In a recent marketing emailer with the subject line “All New Skiing Stuff From RIDE,” the brand is apparently making a statement about their core commitment to snowboarding. Seems they forgot to add the line: “But if you want skis (or snowshoes, or inline skates) you can get them from K2 Sports, the mega-corp that controls, manages, and owns us completely.” Core, not that core.
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Enjoy part one of ACDMY 72. It’s a series of short edits from Academy Snowboards captured within 72 hours from a specific place. This episode is from Colorado, but they’ve got more coming from Tahoe, Bear Mountain, and some other spots. Stay tuned and enjoy.
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Hard to believe, but it is time for the last stop of the 2018 Vans Park Series and it’s in Malmö, Sweden September 7-8, 2018.
As the most pivotal stop on the tour this season, the Malmö outcome will decide the final top-ranking 2018 Tour Challengers to earn the coveted invite to compete at the VPS World Championships in China on October 27, while continuing to expand the open path for prospective women’s challengers to prove their ranks and advance into the pro tour circuit.
For all the official details, please follow the jump.
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Nixon has announced a collab with a band from the 90s called Metallica on an eight watch collection that was “born of long-shared mutual respect for upstarts who buck the system and wind up changing it for good.” The watches, which will be available on November 5, 2018, feature band logos, scary crosses, lightning bolts, and even some Pushead art. If you need a wrist watch that tells time, and love throwing up those horns to the soundtrack of your youth, then this just may be your collection. Click the link for more.
[Link: Nixon]
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For some truly international competitive surf action check out the 2018 ISA World Surfing Games from Tahara, Japan September 15-22, 2018. The ISA seems to know which way their fins go.
[Link: ISA]
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VonZipper is welcoming Josh Hartley to their team where he will be the brands global design director and chief officer of “product badassery,” according to a release from the company.
“I have admired Josh’s creativity for quite some time, and truth be told, we’ve been talking about teaming up for what seems like ages”, grinned VZ Founder/President GT. “The fact that Josh shares similar interests and aesthetics as the brand, as well as close relationships with our factories, I feel he is a perfect complement to forward and achieve VZ’s design aspiration.”
For the official word from VonZipper please follow the jump.
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Meanwhile, in surf footwear news, Jeff Booth has been appointed the director of sales for Flojos footwear. The former top 5 pro surfer has made a career in the action sports industry working for former surf giants like Billabong, Quiksilver, and Oakley.
“I am very excited to have Jeff join the team at Flojos,” says Flojos CEO John Dickinson. “Jeff’s Surfing background and extensive sales experience bring us a strong skill set with his understanding of footwear and apparel along with instant credibility in the specialty market. He really understands the business and we feel he will be a great asset to Flojos.”
For the official word from Flojos, please follow the jump.
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Reminds you of standing in Colorado lift lines last season doesn’t it?
[Link: Boing Boing]
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The Hundreds in collaboration with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti have created an LA original collection.
LA Original is a program developed by the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles to cultivate the growing talent and entrepreneurship that calls LA home. With the aim to show that Los Angeles is a place where creativity thrives, LA Original has collaborated with artists and creators from Jen Stark to Anwar Carrots and Geoff McFetridge. All proceeds from the project received by the Fund supports the Downtown Women’s Center’s “Made by DWC” program, which teaches job training and maker skills to LA women transitioning out of homelessness.
The Hundreds capsule collection includes a T-shirt and pullover hoodie with a hand-drawn design by Bobby Hundreds himself. The collection drops on August 20, 2018 at at The Hundreds Los Angeles, LA Original’s MOCA pop-up, laoriginal.com, and thehundreds.com. For more info follow the jump.
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