Women power is just about anywhere these days. Whatever the field, be it in politics, science, aeronautics, information technology or even in sports, women have become prominent figures in the recent years. Gone are the days when women ....

The extreme sport of snowboarding is known to be dominated by Americans. But a non-American who’s joined this field and is now carving his own name earning championships and medals in major competitions.

Think that extreme sports are only for the fearless and thrill-seeking males? Well, you’re not quite right because a lot of females have joined this field and they’re becoming younger and younger. Just take the case of 17-year-old ....

He wouldn’t be called “The Flying Tomato” if not for his great skill in snowboarding while at the same time donning his famous red hairdo. Sure you know who this guy is especially if you’re an extreme sports fan. Right, it’s ....

The 2008 Winter X Games XII were successfully held last January in its regular venue in Buttermilk Mountain, Aspen, Colorado for seven straight years now. For four days, from January 24 to 28, thousands of young and old snowboarding ....

Soko Yamaoka, nicknamed Soh-chan, is a 33-year old halfpipe rider from Nagano, Japan. She only started snowboarding in 1998 when she was already 23 years old because she opted to finish her studies first. She got instantly hooked to ....

Paulina Ligocka, also known by the nickname Pola, is a 23-year old halfpipe rider representing Poland. She was born in Gliwice, but she now resides in Cieszyn, which is found near the Czech-Polish border. She started halfpipe riding ....

Margaret Lynn Pugh, also known as Large Marge or simply as Meg, is a 32-year old snowboarder born in Redwood City, California on September 28, 1975. She was already an accomplished soccer player and cyclist but she opted to switch ....

She may seem like your average high school kid, but Ellery Hollingsworth is actually a pro snowboarder. She started riding when she was around six just for fun, having been taught by her older brother Jeb at the Bromley Mountain in ....

Even though she would rather do slopestyle, Kaitlyn Farrington also does well in halfpipe. In fact, she already has multiple wins in both disciplines in last year’s season. This gave her the golden ticket to snowboarding’s cream of ....

Tricia Byrnes, fondly called Trish by her family and friends, has been snowboarding since 1989 when she was only 14 years old. She actually learned how to ski when she was 4 years old at the Bromley Ski Area in Vermont. Practicing on ....

Dominique Vallee continues to make waves in the realm of female freestyle snowboarding as she joins major competitions and lands impressive results. However, she wasn’t always interested in snowboarding. When she was only 2 years old, ....

Coming from a family of skiers and snowboard riders, Hannah Teter is destined to be one of the best in the field. In 1996, she got her first riding lesson from her three pro snowboarder brothers at the young age of 8 at the mountain of ....