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Las Lenas is the most important ski resort in South America, is located in the South of Mendoza, Argentina. This amazing resort offers some of the world's best skiingn with over 70 kms of groomed runs provide skiers and snowboarders with descents of varying difficulties, from a height of 11,253 feet above sea level to the base at an elevation of 7,349 feet. Source:  http://www.laslenas-ski.com



Published On: 6/27/2009
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Published On: 6/9/2009
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I am going to talk to you about affiliate marketing or what is most commonly know as MLM – Multi Level Marketing.

For those of you who have not heard of MLM it is considered the best way to make money online although I have to say this method has received a lot of stigma over the years namely from those people who never made money from them and quit.

 

The fact is that 70% of people that TRY MLM programs usually quit within 2 months of joining and are usually for the same reasons, that they never made any money.

Truthfully those people were probably told they would make a small fortune in a very short period of time but sadly the person that introduced them was only interested in signing them up and failed to explain how to build a successful business.

 

To build any business successfully will require hard work and should be treated as a full-time job although this is not permanent it is necessary to build a solid foundation in the early days.

Sadly most are not presented with these facts so I guess you cannot blame them for quitting or even giving the MLM opportunities a bad name.

 

There are 3 main reasons to be able to succeed in any MLM program which I am about to share with you and in my opinion are key to success.

 

  • The Right Program - You need to find the right MLM program that is low cost and offers the best compensation plan.
  • The Dream – This has to be one of the most important ingredients because if your dream is big enough you will do whatever it takes to achieve it.
  • Support – You need support with anything that is new especially from those who are already successful and are willing to help you succeed.

 

 

Ok now let’s look at these 3 key reasons in more depth to help put things in perspective.

 

The Right Program

 

Now although there are a lot of MLM programs on the internet it is important that they are an established company, offer an excellent compensation plan, provide tools to help you build your business and have a product that most people want and need.

GDI or Global Domains International are in my opinion the only MLM company that offers all of this and for only $10 a month.

Now one thing you have to realise is that if you want to work online from home and be successful in any business there will be some cost attached to it. Although GDI offers you your own business, product and unlimited income opportunity for only $10 a month plus you can try it for 7 days free.

So lets break it down and see what you get for your hard earned $10 a month.

 

  • Web Hosting
  • Your own domain name
  • 10 email addresses
  • Web site building tool
  • Access to the GDI Forum
  • Tools to promote your business
  • Unlimited income opportunity

 

 

As you can see you get your own website, the tools to build it and can be active online within a few short hours but what’s more incredible is you can earn money too.

 

So who are GDI and how do I make money?

 

Global Domains International, or GDI, was founded in 1999 by Michael Reed, CEO and Alan Ezeir, President who both recognized another opportunity that was largely ignored. The dot com boom that was so popular back in 1995 reached its peak around march of 2000. What Michael Reed and Alan Ezeir wondered was if there were other available extensions that businesses could use as a domain name. They ultimately focused on the domain extension .WS, which belonged to the tiny island nation of Samoa, deep in the South Pacific. They were able to execute a deal with Samoa stating they had to produce 15,000 registered domain .ws extensions in 3 years. Well they accomplished that goal in GDI’s 1st month of business and the rest as they say is history. In the 2002 Special issue of Inc. magazine, Global Domains International placed #37 on the Inc 500 magazine’s “List” of the USA’s 500 fastest growing private companies and #5 in the state of California. If you have come across any .ws adresses on the internet you can rest assured that they have been registered through Global Domains International, as GDI has single handedly captured the market share for the .ws extension. But what really puts the icing on the cake is the amazing business opportunity they have incorporated in to the equation.

 

So now let’s talk about how you earn money.

For every person that you refer to GDI you will earn $1 every month for as long as that person remains a member.

That person that you refer – for every person that they refer to GDI, you will earn $1 every month for as long as that person remains a member. This continues down for 5 levels.

So even if you only refer one person, but that one person referred 50 people, you would earn $1 for each of those 50 people. If those 50 people referred just 1 person each, that’s another $50 per month you’d earn.

Remember though, as I said earlier you only get out of a program what you put into it. You could very easily get someone in your downline that could refer 50 people and that would be great, but you might not, so don’t just rely completely on your downline, especially in the beginning, try to refer a few people.

Let’s look at an example of the sort of income you can earn with GDI.

If you referred 10 people and those 10 people referred just 5 people each, and those 5 people referred 5 people each, and so on for 5 levels. Your monthly income would be $7810.

Sound Good???

Well that’s not all, GDI also offer a weekly bonus scheme of $100 for every 5 people you personally introduce. So for example if 20 people joined your business you would be paid $400 for that week and best of all there is no limit to the amount of people you refer. If you were to do the same every week that would an average of $1600 a month which for a lot of people would replace their job salary.

You may be thinking it sounds too good to be true or how can I refer 10 people, I don’t know 10 people that would be interested in this.

Well its not too good to be true, there are people earning even more than that with GDI.

As far as referring people GDI offer the tools to help with this however as I mentioned previously support in this business is key to your success from those who are already successful.

 

The Dream

 

To be successful you need to have a reason or a dream this could be a few hundred dollars a month to begin with or a new car.

What I have found is that people fear to dream because they don’t believe it will happen. It has amazed me being around this business how quickly people underestimate themselves and what started out as being a dream of making a few hundred dollars a month turned into buying their dream home cash.

This business offers so much its about people helping people and the feeling of knowing you have helped others take back their lives is priceless.

 

 

Support

 

Most people that join MLM programs have little or no experience on how to build a successful business and sadly quit before they even get started.

Having support from those who are already successful in this type business is by far priceless and it amazes me that so many people do not grasp this when inviting people to join.

After all the core of all MLM businesses is helping others to succeed which in turn helps you succeed.

Failing to grasp this simple concept and not put in any effort will surely lead to failure and again these types of people will only end up hopping from one opportunity to another but never finding success.

 

 

So there you have it an honest opinion on Multi Level Marketing which I hope this article has helped you in your pursuit for financial freedom

 

Donna Fielding is a successful network marketer with GDI. Click the link below to watch a video presentation on the GDI opportunity and the 7 day FREE trial and see if Global Domains International is the right choice for you.

 

www.themoneyprospect.com

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Published On: 1/25/2009
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So the Smokin Snowboard factory tour last week had more to it than just the tour, we also went down to pick up some 2010 newly pressed decks. I was lucky enough to nab the new M.I.P. D.I.R.T. Rocker with Magne-Traction with some custom graphics brought to you by JP Lagos at Thesnowlife.com. I was even more excited to try out Smokin’s Magne-Traction since out snow has been rock hard as of late and last time I rode a board with magne it made the saying “Turns ice into powder” hold true. Friday afternoon of last week Squaw was still pretty firm with a nice east wind keeping things rather chilly, so what better time to go try out Smokin Jay “the evil genius’s“new concept.

My first thoughts was the same as any of the other reverse camber boards I have ridden, the nose seems to hook a little quick when you really get the board on edge. Once I detuned the nose and tail a little the board simply took off. The M.I.P. has a great predictable flex that reminds me of many of the old boards from the good old days. Jay doesn’t use fancy barely known named stuff to create his sticks yet he produces a board that rivals all those high-end uber scientific factories. The M.I.P. holds a super fun edge, makes a snappy turn and rebounds really predictably that you can stray away from the park and still rip turns. I have complained for a few years now that many companies are making boards to specific to one discipline and are hard to enjoy on every part of the hill. I think the smoking M.I.P. brings back the idea that you can have a great park board that doesn’t sacrifice the rest of the mountain.

If you are looking for a great park and all around board that’s actually handmade the new 2010 Smokin M.I.P. D.I.R.T. Rocker is gonna blow your mind.

What about the graphics? JP Lagos designed the graphic based loosely off the Obey “Obama” Poster series. Taking funny pictures and translating them into the Obey scheme, JP created a series of Bromodel snowboards. All the boards were either using Smokin’s 2010 M.I.P. blank or the 2010 Superpark blank. So the boards that were in the pictures being finished during the factory tour were none other than the bromodel boards. Special thanks to JP for including my funny grill on a snowboard and Smokin Jay for pressing a super fun board!


Published On: 1/19/2009
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

The North Face Masters of Snowboarding 2009 Tour Dates Announced by The North Face and Mountain Sports International

The North Face Masters of Snowboarding is the largest big mountain snowboarding tour in the country, with a prize purse of $45,000 and two new world-class venues

 

Registration is now open on www.thenorthfacemasters.com

 

Salt Lake City, Utah, December 17, 2008 – Now in its sophomore year, The North Face Masters of Snowboarding (TNF Masters) has become the largest cohesive competitive big mountain snowboarding tour in the country. A three-stop tour, TNF Masters is designed to cater to the motivation, talent and skill of world-class big mountain snowboarders. The 2009 tour visits Snowbird, Utah, Crested Butte, Colorado, and culminates at the ultimate big mountain competition venue of Kirkwood, California.

 

“The North Face Masters tour is going to be off the chain this year,” said TNF Masters Alyeska, Alaska, 2008 champion Rob Kingwill. “I am excited to be a part of the movement toward giving big mountain snowboarding competition the recognition it deserves. All three 2009 venues are world-class, and I can't wait to see what happens.”

 

TNF Masters features a $45,000 cash prize purse and serves as a qualifier event to the Freeride World Tour. Winners from the Snowbird and Crested Butte TNF Masters events will have the opportunity to compete in the Nissan Tram Face at Squaw Valley, California.

 

"Freeriding, the use of natural terrain, fall line, and innovation from riding style is the essence of big mountain snowboarding,” said TNF Masters Head Judge Tom Burt. “The TNF Masters series is designed around this and that is the reason why I agreed to become the head judge. The terrain will be delivered by Snowbird, Crested Butte, and Kirkwood. All have different flavors of terrain so each will bring its own challenges for the riders, and every rider will bring their own style and innovation to each venue. When the two mesh the best freerider will emerge.“

 

TNF Masters gathers big mountain snowboarding tribes from all around the world. All male and female snowboarding competitors above age 18 are welcomed to participate. Registration is now open on www.thenorthfacemasters.com.

 

The North Face Masters of Snowboarding 2009 Series Schedule

Stop #1 – Snowbird, Utah.                  January 29-February 1, 2009

Stop #2 –Crested Butte, Colorado. February 12-15, 2009

Stop #3 –Kirkwood, California         March 5-8, 2009

 

Fans of big mountain snowboarding can catch same-day coverage of the Semi-Final and Final rounds of each TNF Masters event on www.thenorthfacemasters.com where there are complete videos, photos, athlete profiles, detailed event schedules, registration information and more.

 

For more information please visit www.thenorthfacemasters.com.

 

Special Thanks To:

The North Face

Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort

Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Kirkwood Mountain Resort

Primaloft

Snowboard Magazine

Mountain Sports International

 

REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND ATHLETE INQUIRIES CONTACT

Sara Pinsoneault

Athlete Communications

Mountain Sports International

801.349.4650

sarap@mtsports.com

 

MEDIA INQUIRES AND FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT

Cara Williams

PR, Communications & Media Manager

Mountain Sports International

801.349.4608

cara@mtsports.com

 

Pamela Bennett

Communications Manager

The North Face

510.618.3654

pamela_bennett@vfc.com

 

About MSI

Mountain Sports International (MSI) is a private company, founded in 1997, to develop and produce action/adventure sports events and programming in North America. MSI owns and produces the U.S. Freeskiing Series, the U.S. Skiercross Series, and the Freeskiing World Tour, in addition to several other properties and concepts.

 

MSI provides event management services for Burton, Salomon, and Red Bull and has provided infrastructure and expertise for the NBC Gravity Games and ESPN Action Sports Projects, including the Tony Hawk Gigantic Skatepark Tour. MSI specializes in matching clients with events for brand penetration into target demographics, developing product identification and loyalty. MSI matches brand and culture, company and credibility to create sought-after events that help to define the action sports culture.

 

About The North Face

The North Face, a division of VF Outdoor, Inc., was founded in 1968. Headquartered in San Leandro, California, the company offers the most technically advanced products in the market to accomplished climbers, mountaineers, snowsport athletes, endurance athletes, and explorers. The company’s products are sold in specialty mountaineering, backpacking, running, and snowsport retailers, premium-sporting goods retailers and major outdoor specialty retail chains.

 



Published On: 1/19/2009
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Smokin Snowboards
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Where is your snowboard made? Some foreign country where all the workers have no idea what snowboarding actually is? In northern Reno NV, in an area where trailer parks abound sits a snowboard factory where a creative evil genius lives. You won’t find any high tech computerized equipment or even security guards protecting the company’s secrets from prying eyes. You will find the type of place where some of the best innovation has always come from… a ghetto garage!

Smokin Jay is an evil genius… not in the crazy axe murdering type way, more the artistic friend you had in school that you weren’t sure where his mind was. Jay was busy gluing one of his new 2010 models when we arrived and as soon as he had a chance to step away he was off and running with the “Factory Tour”. I use the term factory loosely since most of the time you might equate the term Factory to thousands of square feet and a building in an industrial district of town. Smokins factory looks like a cross between an old bomb shelter and chop shop. Inside most of the equipment has been piecemealed together, with bare wires and jays own inventions throughout the building.

Joining on the tour was Jay’s sidekick binky who was just as stoked to show us all the funny corners in the building. While at first glance it looks like a lot stuff packed around stuff but as Binky explains it you can start to see Jay’s twisted vision of how the process works. From the room with all the templates and edges, the room where he cuts out the sidewalls and the workstation that he uses to glue the boards together. And as you watch Jay and Binky work what looks like chaos starts to looks like an interpretive dance where both play off each other though out the entire process.

Smokin Jay takes a huge amount of pride in the boards he produces and each board must be perfect for him to sell it. His entire process feels more artistic than mechanical and each board seems like its own individual masterpiece. He inspects each board for any imperfection or graphic blemish before giving the stamp of approval to sell the board. So when you see the tag handmade you know that the board you are receiving was entirely handmade by Smokin Jay and the pride taken to create the board reflects in the quality of the product you are receiving.

When you get a chance try out a Smokin snowboard, these are quality snowboards made by an evil genius snowboarder who believes in making quality snowboards.

Thank you Jay and Binky for the Great night! check out http://smokinsnowboards.com/ for more info or check out the Smokin Snowboards we carry.

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Published On: 1/14/2009
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I love receiving last minute phone calls with the 2 stroke hum of snowmobiles in the background. PortersTahoe.com Team Rider Brendon Drury hit me up and said he and his younger brother were up at Mt. Rose riding around on his snowmobiles in search of some terrain for some snowboarding.



It is always fun riding side saddle getting up to your destination as it can be quite a task. I did bail once off the sled on my belly like a land seal! Out in the backcountry you never know what kind of characters you'll run into as we ran into these slednecks who offered us cheeseburgers, beer and some of that funny smelling "rope".



After a brief chat with these friendly dudes (Brendon snatched a brew), we proceeded to find our zone where we could get some shots. Brendon dropped into a face that was really sunbaked and it was hard to get the spray that we wanted. It was a fun turn but we wanted more.



Brendon got another ride up on the sled and I was scouting a zone trying to find a good place where he could snap a turn. The snow surface had about a 3-4 inch crust layer on it so I had to find an area that was thinner. I found just the spot.
Brendon hiked over to where i was camped out & we planned our shot.



In pure anal photographer fashion...I had to light this shot up. Packing light this time out I had my Lumedyne 400 WS Action Pack, Canon 1D Mark II, Canon 15mm fisheye lens, Canon 50mm 1.4 prime, and my Canon 70-200mm lenses. This is a great 3 lens & one light setup to have out in the backcountry or anywhere for that matter.This is what we got.



Not bad considering the snow only had an inch of crust in this zone. He did break through to the bottom and hit the rock, but in the end it was all worth it. On the way down we had to stop just one more time to take in another epic Lake Tahoe sunset.



Published On: 1/7/2009
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My Blog: Afton update
By: bernwern


Been shredding as often as I can, assuming conditions are at least OK.  I refuse to ride on ice and crap this season.
 
So yesterday it started snowing around 11AM.  High temp of 7° yesterday, so snow was very light and dry compared to typical MN snowfall.  I was kicking myself in the ass for not coming prepped to leave from work, but I knew I had domestic responsibilities with my wife gone a few days.  As I left work, i knew I needed to ride the freshies, so I busted ass to get my errands done.
 
What was usually a 20 minute trip to Afotn turned out to be 70 minutes courtesy of dipshi*ts doing 20mph on the multi-lane interstates.  As soon as I got on the regular highways I easily did 55 with no issues.  I got to Afton about 6:10, ans on the slopes by 6:30.  Hardly anyone was there!  Even better, those that were there had crappy wax jobs and/or didn't know how to ride in fresh snow!  Most were in the chalets :)  I had free-reign!  Snow was slow in the flats, but no issues if you pumped your legs to build speed.  Soft and easy to cut!  Best night at Afton I have had in nearly 2 years!  No groomers out to ruin the fresh stuff either :)
 
The only draw-back was the cold.  I was warm and had to open vents to dump heat, but sitting on a snowcovered chair caused it to melt, then freeze to my legs and ass on my next run.  This took it's toll ad required 2 pitstops to the chalet for a Rusty Nail.  I lost about 45 minutes of riding, meaning I only got a little over 2 hours on the slopes.  I made the most of it, shedding like a mad man and possing people left and right (the few that were out there).  One skier was keeping up with me....or should I say I was keeping up with him?  I had to strap and unstrap afterall, and we were always 1 chair apart.  Most times I would get 2+ runs in before others made it down, and I like to lay some deep lines.
 
So, all in all, Afton is doing pretty damn good.  They are 95% open now with good coverage.  More snow in the forecast on Thursday night and Friday AM, so hoping this will be a great winter!
 
-B
 
EDIT: forgot to mention I started ordering new gear yesterday....boots and board are coming already, but the bindings are awaiting new stock and I was told the website will be updated in 1-2 days.  I'll post pics once it all arrives!


Published On: 12/17/2008
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Dev's fresh back from a little trip to California where he did a interview for Fuel TV as well as an infomercial for DC. Now I have him doing a Pro Tips for SBC. Busy man. I'll hit ya with links once they're available for viewing.



The Updown site is up and full of fun content to explore. Look for a copy of the latest issue of Updown at a store near you.



Oh and we have a PartySnake premiere tonight in Kelowna. Its an Island Snow / Jager / PartySnake deal but I can't seem to be able to find the flyer for it with all the info. It shouldn't be that hard to figure out, there can't be anything better going on in Ktown on Thursday night.

Christmas countdown:
Christmas is only 21 days away!

Published On: 12/4/2008
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Benny Hanisch / Quote of the day



Our good friend Benny Hanisch just sent in a re-edit of his Variety Pack Guns Out part. Yeah Benny! Check it out!



Quote of the day: I wonder who invented chips... They're really smart" -Dave Bestwick

Tuesday, December 02, 2008

 

Another Catalog shoot / Another Slide Show



Dice K and Kenta came by the office yesterday to kick off our 09/10 catalog shoot. I actually just stole the photo above from Dice K's blog where you can read all about it in his Dec 1st post.



I've been trying to free up some room on my computer the last couple days and have been finding tons of gems. The photo above is from our TWO DEADLY TOUR a couple years back.
Click here to watch the slide show.

Photo of the day:

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Monday, December 01, 2008

 

New Dave updates



We have two new "Daves Updates" ready for your viewing pleasure. Daves Updates 3.5 and 4. Enjoy

Published On: 12/3/2008
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This just in - Sunparties.com has donated two free trips to Mexico, Spring Break 09', to be given away at the whistler premiere.

-ROUND TRIP AIRFARE 
-7 NIGHTS HOTEL
-WELCOME PARTY 
-BEACH PARTIES 
-THEME PARTIES 

check out http://www.sunparties.com/index.asp to get more info on Mayhem In Mexico and other parties vacation packages.

and if you haven't got the rest of the info here it is:

For the last stop of our premiere tour, we're bringing it home to Whistler, NOVEMBER 22

WE WILL BE GIVING AWAY 7 SNOWBOARDS 

Westin Hotel - Emerald Ballroom

DOORS - 8PM
SHOW STARTS - 9:30PM 

TICKETS $10 AT THE DOOR
OR AVAILABLE AT:
The Circle - Whistler
Showcase - Village & Vancouver
Boardroom - North Van

MASSIVE AMOUNT OF PRIZES 
DUAL SCREENS 
PRO PHOTO CHARITY AUCTION

THREE CASH BARS & DJ VINYL RITCHIE PRE PARTY 

With the new location this year the premiere will have a capacity of 700 people, promising to make it bigger and better than ever... this is gonna be a massive party.

This is gonna be a big event so we have to go with 2 bars for the after party.

GARFINKELS & SAVAGE BEAGEL 

FREE COVER 
VIP LINE 
with your premiere wristband 



Published On: 11/21/2008
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For the last stop of our premiere tour, we're bringing it home to Whistler, NOVEMBER 22

WE WILL BE GIVING AWAY 7 SNOWBOARDS 

Westin Hotel - Emerald Ballroom

DOORS - 8PM
SHOW STARTS - 9:30PM 

TICKETS $10 AT THE DOOR
OR AVAILABLE AT:
The Circle - Whistler
Showcase - Village & Vancouver
Boardroom - North Van

MASSIVE AMOUNT OF PRIZES 
DUAL SCREENS 
PRO PHOTO CHARITY AUCTION

THREE CASH BARS & DJ VINYL RITCHIE PRE PARTY 

With the new location this year the premiere will have a capacity of 700 people, promising to make it bigger and better than ever... this is gonna be a massive party.

This is gonna be a big event so we have to go with 2 bars for the after party.

GARFINKELS & SAVAGE BEAGEL 

FREE COVER 
VIP LINE 
with your premiere wristband 




Published On: 11/21/2008
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So the weather this year is totally f*ckING with me.  Last year at this time it was cold.  Cold! and two years ago there was at least 7-10 inches of snow.  Now that was awesome, because you could tell MY snowboarding season was coming.  Yesterday, after a hard few weeks of 20 and 30 degrees....it was at least 70 at one point in the day.  

This brings me to my beliefs on global warming.  Hey its gunna happen.  History has proven that, which also means another ice age will eventually happen ( :)  all those future snowboard junkies should be wet at the thought of that).  I totally believe tho, that everyone is f*cking up my snowboarding privelages in NORTH DAKOTA. we dont have mountains. we have hills. thats good enough. 

Now this is my life. And each year, snowboarding comes later and later.  It's actually started to piss me off and make me antsy and makes me wanna move somewhere where there is snow. and mountains. constantly...

So lets not try and accelerate global warming. please. i need my snow. and cold.

DUH SO I CAN f*ckIN SNOWBOARD!


Published On: 10/30/2008
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Lake Tahoe, Ca: The guys at Smokin Snowboards have been working hard this summer getting all the new boards done and ready to be shredded this coming winter along with moving into a new, larger factory. Making it easier to make Tahoe's finest snowboard, Smokin Jay Quintin has moved the factory to a location twice as big as the previous. With enough room to grow and develop new tech and Smokin innovations, our new factory is going to facilitate the needs of our company in the coming
years.

If you haven't ridden one of our boards you are definitely missing out. Whether charging KT at Squaw or riding your local park line, we have the best shred sticks for you. From our Eco-Friendly Mike Basich Pro-Model to our twin shovel nose M.I.P. with Magne-Traction, Smokin Snowboards takes rider feedback directly off the mountain and puts it directly under your feet. Our flawless 100% aspen and professional craftsmanship has been proven in the 12 years Smokin Jay has been making boards and these are our best yet. As well as making one of the best boards you've ever ridden, this season we will be testing our Smokin “Brototypes” on the local hills of Lake Tahoe, experimenting with different camber systems, edge designs, and other top secret innovations to further increase our board quality.

Get to your local snowboard shop today and ask for Smokin Snowboards or check em out online at smokinsnowboards.com Smokin Snowboards are Professionally Handmade in Lake Tahoe by Snowboarders who understand quality and performance... !!!

YOU CANT FOOL THE YOUTH!!!

Tee see the entire line of 2009 Smokin Snowboards click here!


Published On: 10/5/2008
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What started out as a joke for a crew of jiggly old shred dogs has turned into an international sensation with annual desk jockey showdowns at Grouse Mountain in Vancouver and Bear Mountain in California. Now thanks to 686 and Malakye the Office Booyz franchise has created its very own office friendly outerwear. Well not really, there's only a hand full of these bad boys in existence but if you can correctly answer the malakye trivia of the month you can earn a spot in the randomizer which makes you eligible to win this limited edition Office Booyz Jacket sure to be the envy of office dwellers world wide.

Duff hasn't made an appearance on the blog for awhile. Lucky for us one of his high school buddies sent over some yearbook pics for us to enjoy.



Its so weird, he has the same look in every photo. Here's a link to find some yearbook photos of your buds.

Youtube extravaganza!

Pissed off cat named burger and fries



Rubber face



Greatest American hero



Manners by Mr. T



Published On: 10/2/2008
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Last week I did a "Help a blogger out" post where we directed traffic to the VancouverSlop blog to see if we could help Matt generate some cash for his blog. Here's the email he sent regarding the results:



"As per my google analytics 36 people visited my site from yours. Ads were clicked 32 times. There is no way to know for sure if all the clicks were from the furious blog but I feel very comfortable saying that the 32 ad clicks were mostly because of you. This resulted in $12.82 cents for me. Looks like I owe you a beer."
Well looks like you guys helped two bloggers out, thanks! Actually three bloggers, the "help a blogger out" post has also inspired JuniorBurger to add ads to his blog. I'll keep updated on his progress.



JB has promised to spend every cent he makes from his blog on beer and chicken wings so help a brother out!

Is that Dev shredding in shades?



Midlife crises??

Oh and last but not least this is my 200th post since I've been using blogger. No biggie! I probably have triple that under my blog belt, considering I've been doing the furious blog since Dec. 14th 2004.



My first blog ever was on the DVS site while I was the snow team manager over there and probably dates back to 2002-03. Wow, that seems like forever ago. Anyway you can check out some pre blogger classics in the furious blog archives. Lots of Zeddy, lots of Kale and lots of bad photoshop! For some reason I can't link you directly so you'll have to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the blog on the IS Eyewear site.
Have fun..

Published On: 10/1/2008
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

 

Help a blogger out / Swords will... / Kale's not ready for Fall

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Help a blogger out. Kenta just brought to my attention that our buddy Matt has a Vancouver based food blog called vancouverslop. The blog focuses on Matt's food experiences around the city and his dislike for scenesters. He's currently working on finding the best burger in the city. According to Kenta, Matt recently received a check for $10 for advertisements on his blog. His average blog gets about a hundred views. So I'm conducting a little experiment here for Matt. Everyone reading this please go to vancouverslop and click on the advertisement to the right of the blog. I'll let you know how much his next check is and hopefully fill you in on how to get paid for blogging.

If swords, the F word or asians bug you don't watch this video.



I talked to Kale Today and he couldn't believe it was already Fall.



He was like "where did the summer go?" and I was like "tell me about it."

Published On: 9/24/2008
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"Enjoy The Ride...More" is DC’s marketing slogan for their highly anticipated release of snowboards this winter. Last night at 50-50 Brewery in Truckee, CA, PortersTahoe.com and the DC crew – including riders Devun Walsh, Iikka Backstrom, Aaron Biittner, and Lauri Heiskari – all came out with more than just their A-game to kick off this 20th anniversary edition of Mack Dawg’s "Double Decade."

Somewhere between 400 to 500 people joined Porters and DC at the biggest movie premier ever at 50-50 Brewery. There were two screens – inside and outside – showing the next progression in riding with several very well-received segments from not only the DC crew, but riders like Wille Yli-Luoma, Eero Ettala, and the closing part of Jussi Oksanen. The movie also sprinkled in 20 years worth of snowboarding pioneers and ground breaking MDP parts over the years from names like Chris Roach, Nate Cole, Noah Salasnek, JP Walker, and Jeremy Jones (past and present). "Double Decade" truly does give you more by throwing in a great, eclectic mix of music from the likes of the Pet Shop Boys, Devo, David Bowie, Doobie Brothers, and – believe it or not – the Grass Root’s "Let’s Live For Today" for a very soulful and artistic Jussi part.







But that wasn’t all for the day.

Chris “Gunny” Gunnarson from Snow Park Technologies arranged for some of the Porters crew and the DC boys – Devun Walsh, Iikka Backstrom, Aaron Biitner, and first-time golfer Lauri Heiskari – to play a round of golf at Northstar-at-Tahoe earlier in the afternoon. Conditions were ideal. Scores were very competitive in a "best ball", two-man format of 5 teams. In the end, a little home-field advantage – and let’s face it – just plain better skills from Gunny and Walsh propelled them to the win.









Longtime Nor Cal industry veteran and DC sales rep Ron Depp put the evening in perspective this way, "It’s amazing that we could draw such a large crowd with only 5 days advance notice and have so many ex-pros and industry people come out of the woodwork...or the Truckee woods!" Bill Markham, DC Snow Sales Manager, added, "Double Decade is a walk down memory lane that showcases many legends of the 90’s rail brigade. The film also captures how shredding has progressed from backyard rails to big mountain kickers. Couple this with almost 500 kids, beer from 50-50, great support from Porters and DC pro shreds Iikka, Devun, Biittner and Lauri and you got a night you won’t forget....or remember in some cases!"









Judging by how big of a smile Lauri Heiskari had at the end of the night, everyone truly had a great time...and MORE!

http://www.porterstahoe.com

Published On: 9/20/2008
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Sound the didgeridoos, the 2008 Burton Australian Open has come to a close and Torstein Horgmo (NOR) and Jamie Anderson (USA) have come out on top, winning the men’s and women’s slopestyle competition today at Perisher Blue Resort. After a week of dodgy weather, the sun broke through this morning, illuminating the 400m long slopestyle course that featured a downrail, battleship rail and three massive kickers. 

With a field comprised of an Olympic gold medalist, the men’s and women’s New Zealand Open slopestyle winners, two TTR World Champions, six Winter X-Games medalists and some of Australia’s best, the day promised some serious riding and it didn’t disappoint. While the standard was high in both the men’s and the women’s fields, both winners were stand outs with Torstein Horgmo nearly ten points clear of Danny Davis (USA) and Jamie Anderson an impressive 15 points clear of her nearest rival, Raewyn Reid (CAN). 

Horgmo’s $7,500 AUD winning run featured a fakie backside tail 270 on the downrail, into a switch 50/50 Cab 180 on the battleship, followed by a backside 720 melon, into a frontside 900 indy, finishing with a ridiculously big switch backside 1260 melon. “I feel really good right now,” said Torstein. “It’s crazy, I thought this course was so much fun, better than last year; you could do bigger tricks and have way more flow through the park. Everybody killed it today so I feel really fortunate to end up on top.” 

Danny Davis landed 2nd place with a run that included back-to-back 900’s, riding away with $3,500 AUD. Eric Willet (USA) took home $1,500 AUD for his 3rd place finish, his winning run featured a switch backside 900 mute and frontside 1080 tailgrab. 

Women’s slopestyle champion Jamie Anderson continued to be unstoppable in her pursuit for perfection with another podium win. She started her winning run with a tailpress on the downrail, followed by a noseslide-to-fakie on the battleship, sticking a switch backside 360 stalefish on the first kicker, into a Cab 540 mute on the second, finishing with an frontside 540 melon. “I am so stoked to win, it was a really fun day and we had great weather,” said Anderson. “The other girls were sweet; everyone was riding so well, it was an awesome day.” 

Raewyn Reid had an impressive showing for the ladies with a backside lipslide on the downrail and a 50/50 frontside boardslide on the battleship, taking home 2nd place and $3,500 AUD. Kara Rennie (CAN) won $1,500 AUD and the third place title by styling it out on the rails with a backside lipslide and 50/50 to boardslide. 

With the Burton Australian Open over, it’s on to the Canadian Open, taking place at CODA’s Canada Olympic Park in Calgary from December 1-7, 2008. The Canadian Open is the third stop on the 2008-2009 Burton Global Open Series. Jamie Anderson and Luke Mitrani are currently in the lead for the $100,000 Burton Global Open Series Championship title. The BGOS boasts the most lucrative cumulative prize purse in snowboarding – over $900,000 – with equal prize money to men and women 

After today’s Swatch TTR 5Star slopestyle event, Jamie Anderson continues to defend her 2007/08 TTR World Tour Champion title, while Chas Guldemond maintains his tour lead. For more information, visit www.ttrworldtour.com. 

RESULTS 
1 Torstein Horgmo NOR DC 90.33 $7,500 
2 Danny Davis USA BURTON 81.50 $3,000 
3 Eric Willett USA VANS 79.50 $1,500 
4 Chas Guldemond USA DC 79.00 $700 
5 Kevin Pearce USA BURTON 78.00 $350 
6 Mason Aguirre USA BURTON 77.67 $175 

1 Jamie Anderson USA BILLABONG 96.17 $7,500 
2 Raewyn Reid CAN DC 80.50 $3,500 
3 Kara Rennie CAN NIKITA 63.83 $1,500 

For those that missed the live webcasts on Go211.com, highlights of the winning runs and the complete webcasts will be available for on-demand viewing. In addition, the full webcasts will be replayed in their entirety on www.Go211.com at the following times: 

For US and European Time Zones 
Tuesday, September 9 
Halfpipe semifinals and finals webcast REPLAY 11:00am EST/8:00amPST/17:00CET 

Wednesday, September 10 
Slopestyle semifinals and finals webcast REPLAY 11:00am EST/8:00amPST/17:00CET 


For Australian and Japanese Time Zones 
Wednesday, September 10 
Halfpipe semifinals and finals webcast REPLAY 10:00amAU/9:00amJPN 

Thursday, September 11 
Slopestyle semifinals and finals webcast REPLAY 10:00amAU/9:00amJPN 

Burton would like to thank Go211.com, Corona, APN, Perisher Blue and Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour for their support of the Australian Open. 


Published On: 9/5/2008
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The land down under was taken over today as crowds flocked to watch the final men’s and women’s halfpipe competition at Perisher Blue Resort. Always a crowd favorite, the halfpipe finals were not to be missed as a field of impressive names threw down runs that were equally as impressive. 

The men were first to drop and it was Mason Aguirre who showed strength early on with the highest first run score of 92.83. Fellow FREND Luke Mitrani topped Aguirre’s score with his second run that consisted of a frontside 900 tailgrab, followed by a backside Japan air, into a frontside 720 indy, finishing with a switch double backflip, the likes of which have never been seen at a halfpipe competition in Australia. 

Not to be outdone, Aguirre rose to the challenge with a run that started with a Cab 1080 mute, followed by a frontside 900 melon, into a backside rodeo 540 indy, finishing with an alley-oop backside rodeo 720 indy, earning him the win and $7,500 AUD with a margin of less than one point. Aguirre had this to say of his win, “It was tough. Luke made me work for it but it was so much fun riding with the crew. The pipe held up really well and I’m stoked to win here in Oz.” 

Mitrani held on to 2nd place and rode away with a big check for $3,500 AUD. Markus Malin, who landed 2nd place in New Zealand at the Burton Open last month, took home another podium win for Finland with 3rd place and $1,500 AUD. 

In the women’s competition, Olympic gold medalist, Hannah Teter took the lead early on, with a technical run that combined back-to-back 540’s, into a 360 indy, followed by a Cab 720, finishing with a melon to fakie. “The pipe was really fun, everyone was riding super good considering the snow was a little slow,” said Teter of her win. “It was really motivating watching the guys and the girls throw down their tricks.” 

Giving Teter a run for the money was Paulina Ligocka out of Poland, who has not competed in nearly a year due to injury. Ligocka showed no signs of struggle as she stuck a 720 on the first hit and landed a McTwist in her highest scoring run, taking home 2nd place and $3,500 AUD. New Zealand Open halfpipe champion Jamie Anderson won $1,500 AUD and the third place title. Anderson, the back-to-back X-Games slopestyle gold medalist and winner of the slopestyle competition at the New Zealand Open last month will take on her competitors tomorrow during slopestyle finals. 

Luke Mitrani and Jamie Anderson are currently in the lead for the $100,000 Burton Global Open Series Championship title. After today’s Swatch TTR 5Star halfpipe event, Hannah Teter jumped 134 ranks into World No. 21, her highest rank ever. Jamie Anderson stays in World No. 1 as well as Chas Guldemond. Luke Mitrani and Stephan Maurer both entered into the Swatch TTR Top 5. 

1 Mason Aguirre USA BURTON 94.17 $7,500 
2 Luke Mitrani USA BURTON 93.50 $3,000 
3 Markus Malin FIN BONFIRE 85.17 $1,500 
4 Kevin Pearce USA BURTON 80.17 $700 
5 Chas Guldemond USA DC 77.67 $350 
6 Danny Davis USA BURTON 75.83 $175 

1 Hannah Teter USA BURTON 91.67 $7,500 
2 Paulina Ligocka POL BURTON 82.17 $3,000 
3 Jamie Anderson USA BILLABONG 64.00 $1,500 

The Burton Australian Open continues tomorrow with the men’s and women’s slopestyle semis and finals. For more information visit www.opensnowboarding.com. If you can’t make it to Australia, watch the semi-finals and finals live on Go211.com, where webcasts and highlights of the competitions will also be available for on-demand viewing once the event is over. 

Burton would like to thank Go211.com, Corona, APN, Perisher Blue and Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour for their support of the Australian Open. 


Published On: 9/4/2008
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