snowboarding – Snowboard Legend

The Best of Panorama, BC

Nic McEvoy — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 01:45:51 +0000

Let’s talk about Panorama! It is such an underrated slope. From a skiier/snowboarder, I would recommend this hill for so many reasons. Panorama offers great snow quality, unmatched views, and quick lifts. If you’re looking for a spot this winter, I highly recommend booking a room with some buddies!

Hitting the slope anytime at Panorama can be a ton of fun. Waiting for powder days might just be the best skiing of your life! If you plan to go for a few days, make sure to time it out to be on the hill on powder days. Get all your runs in with short line-ups and quick lifts that bring you all over the mountain. It’s very easy to map out your first few runs and still meet up with friends throughout the day.

Pano has some of the best view in British Columbia. A mountain range staring at you all day has you feeling on cloud 9. On your way down the mountain, stop in at the Elkhorn Cabin for a cold one and soak it all in. Panorama’s breathtaking views and powder snow will provide a trip of a lifetime.

Whether you’re a skiier or snowboarder, grab some friends and head to Panorama. You won’t regret it! You’ll have the best time shredding this mountain. It’s worth every penny!

LAAX Open 2022 – Slopestyle & Halfpipe

Jo — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 16:22:19 +0000

Date: January 11-15, 2022
Where: Weisse Arena in Laax, Switzerland
What: Halfpipe and Slopestyle events

Finals are January 15, 2022

Slopestyle finals @ 10:30AM Central Standard Time
Halfpipe finals @ 2:30 PM Central Standard Time

How to watch: Red Bull TV Livestream

Tune in to watch some of the top snowboarders in the World compete to help them qualify for the Winter Olympics in February!

Let us know in the comments which event you’re tuning into and if you have a favourite rider! We’re rooting for our fellow Canadians, but this is likely Shaun White’s last season so we’re hoping he finishes his career strong.

Happy streaming!
Jo

Snowboarding Disciplines

Jo — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 02:10:30 +0000

If you’re looking to compete or simply learn about the different snowboarding disciplines so you know what you’re watching on TV, I’m here to introduce them to you.

There are 7 main snowboarding disciplines.

Slopestyle

This is one of the most popular types of snowboarding right now and is one of my favourites to watch. If you’re familiar with the thriving snowboard legend Mark McMorris, you’re familiar with Slopestyle snowboarding. The Slopestyle event is exciting because of its diversity of features. Competitors hit huge jumps and a variety of terrain park features all in one run and are issued a score by a panel of judges.

Freestyle Big Air

This event involves high risk and high reward. Competitors gain impressive amounts of speed, hit huge jumps and perform their choice of tricks while in the air. Athletes compete for the highest score decided by a panel of judges. Snowboarders aim to complete risky, stylish and clean tricks and landings to earn high scores from the judges.

Freestyle Halfpipe

This event invites competitors to show off their style and skills on a halfpipe that can be up to 22 feet tall. Competitors gain speed and perform tricks such as grabs and flips while airborne and are given a score by a panel of judges. This event has grown in popularity in recent years and I predict this growth will continue into the future.

Alpine Parallel Slalom

This event involves two competitors racing at a time on separate courses spaced about 10-15 meters apart. Competitors attempt to be one of the sixteen fastest racers during the qualifying round to move onto the elimination round. The elimination round involves head to head races where racers attempt to be faster than the competitor they’re matched up with. Each pair of competitors races twice. Racers switch courses for the second race and the fastest of the first race begins the second race with a head start of the same amount of time they were ahead after the first race.

Alpine Parallel Giant Slalom

This event is very similar to the previously mentioned Alpine Parallel Slalom with one major difference: larger distances between gates. This allows for racing speeds up to 80km/h, a slightly higher average compared to Alpine Parallel Slalom.

Snowboardcross

This event involves banked turns and small jumps allowing competitors to go airborne. Competitors complete the course individually and will be put into their starting positions according to their race time. Four competitors race side by side on the one course and attempt to be one of the two fastest of their race to then move onto the next round. Four competitors race in the finals to try and obtain a spot on the podium.

Para-Snowboardcross

This event is similar to Snowboardcross with a couple differences. First, the course features are slightly different compared to the Snowboardcross features to better accommodate the competitors. Second, competitors race individually for timed runs as opposed to racing other competitors side by side.

Cheers,