This is 16 year old British Roxy rider Katie Ormerod, who is now the first lady to stomp a back double cork 1080. She nailed it at Stubai, Austria in May after going a little too big and taking a pretty heavy slam on the first attempt. Check the video below.
Behind The Scenes Of Night Fury
We posted up the impressive teaser for Night Fury last week – check it out here. This morning I got this awesome clip which gives a bit of detail on what it actually takes to get out into the back country with the level of lighting gear this film needed. Check …
Dragon’s Winter Launch Party NZ
Photos: Jared Tonkin from RAWRPHOTO Dragon started their annual winter party tour in Auckland, NZ last week. We have a few shots from the night which was held at the Tyler St Garage where the beers flowed well into the night. Check them out above.
Night Fury Trailer
Here’s the teaser for a new short-snowboarding-film created by Ben Ryan and Heath Patterson called Night Fury. It was shot at night in Japan’s Niseko back country during February this year. It features Nick Brown, Connor Harding and Jake Koia. The camera work and some of the lighting looks really impressive …
Snow Craft Pioneers – Spring Break Snowboards
Transworld has posted the second episode in this rad series called Snow Craft Pioneers. This episode happens to feature Melbourne guy Alex Scott shredding some unusual shapes with Spring Break boards founder Corey Smith. The series also features (and was created by) Lucas and Jesse Huffman. It finishes this episode with …
Diaries Downunder Welcomes Winter Back
The Diaries Downunder crew have posted a bit of a hype reel for the 2014 season after a few storms passed through New Zealand in May. It’s certainly looking better over there than it is in Australia at the moment with temperatures at Buller expected to reach 11 degrees today. It’s all …
‘There Goes’ Australian Premiere Dates
John Waddell’s project, There Goes, is premiering over the 2014 season opening weekend. There will be events held in Jindabyne, Melbourne and Sydney. Check out the rad Alberta webclip here – if the full film is in the same league as this, it’s going to be a must see. Details on …
When in Whistler’s Last Episode For The Season
Here’s the final episode of When in Whistler, filmed over April with Geoff Brown, Shaun Belmore, Nic Harvey, Andrew Burns, Dan Currie, Charles Beckinsale, Maria Thomsen and more. Check it out.
Baldface Under Lights With Signal
It’s another Every Third Thursday with Signal Snowboards and in the episode the guys mount a few lights on some boards and ride Baldface at night. It’s worth checking out for the riding at the end but there isn’t much in the way of a wow factor with the build …
Whistler Crew ‘Manboys’ 2014 Teaser
The Manboys have released their teaser for the 2014 web series with Transworld and it’s funny. The team consists of Mark Sollors, Rusty Ockenden, Jody Wachniak, Robjn Taylor, Matt Belzile, and Chris Rasman. The teaser is set to Aussie John Farnham’s ‘You’re The Voice’ and finishes with a great quote from …
Jamie Anderson Scores A Nod From Obama
The 2014 White House Correspondents dinner went down the other night and Jamie Anderson was not only in attendance, she had a name drop in a RandPaul gag from President Obama. Hit play about – the video is queued at the right point to hear it. But the whole thing …
This Is Actually Worth Watching
Spring Break The Movie 3 is out and features Max and Gus Warbington, Sage and Blaze Kotsenburg, Zak Hale, Tucker Andrews, Jack Dawe, Nick Julius, Grant Giller and a tonne more. It’s initially a confusing clip – the footage is terribly shot and edited, the music is awful and it …
Sage Kotsenburg Hits Park City
Check out this awesome preview clip from an end of season session in Park City, Utah with Sage Kotsenburg. This is a sort of behind the scenes look at getting the footage – lot of work on the drone for some pretty awesome perspectives. Enjoy! Via Transworld Snow.
Stop What You’re Doing And Watch Seb Toots Kill It
I don’t want to over hype this but holy shit, this is one epic clip. Filmed in two weeks through Montreal, Seb Toots is absolutely killing it. I’m not going to add any spoilers here – it’s only 2.20 minutes so drop what you’re doing and watch this now.
Pat Moore’s Blueprint Episode 6
The latest (and I think last) episode of Pat Moore’s Blueprint series is out and it is good. He hits Baldface with Jamie Lynn, Terje Håkonsen, Bryan Iguchi and more for some powder runs. There’s also a sneak peek of the new Pat Moore film, Mr. Plant that looks pretty …
John Waddel’s ‘There Goes’ Hits Alberta
John Waddel’s series, There Goes, has hit Alberta in the middle of Canada for a bit of fun with Jye Kearney, Jake McCarthy and Daniel Crean. The guys had some travel issues and by the time they were ready to go, all good snow was gone. Still, they found some great spots and …
When In Whistler Episode 3 – Miracle March
Here’s the latest episode from the When In Whistler guys. Shot during March after some great snowfall, the clip features Geoff Brown, Ryan Manning, Trevor Karle, Joel Loverin, Jeremy Melanson, Shaun Belmore, Yannick Lamontagne, Adam Chuntz, Craig Bowl-U and Nic Harvey. Few jumps, few powder lines. Looks good.
Nike Snakes & Hammers 2014
Nike just wrapped three days of fun in the Austrian sun at the Snakes & Hammers timed/judged obstacle/banked slopestyle course at Silvretta Montafon. Yeah, it looks about as much fun as it sounds.
Full Movie: Bald E-Gal’s ‘Ground Control’
Bald E-Gal productions have released their latest film ‘Ground Control’. It’s 30-odd minutes of vintage looking radness with a 70’s psychedelic rock soundtrack. Both of those things are alright by me! Watch it. As my good friend Smokey would say, ‘it’s Friday and you ain’t got shit to do’. If …
Episode 5 Of Pat Moore’s Blueprint
Pat Moore’s latest episode of Blueprint is all about backcountry in Wyoming with Bryan Iguchi. It gives you a little history into Iguchi’s path in snowboarding and what he gets stoked on now. The end shot for the clip is pretty awesome. Enjoy!
31 Days Later In Sochi
It’s been one month since the Sochi Winter Olympics wrapped up and if you were wondering what the near-purpose-built city is looking like, these shots will give you some of the story. Blogger Alexander Valov took a load of shots around the athletes villages, hotels and venues – some of which …
Danimals Full Part
Thanks to Ashbury and Quiksilver, probably your favorite rail snowboarder’s favorite snowboarder just released a full part.
Double Pipe Win Goes To Taylor Gold
Red Bull’s Double Pipe comp went down in Aspen, Colorado over the weekend and Taylor Gold took out first. Gold, who also recently won the Burton US Open,started his run with a huge double Michalchuk and transferred between the pipes twice. Although the format made for some more creative riding, I’m …
Red Bull Double Pipe This Weekend
Red Bull are holding a pipe comp in Colorado this weekend with two, side by side pipes. It’s been a while since this has been done and it seems to have taken a bit of getting used to – check out the clip above of Greg Bretz, Scotty Lago, Ben Ferguson, …
Signal’s Heated Base Every Third Thursday
Signal have revisited an earlier idea they had around creating a board with a heated base. The theory going that a warmer base will melt the snow under the board quicker and more comprehensively creating more speed. The previous try at this failed but with some new tech found, a …
Brain Farm’s MoVi Snowmobile Shoot
Brain Farm’s camera equipment arsenal has always been pretty epic and they’re adding to it all the time. Last week they added the above clip where Director of Photography, Greg Wheeler run a few test shots on the new MoVi rig for stabilising shots from a snowmobile. Travis Rice is …
Australian Kent Callister On Podium At Arctic Challenge
After a few days of rider involvement in setting up The Arctic Challenge pipe comp, Danny Davis has taken out the win. The format saw the riders compete in two, one hour jam sessions. According to the release the, “… first hour was an expression session where riders could focus on …
The Olympics Are Dead & The Burton US Open Killed It
If there is any doubt the Olympics half pipe sucked (there isn’t), the Burton US Open should put all that to bed. It was insane. A couple of days old I know but if you haven’t seen footage from the recent Burton US Open you need to stop what you’re …
Pat Moore’s Blueprint Is Epic
This is episode four of Pat Moore’s Blueprint series and it is an awesome watch. In this one he spends time riding in Alaska with Jake Welch who apparently has no sponsors since The Program ceased, which is insane… someone needs to fix this. Seriously, how does a guy this …
Arctic Challenge Pipe Comp In The Riders Hands
Terje Haakonsen’s Arctic Challenge kicks off today and as part of the 2014 event, the pipe setup, comp format and other details are being left with the riders. As Haakonsen explains in the clip above, the riders will have three days to come up with how they want to see the contest …
Biittner, Arnold and Deadlung Having Fun In Utah
Dose have done this rad little edit with Aaron Biittner, Scotty Arnold and Deadlung in Utah. Super fun clip – combined with the sudden shitty weather in Melbourne, it’s making me hang out for the return of the snow season. Only 94 days to go!
Burton US Open Halfpipe Finals Results
The finals for the halfpipe at the Burton US Open happened on Monday (Aus time) and there was some surprising results. Taylor Gold took out the win for a run that included a method air, front 12 Tail, double Michalchuk Melon, front double cork 10, indy, cab 10 roastbeef to crippler chickensalad. His …
Burton US Open Slope Finals Results
The finals of the Burton US Open Slopestyle went down over the weekend. The top spot was taken out by Mark McMorris with a switch board to front board backflip out, frontside boardslide 450 out, cab 1260 mute, front double cork 10 mute and back triple cork 14 mute. That earned him …
Burton US Open Halfpipe Semis Results
The halfpipe semis for the US Open went down this morning (Aus time) and they were a pretty damn spectacular watch. The level of riding was awesome with the standout being first place getter Yiwei Zhang who’s second run, which only improved on his already winning score, included a method, front double …