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Snowboarding is easier on the ol’ bod than skiing, and it’s easier to learn. No wonder it’s booming among boomers.
April 1, 1998
Travel & Experiences
Ski enthusiast Ron Elliott ascended mountains via chairlift, gondola and helicopter while traversing the western United States and Canada in search of perfect powder.
March 26, 1989
When the sun set on summer, Southern California surfwear makers traditionally hunkered down and hoped for an early spring.
March 26, 1988
The folks who have bombarded our beaches with neoprene and neon in the last few years are moving to higher altitudes for the winter.
Jan. 10, 1992
In this sylvan-laced resort community shaken last year by a series of alarming earthquakes, a steady, gradual upheaval of a different sort has been taking place in recent winters.
Jan. 18, 1993
Sports
Women are discovering that snowboarding is a level playing field. Maybe that’s why so many of them are hitting the slopes.
March 1, 1996
Business
It seems all eyes turned this season to female snowboarders: the media, ski resorts and snowboard companies--many with dollar signs in their sights.
April 7, 1996
In Japan, Where Anything So Cal Is So Cool, Snowboarding Is the Hippest New Lifestyle Statement--on the Slopes and at the Nightspots
Oct. 15, 1996
California
Demonstrating anew the dangers of off-trail snowboarding, park rangers and rescue workers braved snow and rain Sunday to retrieve two snowboarders who had been missing for nearly 24 hours in the storm-racked Angeles National Forest.
Feb. 23, 1998