Riding the lift at the Tahoe Legends of Snowboarding on March 14, 2009 with Joel Gomez, Mike Chantry, Tina Basich, Jeff Brushie, Mikey Basich, Dave Seoane, Tom Burt, and Norm Sayler with the closer.
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
March 2009
Dave Seoane’s Life Sentence lifetime season pass was denied, Shawn Farmer poached the pipe, Tom Burt charged the Palisades on a 25-year-old board, Mike and Tina Basich put another siblings halfpipe win on their resumes, Edgar “Pineapple” Rivera did some spittin’ on the mic, Mike McDaniel sat in the judges chair, former resort owner Norm Sayler hung out at the bottom of the pipe, and Damian Sanders, Keith Kimmel, Amy Roberts, and Joel Gomez were inducted into the Tahoe Legends of Snowboarding and get their names listed on the perpetual trophies kept in the old school lodge at Donner Ski Ranch. (Neither Damian nor Keith showed up to accept their awards. Damian got wrecked on his moto bike, and we think Keith is just shy.)
Throw in Chris Roach, Jeff Brushie, Jim Rippey, Jason Borgstede, Noah Salasnek, Rocket Reeves, Jon Baiocchi, Dave Alden, Bob Klein, and four-time world champion Terry Kidwell on rhythm guitar and you have a rockin’ day on snow with most of the people basically responsible for what snowboarding isy all together on March 14, 2009 for the 5th Annual Tahoe Legends of Snowboarding.
The group congregated at an authentic u-ditch pipe for an old school halfpipe contest, and freeriding on classic snowriding crafts. It was an impressive gathering of snowboarding’s living history that often gets overlooked in the commercial rush to move more units. To those who grew up idolizing snowboarding’s pioneers, The Tahoe Legends of Snowboarding is a chance to remember why we got into it in the first place: hanging out with friends and sliding on snow.
A big thanks to the original Tahoe Legend Don Bostick for making it all happen.
Click here for the entire photo gallery or follow the jump for the results.
[click to continue…]
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
Hannah Teter dislocated her shoulder during practice for the US Snowboarding Grand Prix at Killington, Vermont, according to a story in USA Today.
Teter was practicing for a qualifying event at Killington Ski Area on Friday when she fell on a jump in the 22-foot halfpipe and came up grabbing her right shoulder. She rode to the end of the pipe and was met by a trainer who led her down the mountain.
She says she’ll be back in time for next weekend’s US Open of Snowboarding at Stratton Mountain.
[Link: USA Today]
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
Truckee’s Michael Goldschmidt, edged Matt Ladley to win the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix halfpipe at Killington on March 14, 2009. It was his first win of the season.
“I’m just so excited. I would rather win here in Vermont than anywhere else. It just feels great,” Goldschmidt said. “This win makes me feel really good. I’ve known that I could put together a run that could get me up there, and it feels great to have it come together and win it.”
Kelly Clark continued her dominance and Gretchen Bleiler got second. Follow the jump for the official word.
[click to continue…]
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
The US Coast Guards is currently searching for a missing surfer who was last seen 100 yards off Kealia Beach, according to KGMB9.com.
The man, wearing red shorts, fell off his surfboard and went missing after being hit by a large wave at about 1:30 p.m. . . . Coast Guard rescue crews from Air Station Barbers Point here and Station Kauai are assisting the Kauai Fire Department and Kauai County Ocean Safety with the search. The Coast Guard plans to search through the night with its HH-65 rescue helicopter crew.
Hopefully, he swam a different way and is already home.
[Link: KGMB9.com]
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
Next year we’re all going to care about these contests, might as well get used to it this weekend (March 13-15, 2009) as the 2009 Grand Prix Season wraps up at Killington, Vermont. Watch it live on Go211.com.
[Link: GO211.com]
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
Fetish fans rejoice. Nixon is releasing a series of limited edition Rubber Players as a ploy to get shoppers into Nixon retailers.
The Rubber Player is a unique, new interpretation on the iconic Player model from Nixon. Beginning in March, participating retailers will receive four Rubber Players in one color. Each month through June, participating retailers will receive an unannounced, new color of The Rubber Player. This product will not be available for reorder and when they are gone, they are gone.. . . The Rubber Player features a 3-hand Japanese quartz movement, custom molded silicone case and band and diamond. This limited watch will also come with a collector’s kit stand and packaging and will retail for $170.
The Nixon watches we like keep getting discontinued. . .
[Link: Nixon]
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
There was a day when we would have let nothing stand between us and a Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero & Tony Alva autograph signing in Littleton, Colorado. Sadly, that day was about 20 years ago or we’d be there this Sunday March 15, 2009.
[Link: Vans via The Skateboard Mag]
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
