bjvircks Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Check out www.outsideonline.com/skiiran Gallery: skiing Iran photo #11 Is that an alpine board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnshapiro Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Sure looks like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 An earlier post from Phil Fell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 I was talking about snowboarding with some Brits while in Diego Garcia last spring and the subject of Snowboarding in Iran. From what they said it has amazing snow and terrain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinecure Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 I was talking about snowboarding with some Brits while in Diego Garcia last spring and the subject of Snowboarding in Iran. From what they said it has amazing snow and terrain. And from what I hear they love American tourists. Especially Jewish American Tourists. Actually, from what I've heard, other than the official stuff, most locals actually do like tourists and are quite nice. But you basically get assigned the equivalent of a KGB escort once you formally register that you'll be a tourist and they have a tough time grasping that you are visiting to go skiing. Given the Israeli visa stamp in my passport, I think it would be a good idea for me to get a new passport if I were going to visit any arab countries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 I have the reverse problem....I have visited a few states in the persian gulf so if I have to go to Israel I have to get a new passport...no one with a history of traveling to the gulf is allowed in. I lost a trip there because of my passport...I now have two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utahcarver Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 It seems to me there is footage of Craig Kelly (et al) riding in Iran in the late '80s. There is also an article in of the now defunct Snowboard Journals' on boarding in Iran. Also, see earlier Concrete Wave magazine for an article on pool/ramp skating in Iran during the late '90s. Very cool to see alpine alive and well worldwide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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