Amy Purdy has taken a lot of steps since losing her legs. Dancing With The Stars, an Olympic Medal, and now a commercial for Toyota with the words of Muhammad Ali. What will she come up with next?
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Yes, Brandon Reis put down some interesting rail-a-rifficness in Think Thank’s Almanac for sure.
Like a horde of spot decimating locusts Brandon chomps his way through school yards, parks and side country hits on a biblical scale. Day or night, rain or shine Reis won’t stop (and if he does stop, a little peer pressure will get him going again). The world is upside down, conspiracy theories are true, the dark slide is possible, fish are leaping to land, all of this points to signs of the beast, Reis the Beast.
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It’s only the 2015 X Games, but Mark McMorris (and Sage Kotsenburg) finally got the scores they should have gotten in the 2014 Olympics. Yes, McMorris took the gold. Then again, we don’t know what we’re talking about because we didn’t watch the X Games. Oh, and Jamie Anderson didn’t win the women’s event. Silje Norendal edged her by a little over two points. For the full results. Follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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The X Games Aspen 2015 will be known for two things:
1. Amazingly skilled athletes who defy the laws of physics while shredding snow, air, and everything in-between. And…
2. Their intensely loyal fans who tune in to cheer and support their favorite X Games athletes.
For the fans in Aspen, getting an up-close view of the athletes on a course or hanging out in town is typical. For fans around the world, getting closer can be a little tougher. And that’s where Skype is helping to bring everyone closer together.
By teaming with X Games star athletes Gus Kenworthy, Sage Kotsenburg, and Taylor Gold, X Games fans are getting the chance to ask them questions one-on-one, through the power of Skype.
All you need to do is add XGames2015 as a contact on Skype for a chance to join in. Follow the jump to for all the details, and personal video invitations from Sage, Taylor, and Gus. [click to continue…]
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Danny Davis is still riding well. In fact, he won X Games Gold last night in Aspen with this run. Kind of reminds us of some of his runs from back in the day. For the complete Men’s X Games Superpipe Results, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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A crew of Australian helmet designers have created what they’re calling the first “smart helmet for snow sports.” It’s called the Forcite and it features an HD camera, speakers, impact sensors, and a micro computer inside the helmet which is all controlled by a smart phone app. These features allow sheds to capture the action, communicate with friends, and even send out a distress signal with GPS coordinates when there is an intent impact. It’s like turning in to Robo Cop on the hill. We’re not sure this will ever make it to market, but for all the details, please follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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As we’ve discovered over the past decade, creating a video demo of a tech product is much easier that creating a tech product. Over the years we’ve seen some amazingly cool technology that hoped to be transformative. Then nothing went to market. We know nothing about Alon Getz or his company Ride On, but from the looks of this video he and his team are at least dreaming in the right direction. If you’re impressed with this edit, then by all means donate some funding to Ride On’s Indie Gogo project and help get this immersive heads up display goggle out on the market. Click the link.
[Link: Ride On Goggles]
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Few may know it, but the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships runs next week (January 16 – 24, 2015) in Kreischberg, Austria (watch the video for the full flavor over the event). The snowboard events will features a slew of snowboarders we’ve never heard, but it is technically a world championship and there will be world titles handed out in Slopstyle, Halfpipe, Big Air, and Parallel GS.
In the snowboard events, approximately 250 athletes representing 36 countries will compete in 12 events including the inaugural Ladies’ Big Air event. The U.S. is sending a team comprised of 23 veteran and up-and-coming riders to be led by Sochi Olympians Alex Deibold (Manchester Center, VT), Justin Reiter (Steamboat Springs, CO), Ty Walker (Stowe, VT), and Ryan Stassel (Anchorage, AK) and three-time snowboard cross World Champion Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT).
See what we mean? The reason we’re mentioning this is because Universal Sports Network will be covering the events live and online. Follow the jump for the schedule in the Pacific Time Zone. [click to continue…]
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Straight up: this specially built park at Sierra-At-Tahoe looks fun. Simple as that. And the team (Jordan Nield, Ben Wynn, Aspen Weaver, Zach Bragdon, Eric Royce and Jack Lyle) makes it looks even more fun. Maybe they’ll build it again some day so we can all ride it.
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Master skate filmmaker Jon Holland directed this video with Thrasher Magazine digital director Mike Gilbert on the The CONS Project and what Gilbert and the crew hope to communicate to aspiring skateboarding filmers. This is part one of a four edit series.
The four films being rolled out over the next few weeks will show tips on skate filming including editing techniques, follow filming, shot composition, and skating in front of the camera with experts Mike Gilbert, Ewan Bowman, Nick Genova, and Don “Nuge” Nguyen. The video includes footage from a CONS Project Filming Skate Videos workshop Gilbert led last fall.
We could all use a few tips from the pros, right? Truth is, we’d be most interested in hearing some tips from Mr. Holland himself. Maybe next time.
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