Eero Ettala and Heikki Sorsa just dropped episode 1 of their webisode Cooking With Gas. Come and get it.
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After three days of howling Sierra Express winds, blowing snow, and rearranged training and event schedules the 2012 US Snowboarding Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain gets underway today under calm winds and complete bluebird skies with seven straight hours of slopestyle.
Slope day begins with practice a 8:30 AM, four hours of qualifiers at 10 AM and finals at 2:30 PM. Chas Guldemond, Sage Kotsenburg, and Eric Willett are reportedly in the house. It’s going to be a crazy long day for everyone, but we’ll keep you posted. Follow us on Twitter and/or Instagram @boardistan.
The Sprint live webcast begins today (Friday, March 2, 2012) at 10 AM PST. Click here to watch live.
Follow the jump for a complete men’s and women’s slopestyle start lists. [click to continue…]
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We admit it–we didn’t stay up all night to watch the Burton European Open last night and now we’re kind of bummed. Not because there were any big surprises (Jamie Anderson won again), but because it looks like it was a pretty epic day in LAAX. From the sounds of it no one was more stoked than men’s slopetyle winner Alek Ostreng.
“I haven’t realized that I won yet. It’s a super good feeling being on the podium for the first time in a 6 Star TTR event. I landed everything in the second run, so I tried to step it up in the third, and it worked out!” The Finnish squad followed with last year’s BEO winner Roope Tonteri taking second place and Peetu Piiroinen taking third place. Peetu had a theory why the podium was in Northern Europe’s hands, “I like the dominance of the Scandinavian and Finnish riders…maybe it’s because of the food.”
Yeah, must be all the fish. . . For the complete results, podium shots, and official word from Burton follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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If you missed the Burton European Open Slopestyle semi-finals today from LAAX, Switzerland you can watch a complete replay right here. As for the rest of the live online webcasts films for Feb. 29 – March 3, 2012 in the US, Central Europe, New Zealand and Japan follow the jump. And yes, West Coast US, to watch it live you’re going to need to stay up late. [click to continue…]
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The 2012 US Snowboarding Grand Prix Tour wraps up this weekend at Mammoth Mountain with slopestyle and halfpipe, Wednesday, February 29 through Saturday, March 3, 2012. Snowboarder scheduled to compete include: Sage Kotsenberg, Eric Willett, Elena Hight and local Greg Bretz. Click here or here for photos from the 2010 Mammoth Grand Prix or here for the famous Danny Davis vs. Shaun White pipe shoot out.
For the complete schedule of events, follow the jump. And if you can, you should come up and watch it live. Seriously. Oh, today’s practice (February 28, 2012) has been cancelled. Bet it’s a bit windy at Mammoth right now.
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It’s a little rough, there’s snow on the lens, and some of shots are questionable, but it February, the sun is out and there is no denying that Joey is having some fun at Bear Mountain.
[Link: Ashbury]
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Joshua Allen, a 24-year-old snowboarders from Tampa, Florida died Sunday, February 26, 2012 at Keystone Resort in Colorado after hitting a tree, according to a story on the Summit County Voice.
According to the Summit County Coroner, Allen, who was wearing a helmet, died of massive facial injuries and brain trauma. . . The coroner’s office reported the accident as a transfer case at 3:25 p.m., reporting that Allen was found in the trees on the intermediate Elk Run (pictured right) Sunday morning.
Our thoughts are with Allen’s family and friends.
[Link: Summit County Voice]
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THIS Los Angeles is opening their These Friends Three show tonight, Friday February 24, 2012 from 7 to 10 PM. The show features 100 pieces from 100 artists. Here are some of our friends who are included in the show:
Arlie Carstens, Chris Pastras, Cole Barash, Don Pendleton, Geoff McFetridge, Jared Eberhardt, and Natas Kaupas.
Obviously there are 93 others that you might know and love. THIS Los Angeles is located at 5906 N. Figueroa St, Los Angeles.
[Link: THIS Los Angeles via Laura Austin]
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Forum Snowboards is releasing an extremely limited run (only 15 world-wide) of the We Live Forum set ups.
The board, based on the 2013 Destroyer profile, features limited edition artwork designed by Peter Line, and has been numbered and autographed by the legend himself. Also included in the mix are Forumula Boots complete with the all-new Tweaker Cuff NexTreme and custom tagged with the We Live Forum member’s name, and Republic Bindings – both produced in select We Live Forum colors and materials. Everything’s dialed and ready to go whether it’s seasoning the nearest park or hitting backcountry boaters all day.
We’re guessing these are going to be almost impossible to get, but check your local Forum dealer just to be sure.
[Link: Forum Snowboards]
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For one week in March 8 – 12. 2012 snowboarders will gather in Revelstoke, BC for what Tailgate founder Mark Sullivan is calling an “unprecedented event.”
Flow Tailgate BC will . . . offer participants the once-in-a-lifetime chance to do first descents and name the runs in some of the world’s most renowned mountains. Working with Eagle Pass Heliskiing, Flow Tailgate BC offers both professional and recreational riders and skiers the chance to check a big one off the bucket list – doing first descents and naming the runs in some of the world’s most celebrated terrain.”
Sullivan is going so far as to call this week a “first descent festival.” How’s that for pre-hype? For more details on the Flow Tailgate BC follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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