Archive for January, 2009
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Submitted by liv2ride
Here’s the latest from I Heart Snow Productions - “Recession Proof” Teaser
Recession Proof Sneak Peek from ian post on Vimeo.
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New gear preview from SIA
Submitted by FrontLipped
It’s tradeshow time again! Once again - and for the last time before the show moves to Colorado - the SIA tradeshow took over Las Vegas. Here’s a peak at some of the gear, but head over to Transworld to see more photos from Dakine, Signal, Stepchild, Capita, DC, Nitro, Rome and more.
Devun [...]
The economy’s impact on the snowboarding industry
Submitted by www.snowboard-women.com
As the winter season has progressed and nothing but bad news comes out about the economy, the impact of job losses and tighter consumer spending on the ski and snowboarding industry is evident. For many people, skiing and snowboarding is a recreational hobby that is funded by discretionary incomes. And snow sports are [...]
Snowboard Realms Ontario/Quebec Tour
Submitted by FrontLipped
Although I haven’t been very quick on the draw to let you all know about the new episodes, TJ Schneider has still been pumping out videos for season two of the Snowboard Realms.
These three come from the time TJ spent touring through Ontario, and in to Quebec. Check out episode 2-8 to see [...]
Jeff Batchelor takes silver in Gangwon
Submitted by FrontLipped
Oakville, Ontario’s Jeff Batchelor took 2nd, and Squamish, British Colmbia’s Justin Lamoureux placed 5th at the FIS World Snowboard Championships in Gangwon, Korea recently. The silver medal in Korea marked Batchelor’s third career podium on the world cup circuit.
The Canadian women didn’t fare as well, as none were successful in qualifying for the finals. [...]
RedBull Butter Cup at Mountain Creek
Submitted by liv2ride
More details at MountainCreek.com
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B4BC at Holiday Valley
Submitted by liv2ride
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STF fun with Spencer and Nash Lajeunesse
Submitted by FrontLipped
What snowboarder doesn’t want their own private park in their backyard?
Calgary locals Spencer and Nash Lajeunesse took it upon themselves to build a place to practice their tricks and brush up their style before taking it to film.
Check out some footage from Canada’s Secret Training Facility on Transworld Snowboarding.
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Sunday Cinema - 6 Months 2 Live December
Submitted by FrontLipped
Check out Kontakt Filmproduction’s first webisode of the 6 Months 2 Live video project, and then head over to Snowboard Canada for a preview of the next episode with the crew in Quebec City.
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POWDER & RAILS - FLF FILMS - SNOWBOARDERS IN EXILE•
Submitted by liv2ride
You’ve watched the stars all season long. Now check out the full length film that made them - Fall Line Films “Snowboarders in Exile”. The film that created the concept of the snowboard video pro and changed the careers of its stars almost instantly.
more about “POWDER & RAILS - FLF FILMS - SNOWBOAR…“, [...]
Winter X 13 - Men’s Pipe Finals
Submitted by liv2ride
p: Dave Lehl
Last night in a puking snowstorm and amidst controversy Shaun White became the first athelete ever, man or female to win back-to-back X Games superpipe gold.
It was a moment you couldn’t have scripted any better. Fellow Burton rider and Vermont local, Kevin Pearce was sitting on a 2nd run score of 90.66 [...]
Injured calf + crutches = No fun!
Submitted by www.snowboard-women.com.
Well, sadly I may not be able to take my Mammoth snowboard trip on Feb. 7 as planned. Yesterday I was dashing all over Los Angeles taking part in the High Trek Adventure race. It’s basically a localized version of The Amazing Race - you answer clues that take you to various locations [...]
Bear Treats with Chamberlain, Sexton and friends
Submitted by FrontLipped
Is this the new Sunday In The Park? Coming straight from Bear Mountain, Simon Chamberlain, Joe Sexton, Scott Vine and some friends had a nice little day in the park.
Was that Dave Downing you saw in the middle of the video, lip-tricking his way down the U-Tube? You’ll have to check out the video [...]
Westbeach Airtime - Winter’s Here!
Submitted by FrontLipped
“When it snows in the city, grab your board and go!” Jody Wachniak and Matt Belzile got down on a couple rails before hitting up 7-Eleven.
Winter is in full swing, check out the video.
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Winter X 13 - Men’s Slopestyle
Submitted by liv2ride
p: Dave Lehl
Under the flat light of a grey-bird sky today’s men’s slopestyle field treated the fans to what may have been the best slope finals ever! With 5 of the 8 finals riders scoring 90 or above, Shaun White rose above the competition taking home a record 8th X Games Gold medal.
It came [...]
Winter X 13 - Women’s Pipe Finals
Submitted by liv2ride
This Winter X pipe belonged to Torah Bright. After throwing down what arguably may have been one of the best women’s runs ever in qualifiers, Torah stomped the competition tonight to earn her second X Games gold medal. With a damn near perfect run consisting of a bs 360 to switch bs 7 [...]
Winter X 13 - Men’s Slope Qualifiers
Submitted by liv2ride
p: Dave Lehl
Here are the results from today’s Men’s Slopestyle prelims. Top 8 riders advance to the finals
1
Chas Guldemond
78.00
78.00
78.00
2
Scotty Lago
26.33
76.33
76.33
3
Peetu Piiroinen
75.66
34.00
75.66
4
Andreas Wigg
59.00
73.33
73.33
5
Jussi Oksanen
22.33
71.00
71.00
6
Mikkel Bang
50.00
70.66
70.66
7
Tim Humphreys
69.66
28.66
69.66
8
Shaun White
26.66
67.66
67.66
9
Kevin Pearce
45.33
66.66
66.66
10
Eero Niemela
63.66
33.00
63.66
11
Danny Davis
58.33
20.66
58.33
12
Heikki Sorsa
33.33
48.00
48.00
13
Eero Ettala
21.00
32.00
32.00
14
Travis Rice
19.66
23.33
23.33
15
Torstein Horgmo
7.33
22.33
22.33
16
Mason Aguirre
0.00
0.00
0.00
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Winter X 13 - Women’s Slope Qualifiers
Submitted by liv2ride
Here are the qualifiying results from today’s women’s slope pre-lims. Top 6 finishers move onto the Finals.
1. Jenny Jones Bristol, Great Britain 84.33
2. Spencer O’Brien Whistler, BC, Canada 80.33
3. Megan Ginter Seattle, Wash 76.66
4. Kjersti Oestgaard Buaas Trondheim, Norway 70.66
5. Hana Beaman Big Bear, Calif. 64.66
6. Kimmy Fasani Mammoth Lakes, Calif. 63.66
7. C.C. [...]
eesa Introduces Supersox in 2010
Submitted by liv2ride
Rocking the sock world eesa introduces 100% bamboo fiber in every sock it builds. Bamboo is a naturally green fiber packed with eesa’s proprietary M.A.Q. (Moisture-wicking, Anti-Microbial and Quick-dry) technology. These feature benefits keep you dry-and-comfortable which means more time doing what you love from snowflake-to-streetscape.
Coupled with our green fiber story eesa launches [...]
Winter X 13 - Big Air Results
Submitted by liv2ride
In a 3 round, viewer decided, head-to-head battle Travis Rice came out on top for redemption in tonight’s snowboard Big Air competition at Winter X Games 13 in Aspen, CO. Under the lights and through the channel he had crashed on earlier Travis’ creative flip and spin combos prevailed over the field of [...]
POWDER & RAILS - JAKE BURTON Pt 2
Submitted by liv2ride
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The Business of Shaun White
Submitted by liv2ride
courtesy of FastCompany
In case you missed it, Shaun White is on the cover of FastCompany this month. Love him or hate him, Shaun has a lot more on his plate than the average 22 year old. Mark Borden’s article offers a behind the scenes look at the kid, the business man and the brand [...]
Winter X13 Day One Updates
Submitted by liv2ride
P: Dave Lehl
Word coming out of X13 is that our Frend and Vermont local, Kevin Pearce will not be participating in the Big Air competition tonight. Apparently Kevin pulled a pretty rough “Superman” to faceplant off the kicker in slope practice this afternoon. X Game officials are reporting that Kevin sustained [...]
Boarding for Breast Cancer at Waterville
Submitted by liv2ride
For the fourth consecutive year Waterville Valley is turning its mountain pink to raise funds for Boarding for Breast Cancer (B4BC) on Superbowl Sunday, February 1. There will be lots of ways for skiers and riders to participate including an Oakley Pink Rail Jam and an Ultimate Pink Raffle featuring women’s skis and [...]
No Correct Way in Quebec
Submitted by FrontLipped
As if there needed to be any more proof put forward that the province of Quebec is one of snowboarding’s new focal points for urban riding, here’s a sampling of some of the shots the Rome team gathered in QC while filming for No Correct Way.
Check it out on Transworld Snowboarding.
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