Wolle Nyvelt: Vegetarian Snowboarder of the Year! December 23, 2008

Posted by Shannon Phillips at December 23, 2008 5:27 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 1 ) | TrackBack

Any snowboarding fans out there?

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Popular snowboarding magazine, TransWorld Snowboarding, recently named their Riders Poll Rider of the Year for 2008! This is an award that is decided on by the pros, so it's a huge honor, and it basically means that you rock faces off. Just sayin'.

This year's winner was Wolle Wolfgang Nyvelt, a 9 year vegetarian—go figure! To be a successful snowboarder, one must brave the cold, have ultimate dedication, and have high energy and good health.

High energy and good health was no problem for Wolle—in his interview with TransWorld (December 2008), he has this to say about his diet:

"When I first became a vegetarian, I had some people around me who were totally poison-free, who were just kind of an inspiration—they showed me some books... there are lots of different strategies, but what's important is being conscious about your body and finding out what's best for you. Not to sound too proud about it, but these days with so many people living on the world, vegetarians can feel good about this choice."

Well done, Wolle! You're living proof that you can shred better than the best of them, meat-free!

Want more Wolle? Check out 10 Questions with Wolle Nyvelt at TransWorld, and watch him in action here!

Snow Bunnies on the Slopes in Aspen! December 1, 2008

Posted by Marta at December 1, 2008 3:07 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 3 ) | TrackBack

As you hopefully already know, this past Friday was Fur-Free Friday—only one of the best days of the year! There were demonstrations going on all over the place, including here in Norfolk, but I have to say that I was so completely excited to see the pictures from the demonstration my friends Virginia and Colleen did on the slopes in Aspen, CO. Check it out!

So amazing, right? Our lovely snow bunnies mentioned that everyone loved that they were out there and wanted to take pictures with them. Aren't their snowboards great?

And of course, I have to share a picture from a demo that one of our awesome Street Teamers did. Kelly Anderson, one of this year's Cutest Vegetarians Alive, and Voice for Animals held a "Be Comfortable In Your Own Skin" demo on the intersection by Morris Kaye and Sons ("Texas' Largest Fur Manufacturer") in San Antonio. Kelly said passersby were very supportive. How could they not be? Great demo, Kelly!


Fur is Dead—plain and simple. How did you spend Fur-Free Friday?