The Red Bull Snowscrapers happened in New York over the weekend. You can check out a highlight video and photos from the event by clicking here. The event was won by Shayne Pospisil who walked away with $50,000 for the nights work – not bad! It was a great opportunity …
C2 Power Banana Innovation of the Year!
Gnu picked up the SIA Innovations award for their C2 Power Banana. The award recognises the best innovation for the upcoming season. All the details are in the above flyer. Thanks to Transworld for the tip!
Red Bull Snowscrapers Tomorrow
Possibly the biggest city snowboard contest ever, the Red Bull Snowscrapers, is on tomorrow in NYC. Above is a time lapse of the epic construction of the Frank Wells jump setup that is going to make one snowboarder $100,000 richer. Should be very interesting. If you are in NYC, get …
Nick Gregory Signs Burton
Notice how I said that Nick Gregory signs Burton and not the other way around, that’s how baller Nick Gregory is. Here is nice quote from the press release; “Nick is one of Australia’s most respected and talented riders with a career that can be credited for helping push the …
U.S.A Olympic Snowboard Team Outerwear to be Designed by Burton
The U.S.A Olympic Snowboard Team is set to have uniforms designed by Burton in conjunction with Gore-tex for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Burton designed the standout white pinstripe uniforms worn at the last Winter Olympics (pictured above) and has already begun the rider consultation process on the new …
Bozwreck 3000 Teaser
I posted the Bozwreck blog and Chris Eacott poster the other week, and now we have teaser to look at. There is a few shots of Eacott in there and the riding looks pretty darn good. If you need a comparison, check out the first teaser for the original Bozwreck …
T.Rice, Rider Of The Year
Last week during SIA, Transworld held their 10th annual Riders Poll. Not surprisingly, with the release of ‘That’s It, That’s All‘, Travis Rice cleaned the F up. The only male nomination he didn’t scoop up was rookie of the year, which went to Lucas Debari(why not Robbie Walker?). If Travis …
Dino Now Online!
Our friends Darragh Walsh and Mark ‘The Bear’ Bristow have been working hard on Dino for over a year now. The gear is looking amazing and they’ve spent the time and the dollars to get an equally amazing website happening. Using the good guys at Eleven Media to create the …
Tacky Says No to SMS in X Games
Norwegian snowboard site, Tacky, has started a petition against SMS voting in the X Games after Travis Rice won the Big Air event over Torstein Horgmo. Tacky claims that the win was unjustified and that “The Big Air contest this Thursday did, in our opinion, not respect the rider’s efforts. …
Blog Updates
Shameless self promotion? I know. I’m currently on a serious business trip to Brighton in Utah closing deals and buying companies but have managed to squeeze in a few days on the hill. In order to justify the days not in the boardroom bankrupting companies, I am putting together a …
SLC 2009 Part 2
I should preface this entry with a disclaimer… Since my last entry, Brighton has received over 37 inches of delicious fresh Utah powder. With this in mind, the motivation to stop mid run and remove gloves, take out the camera and snap away has definitely dwindled since the first few …
TJ Schneider On Bond Outerwear
If you remember our interview with TJ Schneider from Issue 10, you may remember he spoke of issues he had with his last outerwear sponsor. Well I just a recieved a press release from Bond Outerwear that welcomes TJ to the team and emphasizes the mutual appreciation the two sides …
Japan Snow Accomodation Knows How to Sell Trips!
Our new friend, Hisae from Japan Snow Accomodation, shot me through the above video over the weekend. It is a group of Japanese girls, in school uniform, snowboarding. I know there are many guys out there are going to book trips based solely on the above video… enjoy.
X-Games, Australian Domination
You probably already know that the X Games are going on in Aspen right now, and you probably also know that Torah Bright picked up her second Gold medal in the halfpipe (which by the way, was the best womens pipe run I have ever seen). What you might not …
Coal Considered Release the Floyd
Coal Considered have released their first (to my knowledge) flat peak, called the Floyd. Aside from the quality you’d expect from a Considered piece, this is buffed out with an alloy badge and paisley underbrim. It’s no secret we’re a fan of Brad and the guys at Coal and I …
Billabong’s Michaela Davis-Meehan Wins World Rookie Fest!
17 year old Billabong rider Michaela Davis-Meehan has won the World Rookie Fest in Livigno, Italy. As the above flyer says “She cemented her win with a run that consisted of a frontside 360, nose grab straight air, backside 360 to backside 540.” Congrats Michaela, good work!
Anthony Crute
It is with great sadness that we report the untimely death of Anthony Crute. Anthony was the founder of the Pro-Ride Snowboard Camps in Whistler and a true ambassador for snowboarding in Australia and overseas. Our condolences go out to his family and friends.
Vans Cup 2009 Canceled
According to Transworld, the 2009 Vans Cup has been canceled. Although there is no reason given for the cancellation, it is being assumed that is just the latest in a long line of big events to have their funding/sponsorship cut due to the global economic crisis. The event was “scheduled …
Nitro Collab With IsenSeven
Nitro have worked with the amazing film crew, IsenSeven, to create a special version of the T1. The new board comes in a 153 and 156 and has all the features of the T1 with graphics designed by the IsenSeven guys. Apparently the board is going to be super limited …
Guess Who’s Back?
Guess who’s back in the motherf… Unfortunately no teasers yet, but we do have this photo of Australias own Chris Eacott hippy jumping over a brand new Bozwreck snowboard. This will be the third film in the Bozwreck series and is set to be titled Bozwreck 3000. Eacott tells me …
SLC 2009 Part 1
Last week I done did some spontaneous shit and booked myself a ticket to L.A. It’s not as though I hadn’t been thinking about it for a while, but I just pulled the trigger and left with about 4 days notice. The idea was to head back to Utah and …
Jake Burton On ‘Powder & Rails’
Jake Burton is the latest subject to go under the lens on VBS.TV ‘Powder & Rails‘. Apparently it’s damn hard to get an interview with the guy, so it’s pretty cool to see what he has to say and get a mini look at his supposedly ridiculous home. The only …
Mammoth L.A Billboard
We have seen some crappy resort advertisements on the site here before, so it was a welcome relief to see one that I actually like. This little number is propped up looking over somewhere in Los Angeles. I haven’t actually liked too many of the old Mammoth Mountain ads, but …
Mervin’s Green Credentials
Mervin Manufacturing, the place that produces the GNU and Libtech boards, is touting their long standing commitment to the environment. You can read the whole deal by clicking here or take my word for it – these guys have gone above and beyond the call. Everything from recycling office paper …
Nitro Roadwarriors Teaser – Sweden
Sorry for the slow updates this morning – it’s been a hectic few days. Mark ‘The Bear’ Bristow shot me through the new Nitro Roadwarriors teaser this morning and it looks awesome! Featuring Marc Swoboda, Anton Gunnarsson and Nils Arvidsson doing their thing in Umea, Sweden. Apparently the weather sucked …
The Big Air In The Big Apple!
One of the few contests that still has sponsorship this northern winter, Red Bull’s Big Air in The Big Apple, is happening. Confirmed riders so far are Shaun White, Travis Rice, Eero Ettala, Dustin Craven, Kevin Pearce, Mikkel Bang, Danny Davis, Terje Haakonsen, Andreas Wiig, Torstein Horgmo, Jake Blauvelt, Bjorn …
Danny Kass X Nike
Nike are going all out for their second entry into the snowboard market. They have a serious team onboard, and a rad new ad campaign for the Danny Kass collection. Click here to check out the Yellow Submarine inspired “video clip”, it’s pretty damn good. That said, I’m a little …
Todcast
Although it came out on Tuesday (and will be out every Tuesday from now on), I only now have had time to check out Todd Richards Podcast, Todcast. Maybe as an attempt to hype the upcoming Me, Myself, and I we are now able to get a weekly dose of …
BATTLE AT THE GARDENS
yeah this is a straight rip from ashburyeyewear.com but you have to see this….. Larry Penguin Vs Nick Dirks and Johnny for a little bit (Jonas Michelot)….. some mind blowing shit… Viva la skeleton crew… enjoy
Ben Mates Gets On The Podium At FIS World Cup Half Pipe
As reported in the shoutbox, the latest addition to the Australian GNU team, Benny Mates, has placed 2nd at the World Cup in Japan. Although big Tone at Sidelife would love to claim this victory for Magne Traction, I’m afraid we have to give the credit and congrats to Benny …
PEAK 2 PEAK….. Decent
(we traveled over the clouds) anyways so i managed to catch the elusive silver gondola running on the peak to peak line with the glass bottom and thought i would let people who have not riden it or know anything about it in on whats going on… I like it…. …
Burton European Open Webcast 2009
If you’re in the market for some time wasting goodness, the Burton European Open live webcast begins in a couple of hours. Like most of the Open Snowboarding Series, you can be sure that it will be chock full of hammers and will be pretty good to watch. The only …
Dead Snow
Just when you thought that zombies couldn’t get any nastier, Tommy Wirkola has gone and thrown Nazis into the mix. Clearly cashing in on some ‘Shaun Of The Dead‘, ‘Valkyrie’ and maybe even ‘Zombie Strippers‘ hype, ‘Dead Snow‘ has recieved entry into the Sundance Film Festival. The film was made …
Damon Hayler Wins SBX World Cup Event
Australian Olympic team member and fastest man in Australia (sorry Chumpy), Damon Hayler won his first FIS World Cup Snowboard Cross event last night. In what sounded like a typical nerve racking boarder cross race, Damon actually crossed the line in second place but was upgraded to first after Yanky …
The Block at Big Bear Gets the Chop
The MFM/Eneliko Smith owned hotel, The Block, at Big Bear is going to auction on January 20th. This is a forclosure auction and is an added worry for the business which has also had its Tahoe location closed due to unpaid taxes (as seen here). Eneliko Smith has a bit …