Morning Guys! Sorry for the delayed posts over the weekend – I took a few days to go and hang out with a buddy in Kuala Lumpur which was all kinds of rad. So, working on catching up… I know this got mentioned in the Shoutbox but here it is again, the …
Rip Curl 2011 Trip – Switzerland
This is the third clip in a series of four for Rip Curl. It features Elias Elhard, Rémi Lamazouère, Martin “zizi” Seiler, Darius Heristchian and more on a heli trip in Switzerland. In the release, Elias said, “Doing this for the first time in my life was …
Kodak x Burton ‘Playsport’ Video Camera
I came across this on a crazy Japanese site – Burton have got together with Kodak to create a special edition of their Playsport video camera. I’m assuming that the specs are the same to the standard Playsport which shoots in full 1080p and is able to go down to about 10 feet underwater. It comes with a …
Shaun White Competing At Winter X Games
The list for the Winter X was released the other week and was missing Shaun White… This caused a lot of speculation online but finally there is confirmation that White will be competing in both Slopestyle and SuperPipe. You can see the full story over here.
The Rob Blog: Billabong Catalog Shoot
Hey Guys! I know it’s a bit late with these pics but here are a few shots from Jackson Hole where I went for a Billabong catalog shoot just before Christmas. Unfortunately my trip was cut pretty short because our flight was canceled so we had to wait till the …
Come Ride With Us Episode 4
The latest episode of ‘Come Ride With Us‘ is now up and it features a tonne of footage from the Breckenridge Dew Tour stop. In addition, the guys get to building a junk yard park to ride between practice days. If you haven’t caught the first few, the clips features Scott See, Steven Waters and Joe Mango …
The Top Stories Of 2010
Just a quick look back at 10 of the top stories on Pop over the last year… These are not calculated by any means other than my memory of what was rad and what stood out. There’s plenty more happened that deserves a mention but here’s a start…
Elias and Friends: Contest, Surfing and Powder
Elias Elhardt has had a pretty hectic two weeks – he hit up the Air and Style in Beijing and took out a podium. Jetted across to the Philippines for a quick surf trip before catching up with Markus Keeler and Marco Smolla in Austria for a shred. Not a bad way to spend your time. Check out the clip above.
Nitro’s 2011 Feature Has Started Shooting
The guys at Nitro dropped me this little teaser clip to let you all know that their 2011 feature has started shooting. This is Marc Swoboda and Anton Gunnarsson in Sweden about two weeks ago… Enjoy!
Pop Magazine – Issue 17
Issue 17 of Pop Magazine, Australia’s premier free press skate/snow/surf magazine is in stores. Summer 2011 is here. With it comes Issue 17, The 2011 Swimsuit Issue! We talk with skate photographer turned Iraq war photojournalist, Ashley Gilbertson. He gives us the low down on his career beginnings and what it’s like …
The Rob Blog: Dew Tour Final
Hey Guys! Unfortunately I blew it in the finals, fell on both runs on my first trick. Nerves might have kicked in after seeing some of the other guys warming up. The top guys were sending it, it was amazing to see and cool to be up against some awesome snowboarders. Now off to …
Eero Ettala’s Full Part From The Nitro Film
Here’s Eero Ettala’s part from the 2010 Nitro team film… We’ve seen a few of these now so you know the riding is epic and the filming is rad. Enjoy!
New Snowboard Realms!
TJ Schneider and his Snowboard Realms web series is back with a new episode. This one features Cale Zima and Brandon Cocard filming along the East Coast.They hold back on the bangers which will all be seen in the new Capita film but there’s still plenty of raddness to enjoy!
Neff’s Fall/Winter 2011 Lookbook Clip
Check out this rad little clip of the guys creating the fall/winter 2011 lookbook for Neff. The new hottness includes gloves, watches, backpacks and glasses. Looking rad.
The Rob Blog: Dew Tour Semi Finals
Hey Guys! Just had semis today. I was pumped to see what every one was going to do for their runs – just like I thought, people were sending it. I finished ninth and made the finals! Stoked to send it on Sunday. Will update afterwards!
Pimp My Ride: Lego
Not really Pimp My Ride. Dave Lee is way cooler than Xzibit. It’s Signal Snowboards Every Third Thursday series. This time around, the guys make a kids themed board just in time for Christmas. And what do we all like to get for Christmas? Well besides a trip ride pow …
The Rob Blog: Dew Tour Qualifiers
Hey Guys! Today was qualifiers for the Dew Tour. The sun was out and it was a really fun day. I was stoked to qualify first in my heat – it was awesome to hear that Nate Johnson, Russ Henshaw and Holly Crawford also all qualified first in their heats. Tomorrow arvo are the semis, I’ll let you know how it goes. Check out a …
X Games ‘Real Snow’ Teaser
The X Games ‘Real Snow’ competition has a teaser and more details now available. The competition will award $50,000 and the gold for the best one minute video, containing no more than eight tricks. The invited riders include; Dan Brisse, Simon Chamberlain, Seth Huot, Jeremy Jones, Louis Paradis, Nic Sauve, Joe …
The Rob Blog: Dew Tour Training
Hey Guys! I almost missed the Dew Tour this year but luckily had some friends pull some strings and get me in. I missed training yesterday but was up at 6.30am this morning to get a couple hours through the course today with Andy and Steph Z. The weather was …
TTR’s Women in Snowboarding: Torah Bright
TTR are releasing a few clips around women in snowboarding – I just caught this one on Torah Bright which is pretty interesting. Goes into Ben’s role as coach and the development of her double cork. Check it out!
Airblaster ‘Family Portrait’ Parts 5 And 6
Parts five and six of Airblaster’s ‘Family Portrait’ are now up – these feature Brandon Cocard in part five and a whole family picture in part six including a bunch of bonus footage. Check it out and for all the previous parts, go here.
Pop Magazine’s 2011 Swimsuit Issue Cover
The new issue is just about to drop and we thought we’d give you guys a bit of a sneak peak of the new cover. This is our annual swimsuit issue and we have the Sydney based model Jordan on the cover as well as in a huge feature showcasing some of this summers sexiest …
The Rob Blog: Key Stone
Hey Guys! Breck park is under construction at the moment for the upcoming Dew Tour so we hit up Key Stone. All the big dog’s were there! I was getting my legs back on the little guys while my mate and pro photographer Andy Harrington was snapping a few …
The Rob Blog: Alice Checking In
Hey Guys! We’ve just moved into our house in Breck. The place is awesome and there’s lots of room for everyone! About once a month, Robbie gets in ‘cleaning mode’ … It doesn’t happen all the often so I thought these pics were blog worthy. Maybe it’s a dad thing? Love, Alice.
The Rob Blog: Landed In Breck
Hey Guys! Just made it to Breckenridge to start my northern hemi season. The flight over was mellow as mellow, even with the little man. I’ve travelled so much the last few months that we were super lucky to get an upgrade and better still, we had an extra seat for the little man. I’m stoked for this season, we’re …
Winter X Games 15: Real Snow
I know it’s taken me a few days to get this up but in case you haven’t seen it yet, ‘Real Snow‘ has been added to Winter X Games 15. Real Street produced some amazing clips for the summer games and with the initial line up featuring …
Jake Burton On Fortune
Jake Burton is on the Fortune website at the moment talking about starting Burton. It gives a little history of starting out and building up but in my experience, the one line you should definitely pay attention to comes at the bottom, “Plan lots of lead time for starting any business. It will take …
Elias Elhardt At Air and Style
A pretty damn stoked Elias Elhardt took out third at the Air and Style in Beijing last weekend. He’s posted this awesome little clip of his trip – got some great footage from the comp in there. Check it out!
Sebastien Toutant Wins Beijing Air And Style
The Beijing Air And Style went down over the weekend and a pretty excited Sebastien Toutant pulled out a cab 1260 double cork melon grab to score 93 points and take the win. Toots took a pretty heavy fall on his first attempt but after stomping it the second …
Anton Gunnarsson’s Nitro Part
Here’s Anton Gunnarsson’s part from the 2010 Nitro team film. There’s a few pretty gnarly sections here as well as some good filming work. Check it out!
Airblaster Family Portrait – Ben Lynch
Ben Lynch’s section for Airblaster’s film, Family Portrait, has been put up. This is the fourth section of the film (you can view the others here) and it’s a pretty rad little clip that gives an awesome picture of the guy. Check it out!
‘Ride With Us’ Episode Three
Episode three of Ride Snowboards ‘Ride With Us’ webisodes is out now. Featuring Scott See, Steven Waters, and Joe Mango, this episode follows the guys to Tahoe and the Backyard Bang in Denver. Also, well worth waiting for the credits at the end… Pretty funny.