Check out some of these great resources that are out there in the snowsports community:
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AASI
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www.aasi.org
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AASI (American Association of Snowboard Instructors), pronounced ozzie, is
the professional organization for snowboard instructors. This organization
deals with improving the teaching and riding skills of snowboard instructors
and their students. Snowboard instructors can become certified through AASI
by taking specific classes, training, testing, etc. If you are going to take
a lesson in the USA, ask for an AASI certified coach or instructor.
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PSIA
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www.psia.org
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PSIA (Professional Ski Instructors of America) is the
professional organization that teaches, coaches, and handles ski lessons
and classes. If you are taking a skiing lesson in the USA, ask for a PSIA
certified coach or instructor.
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SOS
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www.sosoutreach.org
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SOS (Snowboard Outreach Society) is a nonprofit organization that helps
underprivileged youth get out and make a difference in their lives.
They offer a number of different programs and use snowboarding as
one of the primary activities to help the youth.
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Freestyle Max
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www.freestylemax.com
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This site offers a creative idea on how to improve your freestyle skills by
getting a snowboard specific doll (with full snowboard gear and board) that you
can manipulate and study body positions, moves, and tricks. Education through playing.
The Freestyle Max figurine is featured in LTF Volume 2 - Jumps, Grabs, & Spins.
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Snow Skool
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www.snowskool.co.uk
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This site offers courses in ski and snowboard training for persons interested in becoming
instructors in Canada or New Zealand. Multi week courses available at areas like Cardrona
Ski Resort (New Zealand), Sunshine Village (Banff), and Big White (British Columbia).
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NossaTV.com
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www.NossaTV.com
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Free snowboarding, skiing, skating, and surfing videos. DVD quality videos online.
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Snowboard.com
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www.snowboard.com
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Snowboard.com is one of the largest and busiest snowboard communities in the world.
The site offers trick tips, reviews, friends, news updates, and just about anything
else that has to do with snowboarding. Huge online community.
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NewSchoolers.com
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www.newschoolers.com
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This site is for skiers. It is huge on skiing, freestyle moves, and the new school
lifestyle. Tons of photos, videos, forums, tips, etc. Huge online community.
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FirstStoke.com
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www.FirstStoke.com
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Online community for board sports. Tons of videos, pictures, travel logs, and educational information.
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eXtremeForum.net
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www.eXtremeforum.net
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Action sports forums from snowboarding, skateboarding, wind surfing, to mountain biking.
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ABC-of-Snowboarding.com
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www.abc-of-snowboarding.com
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Huge source of snowboarding information. Online community, forums, photos, glossary,
gear shops, travel, basic snowboarding info and much more.
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Trans World Snowboarding Magazine
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www.transworldsnowboarding.com/snow
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Transworld is one of the biggest snowboarding magazines in the world. They have a
huge site with tons of video tips, photos, and other products. Their magazine sets
a benchmark for all other snowboarding magazines.
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Snow At Home
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www.snowathome.com
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Snow at home is the only manufacture of snow making equipment for home users. That hill
behind your house could become the run-in for your very own backyard terrain park. Think about
the options... Snow at home is also a sponsor for LTF Volume 2 - Jumps, Grabs, & Spins. Check
out their site for cool video clips on how others are already using their new toys.
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Lost Canyon Zipline Adventure Tours
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www.captainzipline.com
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The Lost Canyon Zipline Adventure Tour has over a half mile of zipline flying
fun. The cables are set in six specific runs each named and classified
according to speed and length. The longest zipline is 450 feet long and the
average speed on this cable is 40 miles per hour. This is a great way to get
some good air time in the summer months. Listen to the cables sing! Zzzzzzzzzzip!
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Teton Gravity Research - TGR
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www.tetongravity.com
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TGR is one of the leaders in top of the line action sports films. Unlike
other action sports companies, TGR does more than just skiing and snowboarding, they
dip into class V kayaking, huge waterfalls, crazy creeks, big wave surfing,
mountaineering, and tons more.
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Monarch Mountain
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www.skimonarch.com
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Monarch is a hidden gem in the heart of the Colorado Rockies. The base
elevation is over 10,000 feet and gets dumped on all winter. Small family
resort with 5 lifts, 2 terrain parks, and tons of great snow. They also
offer some of the world's best cat skiing and snowboarding. Don't tell anybody
about this, we'd like to keep it to ourselves. :)
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Copper Mountain
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www.coppercolorado.com
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Huge bowls, long runs, beginner through advanced terrain parks, 3 halfpipes,
cool events, and great snow. What more could you want. Some of the rail
footage was filmed at Copper for the LTF Volume 1 - Flatland, Rails, & Jibbing CD.
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Beaver Mountain
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www.skithebeav.com
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A hidden gem of a resort in Northern Utah. Trees, powder, back-country, natural hits, jibs, park, groomers, and
great times. Beaver Mountain is where the owner of LTF (Brandon Moore) got his original training
and coaching experience. The LTF crew returned to Beaver Mountain to get additional jump footage for
LTF Volume 2 - Jumps, Grabs, & Spins. The Beaver park crew created two special jumps including a car gap
for the video shoot. Ski the Beav!
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