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Hurley & Bar Refaeli Collab on Bikini for B4BC

Submitted by liv2ride

If the weather here in the east is any indication, summer is here…and if there is anything positive about the end of the snow season, it’s the start of  Bikini season.  I could tell you something here about why you should go out and buy this Hurley/ Bar Refaeli Collab bikini to support [...]

Mark McMorris hooked up by the SOURCE

Submitted by FrontLipped
This post is for all those kids trapped in Canada’s prairies. Let this be proof to you that, with enough hard work and a whole lotta skill, it’s still possible to have a professional snowboard career when you grow up in the flats.
Mark McMorris, a 15-year-old Saskatchewan native, just got hooked up by [...]

Behind the scenes at Grouse with Alterna Films

Submitted by FrontLipped

The mandatory team photo

I guess it’s somewhat of a routine that every year, the Alterna Action crew heads up to Vancouver’s Grouse Mountain to session a private park and log some footage for their latest video.
Well that ritual lived on this year, and you can get a sneak peek at what went down [...]

Mammoth Hotties on the Hill - 4/26/09

Submitted by www.snowboard-women.com
In my last trip to Mammoth of this season, (which I will write up soon,) at long last I finally met some hotties on the hill!  Meet Corey & Scott, from Orange County.  We shared a gondola ride up to Cornice with them on Sunday.  Scott was wearing a helmet cam that of [...]

Grenade Games 5 - Finale

Submitted by liv2ride
Video highlights from the insane Grenade Games 5 slopestyle finale and after party.  Check out Gooner’s impression of a wacky wall walker on the step up pad… ouch!  Much props to Dano at Monster for all the great video coverage.
Grenade Games 5 - Finale from monster dano on Vimeo.
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Monster Grenade Games 5 - Pipe Jam Finals

Submitted by liv2ride
Grenade Games 5 is in the history books but the highlights keep coming in. Check out the footage from the Pipe Jam finals. Congratulations to TJ Schneider for taking home the jam title.
Monster Grenade Games 5 - Day 5 from monster dano on Vimeo.
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Stepchild Snowboards: 2009/10 Preview

Submitted by FrontLipped
Who would have thought that one of the men who introduced the snowboard world to Boozy the Clown in the original Whiskey videos, would also be behind one of the most successful new snowboard brands in the industry.
As a company, Stepchild snowboards has survived its initiation. They company has emerged from the hype [...]

Monster Grenade Games 5 - Day 4

Submitted by liv2ride
More from the Grenade Games 5… Today we bring you pipe qualifiers and “beaver hunting” with Danny and the Dingo. Enjoy!
Monster Grenade Games 5 - Day 4 from monster dano on Vimeo.
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Sunday Cinema - Snowboard Realms, Austria Montage

Submitted by FrontLipped
Just a little compilation of some of the things TJ Schneider and Sebi Muller have been getting up to in Austria’s Montafon Valley.

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Canada sweeps Grenade Games Superpipe podium

Submitted by FrontLipped

TJ Schneider putting the stamp on his run, PHOTO John Scarth

Canadian riders stood up and defended their home soil during the finals of the Grenade Games Superpipe. Dustin Craven and Guillaume Morisset took the 3rd ($1,000)  and 2nd ($2,000) positions respectively, but it was TJ Schneider who blew the judges away with massive airs and [...]

Ryan Tiene in All Day, Every Day

Submitted by FrontLipped
Is it just me, or has snowboarding seen quite the influx of gnarly riders who come from the land(s) down under?
Guys like Robbie Walker, Jake Koia and Ryan Tiene have been putting their stamp on the North American snowboard scene for the last couple of seasons.
The Scanners have had their turn, will they pass the [...]

Grenade Games - Day 3 Dual Slalom

Submitted by liv2ride
Day 3 of the Grenade Games from Whistler, CA and the crew takes to the icy moguls of the Dual Slalom course…
Grenade Games - Day 3 from monster dano on Vimeo.
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Westbeach releases Heritage teaser

Submitted by FrontLipped

“The Westbeach Heritage Project celebrates Westbeach’s 30th Anniversary and will feature a number of online releases, reissue product, grassroots events and is building up to a fall 2009 book release by Dano Pendygrasse about the brand’s involvement and influence in Canadian snowboarding.”
Check out the teaser right here.
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Rome Shop Kid Contest Winner Announced

Submitted by liv2ride

Art entries from shop kids for the Rome SK (Shop Kid) Contest have been received from around the globe, and the judging has finally come to a close. A ton of good work was submitted by a lot of dedicated shop employees, making the decision a difficult one.
In the end, the Rome SDS [...]

Show Us Your Eesa Contest

Submitted by liv2ride

This year Eesa invaded the Burton US Open with the goal of stickering every sign, chair, lift tower and spectator that they saw.  Now we’re asking you to help us spread the word of Eesa throughout the rest of the world.
The contest is simple… Send us a picture of your best Eesa sticker [...]

Sneak Peek: 2010 Nitrane Contraband Binding

Submitted by liv2ride

New for 09/10 - Nitrane Contraband
Single Strap Goodness With A Custom Fit
A fresh take on all-mountain freestyle with the new Nitrane ContraBand, featuring the new CustomFlex ankle strap for limitless flex options and the new V-Grip strap for super snug boot grip. Add the Wedgie 2.5 and 4.0 footbeds for extra drive and [...]

Happy Earth Day from Liv2Ride

Submitted by liv2ride

IPATH Cats in Beige Hemp

I think it was some old chinese dude who said “A journey of a 1,000 miles begins with a single step”?  Being involved in a sport that is dependant on the earth’s natural weather cycles, environmental awareness should be a priority for all snowboarders.  We all need to be [...]

Jack Mitrani on “The Daily Habit”

Submitted by liv2ride

Airing Tuesday, April 21, at 9:00 pm Eastern Time (6:00 pm Pacific Time) and telecast three additional times, Jack Mitrani and Amy Purdy will appear on “The Daily Habit.”
Find out why pro snowboarder Jack Mitrani is ripping it up on the superpipe one backside air at a time and what goes down in [...]

brief hiatus

Submitted by FrontLipped
Hey folks, I’m currently on my way home from British Columbia, sooooo…there will be a brief hiatus on updates while I make my way back to Ontario.
Sorry, but I’m sure you’ll find your fix with all the great updates from the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival on Snowboard Canada and PUSH.
And there [...]

Devun Walsh and IS Eyewear Want to Sponsor You

Submitted by liv2ride

Submit your video at ISEyewear.com
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Chris Dufficy in Alterna’s KNOCKOUT

Submitted by FrontLipped

Chris Dufficy’s career reads like the classic Cinderella story. He started out as an original member of the infamous “Forum Eight” before a serious of concussions nearly knocked him out of the sport completely. In his comeback season, he snatched the opening part in one of the most well-known snowboard videos ever, Forum’s [...]

Seven Springs “Mash Potato Meltdown”

Submitted by liv2ride

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Rome World Quarters Highlights Video

Submitted by liv2ride
The boys over at Steezin.TV put together this nifty little Rome Quarters edit.  If you haven’t seen what the East’s funnest contest is all about, check this out…

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2009 Burton US Open Highlights

Submitted by liv2ride

If you still haven’t seen Danny and Torah’s history making runs at this year’s Burton US Open, check out our video and photo highlights below

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Sunday Cinema - Snowboard Realms Episode 21

Submitted by FrontLipped

SnowboarderMag, Capita, Union, Airblaster, Bond, Lifetime, Deeluxe, Bern, The Source, The Snowboard Realms

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