Kyle Martin, the former Event and Promotions Manager at Bend, Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor resort has been named Dragon’s new snow marketing manager.
“We’re excited to have Kyle as part of our team,” says Rick Irons, Dragon’s Global Brand Manager. “His perspective as a rider is critical, and we’re excited to see what kind of fresh ideas he will bring.”
For the official word from Dragon, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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The Volcom Damn Am went down over the weekend (March 7-10, 2013) in Costa Mesa, California and as comes as no real surprise Curren Caples won it followed by Louie Lopez, and Adriano Lachovski. The video above shows exactly how Caples pulled if off. For the complete results click the link.
[Link: Skatepark of Tampa]
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The surf at Snapper Rocks wasn’t exactly pretty, but that didn’t stop Julian Wilson, Kelly Slater, Mick Fanning , or defending champion Taj Burrow from getting on through four four at the 2013 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast. The aging 11-time World Champion even managed to put down an 18.27 for the highest score of the day on Monday, March 11, 2013.
“It was an exciting heat and both Bede (Durbidge) and Wilko (Matt Wilkinson) were surfing really well,” Slater said. “It’s fortunate when it’s a non-elimination heat and guys are surfing so well – no one gets eliminated. The level has been really, really high here today and it’s a good start to the year. Hopefully we can get some waves at Kirra either tomorrow or Wednesday and finish in some barrels.”
For the official word from the ASP including results, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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Australian home girls Tyler Wright , 18, and Sally Fitzgibbons, 22, faced off in the finals of The Roxy Pro Gold Coast at Snapper Rocks on Saturday, March 8, 2013 and even though Fitzgibbons got things rolling early, Wright was able to snag a 9.2 in the final minutes of the heat to snatch the win right out of Sally’s fingers.
“I don’t even know what to say right now,” Wright said. “I wasn’t even thinking out there. I was singing to myself and when I came in, my sister said ‘I was singing right along with you’. That little wave came in and hugged the bank and I just left it all on the wave. To get the score and the win like that, it’s incredible. . . “I’m not even thinking about the world title,” Wright said. “I had a rough season last year and I took a good break over the offseason, got a motorbike and just relaxed. To come back and get a win in the first event, it feels great and I’m just going to enjoy it.”
For the official word from the ASP follow the jump.
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Walker Ryan talks acting in Little Children and losing his car keys. Carlin jumps in. Not enough? There’s more in Part 2. Follow the jump to watch it. [click to continue…]
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For the quarter ended January 31, 2013 Quiksilver’s revenue dropped four percent, they lost $31.1 million dollars and their share price dipped eight percent, according to a story on Bloomberg Businessweek.
Quik CEO Andy Mooney said revenue was hurt by closing underperforming stores, weak wholesales sales and weakness in the Americas . . Late Thursday, Mooney said the company is making progress restructuring its organizational structure and streamlining its supply chain. . . “We believe these actions will help lay the foundation for improved operational results.”
While posting this we had to ask ourselves if we even care how Quiksilver is doing. And the short answer is, no, at this point we don’t. Do you?
[Link: Bloomberg Business]
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Shares of Skullcandy were down as much as 11 percent in after-hours trading after announcing that their next quarter will result in a loss of 25 to 30 cents a share, according to a story on MarketWatch.com.
“We have not kept up with all the changing [headphone] trends nor have we led with our own innovations,” said Interim Chief Executive and Skullcandy founder Rick Alden. “We have remarkable resources to get this done. We now need to refocus these resources to get back to building remarkable products.”
The company reported a profit of $11.5 million on sales of $101 million, but it’s always the next quarter that the Street worries about.
[Link: MarketWatch]
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The Volcom Damn Am starts today March 7, 2013 in Costa Mesa, California. The event runs through March 10, 2013. For all the official details follow the jump. You won’t have time to fly across the country to check it out, but if you’re in the neighborhood pop on over. [click to continue…]
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Another entry into our Don’t Do This Files: A French snowboarder slips while looking for a way to get around a cliff band. Unfortunately, he found it. He can be heard on the video stating the obvious in French, “I do not know how I return to the station.”
To see how he got there, watch the beginning of the video.
[Link: The Sun UK]
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