The crew at Billabong Snow isn’t letting a little take-over talk slow down one bit. They’re marching right along it seems. They just signed X Games Real Snow candidateBode Merrill.
“I am convinced that Bode is the most talented snowboarder out there today,” said Billabong Snow Team Manager Andrew Marriner. “Who else can go out on a urban mission in Minnesota and absolutely blow minds then quickly turn around, hop out of a heli seat and shock the Absinthe Film crew in Haines, Alaska?”
Merrill joins Wolle Nyvelt, Tadashi Fuse, Jamie Anderson, Eero Niemela, and Romain De Marchi at Billabong. For the official word follow the jump. [click to continue…]
The recently engaged Nick Visconti is back for another season of the Dangerzone, however, this season it appears to be named DZ:MA for Dangerzone for Mature Audiences only. The first episode features the ABC’s of park tricks and is great for kids just starting out. Two warnings: there’s still no such thing as a frontside Indy and be careful where you Zeach.
Jamie Anderson and Chas Guldemond took their rightful places at the top of the podium by huge margins. Chas was 12 points ahead of second place, Finland’s Roope Tonteri. And Anderson took her event by nine points over Norway’s Kjersti Buaas.
Guldemond even took one for the team. “My first run was for the U.S. Snowboarding team and my second run was for me,” Guldemond said. “As always I try to have a good time snowboarding no matter what. It feels so good to be on top and start the Olympic qualifying period. It’s my goal to continue this success to the best of my abilities. . . I have really been working hard to perfect my run and it is going well so far, I am happy with how my dub 12 is coming together.”
Anderson, who wins pretty much everything she enters still finds a way to sound surprised, which is nice. “This has all been unreal, I feel so lucky,” Anderson said. “Thirteen is my lucky number, I was born on the 13th and there are 13 letters in my name so I would like to think this good vibe will keep going through.
Are you a gambler, Kenny? Well, Frequency: The Snowboarder’s Journal is giving away a trip loaded with bottomless powder at Baldface Lodge in Nelson, BC March 29 – 31, 2013 to one lucky subscriber. To be eligible all you have to do is subscribe.
With the promise of another epic year the lodge is filling up fast, but there are still a few slots remaining. One lucky subscriber will win a spot in our cat and all you have to do is hold a current subscription on the date of the draw: January 30, 2013. Or to guarantee a seat at Freq Week 2013 contact the lodge directly at www.baldface.net and drop into an undoubtedly unforgettable experience.
If you’re more of a realist contact Baldface directly and reserve one of the remaining spots. Or two, if you’re feeling generous. It will be a trip you’ll never forget. Follow the jump for all the details. [click to continue…]
Nickolas Voyer-Taylor, the 22-year-old snowboarder who was found unconscious and “partially submerged” in a creek at the Big White Resort in Kelowna, British Columbia on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, has died, according to a story in The Province.
The RCMP say two skiers spotted the unconscious man partially submerged in the creek and buried in snow on Tuesday. . . Const. Kris Clark says it looked like the Voyer-Taylor had been in the water for some time, and it’s not known how he got there. . . He was recovered by ski patrol and paramedics began CPR before he was taken to Kelowna General Hospital, but he couldn’t be revived.
Voyer-Taylor was a seasonal employee who worked at the resort. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
Daniel Rajcsanyi is a snowboarder from Munich, Germany. He is also reportedly “openly gay,” according to a story on Outsports.com. Dani wanted to enter a video for Nike’s Chosen competition so he filmed himself hitting a rail to stairs naked. The video (which is NSFW) is aptly titled German Sausage.
“I wanted to make a funny thing out of snowboarding. It was a provocation for the ‘freestyle’ scene. I wanted to change the bourgeois thinking and show the total freedom and fun of snowboarding, which should be the main thing.” He said he does not know of any other openly gay snowboarders and hopes that with the video he “made a little step forward.”
We never saw this edit featured in any Nike Chosen marketing, so we’re guessing it didn’t win (his other videos however did quite well and actually won in Austria, according to Nike). If you’d like to see Dani’s German Sausage edit, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
Anthony De Rocco, president and CEO of K2 Sports, said in a press release Monday that Backcountry Access “fits perfectly” with his company portfolio of brands that includes 14 others, such as Line Skis, Full Tilt Boots, K2 Snowboards, Ride Snowboards, Tubbs Snowshoes and Atlas Snowshoes.
Backcountry snowboarders know BCA for it’s Tracker DTS digital avalanche beacons and their Float Airbag inflatable avalanche protection systems. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The event is an inclusive ski and ride day where Red Mountain Resort will donate 50 per cent of its day ticket revenue to help raise funds for several of B4BC’s initiatives, including scholarships through the Survivorship Fund to ReTreat Yourself, a yoga, ski and snowboard retreat for women who have been affected by breast cancer.
The highlight of the evening, according to organizers is a concert by Allen Stone. For all the official details, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
Norway’s JP Solberg is the best snowboard dude ever, ever, ever. Just ask his friends. They all love him to death and aren’t afraid to put all their jazzy hype thoughts about him on video. Nope, not scared one bit. Here, watch and see for yourself what T.Rice, Danny Kass, Dan Brisse, Scott Sullivan, Wolle Nyvelt, and a host of other snowboarding superstars have to say about JP. Wish we could disagree, but we can’t. Not ever.
Tailgate Alaskafounder, and longtime snowboard media innovator Mark Sullivan gets interviewed on the Seven Years Winter blog and you should check it out because it’s good hear from someone who regularly goes out and makes real things happen.
Some of his projects, like Tailgate Alaska are successes, while others (the hugely ambitious Mtnops.com online snowboard community for instance) are spectacular failures. No matter, because nothing seems to stop Mr. Sullivan. Read the interview and you’ll see what we mean.
The crew at Billabong Snow isn’t letting a little take-over talk slow down one bit. They’re marching right along it seems. They just signed X Games Real Snow candidate Bode Merrill.
