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 …
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!
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 shots would have put him at the top of the podium but the 93.00 he scored for the run with back to back double corks was the official winning run. …
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!
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 …
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 …
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.
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!
L1 Crew At The Canyons
This is a rad little clip I found on the Ashbury twitter – the L1 and Nitro crew went for a shred at The Canyons in Park City. The clip features Johnny Brady, Justin Bennee, Darrah Reid-McLean, Blake Geis, Jordan Mendenhall and Justin Keniston. Enjoy!
3CS Outerwear Team Edit
The good guys at 3CS Outerwear have released a rad team edit from last years footage. The clip features the likes of Tyy Clark, Jason Currie, Mat Galina, Dan Currie and Gus St Leon. The track playing is none other than Dave Fraser’s (from Sidelife) band Killa Robots! Check it out!
Tim Laidlaw’s 2011 Park Laps Clip
Tim Laidlaw just shot through this rad little clip of him doing a few park laps at Breck. Check it out!
Wetsocks Webisode: Back to School
Shaun Belmore and his crew have put out a new webisode for Wetsocks Productions. This one, titled ‘Back to School’, features Sam Murphy, Tim Laidlaw, Shaun Belmore, Tyson Pollard, Briggs Brown, Jason Maxfield and Cody Potter. Andy Harrington was along to take a few photos. Check the clip out above!
Venezuelan Models Hit Lebanese Mountains In Bikinis
This came to me via one of my favorite sites, the Huffington Post. According to the post, “Miss World Top Model 2010 Luna Ramos and Adriana Pena, Miss Venezuela 2007, stripped down before hitting the Lebanese ski resort of Kfardebian (known as Faraya) …
The Rob Blog: New Truck
Hey Guys! I needed a new truck so being in America, I thought I should get something a little red-neck. Where else in the world could you get a 7.3L turbo diesel for just a few thousand bucks?!? It could probably tow every car in Australia! I go to Spain on Monday to compete in the World Champs… I’m hearing …
Peetu Takes Burton European Open Win
The Burton European Open took place on the weekend and Peetu Piiroinen took out the win with a a frontside 720 indy/Cab double cork 1080 mute/frontside air/backside 900 mute/alley oop rodeo nose grab. Australian Scotty James came out 6th as well which is rad. The women’s was won by Kelly …
A Bad Day For Scotty Lago
Scotty Lago is unlikely to make X Games at the end of the month after a bit of a mishap… By mishap I mean he was hitting a jump that took a week to build and was sending them 50 feet in the air. On his third attempt at a switch double backside rodeo 1080, he landed a little short on the rotation and broke his jaw …
Jeffrey Moustache Demo Reel
This clip was posted on the Grenade blog – Photographer Jeffrey Moustache has put out a demo reel featuring some skating, snowboarding and a few other sports. It’s really well put together and you get glimpses of Danny Kass, Dingo and more in there. Enjoy!
Nitro Roadwarriors ‘Anywhere’ Film
The Nitro Roadwarriors film ‘Anywhere’ is available as a free download now. The film features Marc Swoboda, Nils Arvidsson, Thomas Feurstein, Anton Bilare, Basti Rittig, Dominik Wagner, Erik Botner, Tobias Karlsson, Mathias Nyberg, Anton Gunnarsson, Marco Smolla, Tobi Strauss, Enrico Cavada …
Marc Swoboda Loveolution II Part
Just a little more goodness to finish the day… Here’s Marc Swoboda’s full part from Loveolution II. Enjoy!
Holden Outwear: History And Progression
I just got sent this rad clip about the history and progression of Holden Outerwear. It features Mikey LeBlanc and the guys talking about where the company is headed, their views on the environmental aspects of creating their outerwear and their styling inspirations. Check it out!
Winter X Real Snow Entries
The entries for Winter X Real Snow are out and pretty damn impressive. Jeremy Jones, JP Walker, Seth Huot, Nick Sauve, Dan Brisse, Louis-Felix Paradis, Simon Chamberlain and Joe Sexton all have parts mixed together by some of the nest film makers in snowboarding such as Pierre Minhondo and …
Nokia x Burton: Push Snowboarding
ESPN have posted an article about a project Nokia and Burton are working together on. It is a phone controlled kit for snowboarding that measures the “snowboard’s orientation, downward pressure exerted by the rider, heart rate and Galvanic skin response.” The five different sensors will be able to give …
Ryan Tiene’s Backcountry Bonus Session
Snowboarder Mag in the States has a rad clip up of Ryan Tiene. Taken while filming for The Storming, it’s called ‘Backcountry Bonus Session’ and features Tiene with Matt Belzile in Whistler. Click here to check it out. Amazing – Enjoy!
Comune’s theUNKNOWN Denim Project
Comune have got a denim program going called theUNKNOWN which brings together jeans made in the USA and a book project. Volume one focuses on motorcycle enthusiast and Orange County/Long Beach local, Jose Gonzales. According to …