Jim Jannard, action sporting’s first billionaire founder of Oakley and Red, recently sold his last piece of Hanalei Bay for $32.25 million, according to a story in Pacific Business News.
An entity owned by James Jannard, the founder of Oakley Inc. eyewear, sold the last of his four beachfront homes on Kauai’s North Shore last week for $32.25 million, which was just under the combined sale price of the other three properties which was $36.75 million, according to public records.
According to the story, the buyer of the property is “Extra Time LLC, according to public records, but the listed San Francisco address is linked to Iconiq Capital, a global investment firm whose clients reportedly include Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Reid Hoffman, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Justin Timberlake, Ryan Reynolds” et al.
A pretty perfect Malibu beach house just came on the market for those shopping for a new place. The asking price? Only $7,995,000. Did you notice that Peter Schroff surfboard in the living room, the Emmy’s on the shelf, and a framed poster for The Vow? We believe we know whose house this is. And no, we never visited.
Take this as another harsh reminder that you should have bought Bitcoin in 2013 when it was $15.
Long before skateboard culture entered mainstream consciousness, for a group of teens growing up in Montana, skateboarding represented the ultimate expression of freedom and creativity. With no dedicated skatepark nearby, skaters sought opportunities several hours or hundreds of miles away—until a core group of childhood friends decided to band together and change the status quo.
The book even includes a foreword by Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament. For the rest of the story, follow the jump. Or just click here to buy a copy for yerself.
If you haven’t had the chance to view Thomas Campbell’s mind-bending, dream state-inducing, knowledge transference of a film Yi-Wo, then you need to stream it during the Yi-Wo online world premiere October 10-12, 2025. We recommend it.
For all the details on how to register please and view the film click here.
The latest issue of The Snowboarder’s Journal has just dropped (23 years, can you believe it?). And that means the snowboard season is almost here. To get ready, we’d like to remind you to get a subscription to an independent snowboard magazine, grab it out of your mailbox, put it out on the coffee table and enjoy the bejesus out of it.
Lift ticket prices seem to be going up all over, but it is rare for a resort to send out an explanation of exactly why their prices are going up and to apologize for it. Timberline Lodge, in that radical, lawless, war zone known as Oregon, did that today.
Their liability insurance, which was difficult to even get, reportedly increased by more than two and a half times, and their deductible is 10 times higher than last year, therefore their ticket prices are going up:
Guests will see increases in peak time lift ticket pricing, tier 2 season pass pricing, and summer ski products. We want you to know: Timberline remains committed to delivering the best possible mountain experience. But without long-term solutions from the State Legislature, the impacts will be unavoidable; higher costs, reduced offerings, and diminished opportunities for recreation in Oregon. This threatens not only skiers and riders, but also rural communities, jobs, and families who depend on tourism.
For the entire letter (including some of the politics behind recreation in Oregon), please follow the jump.
The whole docco about Sacramento, California’s own skate crew the N-Men is live on Youtube. If you know, you know. We always wanted it to be titled N-Men: Now The Truth Can Be Told. But we weren’t asked. Just watch it.
Matt Barr’sLooking Sideways podcast goes deep with artist Thomas Campbell and his latest surf film Yi-Wo. If you haven’t seen this mind-bending, dream state inducing, knowledge transference tablet of a film, then maybe don’t listen to the podcast until you have. If you experienced Yi-Wo in a group setting (that is best), then by all means click the link for a peak inside one of skateboarding and surfing’s most intensely creative and prolific minds.
Our favorite line from Thomas was when Matt asked him how he knew the film was finished. “Just when it worked,” Thomas said, “Just when I could watch it from beginning to end and I didn’t want to change anything.” That’s only one of the reasons it took more than 10 years to complete.
Hey, when you have a shop full of snowboards in Mammoth Lakes, California and the ability to get those boards tuned anytime you want, maybe dusty crust is enough. Officially, Mammoth Mountain opens on November 14, 2025.
Lift ticket prices seem to be going up all over, but it is rare for a resort to send out an explanation of exactly why their prices are going up and to apologize for it. Timberline Lodge, in that radical, lawless, war zone known as Oregon, did that today.
