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]
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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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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]
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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]
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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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Southern California’s Mountain High Resort’s new 1.6 mile long snowboard park will include two new features sponsored by KLeN Laundry.
“It is so rad that a young company like KLeN is given the opportunity to build a partnership with an industry icon such as Mountain High,” said Mark Froke, president of KLeN. “The entire team at the resort is super fun and positive about the whole plan.” One of the main assets to the entire idea is that Mountain High and KLeN sponsor some of the same athletes; Spencer Link, Cory Cronk and Kyle Loppicollo all are sponsored by both organizations.
We’re not exactly sure what the two new features will look like, but we have some ideas for their names: Clothes line? Wedgie? Sock drawer? For more details, follow the jump.
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Salomon Snowboards returns to Denver’s Art Institue of Colorado for their 2nd Annual Denver Backyard Bang Rail Jam this Saturday, November 20, 2010 from 11 am to 4 pm. And unlike other upcoming Denver snowboard events, this one is absolutely free.
Backyard Bang will welcome appearances by Salomon pro riders Jed Anderson, Chris Grenier, Louif Paradis, Bode Merrill, Desiree Melancon, Scotty Arnold as the Emcee, and more. Top amateur riders from around the nation will also participate in the competition. . . Over 30 distinctively-designed snowboards created by Art Institute of Colorado students, alumni and prospective students will be on display in the John Jellico Gallery at The Art Institute of Colorado from November 10-19, 2010. The collection of snowboards will be auctioned during the Backyard Bang Rail Jam on Saturday, November 20, 2010. All proceeds benefit The Education Foundation and support student scholarships.
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Tech snowboarders who have always felt bad about having an iPod cover that didn’t match their jacket can rest easy now thanks to a collab between Burton Snowboards and iPod case maker Speck (our current case of choice). The new cases are custom wrapped with fabric from Burtons 2011 outerwear collection.
“So many of the Burton crew use Apple products, so it’s been really cool to work with Speck on an Apple accessory,” stated Greg Dacyshyn, Chief Creative Officer, Burton Snowboards. “Both Burton and Apple are all about innovation, and we can’t wait to see our outerwear textures and prints popping up on these cases this holiday season.”
So much for finding your iPhone once you’ve thrown it on your jacket. Fitted x Burton cases are available in True Black Buffalo Print, Lumber Print, and Toile Print for a MSRP of $39.95 at the Speck or Apple Stores. Follow the jump for more product photos.
[Editors’ Note: Sadly, as we recently discovered, Speck is not making any of these cases for the iPhone 4. In fact, they only make them for the iPod touch. Which kind of negates this entire post. We apologize for not having collected our information more carefully.]
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FrendsVision follows Forest Bailey through Mammoth Mountain’s Unbound Park. Smooth, huh?
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Danny Thomas and the Arbor crew on the first chair.
Snowboarders began gathering at 10 PM last night (November 10, 2010) at the bottom of Mammoth Mountain’s Chair 1 to make sure they were first in line for the 2010-11 winter. Danny Thomas, Patrick Reddy, Chris Peroddi, John Farr, Marley McPhillips, and friends brought a tent and BBQ’d hotdogs all night.
“It’s not easy sleeping in a tent when you keep getting woken up by the cat driving around,” said one of the snow campers. “They came in and kicked us out around 5 AM, but we by that time we had our spot.”
The sun came up over a cloud-covered mountain, but by 7:30 it was full blue-bird and the line was filling. By the time the line began moving at 8:30 AM there were a couple hundred people ready to ride (mostly snowboarders, oddly).
There is something to be said for cold, crisp air, blue skies, and a snowboard back in the snow and sliding. It’s borderline double rainbow action.
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