snow, Skate, Surf News
The Independent Republic of Snow, Skate, Surf News
https://www.boardistan.com/
3 months ago
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Interested in moving to
#malibu
? Surfing
#PointDume
on the regular? Well, hereâs the place for you.
#surfing
#realestate
#california
#beach
www.boardistan.com?p=65870
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Epic Point Dume Hideaway Up For Sale
A pretty perfect Malibu beach house just came on the market for those shopping for a new place. The asking price? Only $7,995,000. Did you notice that Peter Schroff surfboard in the living room, the E...
https://www.boardistan.com/?p=65870
4 months ago
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#ThomasCampbell
talks
#YiWo
on the
#lookingsideways
podcast with Matt Barr. Htt
www.boardistan.com?p=65833
4 months ago
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#ConcreteWave
author and magazine co-founder Michael Brooke looks back on 50 years of
#skateboarding
history in his collection of writings.
www.boardistan.com?p=65815
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Michael Brooke Looks Back on 50 Years
Long before co-founding Concrete Wave Magazine, before Longboarding for Peace, prior to writing the book Concrete Wave: The History of Skateboarding, and decades before creating The Inside Atlas, Mich...
https://www.boardistan.com/?p=65815
4 months ago
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Still at it. Thought he wasn't?
add a skeleton here at some point
4 months ago
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The El Segundo Surf Club could be coming soon if Vinny Smith gets his way.
#surfing
#wavepool
#LAsucksforsurfing
www.boardistan.com?p=65806
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El Segundo Surf Club Coming Soon
Billionaires certainly do love the idea of wave pools even if very few of them have shown the ability to turn much of a profit. A new pool may be going into livable, lovable El Segundo, California if ...
https://www.boardistan.com/?p=65806
4 months ago
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Itâs official.
#KellySlater
is Brevard County, Floridaâs favorite celebrity. Even more than loved than
#HulkHogan
.
#surfing
www.boardistan.com?p=65803
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Kelly Slater Wins Brevard County Poll
Itâs official. Kelly Slater has topped Hulk Hogan, Buzz Aldrin, and model Kate Upton as the favorite celebrity of Brevard County Florida according to the readers of Florida Today. A one-time underwear...
http://www.boardistan.com/?p=65803
4 months ago
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#TonyHawkâs
900 Auction brought in $1.76 million. Damn, not a bad garage sale.
#skateboarding
#xgames
www.boardistan.com?p=65788
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Tonyâs Hawktion Brings In $1.76 Million
So Tony Hawkâs 900 garage sale auction hosted at Julienâs Actions closed on September 23, 2025, and wow, did it bring in a ton of cash. The unofficial total (we added it up with Geminiâs help) was $1,...
https://www.boardistan.com/?p=65788
4 months ago
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Itâs hard to spread aloha when people are such assholes. But weâll keep at it.
5 months ago
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. . . And in other news,
#ShaunWhite
and his fiancĂ© have reportedly broken up, you know because itâs better for both of them.
#snowboarding
www.tmz.com/2025/09/11/s...
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Shaun White, Nina Dobrev Reportedly Break Up
Shaun White and Nina Dobrev have reportedly split.
https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/11/shaun-white-nina-dobrev-break-up/
5 months ago
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#RonJonSurfShop
founder Ron DiMenna has died. He was 88.
#surfing
www.boardistan.com?p=65748
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Ron Jon Surf Shop Founder Dies at 88
Ron Jon Surf Shop founder Ron DiMenna has died, according to a story on Florida Today. He was 88. âRon was revolutionary,â said Jack A. Kirschenbaum, a retired Cocoa Beach attorney and avid surfer who...
https://www.boardistan.com/?p=65748
5 months ago
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Former TransWorld SNOWboarding magazine editor Andrew Blumberg believes itâs finally time to
#letthekidsridefree
at resorts. We agree!
#snowboarding
boardistan.com/?p=65707
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Itâs Time To Let The Kids Ride Free
Former TransWorld Snowboarding Magazine editor and all-around creative force Andrew Blumberg has always believed that the best way to create lifelong snowboarders is to let kids ride free. Now, as co-...
https://boardistan.com/?p=65707
5 months ago
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Pro
#skateboarder
#AlexisSablone
discusses
#skateboarding
and
#architecture
with
#pinupmagazine
.
www.boardistan.com?p=65640
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Alexis Sablone Talk Architecture
Pin-up Magazine sits down with pro skater Alexis Sablone to discuss the intersection of skateboarding and architecture and life. A competitor in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Sablone knows better than anyo...
https://www.boardistan.com/?p=65640
6 months ago
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#TonyHawk
is putting all his X Games 900 gear up for auction. You might be able to buy the board if you have half a million sitting around.
#skateboarding
#xgames
www.boardistan.com?p=65613
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Tony To Hawk All His 900 Gear
Seems weâre not the only ones spending our golden years auctioning off the detritus of our action sports youth. Tony Hawk has joined with Julien Actions to sell the board he rode at the 1999 San Franc...
https://www.boardistan.com/?p=65613
7 months ago
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A perfect overview of why weâve never been stoked on taking
#jiujitsu
lessons.
#surfing
www.10news.com/news/local-n...
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$46M verdict finalized for man paralyzed in Del Mar jiu-jitsu lesson
The California Supreme Court won't review a civil jury verdict that awarded over $46 million to a man who sustained a spinal cord injury during a jiu-jitsu lesson in that rendered him a quadriplegic.
https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/46m-verdict-finalized-for-man-paralyzed-in-del-mar-jiu-jitsu-lesson
8 months ago
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Koby Abberton's notes to his son who got caught in a
#Bali
#rip
and had to be rescued.
#surfing
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/others...
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Koby Abberton speaks out after son's surf rescue drama
Former Bra Boys member Koby Abberton has explained why he told his son to 'never get rescued' after the nine-year-old was caught in a rip during a school surf lesson.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-14774915/Bra-Boy-Koby-Abberton-bali-son-rescue.html
8 months ago
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Another great
#skateboarding
story from Conor!
add a skeleton here at some point
8 months ago
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The secret stash.
#skatemags
#lookbacklibrary
#skateboarding
#thrashermag
#actionnow
8 months ago
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Leave it to a
#nepobaby
to build a
#wavepool
next to some of the most fun warm-water waves on the West Coast.
#surfing
#realestate
#mexico
#loscabos
www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
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https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/charles-schwab-son-surf-community/
8 months ago
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The dark underbelly of how
#AlterraMountainCo
treats its seasonal workers and one who had more problems than most.
#palisadesresort
@palisadestahoe.bsky.social
#snowboarding
sfstandard.com/2025/05/22/p...
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How a Black visa workerâs mental health struggles ended with him shot dead by Tahoe police
Sheriffâs deputies made contact with Vinton Miller several times during his schizophrenic episodes. But when he was accused of carjacking, a park ranger got to him first and shot him in the back.
https://sfstandard.com/2025/05/22/palisades-tahoe-vinton-miller-police-shooting-mental-health/
8 months ago
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Looks like someone didn't sell enough
#xgames
sponsorships so no "games" in
#sacramento
this summer.
#skateboarding
www.kcra.com/article/x-ga...
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X Games postponed in Sacramento as event pivots to focus on new venture
The X Games announced on Friday that it has postponed its August event in Sacramento, as the company works to launch its new league.
https://www.kcra.com/article/x-games-postponed-sacramento-2025/64594162
9 months ago
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The third
#mammothlakesCA
resident to die from the
#hantavirus
was a
#snowboarder
who worked at
#themammothmountaininn
#snowboarding
www.sfgate.com/california/a...
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Mice droppings found at Calif. hotel after employee dies from hantavirus
A 26-year-old Mammoth Mountain employee died from hantavirus. An investigation found mice droppings at the hotel where he worked.
https://www.sfgate.com/california/article/mammoth-mountain-hanta-virus-death-20292845.php
9 months ago
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More proof that the
#supermegapass
con actually means paying more for lift tickets.
#snowboarding
www.parkrecord.com/2025/04/24/l...
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Lift ticket revenue rises while skier visits fall this season for Vail Resorts' North American destinations - Park Record
The company doesn't report on individual resorts, so while the metrics include Park City Mountain, it's hard to infer much regarding how the local resort figures in.
https://www.parkrecord.com/2025/04/24/lift-ticket-revenue-rises-while-skier-visits-fall-this-season-for-vail-resorts-north-american-destinations/
9 months ago
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Currently listening to
#GerryLopez
talk story at the
#californiasurfmuseum
live from
#OceansideCA
. Click here to check it:
#surfing
www.youtube.com/live/K8a-ILP...
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Surfer Stories
YouTube video by California Surf Museum
https://www.youtube.com/live/K8a-ILPETzg?si=9-zPxL9sSc8zxsvv
9 months ago
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Turns out pro
#surfers
don't always walk up the beach looking like kings. No matter how easy they make the
#trestles
cobbles look, sometimes even they have trouble exiting the water.
#surfing
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
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Surfer suffers bizarre injury as Bells wave takes him out at the knees
Moroccan surfer Ramzi Boukhiam suffers a "major injury" as he gets his foot stuck in the Bells Beach rocks and is hit in the knees by a wave while walking back to shore after his heat.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-23/moroccan-surfer-injures-knee-in-freak-bells-beach-accident/105204338
9 months ago
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The
#eskateboard
claims another life. Donât do it.
#skateboarding
www.firstalert4.com/video/2025/0...
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Man dies after electric skateboard accident on Grantâs Trail
A man died after an electric skateboard accident on Grantâs Trail.
https://www.firstalert4.com/video/2025/04/18/man-dies-after-electric-skateboard-accident-grants-trail/
10 months ago
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A month ago, when we told people a crazed
#sealion
had chased us around our local break they laughed and called us less than men. Not so much now, huh?
#surfing
abc7.com/post/aggress...
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Aggressive sea lion caught on video at Newport Beach euthanized after chasing surfers
Shocking video shows an aggressive sea lion actively going after people in the water and on shore. Experts say a toxic algae bloom in the water is making marine mammals sick and changing their behavio...
https://abc7.com/post/aggressive-sea-lion-caught-video-newport-beach-euthanized-chasing-orange-county-surfers-wedge/16187412/
10 months ago
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