I just looked at the K2 Cinch bindings last night. They've got that weird hinge so the whole body of the binding moves. Anyone tried it? What's the advantage supposed to be? I looked on their website and it's full of typical market-speak about how great it is, without ever saying what it's good for.

Friends and Fans of U.S. Snowboarder Kevin Pearce (Norwich, VT) can follow updates and share their notes of support through a fan site started by family and friends on his Facebook Fan Page.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Well-Wishes-to-our-Frend-Kevin-Pearce/232366118918?ref=ts

Pearce remains in critical but stable condition in a Salt Lake City hospital following an accident in Park City on Thursday, December 31, 2009.

The Facebook Fan Page, Well Wishes to our Frend Kevin Pearce, will be updated by family and friends with news as soon a...  more

The first round of pre-qualified athletes confirmed to compete at the first stop of the 2009-10 Winter Dew Tour at Breckenridge Ski Resort, Dec. 17-20, 2009, include:

Men’s Snowboard

Mikkel Bang
Ross Baker
Danny Davis
Mason Aguirre
Steve Fisher
Chas Guldemond
Torstein Horgmo
Kevin Pearce
Louie Vito
Andreas Wiig

Women’s Snowboard

Jamie Anderson
Torah Bright
Kelly Clark
Christina Curry
Kimberly Fasani
Ellery Hollingsworth
Chanelle Sladics
Hannah Teter
Bev Villeumier

The complete 2009-10 Winter Dew Tour schedule i...  more

KP IS BACK IN VT! Tight article about his return I found online today. Read it up.

The town of Norwich, Vermont, and the greater Upper Valley Community of New Hampshire officially welcomed snowboarder Kevin Pearce home with a public celebration on the Norwich village green on Saturday, June 5, 2010.

Over 250 people attended the homecoming event, in which Kevin Pearce and his family expressed their gratitude and appreciation to neighbors, friends and fans who supported Kevin while he received medical care and underwent physical rehabilitati...  more

Have any of you ever tried a snowkite? My cousin has one and we were messing around on it the other day. You kind of need to be in an open space so there's enough wind. It's fun though, you can get air on basically a flat surface. I couldn't do anything like the guy in the picture, but it was still a blast to mess around on it. Any of you try it out?