Wondering what it looked like on November 18, 2011 at Mt. Baker for opening day? TJ Schneider shows it all in The Snowboard Realms. Let’s just call it deep. . . and furry.
[Link: The Snowboard Realms]
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University of Colorado Boulder junior Evan Massini, 20, died after hitting a tree while snowboarding on the Northstar run at Breckenridge Friday, November 18, 2011, according to a story on the Denver Channel and The Daily Camera.
[Summit County Coroner Joanne] Richardson said Massini was riding with friends when he collided with a tree and suffered massive internal injuries. He was wearing a helmet at the time. . . “He was doing what he loved to do,” said his father, Edward Massini. “He had just called us and said he got the bindings on his new snowboard fixed, so he could get back on the mountain.”
Massini, originally from Westbrook, Connecticut, has become the second snowboarder to die in the first month of the season. Our thoughts are with Massini’s family and friends.
[Link: The Denver Channel and The Daily Camera]
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Andrew W.K.’s newest hit party anthem (and event promo) “Go Go Go Go” is a song written specifically for snowboarders riding in the World Snowboarding Championships in Oslo, Norway February 10-19, 2012, according to a story on Under The Gun Review.
“We filmed most of this music video at my nightclub, Santos Party House,” W.K. tells Spinner. “At first, I was wondering if these snowboarders would party hard. And they did! Everyone was so nice, and super awesome to work with. It meant a lot to me that so many talented athletes from around the world would come together to be part of this song — and part of this party!”
The video features Kazu, Terje, and a many, many more. To catch them all click the link and watch the video.
[Link: Under The Gun Reivew]
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National Geographic (the magazine) has nominated 10 people for it’s Adventurer of the Year People’s Choice award. Nestled in there with climbers, adventurers, and other (energy drink sponsored athletes including surfer Carissa Moore) is Travis Rice.
Filming for the highly anticipated film The Art of Flight, which he co-produced with Brain Farm Digital Cinema’s Curt Morgan and Chad Jackson, Rice took the staggering aerial tricks usually reserved for the relative safety of the manicured, avalanche-controlled terrain parks made popular by the X Games and the Olympics, and applied them to the big mountains.
Click here to vote for Travis. You have until January 18, 2012.
[Link: National Geographic]
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On her appearance on one of the last episodes of Fuel TV’s now cancelled show The Daily Habit, Tara Dakides was wearing a shirt that said, “Omatic Not 4 Riders.”
Apparently, she’s not to happy with the way things went down at the snowboard company that she was at one time involved with. Here’s what Dakides said on her Facebook page:
Omatic used to be something I was proud to stand behind because for me it meant Pure Snowboard Love, Fun, Creativity and Rider Owned. We were little but strong until greed walked in the door. I walked away a few years ago with a fight, but that fight has come to an end. I am no longer owner of what Omatic used to be. After a year of Lawyers trying to settle, the fight is over. Good did not win and now Omatic is for Sale. Omatic is owned by an attorney who knows nothing about what true snowboarding is and a lot of good people who believed in Omatic where taken advantage of. . .
Strangely, Tara didn’t mention Todd Richards or Jason Kanes. Or course, it didn’t take long for Richards to add a comment on her post:
hey tara…did you pay hampus tara louie and chenille out of your own pocket ? i did you. . . remember there are two sides to every story and i lost a shitload of cash on omatic. i don’t really remember you putting any hard cash into the company…have a nice day.
It’s rough when a dream dies. But sometimes, “that’s just business.” For the rest, click the link.
[Link: Tara Dakides’ Facebook]
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Every third Thursday, Signal Snowboards put together a wacky snowboard just to show they can. This month they’ve created the iShred. An aluminum based snowboard in memory of Steven P. Jobs.
[Link: Signal Snowboards]
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With the advent of man-made snow, resort openings really don’t mean that much anymore. But when a resort with no snowmaking (like Mt. Baker) announces that they are going to open Friday, November 18, 2011 with an expected 25-40 inches of new snow, it’s something good.
Here’s what Gwen Howat told the Bellingham Herald:
“It’s snowing and blowing and it’s a blizzard, so we’ll take it,” said Gwyn Howat, the ski area’s operations manager, of conditions on the mountain late Wednesday afternoon. “(We’re) looking forward to a powder-filled season with La Niña on our heels here.”
Need a better reason to head north this weekend? Probably not.
[Link: Bellingham Herald]
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Kevin Pierce isn’t the only snowboarder to suffer a traumatic brain injury. Danny Toumarkine was riding with friends in Montana on January 3, 2011 when a “routine” jump changed his life. Moving Forward is the story of Danny’s accident and his recovery. If this teaser is any indication the film will have you inspired and rocking a helmet this season.
[Link: Shreddy Times via Yobeat]
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Burton Snowboards is oddly proud to announce that they are partnering with a caffeinated carbonated high fructose corn syrup manufacturer on new outerwear and apparel made from recycled plastic bottles.
The first round of products from this partnership was released today and features a hand-crafted line of t-shirts made from 50% recycled plastic bottles and 50% organic cotton. Part of Burton’s Green Mountain Project, which is a line of products created with an eco-influence, the limited edition Burton x [caffeinated high fructose corn syrup] tees include three styles, ‘Apparatus’, ‘Flake’, and ‘Chairway to Heaven’. Inspired by a Rube Goldberg drawing, the ‘Apparatus’ style features a drawing of an imaginary machine that is converting plastic bottles into recycled PET pellets, which are ‘snowing’ down into the shape of Burton’s classic mountain logo.
While making cool clothing out of trash is an amazing concept, it would be better if Burton simply dumped the drink down the drain (saving a few kids from obesity) before they use the bottles to make their “eco-friendly” clothing. Follow the jump for the official details. [click to continue…]
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KidsKnow Distribution is kicking down a series on snowboarders and the video they’ve collected over the years. Here is Chris Grenier’s collection. Watch it and see how yours stacks up.
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