Looks like there may finally be a trade show aisle-walking alternative the Nike Free as Supra rolls out the Owen their “first lightweight running shoe.”
[The Owen] features an ultra soft, blown EVA SUPRAFOAM® midsole. A synthetic mesh upper with microfiber reinforcements reduces weight and improves breathability. The rubber pads on the contact areas offer traction and even distribution of impact across the sole. Strong, durable, looped nylon webbing is used for the lace stays and heel pull tab, and in conjunction with rope laces, makes for quick and easy cinching.
A guy the FBI has called the snowboarder bandit is really taking bank robbing to the next level. On Wednesday, February 15, 2012, he reportedly robbed his seventh Orange County, California band, according to a story in the OC Register.
The bandit earned his name due to his “youthful appearance and the ski-type clothes” he wore during the robberies, authorities said. . . Police described him as a white man in his mid to late 20s, about 5-foot-10 to 6 feet tall, and 180 to 200 pounds, with blond hair, blue eyes and unshaven.
There is now a $5,000 reward for help with his capture. If you ride with the guy and want the money, call one of these numbers: 714-765-1966 or 714-765-1900. Personally, it would seem like it might just be time for this bandit to slip off into the snowy wilds of Colorado for awhile. Things may be getting a little to hot in SoCal.
After watching this edit It’s rather difficult to argue with the entire premise of Billabong’s latest marketing message. Life in boardshorts looks pretty, pretty, good.
The offer, said to be worth at least $3 a share, was reportedly presented to Billabong chairman Ted Kunkel this week, and would offer a premium of about 70 per cent to the stock’s last close of $1.79. . . The offer was believed to have been made by US private equity giant TPG. Private equity firms have of late targeted Pacific Brands, Spotless and PaperlinX.
It was the latest in a string of disappointments for the organizers of the World Snowboarding Championships, being held at Oslo Winter Park in the hills above the capital. They failed to secure a main sponsor, which means Oslo taxpayers look likely to be stuck with a bill of NOK 28 million since city officials agreed to mount a guarantee for that amount. . .
Ticket sales were also a problem according to the story. Organizers who hoped to sell 25,000 tickets had only sold 3,350 by the start of the event and 5,000 as of yesterday. That’s compared to the 270,000 that were sold for the Nordic skiing world championships.
Norwegian snowboarding legend Terje Håkonsen himself had told Aftenposten that his goal was to convince “snowboard haters” that his sport is worthy of respect.
Still think it would be great to be there right now. We wouldn’t be disappointed at all to see it live.
There’s nothing like a best hits collection for pure, jaw-dropping awe. Jordan Haffart’s collection from the past four years has us confused and bewildered even more than usual.
Filmmaker Patrik Wallner rolled through South Asia for a month with skaters Walker Ryan, Laurence Keefe, Michael Mackrodt, and Kenny Reed and returned with this amazingly lush 10 minute video of the trip. The only things missing are the feelings of oppressive heat and gastrointestinal distress. . .
Nate Soules, 38, of Telluride, Colorado died on Monday, February 13, 2012 in an avalanche on Lower Bear Creek, according to a story in the Telluride Daily Planet.
Soules was an expert snowboarder who had stacked up years of experience traveling in the backcountry. He was equipped with an avalanche beacon, Avalung and ABS airbag system on Monday when he ventured alone into an area known as The Fingers in Lower Bear Creek, but those precautions proved inadequate against the large slide that swept him up. Soules was discovered and unburied shortly after noon by two skiers who came across the slide path, and his body was lifted out of the area by helicopter. He was apparently killed by massive trauma, according to the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office.
Our thoughts are with Soules’ friends and family, especially his 3-year-old son, Ben, and his wife, Hilary.
Nike Surfing team cameras follow Filipe Toledo, Scooby, and Gabriel Medina as they surf up Oahu’s North Shore over the winter. Yep, the kids are still good.
