Apparently, the Burton Canadian Open was going on this weekend up in the Great White North somewhere (WinSport Canada’s Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta). Iouri “iPod” Podladtchikov apparently won it. Here is some video proof. For complete halfpipe results (you may have even heard of some of these people) click here: Men, Women. Or here for slopestyle: Men, Women.

[Link: Burton Global Open Series]

Zumiez had a great January according to a new release issued last week. Store comps were up 1.8 percent and total sales came in at $22.1 million for the month, up 9.2 percent over last year.

In other news, Tom Campion and Richard Brooks reminded everyone how many shares of the company they own in Schedule 13g filings. Campion owns 5.6 million shares or 18.6 percent and Brooks owns 3.7 million shares or 12.3 percent of the company.

Zumiez stock was trading up 9 cents at $13.21 in morning trading.
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In the middle of 2009 the Volcom Compensation Committee decided that because of the economic climate they were making some adjustments to the salaries of their executive officers.

Now, according to documents filed with the SEC, they have decided to ratchet those salaries back up to the amounts they originally approved before the cutbacks.

Here’s what everyone is making now (before bonuses).

Richard Woolcott, Chairman and CEO $447,017
Jason Steris, President and COO $353,420
Douglas Collier, Executive Vice President, CFO, Secretary and Treasurer $336,000
Tom Ruiz, Executive Vice President of Sales $ 336,000
Troy Eckert, Executive Vice President of Marketing $336,000

Glad they got all that straightened out. These guys work hard and they have to deal with their salaries being public record.

[Link: SEC]

As of January 31, 2010 Sally Frame Kasaks, the former CEO of Pacific Sunwear is no longer on the board according to a Form 8-K filed with the SEC.

On January 28, 2010, Sally Frame Kasaks resigned as a director of Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (the “Company”), effective as of January 31, 2010. Ms. Kasaks’ resignation from the Board was in conjunction with her retirement from the Company, the date of which was previously disclosed in the Company’s Form 8-K dated June 17, 2009 (the “June 8-K”).

Gary H. Schoenfeld has filled “the vacancy created by Ms. Kasaks’ resignation.” No surprise, just interesting to see the official paperwork.

[Link: SEC]

If it’s Superbowl weekend then that only means one thing in snowboarding: the Mt. Baker Legendary Banked Slalom. It is on February 5-7, 2009.

Today Temple Cummins won his fourth Mt. Baker Legendary Banked Slalom (only Terje Haakonson has won more (5)) and Maelle Ricker won her fourth pro event in a row. Click the links below for all the results and more info.

Click here for full 2010 qualifying results and click here for the final results (if they are up yet).

[Link: Mt. Baker Legendary Banked Slalom and Yobeat]

Once they put the sword in on the 11 set Nyjah Huston went to work with a big flip front board, a nollie heel nose slide, and then kept delivering at The Crossroads Best Trick contest on Thursday afternoon February 4, 2010. Chris Cole pulled out all the tricks including his weird flip up, run down the rail land back on the board stuff, but it was only enough for second. Nick Merlino got third.

1. Nyjah Huston $3,000
2. Chis Cole $2,000
3. Nick Merlino $1,000

And special mention went to Ben Hatchell for his $500 540 on the Shark.

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The February 2010 ASR Trade Show’s requisite fashion show went down Wednesday and Thursday at 3pm in the far corner of the main floor. Early attendees were greeted with glasses of champagne and comfortable couches surrounding the catwalk.

Once the lights went down and DJ Albert Rosario started dropping beats the standing room only crowd watched as 47 different looks from element, Fox, Volcom, O’neill, Levi’s, Rusty, and others went down the runway. Sadly, this was not a swim show.

Click here for the entire photo gallery.

[Editors' Note: ASR Photo Gallery Now Up. To jump straight to a section click the links: Access : Class : Crossroads : SPoT Am Awards]

ASR’s fractionalized trade show (February 3-4, 2010) had it all broken down into three zones: cool fashionista upstairs in Class (above), surf dogs and street fighters down the escalator in Access (below) and all the skateboarders in the PetCo Parking lot (way below).

The main isle of the ASR Access Show. See that’s stripped wall? That’s the end.

You don’t realize how much energy all the skate companies bring to ASR Show until they’re at their own venue across the street. We’ve never done so much walking just to see all our people. Not that we mind. We’re just saying.

More photos and commentary will be posted later. Right now, it’s time for the Grant Brittain signing in room 25B upstairs and the over to Tum Yeto HQ for the Skate Park of Tampa x The Skateboard Mag Amatuer Awards.

ASR Live’s Jim Shubin (the new VP of Sales for True Love and False Idols) and ASR’s Group Vice President Andy Thompkins cruise the isle of the ASR Access Show and offer up a sneak peek. The one question we have (albeit rhetorical) is: where did the ASR Show go?