Rusty Gregory, the man who has helped run Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort for decades (first as Dave McCoy’s right hand and more recently as CEO) announced to the Mammoth Lakes, California Town Council this week that he is stepping down from the position, according to a story on Sierra Wave.
With little explanation, Gregory said, “In two or three weeks I’ll be announcing who will run Mammoth Mountain Ski Area next. Mammoth Mountain,” he said, “will not be run by me.”. . .After saying he would not be running the Mountain, Gregory said, “We’re making a lot of changes organizationally that are difficult to make because for us to do things in the future, we can’t do things the same way harder and faster and expect a different result.”
Sounds like more changes are coming. Wonder what those will be?
It’s the mainstream vs. the subculture in Drift this summer’s latest addition to the Hollywood surf movie cannon. The film follows the Kelly Brothers as they fight to surf and find success in the booming Australian surf scene of the 70s.
After their mother escapes from Sydney to Margaret River in the 1970’s, the two Kelly brothers spend their youth searching for the perfect wave. Out of necessity the family launch a backyard surf business – re-thinking board design, crafting homemade wetsuits and selling merchandise out of their van. Battling big waves, small town conservatism and criminals, the brothers give rise to a global brand. A story of passion, corruption, friendship and loyalty, deadly addictions and fractured relationships, DRIFT tells a tale of courage and the will to survive at all odds.
Or something like that. The film reportedly opens August 2, 2013.
The boys from Bohnam have have set aside their outdoorsy vibe for a moment and picked up paddles for some table tennis action. From the looks of it, no one runs the table like Austin Lycans.
If you’re in the Denver, Colorado Flatiron Crossings zone tomorrow (Saturday, June 8, 2013) then be sure and roll by the Zumiez Couch Tour for a little Curren$y exchange and opener Freddie Biggs. Deathwish will be there as well putting down a demo. But be careful, it could get a bit hazy up in that piece.
Hitting nine major cities across the U.S. from Seattle to New York City, the Zumiez Couch Tour sponsored by Neff, Oakley, Skullcandy, Sector 9, TransWorld SKATEboarding and Drink Water features an afternoon full of music and skateboarding. Each stop also features one presenting brand (LRG, Volcom, Plan B, DGK and Gold, ICECREAM, Deathwish and Baker, Adidas, Neff, Girl and Chocolate) that brings their pro skate team for a demo and autograph session, curates the music for that stop including a meet and greet with the performers, and offers activities for all attendees.
For the official word from Zumiez and the rest of the Couch Tour’s dates and locations, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
Ah yes, the backyard ramp. We’ve skated a few in our time. “After all the skate parks of the 1970’s closed down and before street skating took over, there was the backyard ramp. In part one of this episode, Grosso sits down with Lance Mountain to reminisce about the “golden age of the backyard ramp” in this edition of Jeff Grosso’s Love Letters to Skateboarding. Enjoy.
Group Y will be kicking off their fourth annual ASC Action Sports + Culture Conference in conjunction with the Agenda Trade Show in Long Beach, Wednesday, July 24 from 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. This year’s focus is the “a” word: authenticity.
The outstanding roster of heavy hitters whose work has impacted youth culture and action sports will draw on their experience, bringing insight and perspective on what authenticity means: how to respect the traditions of the past, break the rules of tomorrow, and recognize and embrace visionary ideas while sustaining a trajectory that is true.
Presenters include Youtube’sDerek Callow, Red Bull North America’s Christopher Mater, Brain Farm’sCurt Morgan, Sol Republic & Monster Cable’s Kevin Lee and a host of others. Follow the jump for the official word from Group Y.
Quiksilver’s stock dropped 10 percent in after hours trading today (June 6, 2013) after the company announced that for the quarter ending April 30, 2013 they had lost $32 million on revenues of $459 million. But new CEO Andy Mooney wants everyone to know that Quik has everything under control.
“We recently announced a multi-year profit improvement plan designed to enhance the performance of our three flagship brands, Quiksilver, Roxy and DC, and accelerate our path to sustained profitable growth,” said Andy Mooney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Quiksilver, Inc. “With a reorganized management structure and our new leadership team largely in place, we have begun working toward globalizing key functions and gaining efficiencies to reap the benefits of our size and scale. We believe that, over time, our new focus and structure will allow us to significantly improve profitability, working capital efficiency and competitive positioning.”
Just keep reorganizing that leadership team and creating new profitability plans and there’s likely no end to the amount of money Quiksilver can lose. Then again, we should probably give Mooney a chance. He hasn’t been on the job all that long.
For the official word from Quiksilver (featuring not one word from Bob McKnight), follow the jump (or if you like numbers and charts click here). [click to continue…]
There was a time when all we’d skateboard on was Lib Tech Skateboards. And then they became too hard to find. Are those days over? We’re not sure, but we do know that Sky Siljeg knocks the teeth out of pretty much everything he skates. And, so what if he and Mikey “L’il Swayze” Swearingen, Chad Fenlon and Edwin Swagerty didn’t even leave the State of Washington on this tour, it’s still fun to watch from the safety of our command module.
We never get tired of watching Walker Ryan skate, that’s why this remix of Walker’s Perpetual Motion part is that much better. It’s like peeping it for the first time all over again. Only different. Sort of. Either way it’s smooth like glass.
Patagonia today (June 5, 2013) announced another promotion from within as Doug Freeman became COO. He is replacing former COO and CFO of Patagonia apparel Rose Marcario who was moved to be the new president and CEO of Patagonia Works in May of 2013.
Freeman brings 24 years of operational experience to this new role, having served as Patagonia, Inc.’s vice president of production for the last six years. Prior to that role, Freeman served as Patagonia’s sourcing manager for Asia, and has held director-level positions at Polo Ralph Lauren, The North Face, and Sport Obermeyer.
For the the official word from Patagonia follow the jump.
Rusty Gregory, the man who has helped run Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort for decades (first as Dave McCoy’s right hand and more recently as CEO) announced to the Mammoth Lakes, California Town Council this week that he is stepping down from the position, according to a story on Sierra Wave.
