Hey Guys! I finally made it to Chile yesterday for the K2 2011 catalogue shoot. The trip was actually pretty mellow… I had a seriously early start, the cab picked me up at 4am, I forgave Alice for not taking me out. I had a stop over in Auckland where …
Last Nights (Stylewars) Party
Night two at Stylewars and it looks like things got messy… Our guy, Ben Fulton Gillon, was out manning the camera all night capturing all the action. Check out a few (about 150) shots of the night above!
MTV Snow Jam Snowboard Big Air Setup Photos
Here are a few shots of the jump being built for the MTV Snow Jam Big Air happening tomorrow night at Thredbo. You can see Burton pro rider Mark Sollors standing on the lip and working with who I can assume is Charles Beckinsale in the cat. In that opening …
Nate Johnstone Blog: Burton NZ Open Video
Hey guys, here’s a video from my time in NZ for the Burton Open. It’s mostly of the NSWIS boys, but there’s a few tricks of me in the pipe at the end.
Resort Staff Arrested In Drugs Swoop
The ABC is reporting that drug raids this morning have resulted in the arrest of 10 people including six staff from nearby Perisher and Thredbo resorts. The report says, “Seven men and three women aged between 19 and 31 are being questioned at Jindabyne and Cooma police stations. It follows seven …
The Rob Blog: Day In The Life!
Linc at K2 shot this clip through to me so I thought I’d add it to Robbie’s blog… This is a short clip about Robbie’s last day riding in the U.S. for the last winter. Covers a bit of riding and a photo shoot. Check it out!
2010 Stylewars Day 2 – 28 Stairs Rail Jam Practice
With both Day 1 and 2 of the Stylewars event being called off due to crappy weather and a blizzard closing in for the final day it could be that the best competition park ever built in Australia may never be used. That being said, tonight’s 28 Stairs Rail Jam is looking …
2010 Stylewars Day 1 – After Party
It’s a good thing Day 2 is on weather hold again because last night was awesome. The Bag Raiders had The Man really rocking. I discovered early on that people don’t really like big cameras, so I went back at midnight when everyone was blind and got a group of …
Nate Johnstone Blog: Ripcurl Freeride Pro
So I have just finished up with the Ripcurl Freeride Pro here in Aus. It turned out pretty good this year as we have a awesome day riding on the Tuesday with sunny blue sky’s and some good snow which was great to kick start the event…
Adam And Darragh’s Perisher Park Update
Perisher is looking better and better and they have a new team member on the park crew… Nitro rider Darragh Walsh has joined Adam and his team maintaining the parks. Adam tells me that they have just put in an 18m”S” box and a 26m “Big Dipper” rail at the …
Stylewars And Tahiti On FuelTV
Just got to let you know that the good dudes at FuelTV are running daily highlights from Stylewars at 7.30pm each night and, when it goes, Tahiti will be live too. Also, I’ve just checked their schedule and they’re running the LFL games too – that’s the Lingerie Football League! …
Leanne Pelosi In NZ With Dragon
Leanne Pelosi has been travelling around Wanaka and Queenstown in NZ with the Dragon crew. The guys have been visiting a few lucky retailers and going for a shred with Sophie from Alta in Queenstown who won the ‘Ride with Leanne’ challenge. Check a few of the stores and crew …
Make Friends
This came out of nowhere for me. I found it on the Videograss blog. Make Friends is a film by American Jake Durham and his crew named Make Productions. It’s free and all 25 minutes of it are above. Enjoy.
Stylewars Day 1 Video!
Here’s a quick clip from Stylewars happening at Falls this week. Obviously there was no action yesterday due to weather but fingers crossed that it clears today (although it isn’t looking good this morning). Check the vid above for info on what’s happening and peep a little of the setup …
Snowboarding Nozawa Japan
This isn’t another Japan story just about Nieseko. Imagine if all that foreigners heard about Australia was Byron Bay! With so much to offer, we took Chris Decampo, Jake McCarthy and Andy Lloyd to a Japan that you haven’t heard much about… Yet.
2010 Stylewars Day 1
So day 1 of competition at 2010 Stylewars was called off due to fog. No matter, I managed to get a few pics of the first obstacles being hit. They were just out to get a few photos and had clearance to open up the A frame. Everything looks so …
Sunday Shredding With Ben Alexis
Three weeks ago Ben Alexis sent in a clip of him and some friends shredding Perisher. He’s at is again with some Sunday shredding and park laps with Ben Alexis, Greg Whitehead, Jesse Kennnedy and Patto Kalucy.
MTV Snow Jam Riders List
I got sent through a riders list for the MTV Snow Jam earlier today – included on the list is Australians Ryan Tiene, Clint Allan, Jye Kearney and more. Plus internationals like current TTR world number one, Gjermund Braaten, Canadian Mark Sollors, Seb Toots and a tonne of other crew you’re going …
Falls Creek Update: Stylewars Setup!
Just got a few shots of the setup at Falls for Stylewars from Reuben Cameron. Reuben says, “Matto Smith and I have spent our lives in a snowcat for the past week to get these bangers. Hopefully the weather turns our way.We will be re building the Drovers park and building on …
Dragon NZ Meet Day 2!
Jane at Dragon just sent me through a few photos from day 2 of the Dragon meeting in N.Z. The guys look like they’ve had a load of fun – the second 24 hours included a sunrise hike, eight hours of meetings, bungee jumping, team dinner, team party, too little …
The Rob Blog: Seb and Jamie!
Just another quick update – Here is Seb getting a few tips from Jamie Anderson … Got to start them young these days!
MTV Snow Jam – Event Qualifier Spots
This Thursday the MTV Snow Jam is happening at Thredbo and there is still a couple of qualifier spots available to anyone wanting to enter. Five qualifier places will compete alongside 20 invited riders. This year …
Falls Creek Big Air Becomes A Rail Jam
The Falls Creek Big Air became a rail jam this year… According to the release, the event was all set to go on a pair of 50 and 35 foot jumps when it was called off due to safety concerns. Instead, the crew setup the 41ft low triple barrel rail …
Burton N.Z. Open 2010 – Halfpipe Finals Scoring
Chris at Burton just sent through this cool clip of the N.Z. Open finals. The vid takes you through the scoring and talking about Ipod run versus Louie Vito’s three back to back double corks. Some great footage in there, check it out!
Signal Snowboards New ‘Every Third Thursday’
The new episode of ‘Every Third Thursday’ from Signal Snowboards is out and this time the guys bring a golfing theme to the board before having a shred at Whistler. Check it out!
Perisher Park Update
We did a tune up of the jump line in Slopestyle that now goes 30′ step down, 40′ step up, 50′ step down and 70′ step down. We mixed up the jib line a bit and added a 6m Up rail Gap to 9m Down box and a 6m short and tall Step / Up Combo box. The tripple jump …
Isenseven’s ‘Goodbye From Norway’ Clip
I was on the Isenseven website earlier today and spotted this rad clip I hadn’t seen from them before… This one is called ‘Goodbye From Norway’ and according to the words with it, it features Tank, Klocker, Christophe, Fredrik and the rest of the Head Snowboards team. Felix of Isenseven says …
Third Chapter ‘Peep Show’: New Talent, Day At Falls Creek
Third Chapter sent me through the first in a series of clips they’re calling ‘Peep Show’. This one is called ‘New Talent, Day At Falls Creek’ and features Joel Fraser and Shaun Ingham. It was put together by Stu Ross – check it out! Thanks to Liam for shooting it through!
Rich And Katie’s ‘Sunny Day In The Park’
Katie Blundell sent me this rad little edit of her and her boyfriend, Rich Jonas, hitting the Perisher park. Katie is from Devon and Rich is from Stoke-on-Trent in the UK. The guys are basically chasing the winter between Australia, the U.S. (Tahoe is their next stop) …
2010 Capita Mt Hotham Banked Slalom
The always fun Capita Banked Slalom was held at Mt Hotham this past weekend. The course was down the infamous Gunbarrel and the prize well… It’s probably the coolest prize in Australian snowboarding. A trip and entry into the legendary Baker Banked Slalom …
Dew Hut Jam – New Footage And Interviews
I’ve just got my hands on these two new clips from the Dew Hut Jam the other week. These two clips have interviews with a lot of the riders, give more detail on the …
The Rob Blog: Day 2 Billabong Catalog Shoot!
This morning we woke up to a torrential downpour. But, being the aspiring athletes we are, we rolled out of bed and hit the road. Apparently 10cm’s fell at the resort we were heading to which is usually not enough to get me out of bed but I put on …
The Rob Blog: Day 1 Billabong Catalog Shoot!
We wrapped up the Burton Open on Saturday night and made the drive back to Wanaka to meet the Billabong crew. A few guys arrived Sunday night and the rest arrived on Monday, so on Monday afternoon we all drove to the Clubfields where we’re staying …