by The Editors on June 22, 2008
In December 2007 Phillip Hollins, 41, Kevin Carter, 26, and Devlin Williams, 29 went out for a two-day backcountry snowboard trip near Washington State’s Crystal Mountain. They were never seen again.
Friends had continued to search for the three men and finally found their bodies yesterday together in the tent that they were in when an avalanche apparently hit.
When the friends found the tent, they called the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, and deputies went to the scene Saturday and prepared the bodies to be airlifted out, said spokesman Ed Troyer. They were too far out in the backcountry to carry out, he said.
[Link: Seattle Times]
by The Editors on June 9, 2008
According to a press release posted on Boardsport Source Burton has announced that Francesco Navach will be the company’s first “European Director of Retail.”
Francesco will strengthen Burton’s retail business and drive all of Burton Europe’s retail initiatives. He will report directly to Hermann Kapferer, Burton Europe’s General Manager and Cathy Quain, VP of Retail in the US.
. . . Francesco spent nearly 10 years working for The North Face, where he oversaw the opening of around 40 Stores, first as Retail Manager EMEA and from 2005 on as Retail Director EMEA.
Burton is bringing in the retail hitters.
[Link: Boardsport Source]
by The Editors on June 6, 2008
Grenade keeps the collab party bus rolling with their Grenade Artist Series piece with Rogue Status. And guess what? It has guns all over it. Can you believe it? A Rogue Status project with guns on it.
[Link: Hypebeast]
by The Editors on June 2, 2008
In a recent email from Burton Anne-Flore Marxer says that because of snowboarding she has friends all over the world.
We have a sneaking suspicion that she would have friends all over the world no matter what. In fact, we’re guessing it’s pretty hard for her to find anyone who wouldn’t want to be her friend, no matter what part of the world they live in.
by The Editors on June 2, 2008
According to the style mavens at the Houston Chronicle, skate fashion is all about feeling comfortable.
Skateboard fashion doesn’t match what’s happening in fashion really,” Strane said. “It breaks the rules.” . . . The sport pushes color combinations to the edge. Vans, for example, offers a high-top sneaker with a different color on each side of the shoe. T-shirts by Rvca and Volcom are hugely popular for their bright graphic prints and soft, thin fabrics.
Ah, so that’s what this is all about.
[Link: Chron.com]
by The Editors on June 2, 2008
Korath Wright, a snowboarder from Canada, has announced that he will be attempting to become Bahamas’ first winter Olympian (though he’s never lived in the Bahamas, his father does, and somehow that was enough to make it happen).
At a beachside reception, escorted by a Junkanoo band, and joined by hundreds of Bahamian supporters, Korath Wright officially announced that he is ready to become the first-ever Winter Olympian from the Bahamas. . . Wright was joined by friends, family, members of government and the Bahamas Olympic Association for this historic event. All attendees also signed the snowboard emblazoned with the Bahamian flag, as a show of support for Wright’s journey. He plans to use this board at his first competition on the path to Olympic qualifications in New Zealand in mid-April.
Hey, if you can’t make the Canadian team, why not try some other country.
[Link: CasinoBeacon.com]
by The Editors on June 2, 2008
Apparently they named it twinzer because it is exactly like every other action sports community.
Twinzer was created by two action sports enthusiasts. . . While the “X-games” sports participants will make up our largest segment of users we extend our community to Kiteboarders, Wakekiters, Wakeskaters, Snowmobilers and others who are not yet mainstream action sports. We see these as sports that will eventually capture the imagination of many and therefore have created a home for them.
Wakekiting, too? Cowagunga!
[Link: Twinzer via Mashable]
by The Editors on May 29, 2008
We all knew it was on the way, but gamers are getting sneak peaks at the new Ubisoft video game Shaun White Snowboarding. It’s supposed to launch in time for holiday 2008. The blogs aren’t all stoked, however. Kotaku said:
Ubisoft’s Shaun White seems to have plenty going for it, but nothing that made me think “Wow, this is incredibly different.” The game, heading to the Playstation 3, Wii and Xbox 360, uses the Assassin’s Creed engine and features an open mountain for gamers to explore.
For those of us who snowboard, it sounds pretty good. Especially since Shaun wrote the games entire script himself. Click the link for a video tease of the game.
[Link: Kotaku]
by The Editors on May 28, 2008
ASA Entertainment has come a long way since since the inline days, and this summer they are producing the Supergirls event in Huntington Beach:
S3 Supergirl Jam is a second-year, all-female action sports competition that is bringing in more than 100 of the world’s top pro surfers, skateboarders, inline skaters and snowboarders to Huntington Beach, Calif., on July 25-27. More than 100,000 spectators are expected for the free event, produced by ASA Entertainment.
Lyn-Z, Gretchen, and Kassia are going to be there. That’s probably all the reason you need.
[Link: USA Today]
by The Editors on May 22, 2008
We’ve never been impressed with the on-hill facilities at Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor resort and it looks like we’re not alone. Powdr Corp. the company that owns Bachelor recently fired Matt Janney, GM; Carly Carmichael, director of marketing; Mark Perry, the food and beverage director; and Ernie Pool, director of operations.
The mountain needs to find more creative ways to handle recurrent issues with maintenance and weather-related shutdowns and communicate those challenges with the public, said Herwig Demschar, chief operating officer for Park City, Utah-based Powdr Corp., which owns Mt. Bachelor.
We’re certain of one thing: Mt. Bachelor can’t get worse.
[Link: Bend Bulletin via TWBiz]
