At the 2013 snowboard cross NORAM Cup event Sunday in Copper Mountain, Colo., Nevada City based snowboarder Evan Strong crashed in spectacular fashion. On his second run, Strong took a spill that landed him flat on his back, as his head whipped against the icy terrain. Instead of just lying there and excepting defeat, Strong rolled his feet and board over his head and in a matter of seconds and was soaring down the hill again. “I could have easily just laid there in the past,” Strong said. But Strong’s not the type that cowers under adverse circumstances, he’s the …
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