September 2008
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 10/01: YOUR TAXES WILL GO UP!
Both candidates are promising various kinds of tax cuts. Both candidates are lying. Here's the news no one is telling the U. S. taxpayer. Then again, why should they have to tell you?...
THE RAMPAGE IS COMING
It's too sick to be believed. Guys on bikes doing tricks on mountain downhills using the most extreme lines they can find. It's the Red Bull Rampage, and it's back! Pre-race photos...
BIKES OF THE FUTURE AT INTERBIKE
It's the biggest bike show in the country, with every manufacturer bringing out their latest models. Guess what the trend is? You'll be seeing it in your local bike shop next spring...
CARRY EXTRA WEIGHT TO GET IN SHAPE
It's a way of building muscle without special training. You do your weightlifting constantly, without ever doing an exercise. And wait till you see the results...
COME WITH ME ON A LOW CARB DIET
When I saw my friend looking 20 years younger, I asked how he did it. I scoffed at his answer---until his love handles disappeared. Now I'm trying the athlete's low carb/no carb diet. Will it work?...
JKOM NOW 48STRAIGHT, HUGE MONEY!
The Jeep King Of the Mountain has transformed into 48Straight, with tougher courses, a bigger purse, and the amazing surprise: the unexpected announcer. The only problems: the rain and the rent-a-cops...
ADVENTURE SPORTS BY WINA STURGEON 9/23
Got the guts, want the glory? The Red Bull Rampage is Oct. 2-6 in a very wild part of the desert...The world's ski teams were training in New Zealand, so a GS race was held. Guess who beat Ted Ligety?...The stock market meltdown surprisingly affects the ski industry, because a failed company owns this resort...Guess who went skiing in, of all places, Arabia?...
DON'T SLUFF TRANSITION SEASON
Summer is over. Winter has yet to come. If you want to compete in any sport, you can't afford to slack off now...
GUESS WHO HIT THE WATER?
The U. S. Ski and Snowboard Association has an annual staff outing. Like many office parties, some memorable antics went on---here are the photos to prove it, along with a U. S. team update...
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 9/15: SMALL TOWN AMERICA GETTING HIT
Taylorsville is a small town just outside Salt Lake City, Utah. Russ Wall is the mayor, one of the thousands of mayors in the thousands of small towns across America, who were happy as their cities grew. But now these mayors are having problems...
INSIDER'S VIEW OF THE DEW
What REALLY happened when the Dew Tour went to Salt Lake City? Who dropped the loud F-bomb on live TV? Who is replacing skating's biggest star? Which two unknowns, not even pros, astonished everyone by winning? Inside gossip and exclusive photos of the top action tour's top stop....
DARON RAHLVES SAYS: TRAIN FOR AGILITY
Snow season is coming soon. To get the most from your body on the slopes, agility is key. In fact, it's key for every athlete in any sport. Daron Rahlves tells how to train for agility...
PARALYZED RIDER BUILDS DIRT COURSE
BMX star Steven Murray was paralyzed from the neck down at the first stop of the DEW Tour last year. This year, with the help of his best bud Adam Aloise and the legendary Fuzzy Hall, Murray built the dirt course for the largest ever Dew event...
STATE BMX CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE 'RAD'
The would-be winners turned out in force to compete in the final race, crowning the state BMX champions. Some came in leading and ended up in tears. Some were stunned by an unexpected victory. Many got trophies, but all got cupcakes. What went down (besides riders...
ADVENTURE SPORTS BY WINA STURGEON 9/10
Armstrong's return will be political theater...Leipheimer leads Spain's Vuelta, showing that even the Tour can't keep a good man down...new velodrome coming to Ogden?...Olympic BMX'ers at the Dew in Salt Lake...Forget the Jamaican bobsled team, now it's the Bahamian Snowboard Team...Need a job for the winter? Work NASTAR at Deer Valley, Utah; here's details...
CROSS TRAIN TO BE A BETTER ATHLETE
Going to the gym is great, but using your muscles in an active sport is even better. Here's how to choose the right sport for cross training...
SWAPS AND SALES: HOW TO SHOP
It's ski and snowboard sale and swap time. Do you know the one thing you should never buy used? Or the best way to tell if those swap skis or snowboard is a dog? We tell you how to get the best deals...
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 9/1: THE LOVE OF A SHORTER LIVED SPECIES
My dog Arwen is failing. She is in pain. She can barely climb into the car for the rides that she loves so much. I am having as hard a time with Arwen's pain as she is. I've given up things so I can afford the hundred dollars a month that her medication costs. There is only one writer I know of who has written about the pain of love between two species with different life spans...
"I RIDE PARK CITY" SHOWS STAR RIDERS
It wasn't the Sundance Film Festival, but the premiere of "I Ride Park City was, in many ways, a lot cooler. The snowboard stars were a lot more approachable and signed everything from shoes to skateboards. Shaun White showed a lot of character, but a lot of the press did not. Exclusive photos...
YOUR HEART RATE CAN TELL YOUR CONDITION
Are you getting more fit? Are you starting to overtrain? Your heart rate can tell you what condition your condition is in...
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