The city of Dillon, Colorado has had so much trouble with snowboarders riding their urban locales that they’ve adopted a “zero tolerance” approach and are “confiscating equipment from those riders caught sliding down handrails and concrete barriers around town,” according to a story in the Summit Daily.
“We’re hoping this gets the message across that this wont be tolerated,” Dillon Police Chief Joe Wray said. “We have tried numerous things in the past to discourage it, but now the message is: If you get caught, we will now go for your pocketbook.” . . . Those caught riding rails were fined $100, plus $400 in advance should they break the same law again in the next 12 months. The individuals filming the stunts were fined $150 plus $350 held in advance. . . . Filmers were charged more because their actions are viewed as an attempt to profit from a criminal act, according to Wray.
Apparently, there’s not enough real crime going down in Dillon to keep the 5-0 busy.
K2 Sports has purchased Zoot, the Kona, Hawaii based maker of triathlon apparel according to a story on Bicycle Retailer.
“We are excited to welcome Zoot to our family,” said Robert Marcovitch, chief executive officer of K2 Sports. “Zoot is a fast-growing brand whose shared dedication to innovation and quality make them a terrific fit for us and we look forward to their continued growth and expansion into new product categories and geographies.”
Apparently, this is another attempt by a seasonal company to break into a opposite season market. Maybe this one will work.
Seems like all our friends are being interviewed these days. Check this with ace image capture master Tim Zimmerman and remember, it’s only part one (part 2 after the jump). Side note: this also reminds us why we’d rather read an interview than have to “watch” it on video.
Kr3w’s party photos (by Shad [click the link for Lizard’s broken nose photos]) from the Zumiez $100k at Keystone, Colorado would suggest that no matter what else may be going on, the Zumiez kids are still selling a shit-load of product. . . and the girls are still stoked on Lizard King and TK.
It’s rare that we get to read interviews with the people who make the magazines. And one of the longest lasting editors in all snowboard media is Snowboarder Magazine’s Pat Bridges (we never thought we’d say that). ESPN correspondent Colin Whyte checks in and get gems like this:
I’ve gotta say I am tired of people wanting to grow snowboarding via exposure. Seriously, who hasn’t already seen snowboarding? We are creeping up on our fourth Olympics and have had over a dozen X-Games. Recently a new tour has been hyped and touted as “helping to grow snowboarding.” It is doing no more than anything else on Network TV has done to grow snowboarding. It is growing the amount of money that Viacom is making off of snowboarding for sure. I must admit that watching the event live on the tube was convenient except that it was on a Sunday which kept me and however many other weekend warriors off the hill.
Amen, brother. Follow the link for the rest of the interview with one of snowboarding’s most original voices.
This is exactly why we don’t think snowmobiles nor cats should not be allowed on the mountain during the day (except for emergency use).
A Park City snowboarder was in intensive care Tuesday after he was struck Friday by a snowmobile a resort employee was operating at The Canyons, an attorney for the victim said. . . . The accident, which occurred near the bottom of the Golden Eagle chairlift, critically injured Snyderville Basin resident John Everett.
We don’t know about The Canyons, but we’ve see employees zipping all over the place on mountains when they really shouldn’t be and it’s especially bad when they are going against traffic.
With “urban snowboarding” on the up, something like this was bound to happen.
Cattaraugus County Sheriff Dennis John says the teen was snowboarding down Burt road heading toward Miller Hill road when he was struck by a car driven by 20- year-old Nathan Green of Friendship.
Adam O’Neill, 19, died from the injuries sustained in this crash. His mother spoke to reporters from WKBW. Click the link for the rest of the story. [Link: WIKB.com]
As if we won’t get enough of Todd Richards elsewhere, Quiksilver is giving us a weekly “todcast” filled with fully uncut Todd heckling. As Todd says, “Take a break from browsing porn and watch this . . . ”
Nixon hosts an art show with pieces from all their friends: Chivo, Jody Morris, Taylor Dunfee, Marlena Detrick, Steven Neiley, Morgan, Mimi Knoop, The Pirates, Rob Machado, Russ Morland, Tony Ramsell, Cory Shephard, Travis Collier, Chili Thom, Rob Mathis, Mike Jackson, Jody Rogac, Tyler Quarles, Catherine Leslie, Mila Franovic, Calen Knauf, Kevin Rockwell, Tyler Simpson, Phoenix and Caley Vanular .
Mike Basich has always done things his way no matter what. He’s been a pro snowboarder, a snow/skate shop owner, and all along he’s been keeping the 241 flame alive. The Colfax Record, catches up with Mikey and discusses his new snowboard company.
This project has been a combination of trying to make something that is environmentally friendly and rides great,” he said. “I want the graphic to remain the same until the technology within the board changes.” . . . Basich starts with a wood core he mills from an 80-foot pine tree that fell on his property. Combined with Tulipwood, he believes the core is a perfect balance of shock absorption and flexibility.
