This Salomon Snowboards edit from Saas-Fee has skateboarding, snowboarding and features Jed Anderson, Josh Dirksen, Wolle Nyvelt, Bode Merrill, Chris Grenier, Louif Paradis, Annie Boulanger, Victor Daviet, Sylvain Bourbousson, and Jamie Nicholls, but we’re going to watch it one more time just for the music.
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686 is bringing the blood, sweat, and beers to the 2014 SIA Show with another savage round of industry showdowns with 686 Lights Out amateur boxing charity event benefitting S.O.S. Outreach on January 30, 2014.
Come watch professional snowboarders and industry insiders step up for three rounds of hard hitting action to separate the men (or women) from the boys, all in the name of charity. . . Guest hosts Danny Kass and Dingo, will be on hand making sure things stay on the border of under control and insanely fun, while a panel of pro shreds will sit as guest judges throughout the night. “I’m excited to see all of our industry coming back together like this,” said Dingo. “Last year rocked and everyone is looking forward to what this year has in store!”
For the official word from 686 follow the jump.
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We realize this news is already two days old, but for the sake of history we’re going to list it out here again for those who haven’t been paying attention. This is the official USA Olympic Team for Halfpipe and Slopestyle:
Halfpipe Men
Greg Bretz (Mammoth Lakes, CA),
Danny Davis (Truckee, CA),
Taylor Gold (Steamboat Springs, CO)
Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA).
Halfpipe Women:
Kelly Clark (W. Dover, VT),
Kaitlyn Farrington (Sun Valley, ID)
Arielle Gold (Steamboat Springs, CO)
Hannah Teter (Belmont, VT).
Slopestyle Men
Shaun White,
Sage Kotsenburg (Park City, UT)
Chas Guldemond (Reno, NV).
Ryan Stassel, (Anchorage, AK)
Slopestyle Women:
Jamie Anderson (S. Lake Tahoe, CA)
Ty Walker (Stowe, VT).
Jessika Jensen, (Rigby, ID)
Karly Shorr, (Truckee, CA)
You’ll note that Louie Vito, Gretchen Bleiler, and Scotty Lago are not on the list. Here’s what the USSA coach has to say about those who made the team:
“We saw some amazing performances by these riders with a blend of veterans and newcomers landing next-level runs,” said USSA Head Slope and Halfpipe Coach Mike Jankowski. “To have nine of 11 spots come down to the final weekend of qualifying shows the true depth of U.S. Snowboarding.
Yeah, either that or the fact that 60 percent of the qualifying events were held on the “final weekend.” For the official word from the USSA follow the jump.
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Signal Snowboards crafts a snowboard out of a Christmas tree and takes tree recycling one step beyond. Check it out.
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Olympic hopeful and slopestyle slayer Jamie Anderson has joined up with the the Boarding for Breast Cancer family as a team rider.
Jamie Anderson has joined Boarding for Breast Cancer’s all-star female pro team as part of the Be Healthy. Get Active. Ride! campaign to inspire and empower young women. Born and raised in South Lake Tahoe, Jamie first learned of B4BC at 10 years of age when she attended the B4BC Snowboard and Music Festival at Sierra-at-Tahoe, her first concert and big air event. . . “Living a healthy and active life is one of the most important things to me. Our bodies are our temples!” said Anderson. “Connecting and working with B4BC is amazing, and I’m excited about creating more awareness and healthy inspiration for people all over the world!”
Part of this awareness campaign is giving away her full prize pack to the best Instagram photo that is tagged @b4bc #shredthelove (assuming you have also followed @b4bc and @jamieandersonsnow. Send a great photo and if Jamie picks it you win. Follow the jump for all the official details. [click to continue…]
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Thanks to no snow at Northstar-at-Tahoe and too much snow at Breckenridge last weekend US Snowboarding has decided to hold a USA only event at Mammoth Mountain this week, meaning three of the five Olympic snowboarding qualifiers will go down at one resort in four days and then the US Olympic Snowboard Team will be named.
Maintaining the integrity of the Olympic qualifying system is paramount to U.S. Snowboarding,” says USSA Director of Freestyle and Snowboarding Jeremy Forster. “One of the keys to our success has been fielding strong Olympic teams chosen from five qualifiers. That is the selection criteria we put forward to the USOC and it is our intent to find a solution so that we can run five qualifiers for both halfpipe and slopestyle.”
How’s that for half the season in one weekend? Follow the jump for the official word from the USSA including the event schedule. [click to continue…]
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Slash Snowboards is proud to welcome Mammoth Mountain halfpipe slayer Greg Bretz to the family which includes Johnnie Paxson, Manuel Diaz and Gigi Rüf.
“Greg Bretz doesn’t care, he catches air – to do so he chose the ATV board a couple years back and I knew how valuable his feedback was going to be as he is riding in some of the most difficult situations out there,” says Slash Founder Gigi Rüf. “Greg’s recent accomplishments in the Halfpipe are proof of his dedication in progressing snowboarding. I couldn’t be happier for him. He is onto the next level!”
For the official word from Slash by Gigi, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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Having nearly been run down by a moose one time at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, we’re quite certain we would never chase one down a run, but Charlie Rush and his friend followed one down a run at Whitefish, Montana and now they’re being charged with a $225 fine for ” harassing wild animals.”
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The things Chas Guldermond will do for some Bear Naked Granola, huh? It is, however, nice to see people promoting some proper food.
[Update: This video won’t play until January 17, 2014 because the Bear Naked marketing people have planned it that way and someone screwed up. If you still care on Friday, check back.]
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Here’s what Bjorn Leines was up to last season. And here’s what Rome has to say about it:
Long before the word “boss” started getting tossed around everyday, Bjorn defined it. He still does. Such an amazing snowboarder, he is always down to strap in, whether it is AK lines, Minnesota streets, or nearly melted out Colorado couloirs.
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