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...verses on “Clint Eastwood” would help Damon Albarn bring his virtual band Gorillaz into the limelight. He’s been called Del, D, Diesel, Dr. Bombay, Deltron 0, and Del Diablo Diabolique and his music has been featured in countless skate and snowboard movies and in just about every Tony Hawk video game. Whether you know it or not, you’ve heard Del tha Funkee Homosapien, but just in case you don’t remember, “11th Hour” should serve as a fine reintroduction...
...around the edges - but that's the point. Lib-Tech, a U.S.-based design company, last year introduced what it calls "magnetraction technology" - edges that are serrated like a bread knife - and has combined it with a body curved to slide over powder and crud. The result is a snowboard that grips when you need it to and otherwise slips over everything like, yes, a banana peel. A stiffened tip and tail increase stability off big landings in the terrain park, which is where the board's garish yellow color and unorthodox design will probably find its biggest fans...
...Encouraged by her new boyfriend Wang Ning, a keen snowboarder, Vicky decided earlier this year to take up the sport as well. To prime for it, she went to a mall in south Beijing that specializes in pricey, imported skiing gear. She chose a gleaming new snowboard made by the Colorado company Never Summer, emblazoned with colorful, psychedelic paintings of butterflies. Along with gloves, goggles and other paraphernalia, the new gear set her back about $700. When asked about the wisdom of spending a small fortune on equipment for a sport she may never take to, she says, "I believe...
...banged his head while attempting to snowboard and text-message simultaneously in Utah...
...custom boots and bindings but prefer to lease their skis so they can try out the latest models each year. "People also like the fact that they can switch out their rentals anytime," says Johnson. "If you ski one day, you can come back the next day for a snowboard and then go back to skis the following...