Wonder what Bjorn Leines is up to? Oh, wait. Here we go. Looks like he’s did a little snowboarding last season, huh? We’ve always loved the way Bjorn spreads his wings when he flies.
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Kasandra Knapp, a 17-year-old snowboarder from Alanson, Michigan, has died after apparently falling on her snowboard at 4 PM on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Michigan’s Boyne Highlands resort, according to a story on UpNorthLive.com.
A witness with the snowboarder said she fell within the slope boundaries and did not collide with any type of obstacle. Snow and weather conditions at the time of the accident were described as wet snow, with temperatures in the mid-40s.
Our thoughts are with Knapp’s family and friends.
[Link: Up North Live and Petosky News]
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December is Avalanche Awareness month at Jones Snowboards and they’d like you to watch this High Fives Foundation edit as a reminder that venturing into the back country is dangerous and there are many things to know before you get out there. Here’s High Five’s top five list to enjoying the back country and getting back safe.
1. Get Educated. Learn about avalanche safety by taking a class.
2. Know your skills, know your surroundings. Check out forecasts for weather and conditions before you go.
3. Have the proper equipment and know how to use it (avalanche transceiver, probe, shovel, and airbag).
4. Never travel alone. Always ride with partners in a group and have a plan.
5. If you don’t feel comfortable, don’t go. There is always tomorrow when using good judgement.
And if you really want to be safe, don’t go into the back country at all.
[Link: Jones Snowboards]
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Think your two-hour drive to the mountains is long? Xavier de Le Rue and Lucas Debari are currently on a trip to Antarctica and getting there requires a five-day boat trip. One upside: it’s doubtful they’ll run in to any other film crews out boosting their lines.
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Supra’s Stevie Williams S1W is now out in a Keelan Dadd color way and they look pretty flash.
Keelan treated the S1W to a black, snakeskin-embossed suede upper with black patent leather, black suede, and turquoise and hot-pink accents. It has black and turquoise padded mesh lining, black/hot-pink rope laces, and it’s constructed on a unique, translucent, hot-pink cup sole. It also comes with a PRO + AM Collection hang tag and sock liner.
For the official word, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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Shaun White has a new $3.85 million beach house in Encinitas, California according to a story on TMZ.com. And the view doesn’t look so shabby.
. . . despite the $4.25 mil price tag, the boarding master managed to knock off $400k in negotiations … and bought it for a cool $3.85 mil. . . The 3-bedroom, 3-bath house is siiiiick too … it literally sits right on the coastline, and has a private staircase leading down to the beach.
Looks like the perfect little place to hideout and escape winter. Follow the jump for some video from right out front at Shaun’s.
[Link: TMZ.com] [click to continue…]
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If you’re going to hang out with skateboarders you might as well bring a camera and get the shot. At least that’s what Arto Saari has been doing lately. And, from the looks of his photos it would appear that Saari has another epic skate career in the works.
[Link: Alli Sports]
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The artist/filmaker Thomas Campbell aka T Mossian has a new book out titled Slide your Brains Out.
The first of ten projected volumes in Um Yeah Press’ surf photobook series, Slide Your Brains Out compiles work from the past 15 years. Often lo-fi and gritty, other times lush and saturated, Campbell’s compositions–which include portraits and action shots of some of the best surfers in the world–are always surprising and full of emotion, from melancholy to exultation.
The book features a foreword by The Surfer’s Journal’s Scott Hulet and an afterword by Ed Templeton and if available for purchase at the Mollesk Surf Shop website for $39.95 or on Amazon for $26.37 with free shipping.
[Link: Mollesk via Monster Children]
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Transworld Surf’s Justin Cote drops in with a page view a-bomb with The Hottest Girls In Pro Surfing 2012 Edition. Yes, it’s just the sexist “girls that give us boners” kind of photo feature that you’d expect, but then again, apparently, being sexy is what drives the entire world. As a bonus, all 20 of them will kick your ass on the waves, so there’s that.
The list begins at 20th place with Courtney Conlogue and finishes right where you’d expect.
[Link: Transworld Surf]
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After announcing that it’s back-to-school sales were softer in the third quarter Zumiez shares fell in after-hours trading by seven percent on Thursday evening November 29, 2012, according to a story on Bloomberg Businessweek.
Zumiez reported net income of $12.7 million, or 40 cents per share, for the period that ended Oct. 29. This is down from $14.1 million, or 45 cents per share, in the third quarter of the prior year. The most recent quarter included 10 cents per share in costs tied to its acquisition of Blue Tomato and 1 cent per share of costs tied with its relocation of its corporate offices to Lynnwood, Wash.
The company blamed a drop in November sales on Superstorm Sandy. Why not? Zumiez stock bounced a little this morning and honestly, minor dips of this size are barely worth mentioning. But we already typed it in this far (and you’re reading it) so whateves.
[Link: Bloomberg Businessweek]
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