Hey Guys! Check this out – here is a fun little edit of the Given boys shredding earlier this year. It features Brendan Keenan, Jake Koia, Shayne Pospisil and I jump in there for a little too!
Nike ‘Zoom Force 1’ Hader Commercial
Here’s a rad commercial for the Nike ‘Zoom Force 1‘ boot featuring Laura Hader. This is the latest in the series the guys are doing around the team – Check it out!
The Rob Blog: Filming With Jan And Koia
Hey Guys! It was horrible weather today but Jan, Koia and I went out anyway. We went past an old cabin that the Rat Pack built a long time ago, fed some birds and hit a gap once (that I knuckled and was really lucky to walk away from). Check the shots from the day above!
Burton US Open Halfpipe Finals Results
Kazuhiro ‘Turbo’ Kokubo has taken out his second consecutive Burton US Open title, winning by 1.5 points over Iouri ‘Ipod’ Podladtchikov. Turbo’s winning run included a frontside alley oop nosebone, frontside 900 melon grab, Michaelchuck nose …
The Rob Blog: Photos From Filming
Hey Guys! Here are a couple more shots that Koia took while we were filming the other day… That’s my first hit on that jump and I over shoot past those tracks! Just a little scary!
Burton US Open Halfpipe Semis Results
The Burton Open halfpipe semis have happened and Ipod (Iouri Podladtchikov) came out on top with Kazuhiro Kokubo and Ryo Aono rounding out the top three for the mens. In the womens, Kelly Clark took the win with Hannah Teter, Soko Yamaoka, Rebecca Sinclair, Kjersti …
Lifewithoutandy’s Japan Jam Promo For MTV
The good guys at Lifewithoutandy are continuing to live the good life traveling to Japan for the Japan Jam with MTV. They’ve appeared in this rad little promo for the upcoming show about the trip. I’m hearing that everyone got sick while traveling but …
The Rob Blog: Air And Style Video
Woody at Billabong sent me this clip to share with you all – While Robbie was at the Air & Style earlier this year, the Billabong crew organized a camera to take you all behind he scenes and show you just what was going on in the lead up. It’s rad they’ve done this – it’s super interesting …
The Rob Blog: Filming Update!
Hey! I had a rad day with the guys yesterday! The boys killed it and I got a few shots – so rad to start getting a part together.
Snowboarding From Helsinki To Beijing
I got an email from Matteo Maggi last night giving me the heads up on a new film he’s directed. Called Siberia Teaches, the film tracks Andrea Schiliro’, Tomi Passi, Stefano Benchimol and Antti Juhani “Naku” Piirainen shooting snowboard photos from Helsinki …
Mark McMorris Lands Backside Triple Cork 1440
Mark McMorris has this little clip doing the rounds at the moment. A Backside Triple Cork 1440 – for those that don’t have a calculator handy, that’s four full rotations. Where will it end?
Ankle Injury Keeps Shaun White Out Of USO
According to ESPN, Shaun White is undergoing a small surgery on his ankle that will keep him from competing at this weeks Burton US Open. White’s publicist wouldn’t give details on the extent of the injury. This is the third year in which White has missed …
Dane Tiene And Andy Lloyd’s ‘Efetles’ Entertainment
Andy Lloyd has put together another Fisheye Friday – this one is called Efetles. The name is basically because neither Andy nor Dane Tiene could really be bothered doing anything. Rad clip – check it out!
Jess Rich At Northstar
The guys at BigHugs have put together a quick clip of Nitro rider Jess Rich doing a few laps at Northstar. Check it out!
Some Random in Banff
Regular reader/commenter Some Random is in Banff at the moment and shot through this little GoPro edit. It’s just one fun looking run at Sunshine – I’m a little jealous sitting in my windowless office right now. Enjoy!
Pelley And Staggs At The Banked Slalom
Here’s the latest episode from Tom Pelley and Rob Stagg. This time the guys are at the Banked Slalom – and they get a few impressive guys like Scotty Whitlake and Terje Haakonsen coming out of the gates. It finished with the guys having some …
Dragon Retail Comp Winners Off To X Games
Dragon has recently finished up a competition in which they gave a few lucky shop crew all expenses paid trips to X Games in Europe. The guys will get to hang with the team, party and check out the event. Pretty rad. We’re going to be getting updates from the guys while …
Ed Richard Unedited Pow Run In Japan
Here’s just a fun little clip from Ed Richards of him getting some pow in Japan. Looks pretty nice there right now. Enjoy!
The Earning Power Of Facebook Athletes
ESPN have a rad article up this morning about the earning power surfers, skaters and snowboarders have through their social media – Facebook and Twitter. A lot of companies are now putting into their contracts that riders need to Tweet about their products …
Want To Own DC’s Mtn. Lab?
Ken Block has just put DC’s Mtn. Lab up for sale. The amazing property set just outside of Park City is set to go for around the US$7 million mark and comes with a rope tow serving 10 runs but none of the former rails and hits that were scattered through the property – This is the unfortunate …
2011 Burton US Open Details
Next Monday the Burton US Open is kicking off at Stratton Mountain, Vermont. This is its 29th year making it the longest running snowboard comp, and there is a few improvements to this years event including running the semi-finals for both halfpipe and slopestyle …
Devun Walsh and Iikka Backstrom’s ‘Polar Opposites’
Devun Walsh and Iikka Backstrom have got a webisode series coming out called Polar Opposites. The first episode is available now and is pretty damn incredible. The guys are going to be releasing footage throughout the season instead of doing a full …
Nitro In Ruka Clip
The guys at Nitro shot through this cool little clip featuring Dominik Wagner, Knut Eliasson and few other crew hanging out and having fun in Finland. Enjoy!
BigHugs Vengashred
Andy Lloyd gave me the heads up on this edit – the clip is from Louis Macindoe and called Vengashred… The name gives you a clue to the music choice. Just a couple of rad laps of the park, looks like a lot of fun was had. Enjoy!
Ryan Tiene On Flux Bindings
Ryan Tiene has signed onto Flux Bindings. Amine Yasmine from Flux in Australia sent out a note this morning saying, “We are pleased to announce the addition of Ryan Tiene into our FLUX Global Team List. His riding is amazing, he is always positive, and a great guy to hang/party with as well! He …
Nikita’s Flagship Store Redevelopment
This is just a rad little clip that takes you through the creation and redevelopment of the flagship Nikita store in Reykjavik, Iceland. It gives you some background on how the brand came about and interviews a few of the key players. The place looks amazing.
Lisa Filzmoser In ‘Never Get Older’
Nikita rider Lisa Filzmoser won European ‘Best Female Video Part of the Year’ from Snowboarded MBM for the above section from LaFamiglia’s ‘Never Get Older’. It’s not often we post female video parts on the site but this one is shot really well and looks like a tonne of fun.
Tom Pelley Talks With Mervin Co-Founder
Tom Pelley is doing a series of 60 second interviews as part of the Wink Vision webisode series he and Rob Stagg are creating. The first one is with Mervin co-founder, Pete Sarri and his son, Paavo. Check it out!
Fisheye Fridays In Tahoe
Here’s a little edit of Dane Tiene and Andy Lloyd at Northstar for Fisheye Fridays. Andy tells me that he’s currently operating without all his normal resources so this is just a quick clip – looks pretty rad to me. Enjoy!
Holden And Vans Collaboration
Get your wallets out guys cause you’re going to want these. Rad Collector got an exclusive look at the new collaboration between Holden Outerwear and Vans. I can’t work out exactly which boots they are or if they’re something totally new – either way, I like how they look and the attention to detail like …
Peetu Piiroinen’s TTR Threepeat
Peetu Piiroinen’s has got US$50,000 and his third TTR championship trophy coming his way at the Burton US Open in March. The phenomenal Finn was unable to compete at the Oakley Arctic Challenge last weekend however after the points were distributed, the TTR mathematicians …
Volcom Adds Retail Stores In U.S.
Volcom has purchased ten of its licensed retail stores in U.S. continuing the current trend amongst the bigger labels to own their own paths to consumers. There’s no word on what the purchase cost the company but they have had quite a successful year seeing some pretty good growth in revenue, so …
Signal Snowboards In Europe
In May last year the Signal Snowboards guys packed up and hit Italy and Austria to test a few new boards. Jake OE, Yusaku Horii, Dave Lee and Marc Wierenga traveled around and had a pretty awesome time. Enjoy!
Pelley And Stagg Do Beaver Creek To Mt Baker
Here’s the latest episode from Wink Vision – Tom Pelley and Rob Stagg’s webisodes. In this episode the guys drive over five states from Colorado to Washington. They are on the way to Mt. Baker for the Banked Slalom. Check it out!
Think Thank Welcomes Ted Borland
Think Thank has posted this little clip welcoming Lib Tech shredder Ted Borland to the crew. Also, I’m late on this, but the teaser for the new Think Thank video is up. Called Ransack Rebellion, the film is due out in August 2011. Check it out below!