Episode eight of season two of Videograss Saturdays is out and looking like fun. This one features Andy Wright, Jake Welch, Will Tuddenham, Cale Zima, Harrison Gordon, and Johnny Miller on the closing day at Brighton. Enjoy!
Think Thank Teaser Three: Habenicht And Granger
The third teaser for Think Thank’s ‘Right Brain, Left Brain’ is out now and looking awesome. This one features Blair Habenicht and Austin Granger but doesn’t give much away – looking forward to the full film! Check it out!
Fisheye Fridays 2010: Episode 2
Andy Lloyd has released episode two of his popular web series Fisheye Fridays. This episode takes you to Buller, Perisher, Thredbo with riders Ryan Tiene, Matt Sedunary, Mitch Williams, Lance Rees, Cliffo, Billy Hayman, Darragh Welsh as well as the man himself, Andy Lloyd.
Battle at Baw Baw – Third Chapter Edit
The good guys at Third Chapter have sent through a rad edit from the comp yesterday. The clip was filmed by Shaun Belmore and Lee Ponzio – Click ‘read more’ to check it out and thanks to the guys there for sending it through!
The Rob Blog: Baw Baw Contest!
Hey Guys! I just got home from the Forum Battle @ Baw Baw. I always love heading to Baw Baw for this comp, the drive is mellow, the course always has a great set up and the people running the comp are awesome. Pressure was on to back up last …
Forum’s Battle at Baw Baw Results!
Okay… Just a quick wrap for tonight and we’ll have all the details and a tonne of photos available over the next couple of days. As mention during the webcast and in the Shoutbox, the day was won by Robbie Walker – his second consecutive win in this comp. Second …
Dew Hut Jam Plans!
The 2010 Dew Hut Jam is happening next Saturday 31st July up at Buller. The good guys at Dew just shot through a bit of info on the night, “In 2010 the course has been modified to give the riders more options. The crew at Buller have come up with …
Battle At Baw Live Webcast 1:30 Tomorrow July 24th
Just a final reminder that tomorrow is Forum’s ‘Battle at Baw Baw’ and if you can’t make it along on the day, be sure to tune into Pop at 1.30pm for a LIVE WEBCAST of the whole event! See you tomorrow!
The Rob Blog: Winter Streetwear Shoot In Byron
Just got a call from Billabong asking me to fly up to Byron for another winter street wear shoot. I did a shoot with them two years ago in Bali which was rad, the shot above is taken from that catalog, but I admit I’m glad this one will be …
Baw Baw’din Episode 2
In what is quickly becoming the best of the bunch for ‘webisodes’ down here in Australia, Mark Catsburg and his pals have once again been up at Baw Baw getting naughty by nature for episode two of Baw Baw’din. Trees, stumps, logs, rocks n caterpillas. Great filming by John Waddell …
Nate Johnstone Blog: To Lombok And Back
Hey guys. Sorry if there is a few too many spelling mistakes its hard to spell check when its all in Indonesian. So I have just arrived back in Bali after spending a few days over on Lombok, unfortunately we had no luck in finding any waves over there …
Perisher Best Of The Week – 24th July
Here is a little edit of the ‘best of the week’ from the Perisher park.
Thredbo Freeride Series
We had the Thredbo Freeride series big air a couple days ago on the freshly rebuilt Highnoon jumps which are now 35 and 40 foot also added in yesterdays rebuild was our brand new 10m down flat down rail. Here are a few pics of the jumps.
Austin Smith’s New Dakine Backpack
Austin Smith has got a rad looking new backpack out with Dakine. The 25 litre pack is designed to make backcountry trips easier but even if you’re not doing that, the black with the blue highlights is just a good looking pack. More over here.
Absinthe’s ‘NowHere’ Trailer
The trailer for Absinthe’s ‘NowHere’ is out and is looking amazing… Some of the shots in there are so gnarly. The film features an all star cast including Jake Blauvelt, Gigi Rüf, Romain deMarchi, DCP, JP Solberg, Annie Boulanger, Marie-France Roy, Bjorn Leines, Tadashi Fuse, Terje Haakonsen, Bode Merrill, Nicolas …
Bear Mt Security Guard Speaks About Snowboarding
This is another gem I found on the Ashbury blog. Shit this guy is funny.
REMINDER: ‘Battle at Baw Baw’ Webcast – Saturday!
Just a quick reminder that there will be a LIVE WEBCAST of Forum’s ‘Battle at Baw Baw’ from 1.30pm this Saturday so if you can’t make it along, hit Pop to see all the action! See you here (or there) on Saturday!
Winter Dew Tour Pipe Gains 4 Feet
The Winter Dew Tour have announced that they’ll be jumping the size of the pipe for this winters contests from 18 feet to 22 feet. Danny Davis said, “I’m stoked that the Winter Dew Tour will have 22-foot pipes this season … The level of riding and amplitude that we …
Videograss Saturdays: Season 2 Episode 7
I can watch Nima Jalali and Darrell Mathes snowboard some of the worlds best mountains and be fine with not being there. But watching these two sub-6-footers playing some ball in the Utah Jazz’s training facility and not being there absolutely kills me. Some guys have all the luck.
Rebuilds
Last night we did a rebuild in the Slopestyle, and our new Prinoth Bison X park cat got a work out. It was a long night for the groomers and a busy morning for the Rake crew but everyone seems stoked with the new layout. We now have a tripple jump …
Beresford-Larson ‘Right Brain Left Brain’ Teaser!
The new teaser for Think Thanks upcoming film, ‘Right Brain Left Brain’. Featuring Chris Beresford and Chris Larson the teaser doesn’t give much away and is pretty different… What’d you think?
Signal Snowboard’s ‘Every Third Thursday: The Sled’ Episode
Signal Snowboards have released their second episode of ‘Every Third Thursday’. This one is called ‘The Sled’ and features the good guys there trying out a fibreglass free, all wood board. Check it out!
Buller Park Update – July 16th
Just got a quick update from Stu at Mt Buller before the weekend… Stu says, “We opened our skyline park today (after scraping all the snow we could muster) with a flat box and a down bar. In our Koflers park we have a triple line of small jumps. Beside the jumps is …
Perfect Cappuccino
Anyone who knows me well knows how difficult I am when ordering a latte at Starbucks, because they just can’t get it right. I just came across this link and thought it was pretty funny.
Falls Creek Park Report – Video Update
Jason Currie sent through a park report for Falls Creek last night. Jason tells me he’s built, “the Rainbow box that’s in the photos and now in the video, also a 5m long up rail what’s called the double barrel shot gun.” Looks rad and the video is awesome – it features …
Due Date Teaser Trailer
What’s this got to do with snow, surf and skate you ask? Well you underestimate my movie trivia buffness. So you all know the movie Old School. Well that director, a guy named Todd Phillips, also directed The Hangover, another film I’m sure you’ve all seen and loved. Well arguably …
2010 Dew Hut Jam – Team List!
Dew have just released the team list for the 2010 Hut Jam! Tim Laidlaw and Nate Perry have got the band back together for another run at the win while Billabong, Oakley, Burton and DC have put together some big names for the comp. Check the full list of teams …
Dew Hut Jam’s ‘Gatorade Rookie Award’
Gatorade have been doing some rad stuff with skate and snow in the States for a while and now they’re bringing the love to Australia as well. This year they’re sponsoring the Gatorade Rookie Award at the Dew Hut Jam. The winner will receive $4,000 prize money and a sweat …
Gnarcade
Knife Show Inc. have created a fantastic clip of classic video game characters invading the High Cascade Snowboard Camp at Mt Hood. Scott Stevens, Micah Hollinger, Chris Beresford, Tim Eddy, Ben Bogart, and Casey Wrightsman have to dodge characters from Mario Bros, Space Invaders, Bubble Bobble, Pac-Man, Frogger and even …
Even More Burton Cattleman’s Rail Jam After Party Photos
Jacob Williams was nice enough to send in his photos from the 2010 Burton Cattleman’s Rail Jam after party. By the looks of it, he had a slightly more entertaining night than I did.
Thredbo Park Page Updated
Overnight we’ve had a bunch of photos (and even a park crew video report) uploaded to the Thredbo Park Page. Check ’em out here.
Thredbo Terrain Park Report Early July 2010
We’ve had a busy couple of weeks with rebuilds in the High Noon and Cruiser Terrain Parks, along with the opening of the Monster Bagjump. Highlights have been the addition of a double 30ft jump line and refurbished jib section in High Noon. Pray for snow and we’ll see you …
Mag Poll Issue #2 Update – Last Days!
It’s the last days for the issue 2 Mag Poll and at the moment, Snowboarder has a significant lead over the other two mags… Ryan Wilmot and Snowboarder won the polls last year but there was a surprise winner in Snowboarding for the issue 1’s in 2010. If you …
Sketchy D’s Film Debut
Sketchy D has got his film debut coming up in an indi comedy called Cannonball. According to the film bio, “Cannonball, is a comedy about a guy in his late twenties adjusting to life after a cross country move. Following a chance meeting with an electronics store employee he finds …
Chris Eacott’s BozWreck 2010 Part
Chris just uploaded his part from BozWreck’s new video. It features a couple tricks from his homies Dallin Twilligear and Alex Witzle.