by The Editors on April 13, 2009
Vail Resorts has announced that starting with the 2009-10 winter season all employees snowboarding or skiing on on the clock at any of its five resorts will be required to wear helmets, according to a story on Forbes.com.
Vail also will require helmets for all children age 12 and under who take group lessons through its schools, and helmets will be part of the resort’s children’s rental packages unless parents or guardians sign a waiver.
We expect to see more of this in the future. And it sounds like a good idea.
[Link: Forbes.com]
by The Editors on April 10, 2009
Michael Jason Martinez, 39, one of a pair of Colorado bank robbers named the Snowboard Bandits for a string of robberies in the fall of 2007 was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on April 1, 2009 by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn.
Martinez along with Edgar Perez robbed TCF Banks in Westminster, Broomfield, Colorado Springs, and Avada, Colorado before being caught.
The defendant removed money from teller drawers, placing the cash into a soft sided black briefcase. He then fled on foot. A few minutes after the robbery, an Arvada Police officer conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle matching the description of a car seen leaving the scene of the bank robbery. Upon approaching the car the officer observed red dye consistent with dye stains from a bank dye pack. Martinez, who was in the passenger seat of the car, was arrested.
They were apparently named the snowboard bandits because they robbed the banks wearing snowboard clothing, just one of the strategies that didn’t really work for them apparently.
[Link: Lawfuel]
by The Editors on April 9, 2009
Kellan Lutz the lead vampire from the crazy popular Twilight film had a little confession to make in the LATimes. Apparently, he likes to snowboard.
Kellan told the Dish Rag that he was going snowboarding this weekend. . . “I love snowboarding, but I can’t tell that to the studio because I’m not supposed to be snowboarding just before shooting.”
This little blurb is for the thousands of bookish, teen girls who frequent our site. You’re welcome.
[Link: LA Times]
by The Editors on April 7, 2009
We saw someone re:tweet this Peter Line tweet earlier today, but didn’t know what to make of it.
“Stupid icy QP put me in the hospital. Still not sure of my outcome. Probably a mellow backbrace for a bit.”
Turns out that icy quarterpipe actually ended up dealing Peter Line a broken back. Peter tweeted this from the hospital along with the photo:
“Layed up for 2 months with broken back, good thing is-no brace. Bad thing is- it’s a compressed fracture and has made me a 1/4 inch shorter.”
Get well, Peter.
[Link: Peetard via Yobeat]
by The Editors on April 7, 2009
by The Editors on April 3, 2009
The United States of America Snowboard Association invades Copper Mountain Colorado this weekend with its normal gargantuan size, according to a story in the Summit Daily News.
The numbers speak for themselves: six days, 36 events and 1,544 competitors. So, saying that the 2009 United States of America Snowboard Association Nationals isn’t just any other snowboarding and freeskiing competition would be a bit of an understatement. . . .“This event is a different type of animal — it’s just massive,” USASA executive director Jason Toutolmin said. . . . Beginning with practice sessions on Saturday and official competition on Sunday, the 20th annual national competition kicks off on Copper Mountain, featuring some of the future stars of the sport.
Nice to see that the USASA Organization is alive and thriving. The only thing that trips us out is that they include ski events in the contest. How weird is that?
[Link: Summit Daily News]
by The Editors on April 2, 2009
Designer Aaron Draplin was just written up in Creativity Magazine for the design work for President Obama’s American Recovery project. The story even included a Mark Welsh photo of the man himself.
Draplin, a Minneapolis College of Art and Design grad has worked as art director of Snowboarder magazine, as a senior designer at Portland’s Cinco and on his own at Draplin Design Co. since 2004. He still has ties to the slopes as graphic designer for Snowboard magazine (not to be confused with Snowboarder), and designs boards for Ride, Gnu and Lib Tech. He also does identity and collateral work for Grenade Gloves, Union Binding Co. and Coal Headwear.
Yes, he does. And everyone loves his work. Don’t they?
[Link: Creativity Online]
by The Editors on April 2, 2009
by The Editors on April 2, 2009
The Esurance Icer Air always had the trappings of an over-hyped circus side show. The faux contest began as a fun event on the snow-covered streets of San Francisco and in the hands of marketing experts quickly escalated into an example of everything that is wrong with snowboarding as grand spectacle.
Now according to a story on ESPN.com/Action it looks like the circus left town without paying the dancing bears.
Icer Air is, for all intents and purposes, out of business. As yet another major contest bites the dust, Icer Air has managed to rile up a controversy in its wake that has the 28 invite-only athletes fired up. . . The athletes will not be paid the $2,000 agreed upon fee for competing in the October 2008 event. ($5,000 each for winners of Best Trick in skiing and snowboarding.) . . . To add to the frustration, last week riders saw a $271.51 charge appear on the credit cards they put down for incidentals at the W Hotel, which Icer Air had provided according to the rider contracts. . . “First we were told that no one was going to get paid from the event. Now the riders who put their cards down for the security deposit are being charged for their hotel rooms, which were supposed to be covered. What else is the Icer Air going to take away from us?” commented athlete Tim Humphreys.
We wish we could say we were surprised, but here is what we said about the event last September.
[Link: ESPN.com/Action]
by The Editors on April 1, 2009
[April Fools Day Story 2009] With the warm shred weather finally hitting, 686 is happy to announce the release of their newest light weight jacket: the Multiple Wind Breaker.
Available in Kelly Green and Black, this lightweight, all-over printed shell jacket keeps you just the right temperature while tearing up the spring snow, yet is long enough to trap flatulence for extended personal enjoyment.
“There is nothing like smoldering on the lift and basking in the warmth of your own ass breeze,” said 686 social stench marketer Hoo Cheit. “In the winter wearing heavy gear it’s easy to trap odors, but in the spring it’s much more difficult. That’s why we added 8 inches to the waist of the jacket. But the best part is our patented third ‘multiple’ sleeve.”
The third sleeve? Yes, 686 has added an exhaust sleeve that runs up the back of the jacket from the seat and over the shoulder for riders who are more interested in mainlining their crack steam. Cheit says the sleeve can be placed over the nose and mouth for full force anal emission ingestion.
The Multiple Wind Breaker features reverse 1,000MM waterproofing/1,000 GM breathability rating to make sure the farts won’t get out until you let them.
[Link: 686]
