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Andrea Nowack (WestboundBoarder)

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Westbound Boarder

Snowboard, surf, skate and wakeboard your way through the Web - this blog is about all things boardsports related; for flippin’ chicks!

Resort Review: Ski Apache
While visiting family in Texas I got an opportunity to snowboard the high, Rocky Mountains of New Mexico, the United States southernmost ski area. After a very long and scenic drive from El-Paso (4 hours) we arrived in the small town of Ruidoso with Ski A...[Read on]
Resort Review: Heavenly, South Lake Tahoe
Perfectly poised in South Lake Tahoe, Heavenly Ski Resort deserves the title it boasts. I know it is cliché, but this place is truly heavenly. Sprawled across the California/Nevada border this resort has epic shredding and almost even more epic night lif...[Read on]
It is all about the snow babay
Shredoloutions, goals, traditions, we have all got em. I have a number of snow related goals for myself. I have new tricks to master each season, new resorts to see, new continents to ride on, the list goes on. Some of these will take a life time, others ...[Read on]
SLC Dew Tour…that’s a Wrap
My overall impression of the Salt Lake Dew Tour was awesome. I witnessed crazy people, young and old throwing themselves through the air in a variety of sports. Truly amazing talent on display. The Dew Tour does a great job of keeping each day different a...[Read on]
Salt Lake City Dew Tour
The first night and Dew Tour SLC qualifiers are officially a wrap, and what a night it was. It is always pretty chill to sit back and watch the qualifiers and it was a great showing for the Last Chance Events which is the athletes final opportunity to pro...[Read on]
Rio de Janeiro: A Brief Introduction
This blog post is the second entry in a 10-part series on traveling to Rio de Janiero.  Click here to view the first article.    Among tourists, outdoor enthusiasts, and foodies alike, Rio de Janieiro is known for its miles and miles of beautiful beac...[Read on]
Are “The Good Ol’ Days of Carefree Riding” Really Gone?
Just last summer, as I was shredding through the backcountry of Cerro Catedral in Argentina, I was 99 percent certain I was going to quit real life and add a new job title to my roster - “snowboard bum.”  But it seems that life had a bigger plan for ...[Read on]
Slopestyle finally added to Olympic roster
Many of you have probably heard by now that earlier week, the Internal Olympic Committee (IOC) cast a vote to finally make slopestyle an Olympic snowboarding and skiing event (Read the news in ESPN or Transworld Business).  Though the news was quickly ov...[Read on]
Snowboard Photo Contest: Best Yard Sale
Attention, readers!  Westbound Boarder is launching its first ever monthly photo contest.  Snowboarding is one of the world’s best inventions, and it has the ability to create so many wonderful memories in the mind’s of participants worldwide.  Thu...[Read on]
Top 10 Snowboarding Tricks to Learn Before 2010 Ends
This Saturday, we’ll ring in the New Year… but we still have four days to go until 2010 rolls downhill!  And to help send the two big 0’s out in style, we’ve put together the Westbound Boarder “Best Of” series - the “Best Of” 2010.  From...[Read on]

Today on the Women's Sports Calendar:

NCAA Tennis Championships
May 17 - 28: Dan Magill Tennis Complex
NCAA Golf Championships
May 22 - 25: Vanderbilt Legends Club
WNBA Games
May 22: 200 S Denver Ave Tulsa, OK 74103-5019

Full Calendar of Women's Sports