Snowboarding and The 2012 Season

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 04:18:11 -0500

Technical notes and Transcript Narrator (black text)- Ryan Voice over- LF= Fr 99HZ, Gain -2Db, LMF= Fr 199HZ, Gain -2Db, MF= Fr 987Hz, Gain 1.4Db, HMF= Fr 2.6Khz, Gain 1Db HF= Fr 4.71Khz. Gain 2.1Db Hi Welcome to Novembers edition of the Snow Sports Podcast, in this episode we will be taking a trip back in time and having a look at the origins of snowboarding back in the early days. It is hard to say who actually "invented" the first snowboard. People would have always figured out how to slide down a hill on some sled. The origins of snowboarding date back all the way to 1929. The first snowboard was said to have been created by M.J. "Jack" Burchett. He strapped his feet onto a plank of plywood and tried to secure them using a clothes line and horse reigns. This is the first documented snowboard although we have always found a way to slide down a mountain on something. Burchett came up with on of the first "snowboards". In 1965 almost 30 years later Sherman Poppen, a chemical gases engineer invented what he called invented "The Snurfer" as a toy for his daughter. This was made form binding 2 skis together using rope in order to make it more stable. The snuffer sold over half a million times in 1966 as a toy for kids. He even organised competitions for it. Jake Burton took part in those competitions and became really interested in the snurfer. For him it was a cool thing to do, not having the opportunity to go surfing or skiing due to a car accident After sliding down some hills on a cafeteria plate in College, Dimitrije Milovich started making snowboards in 1969. he came up with the idea. His boards were based on surfboards combined with the way skis work. In 1972 Milovich started a new company called "winter stick". Even though Milovich left the snowboarding business in 1980, he is still recognized as a very important pioneer of the sport. In Backcountry enthusiasts. Brave souls who rode their own Snowboard contraptions were highly frowned upon by majority of skiers. They were not even allowed to ride the regular slopes used in Skiing. Consequently, Snowboarding started Off-Piste.

As Snowboarding became more popular in the 70's and 80's, true Snowboarding pioneers such as Dimitrije Milovich, an East Coast surfer, and Jake Burton Carpenter came up with new snowboard designs, materials and machineries that had slowly developed into the Snowboard, Snowboard Bindings, and other Snowboard Equipment we know nowadays. After that, in 1979, Poppen stopped producing the Snurfer and went back to his old profession. He was out of the business, and never came back. Parallel to Burton, Tom Sims produced his first snowboards in 1977. Being obsessed with skateboarding, Sims tried to go out in the snow and slide down the hill with a "snowboard" he built in a junior high shop-class. He just glued some carpet to the top of a piece of wood, and put aluminium sheeting on the bottom. Officially the first real ski technology for snowboards was introduced by Burton free-ride style is the most common and easily accessible style of snowboarding. It consists of riding down any terrain available, but most often consists of groomed runs.

Free-riding may include aerial tricks and jib, or deep carve

Free-riding equipment is usually a stiffer boot with a directional snowboard: since the free-ride style may encounter many different types of snow conditions, such as ice and deep powder, a medium-stiffness setup is recommended to maintain stability in deeper snow or at higher speeds.

Freestyle In freestyle, the rider uses man-made terrain features such as rails, jumps, boxes, and innumerable other innovative features to perform tricks on. Like all freestyle features, boxes come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and difficulty levels. The intent of freestyle is to use these terrain features to perform a number of aerial or jib tricks. The term "jib" refers to the rider doing a slide or press on an object not made of snow. This most commonly refers to tricks done on boxes, rails, or even trees. The equipment used in freestyle is usually a soft boot with a twin tipped board for better balance while riding regular or switch, though free-ride equipment is often used successfully. Freestyle riders who specialize in jibbing often use boards that are shorter than usual, with softer flex and filed down edges. Shorter length enables the board to be rotated faster, and a softer flex requires less energy for a rider to press a feature. Reverse camber boards, or better known as rocker boards, are most often used as freestyle boards due to their softer flex and inverted 'camber' design.[12] Pressing refers to a type of jib where the rider leans heavily toward the nose or tail of their board- causing the opposite end of their board to lift off of the feature they are sliding on. This trick is typically done for added style. Freestyle also includes half pipe tricks. Tricks performed may be rotations such as a 360° in the air. Thanks Richard Now I’m going to hand over to Alex from Napier snow sports club who is going to tell you about they’re trip this year Alex From Napier (blue) Interview 2- LF= Fr 100HZ, Gain -1.4Db, LMF= Fr 200HZ, Gain -1.4Db, MF= Fr 1000Hz, Gain -1.4Db, HMF= Fr 2Khz, Gain -1.4Db HF= Fr 6Khz. Gain -1.4Db Thanks Ryan IN JANUARY NAPIER ARE HEADING TO AVORIAZ

The Stash SNOWBOARD PARK at Avoriaz is the first snowboard run of its kind in the whole of Europe.

Up to a mile long and a vertical drop of around 500 meters, the Stash at Avoriaz is set to excite a whole host of intermediate to advanced snowboarders looking to ride a totally natural park.

Made up of a range of features, the Stash will have cliff drops, huge tree rides, wall rides, wooden rails, wooden rainbow rails, log jibs and a lot of hidden extras. The Stash at Avoriaz will use only natural obstacles of wood, rocks, dirt and trees.

Avoriaz was chosen amongst a likely few to host the very first Stash in Europe because of the reputation Avoriaz has for being a top class freestyle snowboarding resort.

PERSONALLY I CANT WAIT FOR THIS

Earlier in the year I also visited the Relentless freeze festival in london, this was amazing and a must see event for any skier or boarder. Basically a weekend of music shopping parties and pro snowsports demos.

Thanks alex now to hand over to Stefan who is recently new to snowboarding and it going to tell you about his experiences

Stefan the Beginner (purple)

Interview 3- LF= Fr 100HZ, Gain 2Db, LMF= Fr 200HZ, Gain 2Db, MF= Fr 1000Hz, Gain 2Db, HMF= Fr 2Khz, Gain -2Db HF= Fr 6Khz. Gain -2Db

I like snowboarding because it is fun and a challenge. Even though used to be a skier, I still think snowboarding is better. Snowboarding is for people who seek thrills and like to go fast. While you are snowboarding you get an adrenaline rush to push yourself to a new level The reason I do snow sports is because I like to skateboard but I like the snow, I originally started skiing because the primary school made me in primary 5. I enjoyed this but I have a better interest in freestyle. From this I began to learn to snowboard. Although it was hard at first I enjoyed it a lot more. With hillend on my doorstep this allowed me to progress. As hillend has a jump slope this allowed me to explore freestyle.

As I started to freestyle I progressed a lot.

As I progressed I started to get the hang of it and eventually bought my own freestyle board. Today I am currently in the Lasswade High School Centre snow sports team.

As I was recently a beginner I would recommend an all mountain board as Richard explained earlier because it can cope with any terrain and is much more forgiving and easier to learn on.

Song 1 - freestylemix_-_hisboyelroy_-_Revolve.mp3 0:00 – 4:28 Song 2 - grapes_-_I_dunno.mp3 4:28 – 7:01 Song 3 - 04 - Johaness Gilther - Don't leave me.mp3 7:01 – 10:00 Song 1 (playing for Narrators first sequence) = 0:00- 4:30 Song 2 (interview 1) 4:35 – 7:00 Song 3 (interview 2) 7:07 – 8:10 (interview 3) 8:22- 9:27 Narrator (commenting in between interviews) 6:57 – 7:07 8:12 - 8:22 9:27 – 9:38 (Sound Effects) 1= 1:03 – 2:12 2= 4:53 – 5:18 7:18 – 8:27 All sound levels in original recordings were really low apart from the narrator- (MASTER GAIN in Mixing) Narrator increased by 0Db Interview 1 increased by 1.2Db Interview 2 increased by 8Db Interview 3 increased by 4Db Original notes when theme was chosen Snowsports - Snowboarding Napier 3 interviews All roughly 2:30 each, 4 songs, song changes when subject changes Snowboard sound effects, carve, jumps, jib, etc. Interview ideas: Types of snowoard, History, New boards, Best boards, A young persons view, Napier Snow events, Top ski destinations, Snow fall People to interview: instructors, specialists, NUSC, beginner,

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Snowboarding and The 2012 Season