by The Editors on March 22, 2012
BuoLoco tracked down Scotty Wittlake to get his view on energy drinks in the action sports space. Wittlake, while worried about upsetting people with his views, put down his straight truth:
“I don’t mean anything negative toward people who ride or work for energy drinks,” Wittlake said. “But for me personally it’s almost a metaphor for everything that I disagree with in the world. The environmental impact, the mass marketing to kids to consume things they don’t need and they are mass marketing something that is nutritionally detrimental to kids health and everyone health. . . It’s every thing that I hate. And these days they completely co-oped boardsports in general. You can’t watch a snowboard video online that doesn’t start with a big monster logo. They’ve just worked their way into board sports and now there is so much money that they own snowboarding. “
Can’t say we heard anything from Mr. Wittlake that we didn’t agree with. Watch the video. You’ll like Scotty more and energy drinks less. And that’s great.
[Link: Buoloco]
by The Editors on March 22, 2012
The snowboarder bandit, who in the past has preferred Volcom beanies, nailed his perfect 10 when he robbed a U.S. Bank inside an Irvine, California grocery store located in the 3900 block of Portola Parkway on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, according to a story on 4NBC. It was his 10th bank robbery since December 2011.
The suspect fled from the scene and appeared to divert from his usual headwear – a beanie cap – in favor of a motorcycle helmet during his latest robbery, police said. . . .FBI and Irvine police are investigating the incident, and said they had not determined what or how much the suspect stole. . . He is described as white man in his mid-to-late 20s, between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet tall, weighing between 120 to 180 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes.
Maybe now that he’s switched to helmets police can begin calling him the crotch rocket bandit and leaving snowboarding out it.
[Link: 4NBC.com]
by The Editors on March 21, 2012
2012 Vans Wängl Tängl Art Exhibition – hosted by Looking Sideways. The show features work by Blaise Rosenthal, Ed Templeton, Corey Smith, Danny Wainwright, Tim Karpinski and many more. Follow the jump for all the official details. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on March 20, 2012
Burton Snowboards is kicking off their all new 2012 Spring/Summer collection.
At the core of Burton’s 2012 Spring/Summer line are the transitional outerwear pieces – super lightweight jackets designed for the warm, wet spring season. . . Burton’s 2012 Spring/Summer line offers a full line-up of summer flannels, hoodies, crews, tees and tanks, as well as a selection of bottoms for both men and women.
Follow the jump for all the details. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on March 20, 2012
The massive Sierra storms of last weekend claimed a second life when Justin McCollum, 20, of Roseville, California died after falling into a tree well while snowboarding at Sugar Bowl Resort on Monday, March 19, 2012, according to a story in the Auburn Journal.
According to Sgt. Kurt Walker of the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, McCollum was snowboarding with a group of friends on Monday in the Strawberry Fields area, classified as a double black diamond “expert only” run. . . Walker said McCollum fell behind and his friends waited for him at the base of the run. They then took a lift back up and saw the victim in a tree well.
According to the story, “ski patrol performed first aid and transported the individual to the base area where he was pronounced dead. Our thoughts are with McCollum’s family and friends.
[Link: Auburn Journal]
by The Editors on March 20, 2012
Bon Hiver, the manufacturers of “freebase” snowboarding bindings, has recalled three of their binding models due to base plates that “fracture during use.”
The recalled products are Bon Hiver Freebase snowboard bindings in the following models: 11 Series – Assault or Infrared, 13 Series – Arsenal or Hellfire and 18 Series – Stealth or Storm. The bindings are sold in pairs. Each binding is made up of two pieces: a boot base and a base plate. The boot base, which attaches to the snowboarder’s boot, has a high back, ankle strap, toe strap and footplate. . . The series number is located next to the logo on the back of the boot base and on the side of one of the footplates. The base plate is flat and made of black plastic. It has four locking mechanisms to attach it to the board.
While there have been no reported injuries or property damage if you have these bindings you should return them to Bon Hiver for “a free repair and a 20 percent refund of the purchase price.” For the official info follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on March 20, 2012
Each spring the adult entertainers of Southern California flock to local mountains to snowboard with their boobies out. It’s one of the least known local mountain traditions and is probably why it took the crew at Europe’s Snowbroader.com to bring it to our attention.
Bandi Bratner made questionable use of the GoPro to make sure it was all captured in HD glory. It’s a rite of spring, don’t knocker it. Get tit? For the NSFW video follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on March 19, 2012
Spring Break’s gonna get a little more broke as Danny Kass and The Dingo host Grenade Games 8 at SoCal’s Bear Mountain March 24-25, 2012. Yeah, it could get crazy.
[Link via Yobeat]
by The Editors on March 19, 2012
by The Editors on March 19, 2012
The massive snowfall that had so many snowboarders charging for the mountains this weekend (March 16-18, 2012) claimed the life of a 30-year-old man at central California’s China Peak Ski Resort according to a story in the Fresno Bee.
The man was snowboarding alone on one of the slopes when he fell head-first into deep snow and suffocated, China Peak owner and general manager Tim Cohee said. Another visitor to the resort saw the base of the man’s snowboard sticking out of the snow and pulled him out a few minutes after he fell in.
This is the first death at China Peak this year, but the second deep snow snowboard death in as many seasons. Our thoughts are with the man’s family and friends.
[Link: Fresno Bee]
