by The Editors on November 22, 2010
Yobeat.com, the snowboard site that has been “making fun of snowboarding since 1997” is taking their T-shirts to retail, according to founder Brooke Geery.
“Really, what it’s been about for me all along is having the opportunity to start the best T-shirt company in the world. I have seen so many t-shirt start ups come and go, all been because they didn’t develop consumer base beforehand,” YoBeat founder Brooke Geery said. “We’ve spent nearly 15 years developing a following so that when we finally offered our products to shops, people would want them. It was simple, really.”
That is apparently why this week is “T-shirt Week” on the site.” It’s a dream come true,” Geery said. “If there is one thing the snowboard industry needs more of right now it’s T-shirts, and we’re excited to be able to step in and fill that void.”
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by The Editors on November 22, 2010
Ross Rebagliati, the world’s first Olympic snowboard gold medal winner, has not has the same luck with British Columbia politics, according to a story in The Globe and Mail.
“For personal and family reasons, it is with regret that I must step down as the Liberal candidate in Okanagan–Coquihalla,” Mr. Rebagliati said in a news release Friday. “I remain steadfast in my support for the Liberal Party of Canada and our Leader Michael Ignatieff, but the time has come for me to focus on new life challenges.”
Rebagliati decided last October that he was going to seek office, but since then has apparently decided that (unlike the 1998 Nagano Olympics) he had very little chance of winning. Wonder what his new “life challenges” are going to be?
[Link: The Globe and Mail]
by The Editors on November 21, 2010
Writer, adventurer, director Charlie Smith and Super Action Agent Circe Wallace were married this weekend (Saturday, November 20, 2010) in Las Vegas in front of family, friends, and business associates. Smith dropped his writerly veneer and went straight for the heart with his last tweet on Friday:
Life. Is. Perfect. . . Or saturday night it will be.
Circe followed that up on Sunday evening with the following:
The first day of the rest of my life was beyond perfect. So much love and the most beautiful friends and family..thank you @chasdoesntsurf!. . . Everyone who attended thank you for making the room glow with Love. Here’s to doing next level shit.
We’re still wondering who is going to be on the top end of Circe’s usual 15/85 percent split, while at the same time figuring they’re both giving 100 percent. Congrats. . .
by The Editors on November 21, 2010
Yesterday (November 20, 2010) the Salomon Backyard Bang went down in Denver. We hoped to have more complete results, but this is all we have.
Men
1st Frank Bourgeois $1500
2nd Cole Linzemeyer
3rd Cody Boan
Women
1st Courtney Cox $1000
2nd Lynn Niel
3rd Izzy Lalive
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by The Editors on November 18, 2010
The surf, snow, skate Ultimate Boarder Championship is moving to San Diego and Mammoth for its fourth run. The week long event will be held April 2-9, 2011 with surfing at Seaside Reef in Cardiff, California; snowboarding at Mammoth Mountain, and skateboarding in the San Diego Sports Arena.
“We are looking for the one athlete in the world that can conquer all three board sports and truly rise above the rest,” said Ultimate Boarder® founder and CEO Tim Hoover. “The physical and mental discipline it takes to be good at even one of these sports is incredible, and to be competitive in all three is especially amazing. I’m excited about our new partnerships with Mammoth Mountain and the San Diego Sports Arena, as well as to be returning to Seaside Reef. We’re bringing the athletes to premiere locations, and we look forward to another year of celebrating the impact, skill and beauty defined by these board sports.”
For more of the details, follow the jump or click here for a photo gallery from last year.
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by The Editors on November 18, 2010
VBS.TV kicks off season three of their Powder & Rails snowboarding series with a profile on the Godfather of Freestyle Terry Kidwell (that title sounds familiar). Watch and learn.
[Link: VBS.TV]
by The Editors on November 18, 2010
According to our logs several Boardistan.com visitors each day use Apple’s magical and revolutionary iPad device. And to reward them we have created the “Our iBallz Your iPad” contest. iBallz are an ingeniously simple way to protect an iPad (or other tablet device) from damage due to drops, spills, and/or the hazards of daily digital life. They also work great as a stand to prop an iPad up at the perfect angle for doing work.
While we may have been the first action sports company to announce content compatibility with the new device, we still don’t have iPads incorporated into our current Boardistan workflow. That’s why we created a contest especially for those techno trailblazers who do. The rules are simple. Send us a photo of an iPad with the Boardistan.com site up and on screen and if we choose it as the winner we’ll send you a set of iBallz.
The photos can be compelling, ridiculous, outrageous, shocking, silly, or stupid, the only requirements are that the photo features an iPad with Boardistan.com up on the screen. The rest is up to you. Simply click here to email the photo.
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by The Editors on November 17, 2010
ESPN just listed the athletes who have been “invited” to their made-for-TV snow sports entertainment festival Winter X Games 15 scheduled for January 27 – 30, 2011 in Aspen, Colorado and Shaun White’s name is not on the list.
We’re not up on the latest TV industry gossip, so we really have no reason to comment other than to say that it seems rude not to invite a gold medalist back. Maybe Shaun’s representatives and ESPN have yet to come to terms on how much he should be paid for appearing on this winter’s episode of the action sports TV series.
A source familiar with the situation said, “It’s not that he wasn’t invited, it’s just that he’s not yet confirmed.”
Luckily, Scotty Lago, Tim Humphreys, and Sebastien Toutant are apparently confirmed. Not to suggest that it will increase the chances of our watching any of the events.
[Editors’ Note: The page headline has been updated to read “WX15 confirmed athletes,” however, Shaun White’s name is still obviously missing from the list.]
[Link: ESPN.com/Action]
by The Editors on November 17, 2010
A recently released report by the US Forest Service titled The Effects of Climate Change on Lake Tahoe in the 21st Century: Meteorology, Hydrology, Loading and Lake Response suggests that the shred industry in the Lake Tahoe area could be up for extremely hard times in the future, according to a story in the New York Times.
Iconic Lake Tahoe could see its regional snowpack decline by as much as 60 percent over the next century, with increased floods more likely around 2050 and prolonged droughts closer to 2100, according to a new report from scientists who have studied the lake for decades. . . Such predictions could mean bankruptcy for ski destinations that surround the lake, including the home of the 1960 Winter Olympics, Squaw Valley USA. Squaw Valley and other resorts are an accessible stop for skiers throughout the West and the heavily populated California coast.
Guess that means we all better hit up Tahoe a little more this season.
[Link: New York Times]
by The Editors on November 17, 2010
Laguna Beach, California’s 210 AR4T Space will host an opening reception for Jamie Lynn and Friends’ ABC’s and 123 show on November 20, 2010 at 6 PM. The new show features works created specifically for children by Jamie Lynn, Bryan Iguchi, Ben Brough, and Brennan Coyle.
For our first Christmas in Laguna Beach, 210 AR4T Space and The JLA Project have commandeered the help of artist and legendary snowboarder Jamie Lynn to transform the gallery into a wonderland of art created especially for children. . . 210 AR4T Space will be home to a living children’s book full of letters, numbers, characters, color, and poetry.
The show runs November 20 through December 24, 2010. 210 AR4T Space is located at 210 North Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, California. Remember to bring the kids. . .
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Yobeat.com, the snowboard site that has been “making fun of snowboarding since 1997” is taking their T-shirts to retail, according to founder Brooke Geery.
