Core mall retailer Zumiez apparently wasn’t happy with the performance of their store at The District at Tustin Legacy mall in Southern California’s Orange County, according to a post in the OC Register.
Kim Daskas, spokeswoman for Vestar, which owns The District sent me this statement: “The Zumiez closure comes at a time when many chains are downsizing and restructuring to meet the challenges of the recent economic downturn. As always, Vestar will take the lead role in finding an appropriate replacement store selected to improve and complement our retail mix.”
You gotta know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em.
All the clips from the 2010 Burton European Open all in one place. It’s almost like we were there. Check out the overview clip above or follow the jump for the slopestyle and halfpipe clips. [click to continue…]
Apparently, UNIV’s Tim Swart will occasionally speak when a camera is rolling. Guess Jim Shubin and the ASR Live crew are tame enough, and check that Class @ ASR plug at the end. . . that’s called synergy.
We didn’t make it to Keystone Colorado last week for the Zumeiz 100k, but it looks like The Dingo aka Luke Trembath and TMZ did. You haven’t made it as a celebrity until you make it on TMZ. Be sure to watch Danny And The Dingo on fuel TV for more for more. . .
Mary Scott King, a 50-year-old snowboarder from Huntington Beach, California died Saturday while riding in the backcountry near Mineral Creek in San Juan County, Colorado after falling backward into a creek, according to a story in the Montrose Press.
“Her head became lodged; head and helmet were caught under a rock in the creek. Guides tried to pull her out and had a difficult time getting her out of the water,” he said. “When they were finally able to get her out after about 8 to 10 minutes, she was pulse-less, breathless.”
Sources have reported that Olympic hopeful Danny Davis, winner of Saturday night’s Winter Dew Tour halfpipe event at Snowbasin is currently in a Utah hospital reportly being treated for a serious back injury apparently sustained early Sunday morning, January 17, 2010, at the DC Mountain Lab near Park City, Utah.
An employee at The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital in Murray, Utah, confirmed that Davis had been admitted, however, the hospital would not release any additional information on his status or injuries saying, “You’ll have to contact the family.”
According to a story in the Salt Lake City Tribune Danny was on an ATV with friend Elliot Levitt when the accident occurred.
Davis was riding an ATV with friend Elliot Levitt down a private driveway at 3:30 in the morning when they struck a closed gate, according to Detective Ron Bridge of the Summit County Sheriff’s Department in a report in The Park Record newspaper. The men were riding on private land in an area known as The Preserve, in the Snyderville Basin area north of Interstate 80. . . Police said they do not know who was driving, according to the report, but that no foul play or illegal activity is suspected. Bridge said he could not release additional information until his department coordinates an official statement with the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association.
[Update 1:20 PM January 18, 2010: Danny Davis will undergo surgery today in Utah to repair a L3 spine fracture. Doctors remain positive Danny will make a full recovery. His injury is the result of an ATV accident which took place Sunday morning in Utah. Due to the injuries sustained Danny will not be competing in the remaining snowboard events throughout 2010}
[Update 9:45 AM January 18, 2010: Danny’s agent Sue Izzo of Mosaic Sports Management responded this morning with the following message: “We will be posting all updates on Facebook on the Danny Davis Pro Snowboarder page. . . We will be releasing further information this afternoon after we meet with Danny’s doctors. Danny will be ok, this is not a life threatening injury.” And that is good news.]
We got lost when the contest was called off after two heats in the semi-finals. Then the finals snuck right by us. Apparently Maxime Huscenot, the 17-year-old charger from Reunion Island, and Australian Laura Enever, 18, claimed their ASP World Junior Titles while we weren’t watching. The two reportedly dominated “the punchy two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves on offer at North Narrabeen for the final day of the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships.”
“This is the biggest day of my life and it’s absolutely unbelievable,” Huscenot said. “It feels like I just won a heat, not the ASP World Title – it’s incredible. Jadson (Andre) is an amazing surfer and the whole Brazilian team rips so hard. I cannot believe it is my day. I am at a loss for words.”
Laura Enever just wanted to do well at home.
“I just wanted to go out and have fun and that’s what I did,” Enever said. “This is my home and I’m so stoked to be here with all my friends and family giving me so much support. This is the best day of my life. It’s been my dream forever to win here at home and now that I’ve done it, I’m at a loss for words.”
Frankfurt, Germany’s skate and sneaker show Bright goes down this weekend. It’s a little late to book tickets, but if you live down the street check it out.
It appears that Australian surfers aren’t the only shreds with bad manners, Colorado is have its share of trouble as well according to a story in the Denver Post.
Snowboarders plopped across the middle of runs chatting on cellphones. Gondola cars reeking of smoke. Red Bull cans littering the snow under lifts. Shredders turning black runs blue with their “F-bombs. . . Powder hounds are decrying conduct more expected in malls and high school hallways than on the snowy slopes where controlled schussing used to be the norm but shredding — today’s term for tearing up the slopes — is now customary.
Winter Park is now making snowboarders watch a 15 minute video on “safety and civility” before they get access to the resorts high-end Dark Territory terrain park. Twenty-five other resorts are working on it as well.
Yeah, instructional videos do the trick every time. . .
The body of Jasper “Jaz” McGrath, the missing 19-year-old Vail snowboarder whom we tweeted about on Wednesday, was found yesterday by two skiers at the edge of some avalanche residue near Miller Cliffs “an undeveloped area accessed through a back-country gate” near Vail, according to a story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
McGrath, who had recently left his home along Lake Superior’s North Shore and moved in with his older brother in Colorado, was last seen in the West Vail area about 10 a.m. Jan. 6, when he put on his snowboarding garb and left for Vail Mountain, police said. . . Authorities told his parents that he was killed by an avalanche he apparently triggered, Tim McGrath said.
Core mall retailer Zumiez apparently wasn’t happy with the performance of their store at The District at Tustin Legacy mall in Southern California’s Orange County, according to a post in the OC Register.
