According to their new ad in the August 2011 issue of Snowboarder Magazine (we subscribe on Zinio) when you think of their Artifact Rocker, Rome Snowboards would also like you to think about blown out, aging porn stars. Apparently, both are “stuffed with hot rods.” Get it? Hot rods.
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Here is an example of why we’ve always liked pro shred Kevin Jones and why he is a refreshing reset button for snowboarding. In an interview with Russell Winfield on Yobeat,com Jones was asked if he “took a bunch of time off from snowboarding.” KJ’s answer:
No, I didn’t take time off snowboarding, I stopped being a tool bag for the idiots that control snowboarding “culture”. I just snowboarded without cameras for three years…. it was very refreshing.
Kevin “stopped being a tool bag for the idiots.” That may be the best line of snowboard poetry we’ve ever read. It nice to see Kevin back on the mic. Click the link for the rest.
[Link: Yobeat.com]
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There really is only one affordable way to spend the summer riding at Mt. Hood–and that’s by digging. Yobeat.com takes a look at the day in the life of the crew that keeps Windells on the smooth and groomed.
[Link: Yobeat]
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Shaun White was in New York City on Monday night July 18, 2011 to attend the premiere of the Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis film Friends With Benefits at the Ziegfeld Theater. In the film Shaun White plays himself, apparently, according to a story on Entertainment Alley. As they said:
Benefits screenwriters, Keith Merryman and David A. Newman were also in attendance, as was Olympic-winning snowboarder Shaun White – who plays himself in the flick. The “Flying Tomato” rocks, but his porn ‘stache is kind of freaking me out!
Can’t say we disagree. Will be interesting to see him freaking out on the big screen. Friends opens around the country Friday, July 22, 2011.
[Link: Entertainment Alley]
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Pro snowboarder Aaron Robinson was reportedly killed Tuesday, July 19, 2011 while riding in the backcountry near El Colorado, Chile, according to a story on ESPN/Action.
Arnau Fernández, the marketing manager at Valle Nevado, Chile, . . . said that Robinson was doing road laps in the area known as Santa Teresita when he fell and hit his head on rocks.
Robinson was the two-time winner of the North Face Masters Tour and was obviously no stranger to big mountain riding. Our thoughts are with his family (especially his brother Jason) and all of his friends.
[Link: ESPN/Action and Frequency via Yobeat.com]
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Rome SDS’s full length snowboard film, The Shred Remains: A Film about the 100-Day Perspective will be released this fall featuring the shred stylings of LNP, MFR, Lucas Debari, Bjorn Leines, Stale Sandbech, Rusty Ockenden, Johnny Lazz, Will Lavigne, Marie Hucal, and the Am Army. As for now, here is a little taste, you know to make you want it even more.
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There’s no surf in South Africa, so how about a little snowboarding with Nick Visconti, Curtis Woodman, Jason Robinson and Stevie Bell at Mt. Hood, Oregon where the winter never ends.
[Link: Windells]
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In March, 2011 we mentioned that Bob and Cheryl Zider, the parents of 15-year-old snowboarder who died from snow suffocation while snowboarding at Tahoe, were holding a design competition to help find a binding that would have allowed their 15-year-old son Chris to separate from his snowboard after falling. They hope a new design could help save lives.
The Zider’s have now picked four finalists in the competition. Scott Nisbet, Brad Brinson, Thomas Trudel, and Adam Weisberg all have designs that they thing could win them the $10,000 prize. Click on their names to view the designs and let us know what you think in the comments. We’re not sure there’s anything in the designs to get all that excited about.
[Link: Chris Zider Snowboard Design Content]
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Don’t kid yourself. There’s money in storing other people’s kids. Woodward Camps knows better than most that there is almost no end to the stacks parents will drop to put their kids somewhere else for a week or 10 each year. So, in order to get more parents to spend more money Woodward is partnering with Boreal Resort on Woodward Tahoe set to launch in the summer of 2012, according to a post on the Boreal website.
Gary Ream, President and long-time leader and creative force behind Woodward explains, “Woodward Tahoe will bring a brand new set of experiences and opportunities to everyone who visits Boreal. As Woodward continues to grow its presence in winter sports, Tahoe is the perfect next step. We have learned a great deal from our success at Copper. Bringing “The Woodward Experience” to Boreal will be a great opportunity and an exciting adventure for all of us.”
And it’s just in time for the 2014 Olympics. Follow the jump for the rest.
[Link: Boreal Resort via Yobeat] [click to continue…]
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It’s nice when sunny days come on weekends at Mt. Hood. Especially when there’s an event. Bonfire got the best of it all for their 14th Annual Pipe To Pipe event, according to this little video from Yobeat.com.
[Link: Yobeat]
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