Ambsn’s new Holiday 2012 lookbook features a tent camper and his long, dusty hike to the beach. Along the way his clothes magically switch up at every turn. It’s almost like they planned it that way just so they could show off all their new clothes.
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Opened in 1961, June Mountain has always lived in the shadow of Mammoth Mountain. First as a competitor, and then after Mammoth founder Dave McCoy bought the mountain in 1986, as a quieter, mellower sibling to Mammoth. But for many years, that was a good thing. It never had the crowds, it had a long, fun park, a once epic halfpipe, and on powder days Carson could compete with some of the best powder lines in the West.
June also has a long history in snowboarding. The mountain hosted the first televised snowboarding event the OP Pro of Snowboarding in 1989, and in 1991 Craig Kelly and Keith Wallace dropped off the roof of the Chalet with the Mono County Sheriff on their tail only to be arrested in the parking lot. The mountain has played host to snowboarding contests, photos shoots, and more, but it looks like those days are over as Mammoth CEO Rusty Gregory announced yesterday (June 21, 2012) that Mammoth will not operate June Mountain for the 2012-13 season.
“June has operated at an annual deficit each year since its purchase in 1986,” said Gregory. “It is time to invest some of this subsidy into the analysis and planning required to position the resort for a sustainable future, then secure the approvals and financing required to create it.”
Guess those dreams of connecting Mammoth and June with a new base lodge below San Joaquin Ridge just never worked out. For the official word, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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Having spent the past few days in the shadow of Mt. Bachelor’s snow packed slopes it comes as little surprise that the mountain announced today that it would re-open June 29 through July 1, 2012. The place is loaded with snow.
Mt. Bachelor will be open for skiing from 7:30 am to 1:00 pm Friday-Sunday, June 29 to July 1, with daily lift tickets priced at $30 for all ages. A reduced-rate $20 daily lift ticket will be offered to all 2011/12 full season, midweek and 12-day pass holders. Skiing and Snowboarding will be available from the Summit Express chair, accessible via Pine Marten Express located in the West Village base area.
One more reminder that in the Pacific Northwest winter is never really over. Follow the jump for the official word. [click to continue…]
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Hey, Colorado. It’s time for the Hi Standard Double Big Air at Winter Park this Saturday, April 14, 2012.
Style is everything in this contest, as no spins over a 540 are allowed. The top three winners are paid out from the $4,000 prize purse, with $500 going to the Pro-Tec best trick of the day! Registration starts at 8am and discounted lift tickets are available to competitors. Don’t miss your chance to show your style.
No spins over 540? Sounds like a great contest. The rest of the info is on the flyer, right?
[Link: Vans]
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If you haven’t seen video from the Japanese bowl riding scene, click here and watch some because this is the kind of flow that will be going down April 14, 2012 at Lib Tech’s Holy Bowly at the Happoone Resort in Hakuba, Japan.
This “International gathering of creativity and flow” is a collective effort with some of the most respected snow bowl builders in Japan as well as some of the most respected riders in the world all coming together for a common goal of showcasing another option in the future of freestyle snowboarding and park design. . . Japanese snow bowl builders Hayato “Bubbles” Maruyama, Goro Komatsu and Shuji Kajiura joined by Mervin Mfg.’s Krush Kulesza and a crew of dedicated volunteers and Happoone staff look to give the pros and the public an amazing day of progression, high-fives and lasting memories.
For more details, including a complete list of riders, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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Mt. Bachelor Resort is taking spring back with Bent Metal Binders‘ Kinko de Mayo on May 5, 2012. It is rumored to be a “day of bent jibs, tacos, heavy metal, salsa pond skimming and general hesh’ness.”
“I’m stoked to bring Ed Herbold’s event back” said Bent Metal Larry “It dropped off the table for a couple years, but the guys at Bent Metal poked it with a stick, gave it a beer and woke it’s ass back up.” . . This BEYOND FREE event is open to all snowboarders looking to get sunburned, hang with the Bent Metal Knights and Minions and maybe even hitch-hike home with some goods from Bent Metal, Mt. Bachelor, Lib Tech, GNU, Arnette, Poler Stuff, Dinosaurs Will Die, COAL, YoBeat and Snowboarder Magazine.
Not only that, but Snowboarder Magazine’s Pat Bridges has reportedly said that he will be giving out the absolute final Superpark Superpass invite at the event. You know what that means. . . For more information follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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Don’t put your snowboards away yet, Southern California. After getting 70 inches of snow in March, Mammoth Mountain has announced that they are committed to staying open through Memorial Day (May 28, 2012).
“A series of March storms created the best conditions of the year and looking at the forecast they’re not done yet,” said Howard Pickett, CMO of Mammoth Mountain Ski Area. “Skiing and snowboarding on Memorial Day is a tradition in Mammoth and we look forward to continuing it this season.”
For info on everything that’s going on at Mammoth this spring including Springfest and the West Coast Invitational, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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Montana’s Bridger Bowl Resort is only running two lifts today after patroller set avalanches yesterday caused some of the biggest wet slab slides seen in years, according to a story on KTVQ.com.
“Avalanche cycles like this one are rare. It was only the second time in my 22 years of avalanche work that I’ve seen wet slab activity on this scale. Yesterday, the ski patrol triggered avalanches with explosives that gouged out groomed runs and road cuts plus put debris up to 20 foot deep in the gullies. New snow yesterday morning, above freezing temperatures, and a moist snowpack sitting on facets had stability teetering. Avalanches broke on soggy depth hoar at the ground. By midday explosives weren’t needed and the patrol ski triggered wet loose slides that would step down to the facets,” Chabot says in the report.
Nice of them to get that all done before they open the lifts back up.
[Link: KTVQ.com]
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An avalanche that local rangers are calling a “100-year-event” blazed a path down Mt. Baker’s Shuksan Arm on Thursday morning March 16, 2012 according to a story on KIROtv.
Warming temperatures have caused unstable snow conditions, causing the Mt. Baker Ski Area to close. . . According to the Mt. Baker snow report, the area has received 110 inches of snowfall in the last six days, and snowfall this month has surpassed the entire month of March in the record year of 1998-1999.
The slide closed Mt. Baker for the day, but thankfully, no one was hurt and the only thing the slide destroyed were trees. Baker was closed yesterday, but will be back open today at 9 AM.
[Link: KIROtv via Board As Fuck]
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An in-bounds avalanche at Utah’s Snowbird Resort’s Peruvian Ridge on Sunday, March 4, 2012 injured a 24-year0old snowboarder, according to a story on KSL.com.
Officials confirm that the avalanche occurred around 2 p.m. in the Blackjack area, a west-facing ski run off the Peruvian Ridge that separates Snowbird from Alta. The slide was 2 to 3 feet deep, 80 feet wide and about 600 feet long. The victim, a 24-year-old male snowboarder, was transported to the Intermountain Medical Center by Unified Fire with minor injuries. No other skiers were injured.
That was a close one.
[Link: KSL.com]
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