Adidas has welcomed one of the best riders to watch, Kazu Kokubo to the team with a 14 minute clip all about style. It gives a bit of history too – Kazu started filming with Standard at 16 years old, he could only speak Japanese which made it pretty tough …
Bretz Beats White In Dew Tour Pipe
Photo: Ayumu Hirano via Dew Greg Bretz puled out a really solid first run in the Dew Tour pipe finals at Breck over the weekend earning himself a 91.4 and taking out the win over Shaun White. White’s run was only a point short of Bretz’s and included method to …
Apparently Skiing Is More Fun Than Snowboarding Now?
This was an interesting little article that popped up in The Age yesterday – based on a study conducted, skiiers are getting more enjoyment out of a snow trip than those on a board are… It’s an interesting idea, and not one that makes a whole lot of sense. When …
Check Out The Burton Designed US Olympic Uniform
The guys at Dose talk to Danny Davis on the release of the US snowboard team uniform which was created by Burton. Based on a traditional quilt with some pieces of flag sewn in, it is a unique looking jacket. It will definitely stand out amongst the other uniforms. Via …
New 2013/14 Holden Outerwear Site Live
The new Holden Outerwear site is live for the 2013/14 northern hemisphere. It features all the new hottness from the brand along with a videos section and online store. It is living at a new URL – you can now find them at craftedouterwear.com. I’m told this is to do …
Signal’s ETT Makes Something A Bit Interesting
Signal has released the latest Every Third Thursday and this time there’s a bit of interesting info both in the board creation and the result. The guys set out to make a sandboard that can effectively do turns in the Californian dunes. While that may not have been a roaring …
Seb Toots And Mark McMorris Locked In For Canadian Olympic Team
Photo: Frode I haven’t really kept up with who is in and out of the various Olympic teams at the moment but I did get a note saying that Seb Toots and Mark McMorris will be appearing. Toutant is likely to be a very strong contender in slope, with Sochi …
Distorted Reality VFX Teaser
Pirate Films latest, Distorted Reality, is out on iTunes now but the guys released a new VFX teaser for fun. Ever wanted to see Gigi Rüf fly a space watering can out to water some plants? The film also features Marco Feichtner, Kalle Ohlson, Elias Elhardt, Fredrik Evensen, Sami Luhtanen, …
Mt. Baw Baw Management Out For Tender
Mt. Baw Baw has put up its management and operations for tender. They are looking for a private operator “… to grow revenues and reduce costs, make an initial investment to refresh the resort and have the potential to more materially invest in the mountain over time to ensure its …
2013 Spring Riding With Diaries Downunder
Here’s some 2013 spring riding with Nick Hyne, Jake Koia, Mitch Brown and Nick Brown. There’s a bit of a recap from the rest of the season of Diaries Downunder along with a few new bits. I’m assuming this is the end for this season so I’d love to give a …
Yobeat’s Hateline… I’m confused
Yobeat has stared doing their own version of Skateline called, Hateline. They’re blatant about the rip too – first video blurb says “Skateline is one of my favorite things on the internet and I was inspired to, well…Copy the shit out of it.” It is presented by Justin Leville, who …
Quiksilver’s Take It Easy Snowboard Movie
Quiksilver has released a snowboard film called Take It Easy. The film was shot in Whistler and Helsinki. It features Danimals, Johnny Brady, Ian Hart, Teo Konttinen and Zebbe Landmark along with Travis Rice, Bryan Fox and more. There looks to be a lot of familiar shots in here – …
Nitro’s Down To Earth – Full Movie
Nitro have released their full Down To Earth movie online. The film features Benny Urban, Dominik Wagner, Basti Rittig, and Marc Swoboda on a year of snowboarding. These guys are regulars in the epic Isenseven productions. You can check all 20 minutes out above.
The Final Burton [SNOWBOARDING] – Resorts
The final piece of the Burton [SNOWBOARDING] series is now out and it’s pretty epic. This one is set in the resorts across Squaw Valley, Seven Springs, Breckenridge, Blackcomb and more. It features Mark McMorris, Danny Davis, Peetu Piiroinen, Jack Mitrani, Christian Haller, Werni Stock, Roope Tonteri, Marko Grilc, Ben Ferguson, …
Flux Bindings Breaking Bear Episode 3
This is probably my favorite of these to date – here’s episode three of Flux’s Breaking Bear series. Featuring Ryan Tarbell, Jake Schaible, Blake Axelson, and Scotty Vine shredding the park at Bear and coming up with some creative/funny moves. I still can’t decide if I like or hate the …
Shaun White Was At Perisher … We Know This Already
In a press release sent out on October 21st, the news was ‘broken’ that Shaun White was apparently training at a “secret facility” near Perisher. There was some publicity footage (below) and photos which indicate that GoPro might have been the company paying for the private pipe (note that I …
Flux Bindings Breaking Bear Episode 2
Here’s the second installment of Breaking Bear from Flux Bindings. This episode features Tyler Lynch, Ian Sams, and Erik Leon doing a few laps in the park. There’s some super impressive tricks in here – definitely worth checking out.
Get Outta Town Episode – Ender Bender
Here’s episode four of Get Outta Town featuring Devun Walsh, Ryan Tiene, Benji Ritchie, Dustin Craven, Iikka Backstrom and more. This installment is called Ender Bender and sees the guys in the Whistler backcountry. There’s quite a few epic shots in this one.
Four Months To Sochi And BuzzFeed Thinks There Might Be Issues
The Winter Olympics are fast approaching and BuzzFeed sent some people up there to check out progress which apparently isn’t quite on schedule. Construction has been slow and the man power brought up to speed things along are being worked to the bone and occasionally arrested in some kind of …
Eric Jackson’s Welcome To Adidas Clip
Adidas have welcomed Eric Jackson onto the team. He joins Jake Blauvelt, Keegan Valaika, Turbo, Forest Bailey and Helen Schettini. He’s been welcomed in style too with this 16 minute clip covering his snowboarding career, injuries and sponsorship troubles back to his winning the Video Part Of The Year for …
DC’s New Travis Rice Boot
DC has released a clip for the Travis Rice signature model boot being released. The clip is kind of a ‘day in the life’ type thing… And what an epic day. Check it out above.
Fyve End Of Season Recap
Fyve have released an end of season clip recapping their activities. It was shot in Cardrona, Perisher and Falls. The clip features Lou Macias, Ryan Manning, Charles Morris, Harley Trivic, Colin Clarke, Greg Murray, Marc Triffitt and Ryan Linnert. It was edited by Jason C Manning. Check it out above.
Videograss’ Roll Call Teaser
Videograss have released a teaser for thies latest epic, Roll Call. Featuring Dylan Dragotta, Johnny O’Connor, Mark Wilson, Cody Beiersdorf, Spencer Schubert, Sam Taxwood, Ian Boll, Brandon Hobush, Derrek Lever, Blake Paul, Austin Young, Toni Kerkelä, Mike Ravelson, Dylan Alito and more, the clip makes it look pretty damn good. …
Oi Mate Season 2 Episode 4
I don’t know what it is about Friday at the moment but it seems to be the day when I receive epic clips from people. This is, unfortunately, the last episode of Oi Mate for the season. Shot during spring and featuring Stale Sandbech, Kevin Backstrom, Tor Lundstrom, Chas Guldemond, …
Danny Davis Goes Head To Toe Burton
Photo: Blotto After nearly a decade with the brand, Danny Davis has signed a head to toe deal with Burton. Originally signed in 2004, Davis has killed it in comps and on film. He said of the deal “I have ridden for Burton my whole career, and there is no …
Switzerland Ruining Kim Jong Un’s Own Mountain Lab
Photo: Kim Kwang Hyon/AP – via Washington Post Leader of North Korea and friend to Dennis Rodman, Kim Jong Un, is super pissed off cause Switzerland are seriously screwing with his plans for a ski resort. Due to international sanctions on luxury goods, the Swiss are refusing to sell the …
Signal’s ETT Goes To Oktoberfest
Signal have taken their Every Third Thursday series to Germany for some fun at Oktoberfest. The board construction challenge was to get together a beer bong board, which was a success and a real hit in the beer halls… Seems to ride pretty well too. This looks like it was …
It’s The Ladies Turn For Burtons [SNOWBOARDING]
Here’s the teaser for the womens [SNOWBOARDING] part from Burton. The full part features Kimmy Fasani, Kelly Clark, Hannah Teter, Arielle Gold, Enni Rukajärvi, and Cilka Sadar. It will be available this Friday (October 11th, 2013).
Get Outta Town Episode 3
Get Outta Town episode three is all amazing backcountry. The guys hit a few jumps and take a few drops in some incredible spots. Check it out above!
US Olympic Team Training Profile
The contenders for the U.S. Olympic team are in NZ (except Shaun White) and are training hard. The New York Times has got a profile on the routine and the training area including a bit about Cardrona and Benny’s Cafe. There’s a video at the top of the article which …
Shaun White’s Got A Private Pipe At Perisher?
Photo: From MissSnowItAll via Boardworld There’s a rumour that Shaun White has got himself a private pipe to train it at Perisher at the moment. And there’s been plenty of sightings of White around the place to back it up. If what’s on the internet is true (and when isn’t …
Flux Bindings Breaking Bear Episode 1
Flux Bindings have started a web series called Breaking Bear. Episode one features Shaun Murphy, Robert Toste, Keoni Kaimuloa, and Alex Hereford in the park at Bear. The snowboarding is awesome, the references to the hit show are funny and it’s well put together. Enjoy!
Sugar Loaf Resort Purchased By Eneliko Smith
Eneliko Smith, the former owner of The Block hotel and reality TV show has finalised plans to purchase the abandoned Michigan resort, Sugar Loaf. He first announced his intentions back in 2010 but was still searching for the right partner, with resort management experience, to complete the venture. The price …
Jake Koia’s ‘Cold And Soba’ Queenstown Premiere
Jake Koia hld a premiere for his new film, Cold And Soba at Find Bar in Queenstown last Friday night. The event was supported by Red Bull, LibTech and Oakley. The film was created by Mates Media and is due for release online this week. Check some shots from the …