JOHNSVILLE, Calif. — Quick — as befits a question about downhill ski racing: Where did it begin? If Scandinavia comes to mind, consider this: Years before there were organized races in Europe, miners ...

Cathlamet will host a series of professional longboard races Aug. 28-30 in partnership with Pacific Northwest Washington Longboarders. Longboarding is a relatively new sport and is very much like ...

Eric Rineer had never stepped foot on a skateboard in his first 38 years, didn’t know a deck from a truck, an ollie from a kickflip. “I had no idea whatsoever,” he said. “I don’t want to use the word ...

Registration is closed. Sunday is the only day open to spectators, with service to and from the start and finish lines on a free shuttle. The shuttle leaves from Lake Georgetown parking lot every hour ...

ARLINGTON — Longboarders from as far as Singapore gathered in Arlington over the weekend to race. Chris Kuhn, 36, of Arlington, fashioned a longboard for his 6-year-old daughter. He attached metal ...

When Gavin Yusten takes his 55-pound dog on a walk, it’s not uncommon for people to whip out their phone for photos. Yusten, an avid longboarder for 10 years now, turned dog walking into a sport. He ...

Picture racing down a slope at more than 80 mph balanced on 14-foot-long skis that can't turn or stop, while holding a long pole that you stick between your legs to use as your only brake. That's what ...

Longboards aren’t just for surfers. In the mid-1800s, half a century before surfing ever came to the Golden State, longboard skiing took off among the young, athletic men in Sierra mining camps who ...

Few racing sports are as raw as downhill longboarding. Charging down a steep asphalt road on a piece of wood (sometimes carbon fibre) and two pairs of small wheels, usually without protective leather ...