Snowboarding Season

Snowboarding: The forecast is looking good for as another early season storm bears down on the West Coast of the US. A few mountains have already opened with limited runs and we are hoping this next wave of storms will kick off an El Nino inspired winter season. Mt Bachelor is schedule to open on the 20th. "The forecast looks wintry and mountain crews are at work preparing their departments for what’s sure to be a busy opening weekend," said Dave Rathbun, President and General Manager.

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When you're there be sure to check out the "How To" section: How to buy a Snowboard, How to buy Snowboard Boots and How to Buy Snowboard Bindings.

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Please comment TODAY on the Turtle Bay Expansion EIS.

PLEASE DISTRIBUTE FAR AND WIDE!

The Honolulu Advertiser’s wrote in today’s editorial, “Court should clarify worth of years-old EIS". If the high court decides to take the appeal, as it should, the state will get clearer direction of how environmental law should apply to development that has languished on the drawing boards for years.

And although the Kuilima Resort Co. project is at the center of this case, there are other projects with environmental impact statements prepared long ago. The original proposal for Makena Resort on Maui, for example, was based on an EIS completed in 1974.

It is not right that the developers should be allowed to begin development 20 or 200 years after an EIS is accepted without having to reconsider potential impacts. Keep the North Shore Country and Sierra Club have been seeking a Supplemental EIS for the Turtle Bay Resort in the courts since 2006. If the Supreme Court does not accept the case, our challenge of the environmental review will probably be over.

Meanwhile, Stanford Carr continues to press ahead with the expansion plan and continues to seek final subdivision approval from the City and County of Honolulu. They are very close.

We are near the end of the process. Now is the time to speak up!

This editorial gives you an excellent opportunity to share your concerns about the Turtle Bay Resort Expansion Plan and the City’s refusal to order a supplemental EIS. Please take a moment to send your comments to the Letters to the Editor and also post an on-line comment. Letters to the Editor are more effective.

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Comment on-line on the editorial!

Keep The North Shore Country!

HURLEY PRO TRESTLES 2009

Pro Surfing: The 2009 Hurley Pro at Lower Trestles run Sept 13-19th.

This high-performance pointbreak peels across a rocky coastline and can pump up to 150 metres down the point when a south or southwest swell shows up. The left is a quicker, hollower, punchier wave, while the right is a longer, more even-paced beauty ready to be released upon with aggressive and unforgiving gusto. Both boast the ability to make even an average surfer appear gifted.

Trestles, the only men’s ASP World Tour event on mainland USA, made its debut in 2000 as the Billabong Pro won by Andy Irons. Boost Mobile came on board in 2002, and has sponsored the mid-season men’s event ever since. The 2006 BMP of Surf will be the cell phone company’s fifth foray as headlining sponsor… Hurley is the presenting sponsor of the Boost Mobile Pro at Trestles.

Past Winners:
2008: Kelly Slater (USA)
2007: Kelly Slater (USA)
2006: Bede Durbidge (AUS)
2005: Kelly Slater (USA)
2004: Joel Parkinson (AUS)
2003: Richie Lovett (AUS)
2002: Luke Egan (AUS)
2001: Not held
2000: Andy Irons (HAW)

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Mexico Surf Trip with Corky Carroll At His Beach Front House

Come and stay with Corky Carroll and his lovely wife Raquel at their home on the beautiful tropical beach of La Saladita, Mexico. Located just 35 minutes north of Ixtapa and 45 minutes north of Zihautanejo along Mainland Mexico’s most fertile surf coastline. More Mexico Surf Trip with Corky Carrolls Surf Adventure...

Travel Alert - Southern Hemisphere Swell on Track for July 4th

Destination: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru

Large scale intense storm activity is setting up now and over the next 4 days to the SE of New Zealand over a broad area of the SW Pacific Ocean. This fetch is largely directed at Central America and will result in overhead to potentially doubleoverhead+ surf for the region during the first 10 days or so of July. More Southern Hemisphere Swell...

Surfing In Portugal

Surfing In Portugal Guided Surf Tours signed up with SurfTrip.com. "The trips will include one week of pure adrenaline! We will visit major surf spots, along the breathtaking coast of Portugal. Accommodations include: hotels (breakfast included), surf equipment, permanent surf instructors, and transportation from Oporto Airport, along the coast and back again. With great knowledge and experience, your Portuguese Surf instructors will introduce you to the natural beauty of the Portuguese coast— including the most popular surf spots, select hotels, and vivacious nightlife."

Coxos ericeira portugal: Portugal is a great place to visit. It is still relatively inexpensive and the country is beautiful. I went there in September 2007 and had a great experience. Definitely a must do trip if you haven't surfed in Europe. The surf spots are spread out so a guided tour is the way to go. Check out Surfing In Portugal Guided Surf Trips on Surftrip.com

Billabong Pro Teahupoo Tahiti

The Billabong Pro Teahupoo Tahiti is on live now in 3 to 4 ft surf. It's a little lumpy but seems to be cleaning up. The plan is to finish round one and get well into round two. Check it out on ProSurfing.com

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Billabong Pro Teahupoo

Get ready for the Billabong Pro Teahupoo May 9-20, Teahupoo,Taiarapu-Tahiti. Check out the contest details on Pro Surfing .com. Join the Pro Surfing Community! It's free and only takes a few seconds. Surf Tahiti with Surf Trip .com

Snowboard Buyers Guide

Spring Snowboard Sales. Save 30-70% off 2009 Snowboarding Equipment and Gear: Snowboards, Binding, Boots, Jackets and Gear. Free shipping and No Sales Tax. Check out Snowboarding.com's Snowboard Equipment Buyers Guide

Surfing Panama

Three days unitl I get to Surf Panama for the first time. I'll be writing a daily blog on surftrip.com's Surfing Travel Community

Panama Surf Trip

So I've been really busy since taking on management of Snowboarding.com and the Snowboarding Community which have experienced significant growth so far this season and occupied a majority of my time. Anyway, it's time for a surf trip and I'm heading to Panama.

I was in Maui this summer and hooked up with an old friend from UC Santa Barbara, Scott Balogh. He was working on a sailing charter boat called the Paragon which heads out to Molokini on day trips. Which by the way I highly recommend. Every boat over there claims to be the fastest boat in Maui but none compare the the Paragon. We blew by the fleet like they were standing still. My family had so much fun we went on the Paragon twice. The crew was great and the sailing was phenomenal.

Scott happens to own and operate an Eco Resort, Red Frog Bungalows, in the Bocas del Toro on the Caribbean side of Panama. He invited me to come down and check it out and I accepted. I am leaving on February 2nd and will be writing a daily Surf Trip Blog on Surf Trip.com's Surf Travel Community.

I'll be taking three of my trusty Stamps Surfboards: 6'8" Round Pin, 6'6" Square Tail and a 6'5" Swallow tail; all thrusters.

Check back if you are interested and let me know if you have any questions along the way.

Cheers,

Jason
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Indonesia EarthQuake

Sunday, Nov. 16 2008: A massive 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia, a popular surfing travel destination, early Monday morning local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, sparking a brief tsunami warning for coastline areas within 1,000 kilometres of the epicentre.

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The tremor hit at 12:02 PM ET, striking about 135 kilometres northwest of Gorontalo, Sulawesi, one of the four largest islands of Indonesia.

The quake and subsequent tsunami warning, which has since been lifted, caused residents to flee nearby coastal towns.

However, there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Indonesia's local geological survey measured the earthquake at a monstrous 7.7.

Indonesia's location along the so-called 'Ring of Fire,' an area of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin, makes it particularly vulnerable to earthquakes.

It was a 9.1-magnitude earthquake, the fourth-largest in more than 100 years, that hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra in December 2004.

The earthquake and subsequent tsunami, which affected 14 countries, killed more than 200,000 people and displaced nearly 1.7 million others.

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Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro: Today is the first of a nine-day waiting period for the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro, the second to last stop on the 2008 ASP World Tour, and the action will commence in Imbituba, Brazil at 9am. Favorable four to five foot (one metre plus) conditions are on offer this morning. Live Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro Webcast on Pro Surfing.com


XCEL Pro Hawaii: Day 1 is ON today! A new N swell hit Sunset in the 8'-10' (Hawaiian) range, and is expected to build thru the day. First heat paddles out at 8:00 AM HST. LIVE XCEL Pro Hawaii Webcast on Pro Surfing .com

Kelly Slater Wins 9th World Title on Day 5 of The Billabong Pro Mundaka

Friday, Oct. 3, 2008: Kelly Slater, 36, has won a record ninth ASP World Title after advancing out of Round 3 of the Billabong Pro Mundaka – the ninth event of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour. Slater came into the event needing an equal ninth finish to clinch the title, he secured that by beating local wildcard Eneko Acero (EUK) in four foot waves at Mundaka this morning.

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Adrian Buchan Defeats Kelly Slater in France, ASP World Title Race Heads to Spain

Wednesday, September 24, 2008: Adrian Buchan (AUS), 26, has just defeated eight-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 36, at the Quiksilver Pro France, sending the ASP World Title race onward to The Billabong Pro Mundaka. Spain Surf Trip.

Full report...


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Quiksilver Pro France 2008

The Quiksilver Pro France, with a waiting period running from September 19 - 28, 2008, is the next stop on the 2008 ASP World Tour and will feature the PacSun-powered live scores tallying the ASP Top 45 and will be webcast LIVE . The competition sites (between Seignosse and Saint-Jean-de-Luz and including Hossegor and Capbreton), the dates (19-28 September) and the list of competitors are set to guarantee a truly unmissable show.

Kelly Slater, who already has an amazing eight world titles to his name and who was initially unsure of competing again this season, is in pole position to walk away with a ninth championship, after having won four of the first five legs of the tour! Updated Daily Quiksilver Pro France Event Coverage, Live Webcast, Daily News Updates, Video, Photos and more on Pro Surfing .com


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Kelly Slater Wins The 2008 Boost Mobile Pro Trestles In An Exciting Final Against Taj Burrow

Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008: Kelly Slater wins the 2008 Boost Mobile Pro of Surfing over Taj Burrow in one of the most exciting 40 minute heats in Pro Surfing history.

The waves were good and the surfing was phenomenal. Taj took the early lead posting a 9.00 and a 9.63 in the first ten minutes putting Kelly in a combination of two scores situation. With priority, Taj was holding Kelly off any of the big sets which enabled Kelly to take off on a few medium size waves and absolutley destroy them. He was able to score a 9.70 and a then a 9.27 with less than one minute left in the heat to take the lead and the win. Stay tuned for the complete Pro Surfing story and Boost Mobile Pro Highlight Videos.

Boost Mobile Pro Boost Mobile Pro 2008 Presented by Hurley Surf Contest

The Boost Mobile Pro Starts this weekend, Sept. 7-13th at Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California. Stop seven out of eleven events on the ASP World Championship tour, aka "WCT Tour" or "Dream Tour". This is the only ASP World Tour stop in the continental US.

Kelly Slater has a commanding lead in the points race with 5620 points with Joel Parkinson still in contention with 4548 points going into the event. With a possible 1200 points available for the winner, a bad result by Slater could put some pressure on him in the later events while at the same time providing inspiration to those in contentions.

Lower Trestles is a skate park of a wave with clean lines offering up playful sections for radical performance surfing. This is a contest you don't want to miss. Updated Daily Boost Mobile Pro Event Coverage, Live Web cast, Daily News Updates, Video, Photos and more on Pro Surfing .com



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Delta Airlines No fly Zone.

Traveling Costs Continue to Skyrocket as Delta Increases Surfboard Baggage Charges to $300 per board each way.

As the trend continues to blame high fuel costs on everything, Delta Airlines has increased the charge per surfboard to $300 per board each way. More Delta Airlines Surfboard Baggage Charge on Surf Trip .com

Picture Caption: "Delta Airlines Sucks!"

Bruce Irons Wins The Rip Curl Pro Search 2008 ‘Somewhere’ in Indonesia

Sunday, August 3, 2008 - Bruce Irons (HAW) has defeated fellow finalist Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) to claim the 2008 Rip Curl Pro Search in rifling four-foot (1.5 metre) lefthanders ‘somewhere’ in Indonesia. More Rip Curl Pro 2008 on Pro Surfing .com ...

Rip Curl Pro Search 2008 "Somewhere In Indonesia" Finals: Bruce Irons vs. Fred Patachhia


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