by The Editors on June 11, 2012
It’s Saturday, June 9, 2012 and Gary Ream, the visionary behind Camp Woodward, is leaning against the railing of the upper observation deck inside Woodward Tahoe’s new 33,000 square foot facility (“The Bunker”) looking out over what they’ve created. He can’t help but smile. Moments before, a BMXer fastplanted over and through the ribbon to officially open the facility, and now a constant stream of kids and their parents pour into the building to check out the six olympic sized trampolines, the foam pits, and the concrete skate park for themselves.
While action luminaries like Tony Hawk, Todd Richards, Mike Vallely, Hannah Teter, Tanner Hall, and Slash dine on catered snacks behind him Ream (pictured right with his daughter Kelsey) looks out over the facility and nods. It’s obvious that he is extremely proud and excited about the new facility, but more than that he seems amped on what this means for the future of Woodward action sports complexes.
“Look at this,” he says gazing off into the cavernous space. “You know there’s obviously a lot of passion here. You listen to the kids, we have a great staff and look at the pros and family that showed up. We did this at Copper. We did this in Bejing. We listened to the kids, we listened to the pros. We added a little capital and a bunch of passion and we’re going to do this again.”
Follow the jump for the rest of the story and a slew of photos from the Grand Opening. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on June 6, 2012
by The Editors on June 5, 2012
Ryan Stutt and the die-hard print magazine enthusiasts behind the Canadian skate and snow magazines King Shit and King Snow are diving into the travel magazine world with a new titled called Later. Here’s their elevator pitch:
LATER. speaks to an audience of people who travel regularly to do what they love—be it surfing, skating, snowboarding or just getting weird in a foreign land. It features content from all over the globe and from a hugely diverse group of contributors —from pro surfers, skateboarders and snowboarders, to random people who just had a funny story from the road. . . “When all is said and done, you’ll never remember that week you worked overtime and went to sleep early, but passing out on a Mexican beach, getting robbed and scoring the best waves of your life are memories that will last forever,” said Editor Andrew Sayer.
From the looks of King Shit and King Snow, Later will be a lush, quality papered, fifth-color-and-varnish magazine that will go great on the coffee table, and with Keith Malloy man-handling a squid on the first cover Later promises to be “authentically hip.” Follow the jump for the official word. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on June 1, 2012
The design heads at Yobeat have created the newest snowboarding sensation that is poised to change the shred world as we know it. This new Bouncy Board technology could allow for progression unlike any we’ve seen before. . . or it could just rip your legs off and break your collar bone. You decide.
[Link: Yobeat]
by The Editors on May 31, 2012
If you’re into hanging out in the woods, skateboarding, do yoga, and listening to bands like Deer Tick, Waylon Speed, Railroad Earth, The Felice Brothers and/or DJ Z Trip then the Frendly Gathering At Timber Ridge Mountain, in Windham Vermont June 14 – 16, 2012 must be about as close to hippie heaven as you can get.
Setting the balance with world‐renowned music headliners and aspiring up‐ and‐comers, The Frendly Gathering strives to create a world of live music that all friends can enjoy together. Set in the picturesque Vermont countryside, the music of 30+ artists provide the live soundtrack to an intimate three‐day festival with four stages, camping, skateboarding, hiking, swimming, live art, and a host of other activities.
The Frend’s crew has turned what was once a weekend camp-out into a real deal musical/cultural event. Click here to buy tickets or follow the jump for a complete three-day lineup and all the details, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on May 29, 2012
Shaun White kept his NYC celebrity cruise rolling on Thursday May 24, 2012 as he dropped in on the Maxim Magazine’s Hot 100 party at Dream Downtown in the meatpacking district. Here he is with the number one hottest girl in the world, Bar Refaeli. Ride the wave, Shaun. Ride the wave.
[Link: Guest of A Guest]
by The Editors on May 18, 2012
Snurfer inventor Sherman Poppen will be honored by The Community Foundation for Muskegon County on June 7, 2012 when they will unveil the “Turning Point” sculpture at 447 W. Western, according to a story on MLive.
“The chamber hall of fame recognizes business excellence, innovation and inventions that have made lasting contributions to industry and the community,” Larsen said. “Clearly, Mr. Poppen’s invention changed the course of history in winter sports. This recognition is long overdue. . . “It is our hope that the sculpture and the award will inspire others to see Muskegon’s role in winter sports development and see the Muskegon Lakeshore as a winter tourism destination,” Larsen said.
The sculpture, by artist Jason Dreweck features a Snurfer rider at the top of a turn with a modern snowboarder at the bottom. Nice to see the home hometown honoring Mr. Poppen.
[Link: MLive]
by The Editors on May 16, 2012
The Snow Industries of America today confirmed what any snowboard retailer knows by heart–this last snowboard season was hard no matter how you look at it. No snow early season got everyone off to a dismal start, Christmas roared in as a valiant savior, but then things fell apart again. For retailers, the only consolation seems to be shared misery.
Snow sports unit sales declined 12% overall this season, including a 17% decrease in units sold through chain stores and a 14% decrease in specialty shops. However, Internet sales did rather well, and increased 10% this year driven by late season equipment and accessories sales. This may indicate that many retailers are using commerce enabled websites to move product when in-shop sales have slowed. Excluding carryover, online unit sales increased 15% through February and March this season, compared to February and March 2010/2011.
For more of this happy, happy news, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on May 9, 2012
Celtek gloves is giving some lucky snowboarder a free trip to High Cascade Snowboard Camp. The only catch? You have to visit Facebook to make it happen.
CELTEK has put together a Facebook contest that gives one lucky winner a free session to HCSC. This will be your chance to ride with CELTEK team riders who spend a good amount of their summer shredding at High Cascade including: Chris Grenier, Dan Brisse, Ted Borland, Sam Taxwood, Griffin Seibert, Brandon Hobush & more. You may enter by submitting a photo of yourself wearing any pair of CELTEK gloves.
If you have the glove, it just might be worth posting a photo. Click the link for more info.
[Link: Cektek] [click to continue…]
by The Editors on May 9, 2012
Nice to relive the magic of winter with Forum’s Vacation and Pat Moore’s stunning “double-ender” part, now online in its entirety. And remember kids, doing Tequila shots takes its own tax.
While action luminaries like Tony Hawk, Todd Richards, Mike Vallely, Hannah Teter, Tanner Hall, and Slash dine on catered snacks behind him Ream (pictured right with his daughter Kelsey) looks out over the facility and nods. It’s obvious that he is extremely proud and excited about the new facility, but more than that he seems amped on what this means for the future of Woodward action sports complexes.
