It’s Wednesday, here’s a full shred film available for online viewing absolutely free. What else have you got going on? Right. Just click the arrow and check out Media Offline from Skeleton Crew. It’s live for one day only and Pat Bridges even has a part!
[Editors’ Note: Show’s over. Nothing to see here. One day it was here, the next it was gone. What did you miss? The best raw snow edit we’ve seen all year.]
[Link via Yobeat]
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Snowboarders have only 16 days left to enter a design for two new Burton Snowboards thanks to a collaboration between Burton and Blank You Very Much. Creating a top sheet graphic for a Burton’s Moonshine and Speak Easy snowboards might not be easy, however, entering the design in the contest is simple.
Download the design template, asset files, and follow the artwork guidelines to submit your own unique designs now. . . Two winning designs will be selected and used exclusively as the new ‘Moonshine’ and ‘Speak Easy’ Burton snowboard models. . . . Both boards will be produced at Craig’s Prototype Facility (Burlington, VT) and made available for purchase at a selection of the best snowboard shops around the globe.
The contest ends on November 31, 2012. The winning entries will be chosen by judges Mark Sollors and Danny Davis. Follow the jump for more info. [click to continue…]
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When you think about it the Jake Burton Pro model should have come a long time ago. While some could argue that the original Backhill (featuring Jake Burton Carpenter’s signature) was in fact a “pro model” this one is for real. It’s called the Stone Hut and features all the things Jake’s always wanted in a snowboard (click here for an interview with Jake).
“Even though a piece of me has been in so many of our boards over the past 35 years, this is the first signature board I’ve built,” said Jake. “When the boards team approached me about doing a sig board, I jumped on it and talked them into doing a really limited production run so we could make them in Vermont at Craig’s. Up until now, we’ve only made prototypes or boards for team riders there. So the Stone Hut is special for many reasons, but the one I keep coming back to is I think Craig would be stoked that it was built in his facility – I know I am.”
The board, produced in an extremely limited run of 100, comes with a laptop case that is loaded with goodies including an “EST CantBEDs (size medium), a binding accessory that many Burton team riders and Jake use all the time. If riders need a different size, they can call Jake’s office directly – the number is listed with the kit. Also included is a Sharpie for marking binding stances, an EST Tool for fine-tuning bindings, a credit card scraper that fits in a wallet, a code to download some of Jake’s favorite Hendrix songs and stickers from the Burton archives.”
How’s that for a package? Follow the jump for the official word plus more photos. [click to continue…]
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Burton Snowboards is getting a little more serious about Canada with the hiring of former [drink of the colored cow] employee Sebastien Paradis as the company’s first General Manager for Burton Canada.
“Canada is so important for Burton and snowboarding in general, so it’s exciting to step up our investments there in sales, marketing and retail support,” said John Lacy, EVP of Product and North American Sales. “Sebastien is the ideal person to lead this effort as he brings an impressive combination of industry credibility and first-hand knowledge of the Canadian market. We’re confident he will make great things happen for the brand and the sport in the region.”
Burton is seriously getting on top of things lately. Follow the jump for the official word. [click to continue…]
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The US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in Ishpeming, Michigan will name legendary snowboarder Craig Kelly (Photo: Bud Fawcett) to their Class of 2012 inductees, along with freestyle skiing pioneer Wayne Wong and a couple other skiers at their ceremony on April 13, 2013, according to as tory in the Mining Journal.
Craig Kelly is the third snowboarder elected to the hall of fame. An influential pioneer in the sport, he won four world titles in its early days and worked with Jake Burton Carpenter to open countless ski areas to snowboarding in the 1980s. . . Playing a key role early on at Burton Snowboards, Kelly had an honors degree in chemical engineering and starred in numerous skiing and snowboarding films for 20 years. . . The first true pro snowboarder, he was awarded TransWorld Snowboarding’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002. . . He died a year later in an avalanche while seeking to become the first fully certified Canadian mountain guide as a snowboarder.
Great to see Craig continue getting the recognition he so rightfully deserves..
[Link: Mining Jounral]
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TimeLine Films‘ second movie White Noise will be released soon and until then here’s a little teaser of some of the Xavier de La Rue big mountain badassness that is on its way.
This year, not only it will show the best shots from the season but also it will give an intimate and artsy angle to why Xavier is riding like he does. His way of approaching the mountain has gotten himself noticed these past season by the snowboard scene and also mainstream media.
Apparently some of Xavier’s footage is also in Standard Films 2112 so some of it may seem familiar. Click here for all the info.
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They did it! After turning their snow guns on Friday, Southern California’s Mountain High has thrown down 12 to 16 inches of new snow and is ready to fire the lifts up on Sunday, November 11, 2012.
Up to 3 lifts will be available Sunday accessing 4 trails with a good combination of beginner and intermediate terrain. This means there is something for every member of the family including top to bottom terrain features for freestyle skiers and snowboarders. Mountain High offers a full line of rental and retail products along with repair services and food & beverage. The Winter Sports School will also be open with its early-season $99 Special consisting of a lift ticket and one hour private lesson for both children and adults ($140 Value).
For the official word, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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Those looking for quality free riding gear might want to check in with 686 today for their annual 686 Day celebration featuring “online contests, in-store promotions, and giveaways all day long starting at midnight. Be sure to check with 686.com for more information and for participating retailer locations around the world.”
If you want some you better click the link.
[Link: 686]
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Mammoth Mountain opened at 8:30 AM yesterday with a bit of snow, freezing temps, lots of dirt and high wind. But none of that slowed the hard core. No. They were out and charging. Yobeat was there to document.
[Link: Yobeat]
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When you get back out on snow this season, remember: Snowboarding is not as easy as the pros make it look (most of the times). Thanks to Arthur Longo, Gigi Rüf and the entire Pirate Movie Production crew for the reminder.
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