Archive for March, 2009
« Previous EntriesKelly Clark Crowned 08/09 Swatch TTR Champion
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Mammoth, California, USA - March 30th, 2009: It was an awe-inspiring finale today at the Tour defining 6Star Roxy Chicken Jam Slopestyle as Kelly Clark (USA) locked in the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion Title. Kelly was up against a stacked field of Slopestyle riders but was able to [...]
Okemo to Host Giraffic Park Event
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LUDLOW, Vt. – Springtime brings out the wild side of people and Okemo Mountain Resort’s most loyal skiers and riders are no exception. Two dozen top skiers and riders will showcase their exceptional talents on a specially prepared 80-foot cut-away true table jump made entirely of snow. The invitational photo and film shoot [...]
One day at Whistler/Blackcomb with Jake Kuzyk
Submitted by FrontLipped
As the description on Transworld states, this video was filmed by the Sandbox crew on a down day from filming for their new video Shine On.
Jake Kuzyk, Rusty Ockenden, Mikey Pederson, Kevin Sansalone and Logan Haubrich headed to Whistler/Blackcomb to goof off in the park for a day.
Check out Kuzyk’s edit from the day on [...]
Countdown to special Mammoth MVP Season Pass offer
Submitted by www.snowboard-women.com
I was recently very excited to hear about this special offer. On April 1, Mammoth Mountain will be offering its MVP season pass to EVERYBODY for $576, not just renewing members.
Backstory: A few years ago, Mammoth stopped selling this pass to just anyone, only offering it to renewing members. The MVP was a [...]
Kelly Clark Takes Roxy Chicken Jam Pipe Title
Submitted by liv2ride
Photo courtesty of TTR
On a perfect Mammoth Moutain bluebird day, West Dover, Vermont’s, Kelly Clark continued her women’s world halfpipe dominance at the Roxy Chicken Jam. With her win Kelly moved into the top 3 in overall points for the Women’s TTR overall championship. Kelly’s winning run consisted of her signature blend of [...]
Okemo Joey Jam Results
Submitted by liv2ride
Ludlow, Vt. – On Saturday. March 28, Okemo Mountain Resort hosted its inaugural Joey Jam, a competition that celebrated some of the slopes’ most conspicuous skiers and snowboarders. Steven Kelly, of Ludlow, Vt., took top honors and drove away in the grand prize, a purple haze 1992, 25th anniversary edition Chevy Camaro.
A 31 [...]
Quiksilver Showdown Over the City takes over Grouse Mountain
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Swatch Ticket To Ride (TTR) points and $20,000 in prize money are on the line this weekend at the Quiksilver Showdown Over the City hosted by Grouse Mountain.
With Burton’s Global Open Series wrapped up, the focus has turned to the race for the TTR World Tour championship. The start list includes riders such [...]
Alterna films heads to Aspen, Colorado
Submitted by FrontLipped
While filming for the new film, the crew from Alterna Action headed down to Aspen, Colorado for an exclusive park session.
Riders Matt Belzile, Logan Haubrich and Craig Beaulieu descended upon the resort with Snowboard Canada’s Photo Editor John Scarth and Alterna Filmer Rob Brunton in tow to document the action.
Check out Scarth’s account [...]
2009 US GOpen of Snowboarding Highlights
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2009 US GOpen of Snowboarding from Magical Go-Go on Vimeo.
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Win a Mountain Dew Voltage Snowboard
Submitted by liv2ride
The Dew Tour has been over for a few weeks now but the final results just came in. Mountain Dew Voltage® has been choosen by you, the drinking public, as the newest flavor in the Mountain Dew® line.
Voltage is in stores now and to celebrate Mountain Dew® is giving away tons of weekly [...]
Kael Hill’s full part from WHAT
Submitted by FrontLipped
Last year was a big season for Alberta native Kael Hill. Not only did he win the Best Trick award during the Empire Shakedown’s rail jam, but he also filmed an insane part with the Brothers Factory film crew for their movie WHAT.
This season, Kael has been filming with Sandbox for their new [...]
Rome FuGnar hits Revelstoke
Submitted by FrontLipped
The Rome team is trekking across Canada filming for a new video project titled Fugnar, but when they headed in to Revelstoke to enjoy the sweet goods they found last year while filming for No Correct Way, they ended up getting socked in.
Not the type of snowboarders to stay inside and sulk when [...]
Spot Check: Killington Late Season
Submitted by liv2ride
Riding in the East takes dedication. Weekend after weekend of cold gray days can wear on you over a season and it always seems like just when the temperatures start rising and the sun starts shining, the resorts start closing. If you’re lucky you’ll get 1 or 2 spring weekends of sunny skies [...]
Oakley presents new women’s category in 2009 Ride Shakedown
Submitted by FrontLipped
Montréal, Quebec – Oakley is proud to actively support the 8th edition of the RIDE Shakedown, an international snowboarding event that will take place on April 3rd and 4th in Mont Saint-Sauveur, Quebec. Under the terms of its sponsorship, Oakley will provide support that is essential for the introduction of the all-new women’s [...]
Eesa Miss Molly Rail Jam
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It’s time to come out and shred the gnar for a good cause. Eesa’s New England Rep Buck Rowlee’s daughter Molly has been diagnosed with Lymphoma. So we’re pulling out all the stops in Molly’s courageous fight against cancer! Join us on Thursday March 26th at Bolton Valley Vermont for an evening of [...]
Seb Toots takes 2nd in US Open Slopestyle Final
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Seb Toots sends it in the US Open Slopestyle Finals
Although it was Chas Guldemond who walked away as the big winner from the US Open, taking home more than $175,000 CAD during the weekend, it was Canadian rider Sebastien Toutant who put an exclamation point on the fact that he is one of [...]
Guldemond and Buaas Take US Open Slopestyle Titles
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Photo courtesy of US Open
By: Press Release
STRATTON, VT (March 22, 2009) – The last day of the US Open proved to be the busiest with junior jam finals, men’s and women’s slopestyle finals and three major titles being awarded. Chas Guldemond (USA) and Kjersti Oestgaard Buaas (NOR) won slopestyle finals and $20,000 each. [...]
Sunday Cinema - Snowboard Realms in Japan
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TJ and Scott Stevens have spent the last few weeks in Japan with Transworld filmer Gary Milton getting some faceshots and snagging some shots. Check it out…
I’ve been slacking on the Realms updates, so I’m gonna take care of it all at once…
Episode 14 - Japan slopestyle contest
Episode 15 - 17-hour ferry ride to [...]
Sebastien Toutant takes third in US Open Invitational Quarterpipe
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Men’s QP podium; Toutant, Lago and Ek PHOTO Aaron Blatt
With the fourth day of the 2009 US Open in the books, a Canadian rider has already claimed a podium finish.
More than $20,000 was up for grabs in the men’s and women’s divisions of the Invitational Quarterpipe competition. Canadian Sebastien Toutant took third place [...]
Kass Makes History at US Open - Halfpipe Results
Submitted by liv2ride
Saturday March 21, 2009 - Danny Kass rode into the history books today earning a record setting 5th US Open halfpipe title. Under bluebird skies and in front of 15,000 fans the world’s best snowboarders gathered at Stratton Mountain, Vermont for the 27th Annunal Burton US Open snowboard championships. With a run that consisted of [...]
US Open Quarterpipe Results
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By: Press Release
The 27th Annual US Open Snowboarding Championships final events kicked off this evening at Stratton Mountain Resort with the men’s and women’s quarterpipe finals under clear skies in front of hundreds of spectators at the Sunbowl base area. Kjersti Oestgaard Buaas and Scotty Lago earned the first titles of this year’s [...]
Palmer Taylor qualifies for US Open Women’s Halfpipe semi-final
Submitted by FrontLipped
On the third day of the 2009 US Open, more than 50 of the top women snowboarders in the world threw themselves down Stratton’s stunt ditch in an attempt to grab one of five available spots in Saturday’s semi-final.
Canadian Palmer Taylor snuck in to the fifth, and final, available spot, and will now face invited [...]
YoBeat catches Ben Bilocq on Hump Day
Submitted by FrontLipped
So all the kids have been telling me that there’s this movie called “Twilight” and it’s started a “vampire” fad amongst all the “youngsters” these days.
So, without using any more unnecessary quotation marks to add emphasis…Quebec shredder and Nitro team rider Ben Bilocq has been quitely making his mark on snowboarding and building hype [...]
Eesa Ride Day At Stowe - 3-27-09
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Shred some Hot Pow with the crew from Eeasa at Stowe - Friday March 27, 2009
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Mammoth at long last 3/14/09
Submitted by www.snowboard-women.com
Finally! This past weekend, Jessie and I took our first trip of the season to Mammoth together. Last year we went so many times, this has been a disappointing season, mostly due to my strained calf injury.
We got really lucky with weather. There was no new snow, so this was good for [...]
