This video of snowboarder Meesh Hytner would seem to suggest that wearing a Backcountry Access Float 30 (or a similar avalanche buoyancy device) can be very helpful when the entire slope begins to slide. Glad everyone is okay.
[Link: GrindTV.com via Gizmodo]
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Watch the Burton Canadian Open Slopestyle semi finals and Halfpipe Finals live today (February 3, 2012) beginning at 9:30 AM PST and Slopestyle finals beginning tomorrow (February 4, 2012) at 9:30 AM PST.
Watch Kelly Clark (USA), Hannah Teter (USA) Jamie Anderson (USA), Queralt Castellet (ESP), Sina Candrian (SUI), Mercedes Nicoll (CDN), Chas Guldemond (USA), Ryo Aono (JPN), Zack Stone (CDN) and Markus Malin (FIN) are just a few of the top riders planning to compete for a piece of the $72,000 prize purse.
And no, Shaun White will be not be competing. Click here for the live webcast, or for complete worldwide live webcast schedules follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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Bergisel Stadium is reportedly all set for the 2012 Billabong Air & Style in Innsbruck, Austria Saturday, February 4, 2012.
Despite the absence of last year’s winner Mark McMorris, the current standings in the TTR are a constant mix of high flying new riders all making their mark on the tour and this event will be no different; with riders like Eric Willet, Sage Kotsenburg, Seb Toots, Jamie Nicholls and all the rest there is no predicting who will take the win and that’s what makes this such an unmissable event.
Watch it live on Extreme.com beginning at 10:30 AM PST tomorrow (February 4, 2012).
[Link: Extreme.com]
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We’re more confused than you. All we’ve gotten out of this is that the 2012 World Snowboarding Championships are going down in Oslo, Norway February 10-19, 2012 and they will include a macking quarter pipe. . . and Drop Kick Murphys and Turbonegro.
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Next Tuesday, (February 7, 2012) Ben Kweller will release a new album, Go Fly A Kite. To promote that album Bored To Death star Jason Schwartzman pulled together a little help from his friends who look more than a little alike. Watch and you’ll see what we mean.
[Link: BlackBook]
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First there were the slew of “skateboard bandits” hitting banks, now police in Orange County, California are looking for someone they are calling the “snowboarder bandit,” after a man robbed a Wells Fargo branch in Irvine, California, according to a story in the Orange County Register.
The robber is believed to be the man who authorities have linked to holdups in Laguna Hills, Anaheim Hills, Ladera Ranch and Corona del Mar, said Laura Eimiller, an FBI spokeswoman. Authorities have described the serial robber as a white man in his mid-20s to mid-30s, who is about 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds. . . The robber is believed to be the man who authorities have linked to holdups in Laguna Hills, Anaheim Hills, Ladera Ranch and Corona del Mar, said Laura Eimiller, an FBI spokeswoman.
You know, buying all that Volcom gear can get expensive. And come to think of it, he does look pretty much like every guy we ever see when we’re rolling behind the Velcro curtain. . .If he looks more familiar than that, click here for the tip line.
[Link: Orange County Register]
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On the eve of the The Bones Brigade Autobiography West Coast premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (February 2, 2012 at 2 and 8 PM), Stacy Peralta speaks to the Santa Barbara Independent on why these six skateboarders were so important and why the film is finding new fans each time it screens.
It really transcends skateboarding and becomes a story about this group of six guys who weren’t the cool kids. They weren’t the hipsters. Some might say they were borderline nerds and, for many of them, it was a real struggle to attain the position they eventually attained and we deal with that in the film.
Click the link for the short yet interesting interview with Stacy.
[Link: Santa Barbara Independent]
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Registration starts tomorrow (February 3, 2012) for the 14th Annual Triple Air Show at Mountain High.
The Cholula Triple Air has been upgraded to a 3 star TTR (Ticket To Ride) event this year which means competitors will earn points towards their overall worldwide ranking. The TTR standard is what competitive snowboarders use to rank themselves against each other, and earn entry into events like the Grand Prix and the Olympics. . . The Cholula Triple Air Show is unlike any other big air event of its kind. Instead of one big jump, snowboarders must tackle three humongous kickers making their landings and execution crucial. Riders are scored on their best of two runs and the top 10 finishers make their way to the finals where awards are paid out to 5th place.
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It was down to the wire at the 2012 Volcom Pipeline Pro with Pipeline veteran Jamie O’Brien in the lead for most of the final over Kai Barger, Nate Yeomans, and John Florence. With O’Brien in the lead, Florence had already conceded defeat, when a wave bumped up on the horizon. Florence paddled for it, slipped in, got shacked and added a 9.33 to his 10 for a winning 19.93.
“I wrote myself off half way through,” said Florence. “Kai and Jamie both had nines and eights. Jamie had two nines. I can’t believe it. Here at Pipe anything can happen. I surfed my first heat, then had my hand (injury) and tweaked my neck really bad and that was killing me. So I was seriously considering not continuing on. I got some work done on my neck, taped my hand up and it all worked out.”
JOB was equally bummed after coming so close.
“It hurts,” said Jamie, holding onto the runner-up $10,000 check. “You think you’re going to get first and you don’t. It’s OK. I got some really good scores and I put on a great performance, I felt. To me that means everything. I had a great time. I finally got in a good rhythm my last couple of heats. I enjoyed myself and it was a good day.”
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Tyler De Martini, the 18-year-old Berkeley, California skateboarder who collided with a car on Monday night (January 30, 2012) died on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 from his injuries according to a story on Berkeleyside.com.
[De Martini]who lived in Berkeley but attended El Cerrito High School, was hit by a 54-year old man driving a Prius around 7:05 pm on Jan. 30. The driver was heading eastbound on Marin negotiating a left hand/northbound turn onto Tulare when the two collided, according to Berkeley police. There was no alcohol involved in the collision and the driver was not charged.
Sadly, “Berkeley police have determined that De Martini was in the wrong in the collision.” Our thoughts are with De Martini’s family and friends.
[Link: Berkeleyside]
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