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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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Headed to Whistler with amberfaye, julian, tanner, drew for Ride Tribe work experience, then gonna apply for a job next year right then and there
:D
suckaaa
 


Published On: 2/19/2009
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My Journal: My web
By: juliandonatelli


Located at the base of Mt. Hood, Oregon, High Cascade Snowboard Camp offers all-inclusive summer snowboard camps for both youth and adults (age 9 and up). Professional coaching, over 27 acres of private snowboard parks, unlimited demo equipment, video analysis, private skateboard parks, trampolines, whitewater rafting and more await you on Mt. Hood throughout June, July and August. 2009 High Cascade Signature Sessioners announced! Come shred with... SESSION 1. Tara Dakides Darrell Mathes & Andreas Wiig SESSION 2. The Frends Crew* & Jamie Anderson SESSION 3. Peter Line Pat Moore Hana Beaman SESSION 4. Eero Ettala Heikki Sorsa Erin Comstock Alexis Waite
SESSION 5. Jeremy Jones JP Walker SESSION 6. Todd Richards Austin Smith Leanne Pelosi *The Frends Crew: Danny Davis, Kevin Pearce, Mason Aguirre, Scotty Lago, Keir Dillon, Luke & Jack Mitrani Go to www.highcascade.com dates and prices!


Published On: 11/19/2008
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Here we go!! Strap your pants and get ready for another epic riding season! I really hope that all of you get a chance to come visit us in our new house in Colorado. We are so happy living here! And we want to share the stoke with you! 

Wooo hooooo!!!   
  
Loveland and Arapahoe Basin open tomorrow! Let's start the count of sessions. I really have to beat you this season Julie! LOL


Published On: 10/14/2008
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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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Snigggty snap boom crack….ahh yEAAA….  THE MESSAGE is BACK!!!

Summer, Summer, Summmer tiiiiiiiiiime is finally winding down, there have been some kickass concerts going down in Tahoe all summer I saw Pato Banton, Andre Nickatina, Rebelution, The Pyrx Band, and many others,  4th of July was off the hook! For those of you who caught the fireworks, than you know that Tahoe and Big Bear offer some amazing fireworks shows, if you didn't make it to the lakes this year, you better plan on it next year!!!! And then we had Labor Day, Thanks to everyone who came out and partied last weekend! Both Hotels were SOLD OUT and it was an amazing time!!!  IF you can't wait to get away, check out these upcoming events that you don't want to miss!!!

In LAKE TAHOE,

Tuesday September 16th – Living Legends – (Eli, Sunspot Jones, Luckyiam, Scarub, Aesop, Bicasso +more TBA) along with The Bayliens and Rise of the Revolution.


Tues September 23rd - Eek-a-Mouse

Wed Sept. 24th - Sweatshop Union

Nov 28th - "Blizzard" Pray for Snow Party at Vex Night Club
PRAY 4 SNOW!!!

And X-mas with THE GROUCH!!!
Snowboarding in Tahoe and THE Grouch! X-Mas is going to off the
HOOK!!

All of the above shows are at Whiskey Dick's Saloon a few miles from THE BLOCK. Cept the "Blizzard" Party at VEX.

Coming up in BIG BEAR,

Weekends, September 13 - October 25th - 38th Annual Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest, located at The Convention Center at Big Bear Lake.

AND THEN, the 1st SNOWBOARD CONTEST OF THE SEASON is BACK!!!! September 20th – Hot Dawgs and Hand Rails returns to Big Bear! Pro Jib Contest with over $15,000 prize purse!  Vendor Village, weenie roast, raffles, FREE ADMISSION! 6,000+ people showed up last year, so Book your rooms at THE BLOCK early to insure you got a spot to crash!!



Big Bear is also getting ready to open a new skate park at the community center,  be amped on that!!

SO with the 1st contest coming our way that means winter is just around the corner, and THE BLOCK has been busy preparing for THE BLOCK BOOTCAMP 2008!!  This year's BLOCK Bootcamp will be held once again in Big Bear from Nov 10-22.  We have been receiving numerous applications from all over the world and will be selecting 100 recruits to participate in THE BLOCK Bootcamp of which only 20 will be hired! The Bootcamp is a HIGH STRESS Environment and will be intense, so start training now! If you have any injuries that prevent you from completing physical tasks (ie. push-ups, pull-ups, running and general calisthenics), please refrain from enrolling as we will not be making any exceptions for any physical and mental handicaps this year!  If you were not hired last year and can physically complete the course you are welcome to re-apply for Season 3.

However, This year we are going stern on snowboarders, you MUST BE ABLE TO SNOWBOARD! We don't want non-snowboarding actors trying to get the job, just because it's a TV Show. SO if you don't own your own snowboard and gear and cant ride down the mountain, don't even bother applying!!!!!!  Snowboarding will be part of The Bootcamp, so your skills will be put to the test!

If you have already applied, don't worry your application has been received and we are in the process of reviewing them, All accepted recruits will be notified atleast 30 days prior to Boot Camp Departure Via 1st Class Mail from Marc Frank Montoya and Liko Smith.

IF you think you have what it takes to work for the Dopest Hotel on the planet, Please send a resume (include work history, address and phone #), 2 pictures, your myspace link (if you got one) and a paragraph on why you would be good for THE BLOCK to bootcamp@theblockhotels.com

 This year is going to be the best year to date at THE BLOCK, Liko and G4TV have been throwing around all types of rumors for Season 3, will we be going to Japan, Whistler, LAAX or somewhere else equally as cool, we will just have to wait for this next upcoming season to find out!!! THE BLOCK Season 2, is downloadable on iTunes and X-Box Live so if you ain't seen it, go check out all the debauchery that goes down at our Hotel!! Everything from bootcamp to Aspen X-Games, Vivid Porn Stars and Spring BLOCK!!!

Also if you missed THE BLOCK, when it premiered on 4-20 you can catch it again when it re-plays again this winter or download it on i-Tunes, V.O.D., or X-Box Live.

Click to Watch NOW!

Click to Watch NOW!




Sundays at 8pm PT 11pm ET ONLY on G4



AIGHT thats all I got for ya this time, WE will be having more updates closer to bootcamp, so keep yo eyes and ears peeled!!



Dirty D Signing OFF



Check out these flicks from the Summer...





Published On: 9/1/2008
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Twin ninja babies? New 2008/09 ad campaign.. Church party scene!



According to my Japanese news source the best ninja snowboarder in the world is having twins! Two babies! Dam, is there anything Tadashi isn't good at.



Our 08/09 ad campaign has hit the news stands. Yep we're hitting hard this season with spreads in Snowboarder, no biggie.. Keep posted for Dev's ad in the October issue which should be out any day now.

I didn't know the church party scene was so wild.



Someone must of spiked the holy water.
Thanks for sending that over Jeff.

Monday, August 11, 2008

 

Dev didn't tell me about this...



Kimball just sent us a revised IS Eyewear commercial



Just got these German peddler shots in the mail.



Coleman showing the Black Forest who's boss!



Caine and Coleman kickin bike ass in Berlin. I hope they have some video on the way.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

 

Today is Kale's Birthday!



Or... Today is Kale's B day??



I couldn't decide... If you see him out Tonight buy him a bunch of drinks and introduce him to your younger sister. Happy Bday Buddy!


Classic clips!









Wednesday, July 23, 2008

 

Guido Epidemic

Warning: These dudes are for real..







Sorry I posted that.




Published On: 8/12/2008
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Noticias - Snowboard.com Chile: Free Style Tour LIPPI- Rossignol
By: chile_crew


ree Style Tour LIPPI- Rossignol:    Tamo Campos y Frank G-P, los mejores de la jornada   Saltos de más de seis metros de alto, viente de largo y las mejores piruetas de la temporada tuvieron lugar en el primer tour nacional del deporte blanco
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Cerca de 120 riders participaron en la primera fecha del Free Style Tour LIPPI-Rossignol, evento pionero en el esquí y el snowboard nacional, realizado en Valle Nevado.  

Reconocidos deportistas del área , entre los que destacan Manuel Díaz, Ismael Cuadra, Juan Pablo Sigren, mostraron lo mejor del Big Air con piruetas de excelencia internacional.  

La cita , que comenzó a las 09:00 hrs. de ayer sábado 26 de Julio, tuvo entre sus jueces a los reconocidos, Arnau Fernández y Cristobal “Chopo“ Díaz, quienes evaluaron las actuaciones de los cerca de 120 participantes, considerando amplitud, piruetas y su propia apreciación de los saltos de cada competidor.

 
Resultados  
El ganador en categoría hombre experto en esquí fue el deportista canadiense Frank G-P, seguido por los también reconocidos, Stefan Thomas y Benjamín Ryerson.  

El número uno en el snowboard (hombre experto) fue Tamo Campos, quien fue evaluado como el mejor de la jornada en su especialidad. Seguido por Tomás Santa María  y Craig Gillis.  

En cuanto a las categorías de Hombres y Mujeres , fueron Melanie Kaldi y Julio Hochschild los ganadores en esquí. Mientras que en el snowboard Carolina Dávila y Andrés Covacevich derrotaron a los más de veinte participantes de la categoría.  

Los menores de 16 años no se quedaron atrás , destacándose la participación de Santiago Aparicio y Diego Cerón, quienes obtuvieron la primera ubicación y la posibilidad de participar en el Tour de Rossignol , que se realizará en Francia, durante los meses de enero y febrero.  

Diego Cerón, uno de los triunfadores de la competencia en categoría menores de 16 años señaló “El salto estaba espectacular. Estoy feliz de haber logrado el primer lugar. Venía con la mente puesta en mostrar mis mejores saltos y lo logré“.  

Según Dan Weitzman, Gerente de Marketing de LIPPI  “Nuestra empresa, desde sus origenes , se ha destacado por su total preocupación por el deporte. Esta competencia , en su primera versión nacional, es parte de esta constante preocupación y nos sentimos satisfechos, no sólo por crear un vestuario de excelencia, atractivos diseños y con servicialidad en los más mínimos detalles , sino que también por ser una de las marcas artífices de estos campeonatos de primer nivel que crean las condiciones para el desarrollo de los grandes del deporte blanco“.  

Los vencedores de la primera fecha de este campeonato recibieron premios de LIPPI y Rossignol.  

Este encuentro marca el inicio del Free Style Tour que comprende tres fechas, la realizada este sábado 26 de julio en Valle Nevado, mientras que la segunda y tercera, se efectuarán en El Colorado los días 23 de agosto y 20 de septiembre respectivamente.  



Published On: 8/7/2008
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The first weekend of August is a busy one.  Three things you should know about this upcoming weekend.

Burton New Zealand Open
Snow Park July 29 - August 2

Summer X Games XIV on ESPN
Los Angeles, CA July 30 - August 3      Click here to see invite list



Nordic SuperTour - USSA
Park City, UT July 30 - August 3




Published On: 7/29/2008
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CAST:

We are looking for outgoing, sociable females and males, ages 18-25ish.

Cast members can be from anywhere in the world, profession irrelevant, snowboarding or skiing skills not necessary.

This is not a scripted show – no acting required.

 

REQUIREMENTS:

You need to be living in or able to commit to living in Whistler by November 2008. 

The show will not pay for your move to Whistler.

If you are from outside of Canada we will require proof that you are legally allowed to live and work in Canada. Please do not apply if you cannot provide the proper documents.

You must be able to communicate clearly in English.

 

AUDITIONS:

Casting will take place in Whistler in early Aug 2008.

There will also be casting in Toronto at the same time. 

Final candidates will be chosen shortly after.


SHOW DETAILS:

This is not a snowboarding or skiing series. It is not a dating or "Survivor" type elimination series.

The cast chosen for the show will be themselves on the show.

This series will be centered on the day-to-day lives of the central cast members.

Although cast members will not be filmed 24/7, you must be comfortable with a high level of exposure.

 

COMPENSATION:

There will be compensation. If you are chosen for the series, there will be a contract detailing your inclusion in the show and the compensation for this.

 

HOW TO APPLY:

Download the questionnaire but clicking on the Download button on this page. Fill it out and email it along with 2 jpegs of yourself (1 full body, 1 headshot) to whistler.casting@gmail.com.

Please submit your questionnaire and pics by July 27, 2008.

  


Published On: 7/23/2008
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Daffy Duff hot doggin' on skis / Behind the scenes with Dev

Duff killed it on skis over the biggest table at the Camp of Champions last Friday which also happened to be the last day of camp.





Photos by Dice K

Kimball sent in this little behind the scenes video from a recent Scullcandy shoot.


Wednesday, July 16, 2008

 

Who Loves Hot Dogs? / Team News x 2

Wow!



That must of been one hell of a BBQ! No offense God.

IS EYEWEAR team rider Chris Dufficy joins the Signal family



and works on a new summer look. What a busy bee.

Something you didn't know about Kale: Kale is absolutely fanatical about tubing.



Once the snow melts its eat, sleep, tube for Mr. Stephens. In fact I haven't even been able to get in touch with him for almost a month now. If you see Kale around please tell him to call us. Thanks, IS blog team.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

 

Butter!


Monday, July 14, 2008

 

Extreme Party Team / Warehouse Goodies /



IS Eyewear is putting together an extreme party team. Jake's cousin "Ronnie" just won the team captain position. If you think you have what it takes send in photos, videos or stories to info@iseyewear.com



We're in the middle of moving our warehouse right now and have been stumbling across tons of amazing stuff from way back. Yesterday we found a huge box of "Mack Dawgs Technical Difficulties", The Gathering, Wildcats Nine lives and Little Bastard on VHS. For anyone who places online orders this month we'll throw in some "warehouse goodies" if you mention it in your order. You never know what you might end up with!

Monday music video:


Wednesday, July 09, 2008

 

Hump day music video.. Cluster of birds being awesome.. youtube a team rider.. google a team rider....

Hump day Music video going out to you know who you are...



Cluster of birds being awesome:



Youtube a team rider:


Friday, July 04, 2008

 

Jack a blog Fridays / wheelies of the week!/ blobbing!

Canada day long weekend was a doozy, its already Friday and I haven't posted a blog yet this week. I don't even feel like posting one now so I'm getting gangsta and jacking the 8mile blogs latest beauty of a post. Kale really does need his own reality show.

8milelife.com

Here are some highlights of Kale's trip to Superpark 2008 with Paavo and Jbone.



p.s. he did finally stop eating and get out of bed and got some shots that you can see in the new 8MILE movie dropping this fall.

Youtube wheelie finds of the week:

Old school wheelie



New School gangsta wheelie



Youtube rules. Happy blobing!


Friday, June 27, 2008

 

Bowl Series

Just look at this beauty of a poster!



How can you not wanna go check it out??

Toilet bong anyone??



No??

Silly Lily's leaving us so we had a donut & mug party.



As you can clearly see, it ruled..

Special Canada Day message from Mr. Walsh:



Published On: 7/23/2008
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Noticias - Snowboard.com Chile: FREE STYLE TOUR Lippi y Rossignol
By: chile_crew


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FREE STYLE TOUR: 120 riders mostrarán lo mejor del esquí y del snowboard nacional

Lippi y Rossignol presentan el primer tour nacional del deporte blanco


120 competidores, 8 categorías y los más reconocidos exponentes del deporte blanco se reunirán en la primera fecha del free style tour, encuentro que se desarrollará en el reconocido centro de esquí Valle Nevado.

En la cita, que se llevará a cabo el próximo sábado 26 de julio a las 9:00 hrs., los participantes mostrarán lo mejor del Big Air.

Entre los competidores estarán deportistas de la talla de Manuel Díaz, los integrantes de Powder Chile: Fabián Azzari, Andy Bayer, Sebastián “Tuto” Oyarzún, Ismael Cuadra, Francisco Uribe, Benjamín Middleton, José Luis Águila, Sebastián y Santiago Aparicio, entre otros.

Serán ocho las categorías en las especialidades de Esquí y Snowboard: Hombres, Mujeres, Hombres Menores de 16 años y Hombres expertos, los que podrán participar en las tres fechas de este primer tour que se realiza en nuestro país.

Para los vencedores habrá premios que incluirán dinero en efectivo, 2 pasajes con estadía para el Rossignol tour, Francia y, más de US$ 30.000 en productos Lippi – Rossignol que se entregarán a los mejores del tour.

Según Dan Weitzman, Gerente de Marketing de Lippi “Este campeonato es parte de la preocupación de Lippi por el deporte nacional y se enmarca en el lanzamiento de nuestra nueva línea de ropa: pasión y nieve, en la que cada detalle tiene una razón de ser y busca el bienestar y la comodidad de nuestros clientes a la hora de practicar algún deporte de nieve”.

Esta competencia marca el inicio del tour que comprende tres fechas: la primera a realizarse este sábado 26 de Julio en Valle Nevado , mientras que la Segunda y Tercera Fecha, en especialidades de Big Air y Slope Style respectivamente, se efectuarán en El Colorado los Sábado 23 de agosto y 20 de Septiembre.



Published On: 7/23/2008
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From 6th to 13th of April 2008 Kühtai hosted the BAGJUMP SpringBreak08 Snowboard&Freeski Camp. The Film&Foto Award presented by TVB-Kühtai was an additional feature to the Camp where filmer and photographers had the chance to get the best shots from the whole resort and be rewarded with 2000Euro prize-money. Good riders had the chance to get some international coverage and present their skills. This event was a unique experience for snowboarder, freeskier, filmer- and photographer!

A perfect shaped park, the BAGJUMP MegaBag for training and 4 IOU-Special obstacles prepared for shootings throughout the backcountry. The Völkl Pro Team was here to coach and film for the Völkl-Movie the whole week and many other international Pros to get some last shots from the 2007/08 Season with over 40 international photographers and filmers around. Some lucky campers got a Völkl Sponsorship because of their amazing riding skills. The weather was like it is in April: unpredictable! As we had Snowstorms and waist deep powder for the first 3 days and fine spring slush with mostly blue sky for the rest of the SpringBreak08. Camp-Hotel Marlstein was located close by and the food was excellent with breakfast buffets in the morning and 4 course dinners in the evenings.

Campers and daily visitors had the chance to win Zimtstern, Völkl, Gravis and X-Double prizes in the everyday mini-competitions like Poker-Tournaments, Best Trick-MegaBag, Night-Sessions on the special spots and the XBOX360 Guitar Hero Madness. Due to the bad weather Saturdays SpringOFF Slopestyle Contest took place on the rails whit over 60 motivated riders giving their best to win money and prizes.

Everyone could get 2009 Boards and Skis at the Völkl Test in the chill area and test their new Board or Ski of Choice. Listening to fine tunes coming from the RedBull Event Car mixed by Dj Seren and eating at the BAGJUMP BBQ/Grill was a good chance to regain energy for riding. While watching international Pros practicing contest winning tricks into the MegaBag not only media but also the crowd and people passing by took out the camera to capture the action.

Read a more details from BAGJUMP SpringBreak08 in Playboard, Pleasure, Onboard, Methodmag and Shralp.com!

 

Results BAGJUMP SpringBreak08 Film&Foto Award presented by TVB-Kühtai:

2000.- Euro prizemoney!

 

Springbreak08 Video-Award:

Judging by: Helge Zirkl (Playboard Magazine), Mee-z (www.shralp.com), Richard Prendergast (Method.tv) and viewing-points on blip.tv.

 

1st Place with 95 points: Niki Kranebitter AUT (To watch this clip: Aufmschlauch@SpringBreak08: http://blip.tv/file/834426/)

 

2nd Place with 94 points: Chris Garside NZL (To watch this clip: Völkl-Team@SpringBreak08: http://blip.tv/file/843655/)

 

2nd Place with 94 points: James Vooght NL (To watch this clip: Flash Horton&Niki Korpela@SpringBreak08: http://blip.tv/file/834929)

 

The winner clip will be shown on www.shralp.com, www.method.tv, www.playboard.de and www.BAGJUMP.com.

 

 

SpringBreak08 Foto-Award:

Judging by: Markus Fischer (Pleasure Magazine), Sami Touriniemi (Onboard Magazine) and Richard Walch (Pro-Photographer).

3 categories: Best Single Picture Snowboard or Ski, Best Sequence Snowboard, Best Ski Picture.

 

Best Single Shot Springbreak 08:

 

1st Place with 122 points: Thomas Holleis AUT (Rider: Daniel Mösl, Trick: OneFoot)

The winner picture will be published in Pleasure Magazine this Fall! The rider on the picture wins a subscription to Pleasure Magazine for one Year!

 

Best Sequence SpringBreak08:

 

1st Place with 75 points: Jason Horton ENG (Rider: Niki Korpela, Trick: Fs360drop)

The winning sequence will be published in Onboard Magazine! The rider on the sequence wins a subscription to Onboard Magazine for one Year!

 

Best Ski Picture SpringBreak08:

 

1st Place with 111 points: Michael Obex AUT (Rider: Niko Rauch, Trick: WallrideSlide)

 

The winner will be published in Skiing Magazine! The rider on the picture wins a subscription to Skiing Magazine for one Year!

 

Congratulations to all winners!

Last but not least we would like to thank all participants, Sponsors, Media for making this event such a huge success.

Sponsors: TVB-Kühtai, Bergbahnen Kühtai, Völkl, RedBull, Zimtstern, Gravis, X-Double, Tobis Travel Solutions, Himaya.

Media Partners: Playboard Magazine, Pleasure Magazine, Onboard Magazine, Methodmag, shralp.com.

 

Watch out for the BAGJUMP SpringBreak09 with even more features than this year!

 

For more BAGJUMP action visit us at the Camp of Champions COC in Whistler B.C. Canada from June 21 to July 19 2008.

 
 
 
 
 
 


Published On: 5/14/2008
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Glacier Snowboard Camp News: Glacier Snowboard Camp Summer 2008
By: glaciercamp


Glacier Snowboard Camp is setting up to have its best year ever.

 

There is so much snow still left in Whistler it’s crazy. The temperatures have been so low and it just hasn’t let the snow melt. There is still over 230 cm or 91 inches of snow at mid mountain and way more on the glacier.

 

So that means more snow to make jumps this summer.

 

We are taking fewer campers than ever and expanding our terrain to include a park on the T-bar lap. So you can take multiple jumps and/or rails in a row without ever having to hike (unless you want to).  We are so excited about having such a bigger park than we have had in the past.

 

We take fewer campers than anyone and that directly translates to more coaching and personal attention. You are not just a number with us. You are a friend who has entrusted us to coach you to snowboard better and to show you a great time. We take that responsibility very serious.

 

If you want to snowboard better or just want to have the best time ever then Glacier Snowboard Camp is where you want to be.

Seriously.

 

Check out the website for all the information or give us a call at 604-935-7776.

 

www.glaciersnowboardcamp.com

 

 

Summer 2008 dates:

 

Session 1 June 27-July 4

Session 2 July 4-July 11

 



Published On: 5/13/2008
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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

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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WHISTLER GETS SET TO SPOTLIGHT BIGGEST TALENTS IN MUSIC, SPORTS AND ARTS, APRIL 11-20


  

 

Preparations underway to ready Whistler for

13th TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival

 

WHISTLER, BC, April 10, 2008 –

 

The TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival’s unique fusion sports, music and arts gets underway April 11 in Whistler and operations crews are busy getting the resort ready for ten days and nights of non-stop events and entertainment.

 

In the Village, where 11cm of snow fell earlier in the week to freshen up the 265cm base, 10 tonnes of scaffolding is being set up to build viewing platforms, the Pontiac Battle of the Bands stage, and the Outdoor Concert Series Main Stage, where headline acts De La Soul, Lil’Jaz, The John Butler Trio, Blackalicious, The Trews, Ill Scarlett, Daniel Wesley, Julian Marley and Michael Franti & Spearhead will perform free concerts daily from 2:30pm.

 

On the mountain, 3 different competition venues are being constructed, providing elite level features to showcase the world’s best skiers and snowboarders. The Big Air (finals taking place at the base of Whistler, April 12, 8pm) will feature a brand new design, with a 65 foot step-over gap jump that Whistler Blackcomb Events Manager, YP (Peter) Young says, “will allow the riders to go higher and farther than ever before.” 

 

In addition, the 500 foot long Superpipe has been rebuilt to feature sheer 20 foot walls that will see riders and skiers at the April 16-19 competition gain maximum amplitude.

 

The Chief of Course for the Big Air and the Superpipe, master park-builder Steve Petrie, is also the designer and builder of the 2010 Olympic Halfpipe.

 

With Whistler Blackcomb’s talented crew of groomers and pipe builders logging more than 350 hours on the venues, and more than 7 million gallons of water pumped through the system by the snowmaking team, the Superpipe and Big Air jump will be ready to draw the best performances from over 200 skiers and snowboarders from around the world.

 

Saturday, April 12 will also see Blackcomb Mountain host the resurrected Orage Masters, a slopestyle contest that features the hottest skiers in the new school world, on a course designed by pro athlete, Vernon lad, TJ Schiller and built by a Whistler Blackcomb team under the guidance of park builder extaordinaire, Marty Gautrey.

 

Sporting events with a non-stop mind-blowing soundtrack is not all that’s in store at the thirteenth TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival.

 

The event’s artistic side has been nurtured over previous years, with 10,000 tickets available in a showcase of mountain culture, from Icon Gone, a debate about whether the best of Whistler is history (April 13), to the Schick Extreme 3 Fashion Exposed (April 18), to the theatre performance of The Chairlift Revue (April 20).

 

The Festival’s multi-media visual feasts, the Olympus Pro Photographer Showdown (April 17), the D250 Filmmaker Showdown and Second Cuts Screening (April 15-16), and the world premiere of mountain bike film Seasons (April 11), guarantee that every seat feels front and centre to capture the action with the ground-breaking multimedia installation, currently being constructed.

 

The 6-sided screen, dubbed “the Borg”, is being installed by a 10 person team at Rocky Mountain Productions, with 900 foot of truss, 7 miles of cable, and a total amplification of sound of 55,000W. (That’s nearly 800 times the sound of your home stereo, according to the godfather of the installation, Scott McPhee.)

 

The Borg will then be struck down to make room for the Festival’s finale, the DJ Experience, featuring DJ Dan and Donald Glaude, Mark Farina and Mat the Alien, ensuring that the party doesn’t end when the sun goes down, April 19.

 

175 pieces of original art from leading street artists around the world are being hung in the 10,000 square foot gallery foyer of the TELUS Conference Centre, for the urban art exhibit, Brave Art, April 11-18. The exhibit receptions on April 12 and 13 will feature live painting from over 40 artists.

 

Whistler is a hive of activity, preparing the resort for ten days and nights of non-stop events and entertainment, that will turn Whistler into ground zero for the biggest celebration of mountain life, starting tomorrow.



Published On: 4/11/2008
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News and Stuff: Alterna at Aspen
By: AlternaFilms


Thanks to julian Itagaki, Greg Boyd and Yannick Rioux we just finished an amazing time in Buttermilk Colorado. We had the X-games jump line all to ourselves and had pure comedy go down on this trip.



Published On: 4/8/2008
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News and stuff: De La Soul and more!
By: WSSF


Outdoor Concert Series

Join the collective groove, as we anchor the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival with the biggest FREE outdoor concert series in North America. Live music for ten sound-struck days, flooding the ampitheatre of Whistler Blackcomb with the anthems of reggae, rock, hiphop and indie-funk.

Main Stage located in Skier's Plaza, free concerts 2:30pm - 5:30pm.

Friday, April 11th ILL SCARLETT, RALLY CAR

SATURDAY BIG AIR | 8:30PM | APRIL 12TH RAVI, DRUMS, DJ CROOKED

Sunday, April 13th JOHN BUTLER TRIO, MAMA'S COOKIN'

Monday, April 14th DANIEL WESLEY, CURRENT SWELL

Tuesday, April 15th BLUE SCHOLARS, COMMON MARKET, ANIMAL NATION, NOBODY REALLY

Wednesday, April 16th THE TREWS, BLACK SWADE

Thursday, April 17th BLACKALICIOUS

Friday, April 18th JULIAN MARLEY, FLOWMOTION 

Saturday, EVENING SHOW | 8PM | April 19th DE LA SOUL

Sunday, April 20th MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEADFREEFLOW

whistler2008.com for more info 


Published On: 4/6/2008
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The snow keeps falling here in Whistler. We now have had 29 feet of snow that has fallen so far this year and over 3 months left of the ski season. We are offering training all the way until the end of April for our groups and custom training into May. We are busy planning our 'World Trips' and the NZ Trip for September is up on the web site if you would like to come.

Over the past month we have had loads going on.

We successfully completed our second road trip for the season down to Mt Baker with our 12 week campers and were met with fantastic conditions. It was quite the adventure as I found out that my wife Karen was going into labour just as we were putting in our first powder runs of the day at Mt Baker. The day was a real blast for me. We shredded powder all morning with sunny skies and then rallied back to Vancouver to make it just in time for Baylee to be born - you really can't beat that for a day to remember. Check out www.pro-ride.com/diary.cfm for the pictures of the day.

Instructor Results

We have had excellent results from our Level 2 crew who did their exams and a couple of them who wanted to work have already been hooked up with employment with Whistler Blackcomb for the remainder of the season. A good friend of ours who does the hiring for the school came by the camp house and chatted with the crew about how to gain employment with the mountain and at the end of his session offered work to the people who were interested.

Jump Day

We have a backcountry style jump day planned for Friday which should be a blast. We have snow forecasted all the way to Friday which is going to make for super soft landings. As a bonus, Cooler - European Women's Life Style Magazine will be on hand to document the activities. Jump day just happens to correspond with one of the campers birthdays so it is going to be quite an affair.

Coach Lance Cyr Superman Front Flip

Competition News

Lots of great results this month from the crew. Ryan Rausch has been travelling the globe and is dominating as usual. Crispin Lipscomb was in Italy for the World Cup Half Pipe and took the win for Canada. This is only a week after winning the Showcase Showdown. The boy is on fire!

Next Years Programs

All of next years pricing and dates are up on the web site so now is a great time to secure your place for the long term programs. We have already had quite a few bookings so if you are keen please drop us a line to let us know. You can register at www.pro-ride.com/register0809.cfm - all of this years long term programs sold out and we are again limiting the numbers for next year to guarantee the best training available world wide.

This Seasons Programs

We now have a few places remaining for 1,2 and 4 weeks starting from March 22nd and 29th if you are keen to come out and ride. (Our group training sessions will run all the way until the end of April.) The conditions are excellent and we have loads of snow to get us through to the summer. The World Ski and Snowboard Festival is on again April 11 - 20 so this is a great time to come out. Check out http://whistler.mtv.ca/ - there will be 50 free live concerts, big air snowboard competition, arts events, endless night life and the best spring riding in the world. You can register on-line at www.pro-ride.com/register.cfm This will be your last chance for the season to gain your instructor certification, fine turn your freeriding skills or get your park shred on with the Pro Ride coaches.
 

Coach Anthony Leffelaar BS 180

Summer Vacation - 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 will be 12 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 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.

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

That's it folks. Lots more shredding to be had this winter so if you are keen to come out let us know and we will show you a fantastic time.

Keep an eye on the www.pro-ride.com/diary.cfm page for all the latest pictures from the camp.

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

snowboard@pro-ride.com and registrations can be made on-line at www.pro-ride.com/register.cfm

Have a great month

See you soon!

From Anthony and the Team at Pro Ride
 
Coach Anthony Crute FS 540


Published On: 3/25/2008
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