Dawn Patrol our favorite surf tracking app for Apple Watch has just dropped version 7 for total integration with Apple’s new OS 27 roll out (including the Duo fold), plus adding full support for Garmi...

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The activist investor has a sizable position and is looking to shake up the ski operator’s management.

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The coalition of activists formed amid concerns that the surf park would demolish one of the last remaining affordable private golf courses in Orange County.

Two-time Grammy winner Billy Strings confirmed he broke his leg while skateboarding backstage at a recent show.

The OC’s favorite surf writer Layland Connelly has the scoop on the latest from the USA Surfing battle to administer surfing in the LA Olympics. Yes, USA Surfing is the official national governing bod...

An 8-foot-long great white shark was seen circling a surfer in West Newport Beach, forcing lifeguards to clear the water.

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Feb. 28, 2026, came and went without much fanfare in a ski industry suffering through one of the worst snowpack seasons in modern memory in Colorado and across the West, but it was the noteworthy 20th...

Smooth-surfaced public spaces made the city an unlikely mecca for the sport. But spots for noseslides and kickflips aren’t all that’s lost with redevelopment.

Older skiers aren't as lucky as the Broomfield-based ski giant looks to woo new pass customers.

International surfing great Kelly Slater almost ruled himself out of the 105th New Zealand Open on Monday night. Slater, 54, is one of the...

Discover the journey of Paul Graves, a pioneer of snowboarding, from being escorted off slopes to seeing it in the Olympics.

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The backcountry skiers hit by a huge avalanche near Lake Tahoe took the most dangerous route to escape the mountain, reports say. The 11 skiers and four guides are said to have opted for terrain th…

Mad Todd Richards is the best Todd Richards.

Pare was disqualified, allowing two French snowboarders to advance to the snowboard cross semifinals.

Tony Hawk denies claims of getting married on Epstein’s island, stating he has never visited or met Epstein.

LIVIGNO, Italy -- Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris, a three-times Olympic bronze medalist, said he would not be able to take part in Thursday's qualifying event for the men's big air competition at ...

Were managers pushing too hard to open? Are young patrollers afraid to speak up? With two dead in deliberately triggered slides, questions are swirling.

Newport Beach officials rescinded a previous approval for a wave pool project after enough residents signatures pressured the council to take another look.

Hagop Chirinian was detained after accidentally wandering onto a Camp Pendleton beach. A federal judge said ICE violated his constitutional rights by detaining him.

According to court documents and media reports, a member of the crime ring would watch surfers in San Diego County, Malibu, Manhattan Beach and elsewhere as they parked their cars and stashed their ca...

Ryan Wedding, a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder accused of turning to a life of crime as a murderous cocaine-trafficking kingpin, pleaded not guilty on Monday to all 17 felony charges against him ...

A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle while being doing a snowboard stunt during Sunday's snowstorm in Lakewood, authorities said.At 11:47 p.m., officers responded to the pedestrian strike on Faraday Aven...

Ryan Wedding was wanted by the FBI for running a transnational drug trafficking enterprise, shipping massive amounts of cocaine from Colombia to the US and Canada.

The Summit County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a snowboarder died at Keystone Resort on Monday.

Ueli Kestenholz, a former Olympic bronze medalist who represented Switzerland at the 1998 and 2022 Winter Games, has died on Sunday, Jan. 11 at age 50 after being trapped by an avalanche.

J.Crew has unveiled a 26-piece collection created in collaboration with U.S. Ski & Snowboard, its first with the national governing body.

Famed skateboarder Terry Kennedy is out on parole, years after he was convicted of aggravated battery for his role in a fatal altercation that led to the death of a fellow skateboarder.

Lululemon Athletica's founder Chip Wilson said on Monday he had launched a proxy fight by nominating three independent directors to the company's board, just over two weeks after the apparel maker ann...

Editors Note: The following story was written and illustrated entirely by Elon Musk’s alter ego Grok. We may get paid if you buy something, though that is unlikely at best. We are doomed. As we wrap u...

When the editors of The Snowboarder’s Journal decided to go with a pure stoke photo for the cover of their print magazine, they never imagined how far the story would carry. . . or, maybe they did.

A battle over money and prestige has ended, with surfers declaring victory. For now.

 And yes, Travis Rice’s new boot looks good. Then again, we’re always suckers for the double BOA.

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