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March 21, 2005

US Open Snowboarding Championships

Picture = 1,000 words
photos: Ethan Binns

Stratton, VT: Saturday afternoon Halfpipe Finals. (last day of winter)

Not to sure about a thousand words, but anyway...

Take 2: Sun Bowl

One: Spectators

Local favorite Hannah Teter always up for more.

Bored: Try to google just Burton (no pun intended)

I have no idea...

The Results:

2005 Halfpipe Champs: Danny Kass & Gretchen Bleiler addressing Antti Autti of X-Game fame. Winning the US Open Halfpipe is the pinacle of the competitive snowboard world. Plus the champs walk off with $20K!

US Open Snowboard Championships = Biggest Event on the Snow.

Still independent under foot,
S.G.

Post Script ~ from Merriam Webster

Main Entry: 1snow
Pronunciation: 'snO
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English snAw; akin to Old High German snEo snow, Latin niv-, nix, Greek nipha (accusative)
1 a : precipitation in the form of small white ice crystals formed directly from the water vapor of the air at a temperature of less than 32°F (0°C) b (1) : a descent or shower of snow crystals (2) : a mass of fallen snow crystals
2 : something resembling snow: as a : a dessert made of stiffly beaten whites of eggs, sugar, and fruit pulp b : a usually white crystalline substance that condenses from a fluid phase as snow does c slang (1) : COCAINE (2) : HEROIN d : small transient light or dark spots on a television screen

Main Entry: 1board
Pronunciation: 'bOrd, 'bord
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English bord piece of sawed lumber, border, ship's side, from Old English; akin to Old High German bort ship's side
1 obsolete : BORDER, EDGE
2 : the side of a ship
3 a : a piece of sawed lumber of little thickness and a length greatly exceeding its width b plural : STAGE 2a(2)
4 a archaic : TABLE 3a b : a table spread with a meal c : daily meals especially when furnished for pay d : a table at which a council or magistrates sit e (1) : a group of persons having managerial, supervisory, investigatory, or advisory powers (2) : an examination given by an examining board -- often used in plural f : LEAGUE, ASSOCIATION g (1) : the exposed hands of all the players in a stud poker game (2) : an exposed dummy hand in bridge
5 a : a flat usually rectangular piece of material (as wood) designed for a special purpose: as (1) : SPRINGBOARD 1 (2) : SURFBOARD b : BACKBOARD; also : a rebound in basketball c : a surface, frame, or device for posting notices d : BLACKBOARD e : SWITCHBOARD
6 a : PAPERBOARD b : the stiff foundation piece for the side of a book cover
7 : a securities or commodities exchange
8 plural : the low wooden wall enclosing a hockey rink
9 : a sheet of insulating material carrying circuit elements and terminals so that it can be inserted in an electronic apparatus (as a computer)
- board·like /-"lIk/ adjective
- across the board : so as to include or affect all classes or categories also : in all areas or respects
- on board : ABOARD