The Virginian-Pilot
                            THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, February 7, 1996            TAG: 9602070422
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B1   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

FAR FROM BEING BORED

ILLUSTRATION: Color photo

D. KEVIN ELLIOTT/The Virginian-Pilot

A bowl formed by a ring of tall sand dunes and shaded by dense

stands of pine on a secluded fringe of Seashore State Park just off

the Oceanfront is a popular spot for snowboarders these days. About

a dozen people, including Travis Hampton, 13, were sledding Tuesday

afternoon on anything they could get their hands on - expensive

store-bought snowboards and homemade versions. Today the sand was

starting to poke through the snow, so people had to be on the

lookout for dry spots.

by CNB