by The Editors on February 19, 2009
Super model Erin Wasson unveiled her new line for RVCA at the Milk Studios Penthouse space last night (February 18, 2009), according to a story on Heralddeparis.com.
Joined by some of her famous friends at the fabulous Milk Studios Penthouse space, Elle’s Kate Lanphear and Joe Zee, Leighton Meister, Alexander Wang, Coco Rochas, Cory Kennedy, The Cobrasnake himself Mark, and countless other models and models off duty. . . . So break out a pair of baggy cut off denim shorts, black tights, mismatched denim, leather and some crushed velvet for that extra fall touch. Erin’s Fall | Winter 09 will keep you in a Cali spirit, even if your no where near the warm temperatures.
Click through for great photos and poor writing. Or hit Thecobrasnake.com for all the goods.
[Link: Herald de Paris and Thecobrasnake]
by The Editors on February 19, 2009
A researcher at the University of Florida says that the bad economy is most likely responsible for a drop in shark attacks world wide, according to a story on the University of Florida website. It’s not that the sharks noticed any difference in the markets, it’s that fewer people traveled to the beach says George Burgess, ichthyologist and director of the International Shark Attack File.
According to the latest statistics released today, the total number of shark attacks declined from 71 in 2007 to 59 in 2008, the fewest since 2003, when there were 57, said Burgess, who works at the Florida Museum of Natural History on the UF campus. . . . “I can’t help but think that contributing to that reduction may have been the reticence of some people to take holidays and go to the beach for economic reasons,” Burgess said. “We noticed similar declines during the recession that followed the events of 2001, despite the fact that human populations continued to rise.”
When we think about how many shark attacks there were at New Smyrna Beach alone it’s hard to believe it was a down year.
[Link: University of Florida News]
by The Editors on February 19, 2009
While on a shred trip to the continent Transworld Snowboarding scribe Jennifer Sherowski ran into a little pain on a train in Madrid, Spain and was relieved of her camera and some other stuff, according to a post on her blog.
We make our move to get off, and suddenly swarthy guy shoves me hard from behind and before I have time to turn around and be all, “What the fuck?!” I’m on the platform and the doors are closing behind me. And that seedy motherfucker is on the other side of those doors getting carried off by the train to the next stop—with my camera and whatnot in his hot little hands.
The guy is lucky those doors closed when they did, because he obviously didn’t know who he was messing with. That’s all we’re saying.
[Link: Jennifersherowski.com]
by The Editors on February 19, 2009
Shayne Pospisil (right) follows up his win at the Redbull Snowscrapers event with a tie for first in The 2009 Oakley Arctic Challenge Highest Air competition with Norway’s Daniel Josefsen, Terje Haakonsen was third.
Riders dropped down a 130m in-run at speeds of over 80km/h, launching themselves off the scientifically shaped 10.6m Quarterpipe. Josefsen and Pospisil came like freight trains at the giant wall of ice, consistently hovering over 6m. Pospisil was pumped after becoming the joint winner with Josefsen and looking forward to the main event. “I hope it will just turn out as good as last year but today was a good start to the Arctic Challenge and I am really looking forward to Saturday”, he said.
The big event is tomorrows Quarterpipe which has $100,000 in prize money on the line. Follow the jump for the official press release.
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by The Editors on February 19, 2009
So what ever happened to Fall Line Films’ founder Jerry Dugan, one of the guys responsible for some of the most iconographic snowboard films of the 90s (Western Front, Critical Condition, Riders on the Storm, Roadkill)? According to a story in the Reno News & Review he is still running FLF Films.
Today, FLF Films does a variety of projects from advertising for big-name clients to documentary films to art pieces and music videos. The permanent staff at FLF Films is fairly small, considering some of the projects they take on. Dugan almost always does his own camera work even on larger-scale projects—he directs and composes the shots and the look of everything. . . The size and scope of the projects vary. Over the past summer, the company shot a series of commercials for Disney’s Hannah Montana. The commercials were shot in Reno, and they daily had about 50 people on the set, including stylists, clients and extra camera operators.
Oddly, this story left out any mention of Dugan’s days in the Reno “private entertainment” industry, but we’re glad Jerry (pictured right with Erika Frick) is doing well.
[Link: Reno News & Review]
by The Editors on February 18, 2009
These are the avalanche stories we like to hear: A 100 foot-wide slab of snow broke loose on the Slide Mountain side of Mt. Rose in an out-of-bounds area. The search was called off at 2:20 PM after crews searched the area for several our they finally called off the search after deciding that it was unlikely that anyone was caught in the avalanche, according to a story in the Tahoe Daily Tribune.
In all seven search and rescue personnel and four search and rescue dogs from Squaw Valley Ski Patrol and Washoe County Search and Rescue combed the site for about 3 hours by ski and snowshoe for any potential victims. . . .Regan said rescuers did not receive any type of transceiver signal coming from beneath the snow.
Would be nice if all avalanche stories ended like this.
[Link: Tahoe Daily Tribune]
by The Editors on February 18, 2009
Billabong founder Gordon Merchant has run into a little trouble while building his AUS$12 million beach house in “the tiny NSW wave haven of Angourie” New South Wales, Australia, according to a story on Goldcoast.au.com. And it all centers around a two-meter tall pole Merchant has erected to hold a camera that would allow him to check the surf from anywhere in the world.
A letter sent to The Gold Coast Bulletin outlined residents’ concerns over the camera that will sit atop the roof of the three-storey beach house. . . . “We residents feel our privacy infringed, as this camera peers into our living and bedrooms 24 hours a day,” said the local, who wished to remain anonymous. . . . Residents also believe the pole is above height restrictions for the area.
Clarence Valley Council Mayor Richie Williamson is quoted as saying the city council has received complaints, however he says the “The property developer has said if there are any privacy concerns over the camera they would modify the design.”
Since a pole surf cam is something we’ve thought about many times we have an idea for Gordon: put the camera on a telescoping pole that will up-periscope when you want to check the surf and then hide away when you’re not using it. And don’t put it up until well after the house is completed and the neighbors are no longer nosing around. Then no one will be the wiser and you can thrust your pole into the sky as high as you want.
[Link: Goldcoast.au.com]
by The Editors on February 18, 2009
When the Whiskey Militia site rolled out sometime last year we thought it was one of the coolest concepts to hit online retailing in a while. The site simply sold one action sports item at a time at a ridiculously low price until they were all gone. It mixed a little of the Home Shopping Club with a pop-up closeout store. It’s a model that seems to work well for Backcounty.com.
On February 19, 2009, Whiskey Militia is launching a site that will do the same thing with snowboard gear. The site is called Brociety.com.
Brociety is the new snowboard-only one-deal-at-a-time (ODAT) store, slinging everything from split kits to steezed out one-pieces to buttery jib boards–all at face-melting prices. It’s the pow-lovin version of Whiskey Militia, with one ridonkulous steal after another (50-80% below retail). And it’s strictly for snowboarders. Nothing but endless winter. Whiskey Militia can keep the warm months.
Kind of goes back to the old art as business adage: do one thing and do it well, over and over and over again. Follow the jump for more.
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by The Editors on February 18, 2009
Apparently Shaun White’s little 90 day test run of clothing in Target stores last summer went pretty well because the uber box retailer is announcing that it has signed the Red Hot Flying Tomato to design a year-a-round collection for the company.
Shaun and Target decided to collaborate again to produce a fashionable line of apparel inspired by Shaun’s life, along with his interest in music and travel. These influences will be reflected in the hand-drawn art and humor infused throughout the line and is epitomized by the return of the skate monster that debuted in the limited edition launch. The collection will be filled with reasonably priced pieces including: denim, hooded sweatshirts, jackets, graphic tees, wovens and shorts.
Maybe this will bust him up past Tony Hawk on the Forbes list, and maybe get him a little more helicopter time for quick trips to his top secret training halfpipe in Silverton.
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by The Editors on February 18, 2009
Brendan Shoemaker, 23, of Fullerton, California was riding Mt. High Resort Tuesday afternoon February 17, 2009 when he slide down a 40-foot ice chute and ended up spending the night out-of-bounds, according to the LA Times.
Rescuers in a helicopter spotted Shoemaker about 7 a.m. today and lifted him to safety, Bonsall said. Shoemaker told KTLA-TV that he made a “wrong turn and just ended up way out of bounds.” He told the TV station he tried to light a fire to keep himself warm overnight, but his lighter was out of fluid and the brush was not dry enough to ignite. So he dug a cave in the snow and huddled up inside his jacket to keep warm.
Digging a snow cave: smart. Getting lost and having to spend the night in a snow cave: not so smart.
[Link: LA Times]
Super model Erin Wasson unveiled her new line for RVCA at the Milk Studios Penthouse space last night (February 18, 2009), according to a story on Heralddeparis.com.
