by The Editors on January 19, 2011
A body believed to belong to a snowboarder who went missing near Colorado’s Berthoud Pass on Monday, January 17, 2011 has been found by search and rescue workers, according to a story on 9 News.com.
The body was found near where [26-year-old Jeffrey] Miller went missing Monday, while backcountry snowboarding with a friend. . . The friend said he saw Miller and Miller’s dog behind him after a small snow slide nearby, but didn’t see them when he looked back a little later. He said he went down the hill two more times, but couldn’t find Miller.
Our thoughts are with Miller’s family and friends.
[Link: 9News.com]
by The Editors on January 19, 2011
A thin, white male in his mid-teens to early 20s robbed Bangor, Maine’s Penobscot County Federal Credit Union late Tuesday afternoon (January 18, 2011) just before it closed, according to a story in the Bangor Daily News.
The suspect was wearing a white long-sleeve sweatshirt with “Billabong” written on it, black sunglasses, black gloves and bluejeans, as can be seen in credit union surveillance video released to the news media. . . Though police converged upon the crime scene within seconds, the suspect managed to elude them and remained at large Tuesday evening.
The shred habit can be expensive.
[Link: Bangor Daily News]
by The Editors on January 19, 2011
Jamison Tuckett, 15, of Layton, Utah died Tuesday, January 18, 2011 after he was hit by a car while skateboarding, according to the Salt Lake City Tribune.
Tuckett, 15, was riding his longboard in the road near 325 North and 2200 West about 7 p.m. Tuesday when he was struck by a Honda Civic driven by Kailan Nay, 17, also of Layton. . . Nay told police she did not see Tuckett until it was too late to avoid striking him.
Our thoughts are with the families and friends of both Tuckett and the driver.
[Link: Salt Lake City Tribune via The Daily Herald]
by The Editors on January 19, 2011
As one core retailer told us last week, “Everyone wants a bargain.” Well, it would appear that Nike Snowboarding is giving consumers exactly what they want with a new slew of snowboarding boots at off-price giant Ross Dress For Less.
According to a Boardistan secret shopper Nike snowboard boots which were selling at retail for $249.99 last year are now available for just $84.99 and if we wait a little longer they’ll probably drop all the way down to $20. We can hardly wait.
by The Editors on January 19, 2011
by The Editors on January 19, 2011
Laguna Beach, California’s Thalia Surf Shop scored a perfect viral 10 with their “20% Off all Black items” Martin Luther King, Jr. Day sale featuring the civil rights leader in a wetsuit carrying a surfboard, according to stories on media outlets around the world.
The shop even got a reprimand from the President of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable, Earl Ofari Hutchinson.
“This cheap attempt on the part of a business to make money off of Dr. King continues the pattern of disrespect and ignorance of and that far too many businesses and business owners have for the monumental work of Dr. King.” . . Hutchinson demanded the surf shop stop the MLK sale and provide a public apology.
Thalia owner Nick Cocores says he meant no harm by the email, according to KABC.com.
“In no way did we intend to hurt or offend anyone,” Cocores said. “For those that took offense or disrespect, we truly are sorry. We took down the ad for our sale to hopefully calm the waters and in the future will be more careful in our selection of promotions.”
Click here to read Cocores’ apology got so much traffic that they had to remove their entire blog from the website as well. [Our link was wrong. Thanks to a kind commenter for pointing out our assumptive error.]
Leave it to a bunch of peace loving hippies from Laguna Beach to misread the national holiday completely. Follow the jump for the evening news video.
[Link: KABC, OC Register, New York Daily News, Colorlines, and San Jose Mercury News]
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by The Editors on January 19, 2011
The Daily Mail is reporting this star-studded meet up at a “sports shop” earlier this week: the David Beckham family and Shaun White:
The boys – Brooklyn, 11, Romeo, eight, and five-year-old Cruz – seem particularly keen on skateboarding – which is hugely popular in the US – and are fans of sports star Shaun White, who is an Olympic gold medallist and a champion of both the skateboard and the snowboard.
We all just love, love, love each other. Apparently, there is no end to the celebrity circle jerk.
[Link: Daily Mail]
by The Editors on January 18, 2011
We finally watched a little of The X Life on VH1. Turns out Papa Joe’s people know how to make entertaining reality TV. It has all the normal train-wrecks plus a little skateboarding (and BMX and MX). This is the second episode Click the link to catch the rest.
[Link: X Life]
by The Editors on January 18, 2011
The best halfpipe riders in the world may ignore the FIS World Snowboard Championships in La Molina, Spain, but for the boardercrossers this is as big as it gets other than the Olympics. And Lindsey Jacobellis proved again that she is the best in the world by winning the women’s side of event.
“My plan was just to be top-two and advance because I haven’t been getting to the finals in my last couple of races. Making finals was definitely my first goal and getting out ahead was my second,” said Jacobellis of her strategy heading into the finals. “I was getting the hole shot and doing the first rhythm section really well. I was out in front and wanted to hold my ground giving me the option for every line I wanted to have.”
On the men’s side Australian Alex Pullin won followed by Americans Seth Wescott and Nate Holland in second and third. Follow the jump for the rest and for full results.
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by The Editors on January 17, 2011
This Anthony Shetler It’s Your World teaser from World Industries reminds us of the old stand-up comedy comeback for hecklers: “We don’t come to where you work and knock the burger flipper out of your hands. . . ” The rest of the video drops on January 20, 2011.
[Link: World Industries]
A body believed to belong to a snowboarder who went missing near Colorado’s Berthoud Pass on Monday, January 17, 2011 has been found by search and rescue workers, according to a story on 9 News.com.
