Robin Wong watched from his wheelchair as a man half his age flew by on a snowboard.He’ll never do that. Not after the accident.The 52-year-old San Francisco resident snowboarded for about two years before crashing into a tree in Tahoe, sustaining a significant back injury that left him needing help to get around.
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Get stoked — hella stoked — for some wintertime fun in The City.
Snowboarders are returning to San Francisco for a rail-jam urban-boarding competition in the middle of town.
The Downtown Throwdown will bring 100,000 pounds of shredded ice and 25 professional snowboarders to compete for $10,000 in prizes Saturday.
Event organizers and snowboard companies Lib Tech and Snowboy Productions promise “non-stop shred action,” along with food, music and raffle prizes.
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