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My Journal: Blissed in Australia.... By: Swin
The swinsonburger is still kicking it in Australia... bout to head off fruit picking to get another visa. Joy Joy Joy. Published On: 9/1/2009 Add/View Comments (0)

My Blog: pet of the year
By: powderrules

HI,

I'm just asking for 2sec of your time to vote for a snowboarder chick on the run for penthouse australia pet of the year. SO it's very easy to vote and there is no spam or anoying email's that fallow's just a click and if you whant you can take the time to enjoy god amazing creation. heres the link! thanks.

http://www.australianpenthouse.com.au/2810/july-2009-pet-of-the-month-sasha/

Published On: 8/30/2009

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My Blog: Mountain Madness Mondays is off the hook @ The Royal in Vancouver BC By: terrainparkboyz
Mountain Madness Mondays Blog Check it out. Mountain Madness is going on strong. Check out all the info on our blog. This week is the Launch Energy Gum Party/Australia Day Gong Show. You know it's going to get messy. But That's the way we like it. nuff said. Published On: 1/26/2009 Add/View Comments (0)

My Blog: 1st
By: the_bing

I've never been snowboarding before. That is a lie, i've been once, for a few hours, on Mt. Buller, Australia, on crappy snow, on crappy hire gear, but it's something that's been on my 'list'. I've moved to North Vancouver for a year so wanna get up as much as possible. I bought everything and I got a season pass to Seymour and really looking forward to it. I'll let ya know how I go...

Oh, and I'm always looking for people to hit up the slopes with so if u want to then hit me up. I want to hit the other 2 local mountains and of course Whistler if time permits.

Cheers.

Published On: 10/27/2008

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My Blog: Aussie Awsome!
By: anne-flore

Hey Mate!! I was at the Oakley Style Wars in Fallscreek Australia last week.. I had tons of Fun there! great parties at the Silver Ski Lodge with the whole Epic crew! I got to see my old friend PC from the Epic book.. runs in the gum trees, watch Travis’ movie.. I was hosting the contest for the web.. which was kind of funny.. I had tons of fun at the parties! we have seen some water spitting, beer fights,and even some wrestling at some point.. all in a fun party mood in the Aussie way. A that we improvised a trip to Torquay on the way down and went surfing, the water was freezing cold, but it was fun to catch a couple waves..

After the surfing, I joined the 2 Kristis ( Leskinen skier, and KT the Oakley marketing girl in Australia). We flew Sydney, ate some kanguru, did a couple PR stuff there with Alpha magazine and Sports Tonight Australia. I pet a koala and flew to New Zealand.. we spent the first day in Auckland for some more interviews for Sunrise (TV), Curl magazine, Sports Tonight NZ (TV), couple radio stations, and last but not least, we got on the Sports Cafe show hosted by some of the All Blacks (NZ national heroes).. they started asking us some tricky questions when a streaker jumped out of the public and shaked it right before my eyes on live national TV!! I was quite stoked to be there when that happened

anyways got to Queentsown the next day for the Oakley Chicks day out! which took place in Snowpark with another 50 girls.. the sun was shining and the park was super good, we shred together all day, i tryed to give them a couple tips, and we all rode back together to queenstown in a very loud busride. At night we all went for a bootie shake at the subculture bar where our friend RIA was DJing.. she killed it! she played tons of funk, which i love and we all danced all night.. and now I m tired and ready to go back to Euroland!

Thanks to Oakley and thanks tons to KT for organising this trip! thanks to all the girls for coming shredding with us, see you all next year!

ANNEFLOREMARXER.COM

Published On: 10/20/2008

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Snowboard.com News: Burton Global Open Series Announces 2008/2009 Competition Dates
By: Snowboard.com

The Burton Global Open Series announced dates for its 2008/2009 international snowboard competition series, which will kick off in New Zealand this summer. Below are final dates and locations for all 2008/2009 Burton Global Open Series competitions.

Burton New Zealand Open July 29 – August 2, 2008 Snow Park, New Zealand
Burton Australian Open Sept 2 – 6, 2008 Perisher Blue, Australia
Burton Canadian Open December 1 – 7, 2008 CODA’s Canada Olympic Park
Burton European Open January 9 – 16, 2009 Laax, Switzerland
Nissan X-Trail Nippon Open February 24 – March 1, 2009 ALTS Bandai, Japan
Burton US Open March 16 – 22, 2009 Stratton Mountain, USA

The all new BGOS website is launching this week and will include new features such as rider profile pages featuring rider snapshots, bios, current BGOS standings and event results per rider. Riders can now register for both the New Zealand Open and Australian Open, visit opensnowboarding.com to check out the new site and for more information about both of these events.

“Heading into our third year of the Series, we’ve got some great momentum,” said Liam Griffin, Director of Events and Entertainment for Burton. “It has been amazing to watch the level of riding at the Opens around the world increase over the past few seasons. All the riders are really pushing the sport to new heights and we’re really looking forward to seeing what this next year of competition brings.”

With events scheduled year-round and in six countries, the Burton Global Open Series boasts the most lucrative cumulative prize purse in snowboarding. All six Burton Global Open Series events offer riders the chance to earn points towards a male and female championship title, each worth $100,000, currently the largest single payout in snowboarding.

Last season’s BGOS series championship title was a nail-biter with four women and six men all in the running for the $100,000 payout and series championship title at the US Open, the final BGOS competition of the season. Only a handful of points separated the top runners for the title, proving that competing and earning points at all six BGOS events can make the difference between winning the $100,000 or giving it up.

Finland’s Peetu Piiroinen and top Australian snowboarder Torah Bright had to work hard to take home the 2008 Burton Global Open Championship titles last March at the US Open Snowboarding Championships held at Stratton Mountain in Vermont.

Peetu, who has never won a major title in his snowboard career prior to this win, said, “I never thought I had a chance to win the BGOS title.” Riders are encouraged to attend all of the BGOS events in order to maximize their points towards the overall title.

Last season’s Burton Global Open Series champion Torah Bright had this to say about her second BGOS title and $100,000 title win, “I had tears coming down under my goggles. I just couldn’t believe that I could win the title twice. I’m really very happy.”

The Burton Global Open Series is also part of the Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour, the largest group of independent freestyle snowboard events in the world. TTR ranks riders based on their results at participating competitions and crowns a TTR World Champion at the US Open.

Go211.com is the official webcaster of the BGOS and home to live scoring, standings, rider bios and more for each Burton Global Open Series stop. Check out Go211.com for more information.

Published On: 10/14/2008

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Snowboard.com News: The Burton Canadian Open Announces Rider Registration Dates
By: Snowboard.com

Online competitor registration is now open for the first-ever Burton Canadian Open, taking place from December 1-7, 2008 at the Calgary Olympic Development Association’s (CODA) Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. CODA has been providing world-class sport facilities for Olympic development for 20 years and Canada Olympic Park is home to the exact duplicate of the halfpipe that will be built for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

The third stop on the 2008/2009 Burton Global Open Series and a SWATCH TTR 5Star event, the Canadian Open will include slopestyle and halfpipe competitions, offering riders the chance to earn a piece of the $50,000 USD prize purse and gain valuable points towards Burton Global Open Series championship titles and the Swatch Ticket To Ride World Tour championship titles.

Here’s how to register to compete:

Head to www.opensnowboarding.com, go to the Canadian Open homepage and click on Registration in order to register online for the Registration Waitlist. Registration will be open until October 20, 2008. If we receive more registrations per format than the number of pre-qualification spots available, riders will be selected from the Registration Waitlist based on their BGOS standings/results and their TTR standings/results, with priority given to the riders with the best standings/results. On or before October 27th, you will be notified VIA EMAIL (and only email) if your registration has been successful and that your entry for the Canadian Open Halfpipe and/or Slopestyle Pre-Qualifiers is confirmed. At that time, your credit card will be charged a non-refundable $75CAD per discipline as applicable. If your name is not selected, you will automatically be added to the waitlist (which shall be selected at random). Top pros will receive special invites to compete. For complete details/rules on the registration process, visit the Canadian Open home page on opensnowboarding.com.

With events scheduled year-round and in six countries, the Burton Global Open Series boasts the most lucrative cumulative prize purse in snowboarding – over $900,000 – with equal prize money to men and women. All six Burton Global Open Series events offer riders the chance to earn points towards a male and female championship title, each worth $100,000, currently the largest single payout in competitive snowboarding. Following this summer’s New Zealand and Australian Opens, Luke Mitrani (USA) and Jamie Anderson (USA) are in the lead for the $100,000 Burton Global Open Series Championship title.

The Burton Global Open Series is also part of the SWATCH Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour, the largest group of independent freestyle snowboard events in the world. TTR ranks riders based on their results at participating competitions and crowns the TTR World Champions at the US Open. The current leaders for the TTR titles are Chas Guldemond (USA) and 2007/08 TTR world champion Jamie Anderson.

For more information on the Burton Global Open Series head to www.opensnowboarding.com
For more information on TTR, visit www.ttrworldtour

If you can’t make it to Canada, 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 CODA, Red Bull, Go211.com, Coors Light, Alberta Snowboard Association and Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour for their support of the Canadian Open.

Published On: 9/30/2008

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Snowboard.com News: 2008 BURTON AUSTRALIAN OPEN COMES TO A CLOSE
By: Snowboard.com

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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Snowboard.com News: MASON AGUIRRE & HANNAH TETER WIN 2008 BURTON AUSTRALIAN OPEN HALFPIPE TITLES
By: Snowboard.com

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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Snowboard.com News: SLOPESTYLE STAYS ON COURSE AT THE 2008 BURTON AUSTRALIAN OPEN
By: Snowboard.com

Heavy snow resulting in poor visibility tested competitors today during men’s and women’s slopestyle qualifications at Perisher Blue Resort. Riders from all over the world took on the inclement weather during day three of the Burton Australian Open to earn a place in Friday’s slopestyle finals, alongside some of the world’s best snowboarders including Mikkel Bang, Chas Guldemond, Torstein Horgmo, Mason Aguirre, Kimmy Fasani and Jamie Anderson.

The slopestyle course challenged riders with a variety of features including a down rail, battleship rail, three kickers and a wall ride. Top men’s qualifier, Eric Willett (USA) landed a solid run that started off a front lipslide 270 out on the down rail, followed by a 50/50 gap to front 180, 50/50 out on the battleship, into a switch backside 540 mute, followed by backside 720 melon, finishing with a frontside 900 tailgrab.

“Practice was nice yesterday, but the new snow today made the course really slow. It was definitely a challenge, but it was super fun, the course is really nice and the jumps were well built, said Eric Willett. “Speed was kind of an issue but hopefully it won’t be too bad for Friday’s finals.”

Joining Willett in Friday’s slopestyle finals are Jaako Ruha (FIN), Halldor Helgason (ICE), Andreas Monsberger (AUT) and Markus Malin (FIN), in addition to fellow American, Sage Kotsenburg, who placed first in yesterday’s halfpipe qualifications.

1 Eric Willett USA VANS 69.33
2 Jaakko Ruha FIN KISSMARK 66.00
3 Halldor Helgason ICE DC 64.83
4 Markus Malin FIN BONFIRE 64.00
5 Sage Kotsenburg USA QUIKSILVER 62.83
6 Andreas Monsberger AUT K2 61.83

Although the snow continued to fall, the ladies braved the elements and took to the course. Kara Rennie out of Canada earned the top spot for the women in slopestyle quals this afternoon with a run that started off with a 50/50 to backside lipslide on the down rail, followed by a huge straight air on the first kicker, followed by a tailgrab, finishing with another straight air. Laurie Currier and Ashley Wendorf, both out of the US will be competing in Friday’s finals against back-to-back slopestyle X-Games gold medalist and New Zealand Open slopestyle winner, Jamie Anderson.

1 Kara Rennie CAN NIKITA 50.67
2 Laurie Currier USA OAKLEY 46.67
3 Ashley Wendorf USA --- 45.83

The Burton Australian Open continues tomorrow with the men’s and women’s halfpipe 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: 9/3/2008

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Snowboard.com News: COMPETITION UNDERWAY AT THE 2008 BURTON AUSTRALIAN OPEN
By: Snowboard.com

Today saw the second day of the Burton Australian Open go down at Perisher Blue Resort, where men’s and women’s halfpipe qualifications took place. Athletes from all over the world were vying for a coveted spot in Thursday’s semi-finals and a chance to grab a piece of the $50,000 AUD prize purse.

The men were first to drop into the pipe this morning under cloudy skies, where 14 men were boiled down to six. Sage Kotsenburg (USA) took the top spot in men’s halfpipe qualifications by putting down a solid run that started off with a frontside 900 melon into a backside 540 mute, followed by a frontside 720 indy, into a switch frontside 720 mute, finishing with a stylish melon to fakie. Aussies Scotty James, Samuel Murphy and Charlie Steinbacher, in addition to Chris Sörman (POL) and Marco Grilc (SLO) advance on and will be competing against invited riders Mason Aguirre (USA), Danny Davis (USA) and Kevin Pearce (USA), among others.

1 Sage Kotsenburg USA QUIKSILVER 90.00
2 Chris Sörman SWE BURTON 85.17
3 Marko Grilc SLO BURTON 80.17
4 Scott James AUS --- 74.50
5 Samuel Murphy AUS --- 73.67
6 Charlie Steinbacher AUS FORUM 55.67

The women’s field was dominated by Paulina Ligocka (POL) who stuck an extremely strong run, outscoring her nearest competitor by over 20 points. Ligocka, riding in her first competition after an injury set her back last year, proved that she is still a force to be reckoned with. Her second run, which scored her a massive 89.17 points, started off with lofty frontside air, followed by a method air, into a 540 tailgrab, followed by a backside indy, finishing with a 720.

Joining Ligocka will be two Aussies, Erin Tanner and Lauren Staveley who advance on to Thursday’s semis and will take on the likes of NZO halfpipe winner Jamie Anderson (USA) and Olympic gold medalist, Hannah Teter (USA).

“The men and women’s halfpipe qualifiers showed a glimmer of brilliance with the inspired riding of Sage Kotsenburg of the US and young Scott James of Australia leading the way,” said Competition Director, Greg Johnson. “Paulina Ligocka showed that she is back in a big way by locking in the top spot, truly an outstanding effort.”

1 Paulina Ligocka POL BURTON 89.17
2 Erin Tanner AUS BILLABONG 68.33
3 Lauren Staveley AUS --- 47.83

The Burton Australian Open continues tomorrow with the men’s and women’s slopestyle qualifiers. For further information visit www.opensnowboarding.com.

If you can’t make it to Australia, watch the semi-finals and finals live on www.Go211.com, where webcasts and highlights of the competitions will also be available for on-demand viewing once the event is over.

VISIT http://www.opensnowboarding.com for more details!!

Published On: 9/2/2008

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Snowboard.com News: Canadian Charles Reid is The Grand Master of Stylewars 2008
By: Snowboard.com

The final day of snowboarding at Stylewars was held under perfect Australian skies without a breath of wind.

The riding standard was beyond ridiculous, the course was softening in the hot sun and tricks were getting thrown that have never before been seen on snow down under.

Leading the charge today was a man on a mission, last year’s grand master Torstein Horgmo (NOR) who was sending massive smooth tricks with rarely a hand out of place. He took out best trick with an insane switch backside 1260 melon deep into the landing of the first jump.

“I wanted to try the 12 and I got it around so I was pretty happy about that and I got the front ten a lot better and a few mellow fives. The jumps just got better and better everyday… everyone was killing it, we couldn’t have had a better day.” Torstein said.

The overall winner of the event was Canadian Charles Reid who dominated for the entire three days of the gruelling event that included today. Charles fresh from winning the 28 Stair rail event presented by Volvo last night powered on today with a slew of 1080’s, rodeos and a consistent style that had him pushing out fellow Canadian Matts Kulisek for the win. Matts finished 3rd behind Torstein.

Charles rode through a bruised heel injury with only the win in mind. “My heel is alright, but it just hurts really bad when I land on it. We had 20 minutes left of the competition, it hurts so bad but I just had to keep riding.” Charles said. “Usually in a contest its spin to win but with the rider judging I’m going to vote for style for sure, Shayne Pospisil (USA) and Robbie Walker (AUS) were riding insane.”

After the riders vote was tabulated into the results Shayne Pospisil ended up 4th overall and had this to say. “The standard was so high it was motivating me to step it up and throw down. Everyone was stomping everything. For the riders vote I was looking for just who was smooth over the three days.”

Chas Guldemond after knocking himself out heavily in NZ flew into Stylewars at the last minute to compete and take 5th overall. His result moves him into first place on the overall standings of the Swatch TTR World Tour.
“It’s only the second comp of the year so I’m sure Charles Reid will be biting at my heals after this contest… I wanted to come in to Stylewars and check out the contest, slow it all down a bit and enjoy the contest and focus on my style. I’m going to take this as a good base for practice for the start of the season.”

In the coveted Bledisnow Cup competition between Australian and New Zealand, the Australian team stood strong today with incredible riding from Ryan Tiene, Robbie Walker, the Allan brothers and 15 year old Jye Kearney who was whiskers away from stomping 90-foot front ten tails. One to look out for from Down Under.

“Snowboarding is great for the Aussie scene cause we get a lot of amazing riders down here for it and get a lot of publicity out of it and more and more riders are hearing about, it’s a good thing for sure.” Ryan Tiene said.

2008 STYLEWARS presented by Oakley
FINAL OVERALL RESULTS

RANK   NAME
1   Charles Reid (CAN) $7000
2   Torstein Horgmo (NOR)
3   Matts Kulisek (CAN)
4   Shayne Pospisil (USA)
5   Chas Guldemond (USA)
6   Ville Uotila (
7   Ryan Tiene (AUS)
8   Stef Zeestraten (NZD)
9   Will Jackways (NZD)
10   Mitch Allan (AUS)
11   Tore Holvik (NOR)
12   Robbie Walker (AUS)
13   Keiji Okamoto (JPN)
14   Clint Allan (AUS)
15   Jacob Koia (NZD)
16   Roland Morley Brown (NZD
17   Nick Brown (NZD)
18   Masaharu Nakao (JPN)
19   Jye Kearney (AUS)
20   Tyler Chorlton (UK)
21   Mario Kappeli (SUI)
22   Dustin Craven (CAN)
23   Quentin Robbins (NZD)
24   Cohen Davies (AUS)
25   Andy Lloyd (AUS)
26   Kerian McLaughlin (AUS)
27   Jonas Carlson (SWE)
28   Chris Sörman (SWE)
29   Jaakko Ruha (FIN)

Learn more about Stylewars at www.stylewars.com.au

Published On: 8/28/2008

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Snowboard.com News: Burton Australian Open - September 3rd to the 4th. By: Snowboard.com
It's that time again for the Sourthern Hemisphere. $7,500 for top prize in both Halfpipe and slopestyle. If you want to learn more about the event or the current standings, please visit the Burton Open site, here. For everyone in Canada, enjoy the long weekend! School starts tuesday. Published On: 8/28/2008 Add/View Comments (0)

Snowboard.com News: Stylewars 2008 - Day 2
By: Snowboard.com

Tyler Chorlton from the UK Nollie frontflip nose grab. Photo: Alex Roberts

Stylewars 2008 presented by Oakley.

August 24-28, 2008

Falls Creek Resort, Australia.

French Canadians Matts Kulisek and Charles Reid continue their dominance at Stylewars during day two of competition at Falls Creek Australia.

Strong winds, scattered clouds and a riders vote meant that today the Stylewars course was restricted to the bottom feature of the park – the gap jump. The jump had been re-shaped last night to give some more pop and allow the riders a little more hang time. The level of style and tricks definitely stepped up today at Stylewars with the help of the course fine-tuning from head park builders Rueben Cameron from Australia and Doug Mercer of Mammoth, California.

Matts Kulisek (CAN) was again throwing down all day with consistent incredible tricks over the gap like backside rodeo nines and frontside 1080’s. His slaying of the jump pushed him to first place today and number one in the overall standings of the three-day freestyle marathon.

Charles Reid (CAN) was bumped into 2nd position by his countryman Matts, but his slew of 1080’s, nines and smooth fives held him solidly in striking position for the win on the upcoming final day.

“Usually in a contest the guys who spin the most win, but I have been spinning some big three’s and seven’s and I was winning yesterday, so I think it’s a great comp - you don’t have to do a 1260 or something to win.” Reid said.

Tyler Chorlton (GBR) threw the most interesting trick of the day with a nollie front-flip nose grab but was not to be outdone by Kiwi Quentin Robbins who launched a one foot indy over the high-speed gap kicker.

In the hotly disputed Bledisnow Cup, which is an Australia v’s New Zealand comp within Stylewars. Australian riders took out day two, led by acting team captain Ryan Tiene and team mate Mitch Allan. New Zealand and Australia are now tied at one day each with New Zealand just ahead in the points.

Tonight at Stylewars the party continues with a special showing of Travis Rice’s new film That’s It That’s All followed by infamous Australian hip hop act Bliss&Eso who will no doubt tear the bloody roof off. Hangovers assured for all tomorrow.

The third day of Stylewars competition is planned for tomorrow, and includes the Volvo 28 Stair Rail Jam to be held in the evening under lights in Falls Creek Village.

For video highlights of yesterday go to: www.stylewars.com.au

The 2008 Stylewars is presented by Oakley and is supported by Falls Creek Resort, SilverSki Lodge, Corona, Red Bull, Volvo and New Era.

Overall rankings after Day 2:

RANK NAME Grand Total

1 Matts Kulisek 1498

2 Charles Reid 1464

3 Torstein Horgmo 1312

4 Ville Uotila 1199

5 Stef Zeestraten 1192

6 Shayne Pospisil 1191

7 Jacob Koia 1153

8 Mitch Allan 1151

9 Ryan Tiene 1147

10 Will Jackways 1132

11 Keiji Okamoto 1109

12 Tore Holvik 1099

13 Robbie Walker 1052

14 Clint Allan 1021

15 Nick Brown 919

16 Roland Morley Brown 867

17 Masaharu Nakao 861

18 Jye Kearney 837

19 Dustin Craven 722

20 Chas Guldemond 618

Published On: 8/26/2008

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Snowboard.com News: Stylewars 2008 – Day 1: A Day for Poutine!
By: Snowboard.com

Rider: Shayne Pospisil / Photo: Alex Roberts

Stylewars 2008 presented by Oakley.
August 24-28, 2008
Falls Creek Resort, Australia.

A perfect day with sunny blue skies today at Stylewars meant the first day of competition at Australia’s most notorious snowboarding event went down like a bowl full of delicious poutine. The 45 invited riders from around the globe were annihilating the course with a level of snowboarding never before seen in Australia.

Ripping all day and finishing in number 1 and 2 spots respectively was the French Canadian connection (ie: Canadian Club) of Charles Reid and Matts Kulisek who were both sending and stomping their runs all day. Matts was unleashing huge frontside 7 to backside 7 combinations amoung some super smooth 900s. While Charles Reid was dropping insane frontside 1080’s and massive 90-foot corked frontside 360’s that had everyone scratching their heads.

Sitting in third is a very consistent New Zealand rider Jacob Koia who looks poised to strike for the lead. NZ team captain Will Jackways had one of the most interesting lines of the day with a perfect 90 foot backside 900 melon followed by a method from the step-over kicker landing on the side of the landing 80-feet away, stomping a method perfectly amoungst the rubble and grooming debris.

The course is a 3 jump line that consists of a 15 foot flat cliff step-down, a 90 foot high speed step-down kicker and a 75 foot step up/over kicker.

Stylewars 2008 – the freestyle marathon continues tomorrow with sunny days again forecast and riders amping to step it up the rankings for a shot at the Grand Master Title.

Tonight the parties start, a free/private concert for the riders with Australian Producer KATALYST and MC RUCL ready to bring home the first day.

For video footage of the days event check out

www.stylewars.com.au

Stylewars Presented by Oakley

Top 20 after day 1 of 3.

1. Charles Reid (CAN) BURTON 722

2. Matts Kulisek (CAN) APO 667

3. Jacob Koia (NZ) OAKLEY 618

4. Torstein Horgmo (NOR) DC/OAKLEY 602

5. Roland-Morley Brown (NZ) ELECTRIC/FORUM 595

6. Wille Uotila (FIN) ATOMIC 593

7. Shayne Pospisil (USA) BILLABONG 570

8. Stef Zeestraten (NZ) K2/OAKLEY 568

9. Robbie Walker (AUS) BILLABONG 550

10. Will Jackways (NZ) BURTON/VOLCOM 529

11. Mitch Allan (AUS) BURTON/OAKLEY 525

12. Tore Holvik (NOR) BATALEON 505

13. Clint Allan (AUS) BILLABONG 484

14. Mario Kappeli (SUI) FORUM 474

15. Ryan Tiene (AUS) DC/OAKLEY 467

16. Keiji Okamoto (JPN) VOLKL/FLUX 462

17. Jye Kearney (AUS) BURTON/OAKLEY 395

18. Nick Brown (NZ) BURTON/RPM 368

19. Masaharu Nakao (JPN) NP ATHLETICS/REVOLT 313

20. Cohen Davies (AUS) ROME 292

The 2008 Stylewars is presented by Oakley and is supported by Falls Creek Resort, SilverSki Lodge, Corona, Red Bull, Volvo and New Era.

Published On: 8/25/2008

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Snowboard.com News: RIDERS WAGE WAR WITH STYLE IN AUSTRALIA
By: Snowboard.com

Date: 19.08.2008

Revised on: 19.08.2008 14:53

By: TTR Press Office

Falls Creek, Australia – August 19th, 2008: The 08/09 season of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour is charging at full steam down under and the anticipation is rising for the first 4Star event on the Tour, theOakley Stylewars 2008. Taking place August 24th - 28th 2008 in Falls Creek, Australia, the 4-day lifestyle Slopestyle event, complete with intense snowboarding, parties and live music, is looking to be the highlight of the Southern Hemisphere.

With 500 Swatch TTR ranking points in the mix along with a $15 000 USD prize purse, Stylewars is sure to carry the competitive momentum set just recently at the 5Star Burton New Zealand Open and 3Star Billabong Snow Stock. Last season, Norwegian rider Torstein Horgmo blew apart the Falls Creek scene, and this year he’s back to claim it all again. But a hefty challenge Horgmo is sure to meet, as this year’s event is full to the brim with over 40 talented riders set to destroy the 3 – Kicker course.

Expect freestyle entrepreneur Travis Rice (USA) to make things spicy as current TTR World No. 2 Chas Guldemond (USA) attempts to get back the Tour Lead which was taken from him last week at the 3Star Billabong Snowstock by James Hamilton (NZE) Swatch TTR No. 4 Janne Korpi (FIN), TTR No. 13 Mikkel Bang (NOR), TTR No. 21 Sebastien Toutant (CAN), and TTR No. 40 Antti Autti (FIN) are sure to keep it interesting alongside a sick south-hemi contingent that includes the likes of TTR No. 26 Jake Koia (NZE) and Australian snowboarders Robbie Walker and Ryan Tiene.

Current leader of the Swatch TTR women’s ranking, Jamie Anderson (USA), will also take part in the men’s competition. Although there are no women’s points available at Stylewars simply due to the large scale of the competition features, she will show case her talent together with the guys. We are excited to see how the top female on the Tour will do.

Riders will be greeted with a relaxed, shred-friendly atmosphere, but even more exciting is the private, contest-purpose built Slopestyle course, already beefed up due to an excellent snow season thus far and set to exceed last year’s set up with increased quality and flow.

Also coming up soon on the Swatch TTR Tour is the 3Star Boost Mobile Sno Sho presented by Samsung, a one-night, under-the-lights, Big Air and Rail Showdown. Taking place August 29th to 30th at Perisher Blue, Australia, the event boasts a $30 000 USD prize purse and the longest rail seen in competition that is sure to spark some creative hits. Perisher Blue will also host the 5Star Burton Australian Open, starting off on September 1st.

For more information on the Swatch TTR 4Star Stylewars and the 3Star Sno Sho, along with inspiring videos, blogs, and ranking stats, head on over to www.ttrworldtour.com and keep yourself up to date.

Published On: 8/20/2008

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My Blog: Core Snowboard Camps 2008 video
By: core_camps

We just finished our most amazing winter camp season so far. The snow conditions were great all season and lots of powder. Lots of cool campers joined from all over the world – Canada, U.S.A., England, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, France, Brazil, Japan, Australia, Brunei and more... Thanks to all of the great guys and gals who joined the camp this winter – we will miss you and hope to see you again. It’s difficult to explain with words about what we do and the fun we have at the camp so I have attached our 2008 video Enjoy and see you this winter.

Published On: 6/1/2008

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My Blog: Sping has hit Whistler as has the TWSSF
By: proride

This month kicked off with some awesome snow and cold winter conditions. We had some excellent fresh powder riding for April fools day thanks to some short hikes into the high alpine. We are currently in the middle of the World Ski and Snowboard Festival here in Whistler which means lots of free bands in the village and world class snowboard competitions.

Local Camp News

At camp things are starting to slow down a little with only onr more week of programs for the winter calendar. That doesn't mean that we are slowing down as we are busy preparing for summer with our new NZ trip (Which is happening in September) as well as summer camp training in June and July. If you are keen to come out to Whistler the you can now book for new winter for our freestyle and freeride snowboard instructor training. If you would like to come to NZ you can check out the information on-line at

http://www.pro-ride.com/new-zealand-snowboard-camps.cfm

Cooler Magazine

Keep an eye out for Cooler Magazine on the shelves at your local news agent. Cherry from http://www.coolermag.com was just out at camp three weeks ago to check us out and write a story about our programs. They are a womens snow, surf and lifestyle magazine out of Europe which is an alternative lifestyle haven for young women.

New Zealand 'World Trip'

If you have ever dreamed about snowboarding in New Zealand and would like to come with our Pro Ride limited numbers adult (18+) improvement camp please let us know - there are now 10 spots available for our 8 and 11 day trip to Wanaka NZ (Middle Earth for those who have watched Lord of the Rings) - the date is set for September 6th. If you are already in NZ or planning to be there you can drop into our 5 of 6 day training only clinic. Drop us an email if you are keen to snowboard@pro-ride.com - you can check out the web page at http://www.pro-ride.com/new-zealand-snowboard-camps.cfm We already have several bookings and lots of expressions of interest. This will be a super fun holiday experience with the flexibility for us to be able to switch up our schedule based on conditions and the groups riding goals. We have 4 star comfortable accommodations with a gym, heated pool and bbq area so when we are off the slopes we will be living in style. We are also going to partake in some jet boating, bungee, snowmobiling and heliskiing for those who are keen as optional extras.

Camper News

Our most recent Level 1 and 2 candidates all dominated their exams with above standard being a common thread for many of the results sheets. We had a huge party at the end of March with many of the long term campers finishing up for the winter. Most of the crew have decided to stay in town and ride until the end of the April and make the most of the excellent snow conditions.

Coach News

A couple of weekends ago the Canadian Nationals half pipe competition was on down in Vancouver at Cypress Mountain. Crispin, Ryan and Neil all went down for the event and came 4th, 6th and 9th. Katie went down to represent the women and came 12th. In other coach news Dylan is still slaving away on the house he is building down in Squamish and is planning on heading east for the summer to build log homes. Duncan was in Toronto with his girlfriend and jsut got back. Lisa and Luke are planning on heading down to Mt Buller in Australia for the summer snow sliding season and Ants L is hanging in Whistler for the summer and playing golf.

Mountain News

As most of the world’s ski resorts close for winter 07-08, Whistler has announced more than two months of its long snowsports season is still ahead. Skiing and riding on Whistler Mountain will continue until April 20th. Spring skiing then continues on Blackcomb Mountain from Monday, April 21 through to Sunday, June 8th. After that the Blackcomb glacier is open for summer snow sports.

The resort currently has a snow base of 265cm and will have 3,000 to 2,500 acres remaining open for May and the first week of June.

Blackcomb Mountain will also debut a new terrain park through to the end of May in the Jersey Cream area. Opening on April 21st, it will feature a mix of small, medium as well as large jibs and jumps built for the Orage Masters.

Next Winters Information

The dates and pricing for next winters programs are up on the web site so you can register for the long term programs now - bookings are already coming in so if you have any questions about the programs or would like some more information you can check out http://www.pro-ride.com/courses.cfm or email us at snowboard@pro-ride.com. If you want to see what your in for you can check out http://www.pro-ride.com/diary.cfm

Summer Camp

The Summer Glacier Camps are on again this year. This is perfect for the junior riders who can't come and train with us during the winter months. If you can't get enough during the winter and you want to come and ride the Blackcomb Glacier and the best halfpipe then check out www.pro-ride.com/summercamp/index.cfm

Summer Camp Dates for 2008

Session #1 June 27 - July 4

Session #2 July 4 - 11

Session #3 July 11 - 18

What's New

This summer the final parts will come together for the new $50 million Peak to Peak gondola. Over the summer they will be stringing up the cable and building the machinery to power the lift which will take you from the top of Whistler to the top of Blackcomb in 12 minutes.

Check out the Pictures

We are constantly updating the diary pages on the web site so if you would like to see what we are getting up to you can check out http://www.pro-ride.com/diary.cfm

Thanks to our Sponsors who supported us this winter - please check them out

Ride Snowboards - www.ridesnowboards.com

Dakine - www.dakine.com

Groovstar Outerwear - www.groovstar.com

Kuu Wax - www.kuu.com

Smith - www.smithoptics.com

Freestyle Max - www.freestylemax.com

Red Bull - www.redbull.com

Snowboard.com - www.snowboard.com

Huge thanks to everyone who came out to ride this winter - it has been awesome!

If you have any questions for us or feedback please drop us an email at

snowboard@pro-ride.com

Have a great month

See you soon!

From Anthony and the Team at Pro Ride

Published On: 4/18/2008

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Snowboard.com News: SHREDUCATION TV LAUNCHES THEIR WEBSITE!
By: Snowboard.com

SHREDUCATION IS NOW AIRING ON SATURDAY MORNINGS!

Thanks everyone for watching Shreducation the past two weeks on Thursday. If you missed any of the shows this season here is your chance to catch up and watch any of the shows you missed. Watch the team as they travel to New Zealand, Australia, Germany and Switzerland competing against the worlds best.

Now Sheducation is airing on Saturdays at 10:30 am ET or 7:30am PST on The Score. What's better than waking up on a nice Saturday morning and watching some Shreducation? That's a little early for our West Coast friends but if your up all night or have a PVR your set.

Episode 3 – New Zealand Part 2

The Team is currently in New Zealand for some summer training. After weeks on the hill the team takes a few days off and checks out what Queenstown, the adventure capital of the world has to offer. The team goes for a bungee jump, crashes the downhill luge and hits an ice bar. Next is the Billabong Slopestyle Jam and the boys are looking to make some moves and go for the podium. Jesse meets up with Lupe Fiasco and the team goes and watches a sick concert to cap off an amazing trip to NZ. This is an action packed episode and guarantees not to disappoint.

If anyone likes the show and wants to see a second season you can drop a line to the network here:

http://www.thescore.com/ScoreTv/contact.aspx

The Score reads all of the feedback and it really helps the cause of keeping Shreducation going.

SHREDUCATION TV ON:
SATURDAYS 10:30 am ET or 7:30am PST

SHREDUCATION TV LAUNCHES

Our website has launched www.shreducation.tv, this is only phase 1 but we plan to make it as engaging and interactive as possible. Check it out!

Thanks everyone for watching
The Shreducation Crew.

Published On: 2/23/2008

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Sandbox News: Sandbox Site Update ... ONLINE STORE
By: Sandbox

We have been blessed with the ‘Whitegold’ once again this season here in Whistler. It continues to storm daily dropping record amounts of snow. The lack of sun has made it really tough for us to shoot but nevertheless the boys are out everyday riding the hill or sledding and trying to get some shots for the teaser that will be coming out soon. We didn’t see the sun until spring last year and it looks like much of the same for this years winter season… but who’s complaining. All the repeat storms have made for really really bad avalanche conditions here and across the province so everyone use extra caution out there in the mountains right now and keep watching the avi report at:www.avalanche.ca

The Sandbox online store is fully up and running smoothly now and all of the product is finally in stock. Special thanks go out to all of our suppliers: Paul and Joel at Tenille for the t-shirts, Matt from Predator for the super cool Brain Buckets and George from Fleming Decal for the great stickers. Go check out the store and all of you have to buy something so we can eat, haha. My new favorite dish is mixing a can of pork and beans with a box of Kraft Dinner mmmmmmm soooo goooood. Don’t tell my mom though, I’m Italian and they would kill me if they knew I ate KD. It’s pretty much the Canadian version of a classic simple Italian dish my dad always makes called ‘pasta fagioli’ (pasta and beans).

We are going to try and get a lot more short videos rolling up on the site for you guys. Check out Clayton’s latest installment that is up on here now called ‘1 Run With Max & Teine’. . The name says it all, Max Ritchie and the new addition from Australia, Ryan Tiene went up and blasted some pillows and dorked around on Whistler’s infamous hit run. Geeves came up to shred too but had to bail out due to some serious cold and flu symptoms. He may have also been feeling a little drowsy after chugging a whole bottle of Buckley’s on the way up the hill before riding. We will be taking some more ‘Runs’ with the Sandbox riders through the season so watch for those short clips.

This photo on the left by Jon Kirby was taken on a recent rail trip. It’s our Alberta filmer Mike Fikowski leading the boys through a ‘Rail Yoga’ session before a big night shoot. Watch for Mike’s yoga video and leisure wear dropping soon at a Lulu Lemon boutique near you.

Did I mention the Sandbox store was now open ? Yeah, just in case you missed that one earlier, go check it out.

Youtube clip of the week:

Pierre Andre – the founder of Soletechnologies - makers of Etnies, eS, Emerica and Thirty-Two Snowboard Boots. Pierre has been involved and supporting our industry for a long time… as you can clearly tell from this historical video. Thanks to Pierre and Soletech for all the support for our films over the years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNfNWnye_SI&eurl=http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=703180617

Published On: 1/14/2008

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