This is just a quick one before the weekend… A rad clip I came across where, even though there’s body boards involved, I want to try this. Some kind of dam or reservoir covered in plastic making it a rad kind of massive slip and slide. Check it out!
3CS’s ‘Welcome To The Team’ Clip For Dan Currie
Dan Currie is the younger brother of one of Australia’s better known riders and park builders, Jason Currie. Dan has been around for a while but started gaining attention on a snowboard two seasons ago – this year he joins Matt Galina, Tye Clark, Gus St Leon and his …
The Rob Blog: Denver Big Air
Hey Guys! Just had the Denver Big Air. The contest was rad, I saw more double back 10’s than kids at a primary school. The riders lounge was killer, I took full advantage all the freebies! See some photos above by Andy Harrington.
Quiksilver Signs Iouri Podladtchikov
Quiksilver sent out a release this morning announcing a bit of a coup. They have signed the Swiss shredder, Iouri Podladtchikov to the team. He joins the likes of Travis Rice, Bryan Fox, Todd Richards and more. Check out the full release below.
Worlds 2nd Most Powerful Athlete: Shaun White
According to ESPN, Shaun White has been ranked as the worlds second most powerful athlete… He ranks above Tiger Woods, LeBron, Kobe, Beckham and more. The list was created using a combination of “on-field performance as well as nationwide surveys.” He …
David Thorne’s Snowboarding Prank
David Thorne has taken up snowboarding in the States and had an interesting time at a local snow store. He took revenge by placing an ad in the paper… The result is awesome. Head over here to check it out.
The Rob Blog: Denver Big Air
Hey Guys! I went down to Denver today for the Big Air contest with Andy and Woods. I wasn’t expecting much but it ended up being insane! Practice was today and people were sending it. The finals are on tomorrow. I’ll update after – in the mean time, enjoy these shots from Andy Harrington.
Sedunary in Åre, Sweden
Sedunary put this in the Shoutbox but I though it deserved its own post… Here he is running a few park laps in Åre, Sweden. Åre is a long trek north of Stockholm but if you have the chance, it is worth the travel – pretty incredible place. Enjoy!
The Rob Blog: World Champs
Hey Guys! I just got back from the World Champs (the update is a little late because I left my laptop in Frankfurt airport but I’m flying back to the Billabong Air & style in Innsbruck so I’ll pick it up then). I blew it but it was still a fun trip, there was about as much snow as Mt Buller in January. The …
The Break Winners Set To Take On WQS
I’m late to the party on this one but the other weekend, Jim Beam’s ‘The Break’ winners were announced. This competition was aimed at getting two unrecognized surfing talents onto the WQS tour – the winners were Nick Squiers from Wollongong and Wini Paul …
Having Fun With Elhardt, Smolla and König
This is just a super fun little clip posted by Elias Elhardt. He and his buddies, Marco Smolla and Peter König, having a good time – Enjoy!
Tyy Clark B-Roll Clip For 3CS
Here’s another clip from the good guys at 3CS… This time it’s some b-roll from Tyy Clark taken over November and December. Pretty hard to believe some of this is b-roll. Amazing. Check it out!
Ashley Gilbertson: From Melbourne To Iraq
Ashley Gilbertson went from being a Melbourne based skate photographer to war photo journalist. He ended up spending four years in Iraq and has come back to produce some incredible work. If you haven’t caught the story yet, this is definitely worth a read.
Toowoomba Skate Day
The good guys at Picture Wheels are working with TheBaySkate and pretty much the entire skate industry to hold an event in Toowoomba this coming Saturday. The guys have organized to have riders like Tommy Fynn, Cale Nuske, Scott Standley, Pat Dandy, Alex Lawton, Joel Mcilroy, James Briody and …
FIS La Molina Slopestyle Results
The first FIS slopestyle competition was held in La Molina, Spain over the weekend. According to ESPN, “Nineteen year old Seppe Smits, from the flat country of Belgium, has just become the very first FIS-backed World Champion of Slopestyle Snowboarding today in La Molina, Spain.” There’s no official …
Dew Tour Killington Slopestyle Results
Slopestyle at the Killington stop of the Dew Tour has just finished with Torstein Horgmo taking the win. Eric Willets got second in a contoversial decision, according to Todd Richards. He tweeted, “Fuck that !!!! Willett just won but was given second totally by mistake come on judges this is stupid. …
Dew Tour Killington Superpipe Results
Louie Vito has taken out the men’s superpipe finals at the Dew Tour event in Killington. Either of his two …
Terje Haakonsen Calls For Olympic Change
You might have caught some of the discussion about this in the Shoutbox yesterday. Terje Haakonsen has written an amazing letter calling for a change to the existing setup surrounding the Olympics. You can read the full letter over on Snowbroader here. There’s a …
Shaun White On CNN’s Revealed
Shaun White has appeared in a ten minute segment on CNN called Revealed which profiles him and his achievements. The piece is light and is targeted at an audience that has no knowledge of snowboarding or skateboarding. It is interesting for a first time introduction to Shaun but if you’ve been around …
Snowboard Realms In The Backcountry
In the new episode of Snowboard Realms, TJ Schneider takes Dustin Craven and Andrew Burns into the backcountry… They have expensive issues with Dustin’s sled and the weather isn’t great but it still looks like amazing fun. Enjoy.
Killington Dew Tour Prelim Results
The Dew Tour in Killington kicked off over night and I have some prelim results for you, photos of the setup and a few other details. Read more to check it out!
A Very Small Wallet From Bellroy
Here’s the latest from the guys producing some of the best wallets you have ever seen… This one, called ‘A Very Small Wallet’ takes Bellroy’s fixation with the best carry products they can create to a new high. The basic idea is a wallet that isn’t going to look bulky in a suit pocket or if you’re wearing skinny jeans. It isn’t …
Tom Pelley And Jess Rich Join Quik For 2011
A couple of big team announcements from the guys at Quiksilver. Tom Pelley has joined Quiksilver for his eyewear, and outerwear while taking on Lib Tech for boards and GNU for bindings according to a release sent out earlier in the week …
Matt Hoy Surf Clinic’s This Weekend
The good guys at Cactus Black are holding a clinic this weekend with Matt Hoy. Included is surf lessons on the Saturday with Hoyo surfing against locals in a comp on Sunday. Looks like it’ll be a rad day. Peep the flyer above and the full release below.
Every Third Thursday: The Boombox Board
Here’s the latest installment of Every Third Thursday from Signal Snowboards. In this episode the guys, “… take the awesomeness that is the 80’s boombox and combine it with the snowboard. You get a built in system to pump out your jams whether you’re on or off snow.” Enjoy!
Nate Johnstone And Holly Crawford Win In Spain
Nate Johnstone fought a close battle with Ipod (Iouri Podladtchikov) at the FIS World Championships in Spain last night and managed to come out victorious. According to the FIS release, “Nate had earned the highest score with fs 10 indy, cab 7 lien, fs 9 indy …
Chumpy Wins In Spain, Models For Marcs
I’ve been holding out on this because I wanted to include this rad video I found… Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin had a successful weekend at the World Championships in La Molina, Spain over the weekend. He took out first in the boardercross event, just beating Seth Wescott …
Extra Voltage From Lakai
Lakai have put together a clip from the b-roll and behind the scenes footage that came out of their summer 2010 trip through Germany, Switzerland and France. Following on from Voltage, it’s called Extra Voltage, it features Marc Johnson, Guy Mariano, Brandon Biebel, Rick Howard, Mike Carroll, Mike …
X Games ‘Real Snow’ Round Two
Thanks to Guest_1933 in the Shoutbox for the heads up on this! Results of round one for Winter X 15 ‘Real Snow’ are up. Nic Sauve, Dan Brisse, JP Walker and Jeremy Jones are through… Somewhat controversially. Everyone I spoke to had a different opinion on the parts. Personally I really liked …
Shaun White Chillin’ With The Beckhams
The Daily Mail in the UK has some photos of David Beckham and the kids hanging with Shaun White at a store in LA. Apparently the Beckham kids are fans of White and are keen skaters… Good to hear Becks is bringing them up right. Full article here.
Blake Harris For 3rd Chapter
I got this clip from Will at 3rd Chapter – this is some new footage, and a little bit of older footage, of Blake Harris put together by Gutty. Harris is definitely killing it right now!
Killian Martin For ‘Man About Town’
We’ve seen Kilian Martin in Brett Novak’s amazing camera work work back here – Now Martin has done this rad little clip for the amazing style mag, ‘Man About Town‘. For those that are interested, he’s wearing Cerruti, Dior Homme, Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, Falke, Uniqlo and a few others… While it’s …
Nick Hyne’s ‘Welcome To The Team’ Clip For 3CS
Nick Hyne has just joined the good guys at 3CS. They have put together this rad ‘welcome to the team’ clip. Hyne also rides for Ride, Smith, Grenade, Mons Royal & Lower. Check it out!