The big hucker season opener is going down this weekend (December 3, 2011) as Oakley and Shaun White present the Beijing Air & Style stadium shredfest in China’s Olympic Birdnest. Click the link for all the details. Or on Saturday sometimes, click here to watch it live. [click to continue…]
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A southern California man who had been repeatedly riding his skateboard down the street, falling off, and then laying in the road for minutes at a time was finally run over on Tuesday night (November 29, 2011) by a 60-year-old woman in a Toyota Tacoma, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
After one fall, he was lying in the roadway when a 60-year-old woman in a Toyota Tacoma pulled out of a driveway, turned right, and rolled over him. The CHP and paramedics were called about 5:10 p.m. The driver told officers it felt like she had gone over a speed bump, Parent said.
The 23-year-old “speed bump” was arrested “on suspicion of being under the influence of methamphetamine” then sent to a local hospital with a fractured spine and internal injuries. Luckily, it appears he was already medicated.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
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Chris Miller and his son Zach Miller got the father-son package sponsorship deal from Thunder Trucks. It’s a family affair.
[Link: Thunder Trucks via Thrasher]
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It’s that time of year again and it’s official. The Dirksen Derby bombing banked slalom at Mt. Bachelor Resort will be held December 17-18, 2011.
Just like the weather reports in the NW, the actual details of the event are still a bit hazy. But one thing is for sure, the Dirksen Derby is going down and the good times are guaranteed.
It cost $25 to race (click here to register online) with all proceeds going to Tyler Eklund. For the official word, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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Transworld Snowboarding Magazine turned 25 years old this year and to commemorate the anniversary the magazine staff chose to run a photo of legendary snowboarder Craig Kelly (RIP) shot by Bud Fawcett in 1989. Here, Bud tells the story of the photo. This is about as OG as it gets. For more photos from the shoot click here.
[Link: Transworld Snowboarding]
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With a title about as direct as Snakes On A Plane comes a new South African documentary film Surfing And Sharks, “a film about close encounters in South Africa.”
The focus point of this film will portrait 3 local surfers that live and surf in Eastern Cape and KZN their history and involvement in the surfing industry and their ideas about shark attacks / encounters in their daily life, backed with a A-List panel of shark specialists, we aim to inform and educate the viewer to bridge the gap between myth and reality.
The film premieres December 15, 2011 at the Wavescape Film Festival in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Josh Irving was filming for the Altered Skates video and had a little mishap. Luckily, he was with friends. Here’s what Irving says:
And a big thanks to all my boys for saving my life! And Prestons quick thinking and he grabbed my head and stopped it from slamming on the ground. If he didn’t do that i would be dead or a vegetable!!
Glad he didn’t end up worse off. Close one indeed.
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David Carrier Porcheron is traveling the globe preaching the POW gospel of winter protection with help from Spy Optics. A portion of the sales of DCP’s signature Zed goggle will go to Protect Our Winters.
“I have become aware of my impact on the planet in recent years and, a snowboarder, I appreciate being in nature so much—my career completely depends on it,” says DCP. “SPY and POW help me give back to the environment with a portion of sales of my signature snow goggle going to POW’s reinvestment with organizations that share our sustainability mission and focus.”
Winter does come in handy for snowboarding. . . Follow the jump for all the details. [click to continue…]
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Halldor Helgason isn’t letting a “4 meter’ fall get in the way of his promotional work. In fact, he’s doing everything he can to promote Fast & Dangerous Wax from his hospital bed, according to post on Snowbroader. Wax on, wax off.
[Link: Snowbroader]
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Nitro Snowboards new full-length advertising promotion film What Goes Up Must Come Down will premiere live online December 5, 2011 on Nitrousa.com. WGUMCD features the riding talents of Markus Keller, Eero Ettala, Marc Swoboda, Marco Smolla Knut Eliassen, Bryan Fox, Austin Smith, Anton Gunnarsson, Ben Bilocq, and the rest of the team.
And despite what the blog Board As Fuck says, we didn’t see any boobies in this teaser. Follow the jump for all the details. [click to continue…]
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