Snowboarder Austin Smith is a man after our own hearts. After seeing the deluge of carbonated, caffeinated, high fructose corn sweetener pushers seemingly taking over the snowboarding sponsorship scene he did something about it. He and Bryan Fox began printing hoodies, t-shirts and stickers with a simple message: Drink Water.
Yobeat.com interviewed Smith to get the background on the entire effort.
Right now energy drinks are taking over the world and especially taking over the pastime of snowboarding. More than anything else, I don’t like what’s they’re selling. We’re reminding people of their alternative. . . Once I realized I was never going to snowboard for any energy drink company, no matter how much money they offered me, I wanted to respond in a positive way. Instead of doing nothing, I wanted to turn it around. It needed to be done.
And Smith and Fox are not alone. They already have Louif Paradis, Keegah Valaika, Scotty Wittlake, Curtis Ciszek, Jake OE, Scott Blum, Jake Kuzyk, and Josh Dirksen on the program. Click the link for the rest of the interview then visit the WeDrinkWater.com site to support the cause.
TMZ is reporting that someone is shopping around nude (naked) photos of Shaun White reportedly taken at a hotel party in 2009.
Now, at least two of the pics have surfaced … one featuring Shaun making out with a hot blonde chick in front of other people … with their clothes on. . . The other pic shows Shaun with the same woman — sans clothes — in the middle of a missionary-style embrace on a bed … with Shaun grinning at the direction of the camera.
So far it appears no one has paid for them. Oddly, we’re not really looking forward to these photos again. Are you?
In front of 13,000 spectators who would probably do almost anything to get out of another afternoon at the factory, Norway’s Ulrik Badertscher whipped out a bs Indy grabbed 1260 Rodeo to take home an unknown about of US cash and 1,000 in Ticket To Ride points at the Oakley Shaun White Air & Style Beijing on December 3, 2011. Torstein Horgmo and Staale Sandbech finished second and third for a Norway podium clean up.
Air & Style’s Andrew Hourmont was over the moon:
“What a night: Spectacular sports, a crowd full of enthusiasm and great entertainment. That was a true Air & Style performance tonight at one of the world´s most beautiful stadiums. We are proud to have once again proven to be the world´s premier snowboarding stadium event. The emotion and interest we have encountered here from the media and the people shows that snowboarding is on the right track to become one of the major sports adored and followed by the passionate Chinese youth.”
Follow the jump for the official word and full results.
Burton Snowboards has apparently decided that their girls need their own special place to hangout online. (Burtoxy?) The site is called Burtongirls.com and it features a forum, contributor content, “Burton outfits,” and place to share things on Facebook and Twitter.
“With burtongirls.com we wanted to create a forum where girls could discover fun, unique and diverse content around the lifestyle and culture of our sport,” stated Donna Carpenter, President of Burton. “There are so many cool aspects to our lifestyle – from traveling and meeting people all over the world, getting to ride the best mountains on the planet and working with the best snowboarders, and burtongirls.com reflects all of that.”
The best part is it’s a place for Burton to market directly to girls without having to worry about what the boys think. Follow the jump for the official details. [click to continue…]
Sexting little strumpet Scarlett Johanson has teamed up with Neffand Zappos to design some new beanies to raise money for the City of Hope.
“I helped create this Neff Beanie with the hope that every purchase might make a cancer patient feel a bit more comfortable during his/her treatments,” explained Scarlett, “and look cool and be cozy all the while. The beanies are eco friendly too, so they’re as nice to the earth as they are to the person wearing them,” says Johansson.
For every Scarlett beanie that is sold (they’re only available on Zappos), Neff will donate one beanie to a City of Hope cancer patient/survivor. If and when they give away 5,000 beanies they’ll then begin donating 10 percent of the sale of each beanie until they reach a $20,000 donation after which they’ll just keep the rest. Sounds like Neff is covering their asses in addition to cancer patients heads on this one. For the official word, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
Today (December 1, 2011) marks the beginning of the Salomon/Bonfire Team Vacation as Jed Anderson, Bode Merrill, Louif Paradis, Chris Grenier, Annie Boulanger, Harrison Gordon, Josh Dirksen, Desiree Melancon, Chris Carr, Jamie Nicholls, and Scotty Arnold reportedly hit the road.
Beginning in the Pacific Northwest this week the crew will roll down through California, over to New York, New Jersey, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Easter, Canada, Minnesota, and Utah before finishing up in Colorado January 20 -25, 2012. If you think you hate them now, wait ’til you ride with them (or something like that).
The big hucker season opener is going down this weekend (December 3, 2011) as Oakley and Shaun White present the Beijing Air & Style stadium shredfest in China’s Olympic Birdnest. Click the link for all the details. Or on Saturday sometimes, click here to watch it live. [click to continue…]
It’s that time of year again and it’s official. The Dirksen Derby bombing banked slalom at Mt. Bachelor Resort will be held December 17-18, 2011.
Just like the weather reports in the NW, the actual details of the event are still a bit hazy. But one thing is for sure, the Dirksen Derby is going down and the good times are guaranteed.
Transworld Snowboarding Magazine turned 25 years old this year and to commemorate the anniversary the magazine staff chose to run a photo of legendary snowboarder Craig Kelly (RIP) shot by Bud Fawcett in 1989. Here, Bud tells the story of the photo. This is about as OG as it gets. For more photos from the shoot click here.
David Carrier Porcheron is traveling the globe preaching the POW gospel of winter protection with help from Spy Optics. A portion of the sales of DCP’s signature Zed goggle will go to Protect Our Winters.
“I have become aware of my impact on the planet in recent years and, a snowboarder, I appreciate being in nature so much—my career completely depends on it,” says DCP. “SPY and POW help me give back to the environment with a portion of sales of my signature snow goggle going to POW’s reinvestment with organizations that share our sustainability mission and focus.”
Winter does come in handy for snowboarding. . . Follow the jump for all the details. [click to continue…]
Snowboarder Austin Smith is a man after our own hearts. After seeing the deluge of carbonated, caffeinated, high fructose corn sweetener pushers seemingly taking over the snowboarding sponsorship scene he did something about it. He and Bryan Fox began printing hoodies, t-shirts and stickers with a simple message: Drink Water.
