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News and Stuff: GNARCOREvideoplay & gnarcore.com Present: "PIECE" By: GNARCOREvideoplay
Were making a muther f*cking movie: PIECE teaser from David Brocklebank on Vimeo. Published On: 12/27/2008 Add/View Comments (1)

My Blog: Happy Holidays from JumpCamp
By: JumpCamp

JumpCamp online newsletter providing breaking news in condensed form, with illustrated, entertaining, and often sensational tidbits.

Happy Holidays from JumpCamp
What does every shred dog dream of waking up to Christmas day? A JumpCamp session under the tree of course. Don't be lame and buy your loved ones something like a sweater or a touque. Sign up a friend or family member this Christmas and become their favourite person for the rest of the year.
Go to Onethirtythree, call or sign up online today.

Road trips
With the lack of snow on the Island this last month we were getting a little too antsy to sit around so we headed out on holiday road. First we went out to Banff and hit up Sunshine Village. It was my first time out to the rockies and it was awesome! The weather was perfect; sunny and cold and we got lots of killer pics and footage for our new movie project. We'll definitely be going back again. Thanks a lot to Doug Firby for the great hospitality. www.skibanff.com

Patrick Kitto enjoying the cold smoke out in Banff. Mmm Mmm good

When we got home there was still not very much snow so we packed up some clean undies and headed out again, this time to Whistler. Whistler is always wicked and this trip was no exception. We shredded the opening day of Blackcomb and then Whistler the next day and it rocked ( my board and my mind ) haha. Early season conditions joke... Thanks to Ryan Proctor for hooking us up. www.whistlerblackcomb.com

Myles col' kickin' it with his favourite run on Blackcomb behind him: the Sudan Couloir

When we got home from Whistler, guess what? Still not that much snow. So we packed up some more clean undies and headed out again, this time to Golden. Now if you've been to Kicking Horse you know it's rad. Steep, deep and gnarly. We had a wicked time there until the third day when the temperatures were a cool -28 in the hills and our nostrils were sticking together when we went outdoors. We all looked like Michael Jackson with our noses frozen closed so we bundled our Vancouver Island butts back into the truck, cranked the heat and headed back west. Thanks to Jordan Petrovics for the hook up.
www.kickinghorseresort.com

Matty, Joe and our main man Eric. "Close the damn door, it's cold!" Thanks to Eric for setting us up so good. You rule Rolston!

Matt Trigg riding some deep, cold stuff with Ole in the background filming. Trigger kind of looks like Darth Vader coming out of there.

Back Home
Now don't get me wrong, we've had a few good days of hiking around here. We've been noboarding up the hill quite a bit and even hitting some urban stuff in town with the cold temperatures.

No bindings? No problem... Ole loves noboarding. photo by Patrick Kitto

The Green Room "Eco-friendly Styles for Your Home"
Do you enjoy breathing? Of course you do. You probably enjoy drinking water too. Well, these luxuries will not be available if we don't start taking care of our lovely planet. Our friends
Rebecca Wood and Cortney Upham are proud owners of Courtenay's first housewares and gift store entirely dedicated to eco-friendly living. Go down and check out the goods. Do it for the kids... www.greenroominteriors.com (250) 898-0400 A407 5th street Courtenay

New Onethirtythree Team Manager
That's right folks, Patrick Kitto has been appointed the new TM of Onethirtythree. Send all your sponsor-me videos and pics to the shop and you could be living the high life of a sponsored rider full of free stickers and t-shirts.

(250) 897- 1907; 143A 5th St, Courtenay

Avalanche Course Coming Up January 24, 25
Avalanche is the greatest hazard facing "out of bounds" backcountry snowboarders, skiers, sledders and ice climbers. This course is a must for those venturing into the backcountry and highly recommended from your friends at JumpCamp.

Have a safe and happy holiday.
See ya in the hills.

Published On: 12/20/2008

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News and Stuff: BWAF: Boz Wreck Snowboards By: GNARCOREvideoplay
Brocklebank sent this in the other day. nates the man. these might be only three they have but still. Don't miss the video kid. Published On: 10/8/2008 Add/View Comments (0)

My Blog: NEVER ON HERE ANYMORE By: MountainGoatShakedown
YEAH I'M NEVER ON HERE ANYMORE SO FIND ME ON FACEBOOK. IT'S EASIER. RYAN HOOPER Published On: 9/4/2008 Add/View Comments (0)

My Blog: NEVER ON HERE ANYMORE By: MountainGoatShakedown
YEAH I'M NEVER ON HERE ANYMORE SO FIND ME ON FACEBOOK. IT'S EASIER. RYAN HOOPER Published On: 9/4/2008 Add/View Comments (0)

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: 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: Pro Ride Snowboard Camps New Camper Videos are Finished
By: proride

The coming winter must be on a few peoples minds (other than those people who are experiencing it in the southern hemisphere). I turned on the tv the other night and caught two major US cable shows featuring snowboarding in Whistler. E Weekend News had a full feature on Whistler and then Gene Simmons - Family Jewels (Of KISS fame - the guy with the makeup and big tongue) started a two show feature on Whistler and one of our coaches was on the show.

Gene Simmons Family Jewels

I knew that Ryan (Rausch) had done some work with Gene during the world ski and snowboard festival here in Whistler this April. What I didn't know was just how cheesy the show was going to be. Gene is all about making $$ and he owns a label called "Money Bags". During the show they were looking for a new face for "Money Bags" and Ryan was one of their options. Ryan definitely got the best deal out of the three candidates as he scored a heli day and some snowmobile time. It he hadn't blown out his knee during the filming (a total put on - Ryan is fine) he would have been the new face of "Money Bags". Funny stuff and all scripted. You may be able to check it out this out later this week

http://www.aetv.com/genesimmonsfamilyjewels/

http://www.pro-ride.com/news.cfm

Summer Camp on the Glacier

Summer Camp has now been and gone for another year. The glacier was in really great shape this year and the half pipe was awesome, We scored some great weather with lots of blue sky days and a super fun shred was had by all.

Winter Programs

We have had lots of bookings come in already for the December and January 12 week courses. Freeride, freestyle and snowboard instructor camps and courses start the beginning of December with the first 12 week course starting on the 6th. We have an early booking discount of $350 for anyone booking a 12 week course before August 31 with a 50% payment and we have secured an extra lift ticket for anyone booking two week courses before October 31. You will get 2 extra lift tickets if you book your two week course by September 30. See the http://www.pro-ride.com/courses.cfm page for more details.

Videos

Karen has been busy working on the videos from this past winters footage. We now have a freestyle video, two freeride videos and a womens shred video all finished. Next off the press will be the Mt Baker road trip feature.

Here are the links to the latest completed videos.

http://www.pro-ride.com/videos/freeride_movie_2_08.cfm

http://www.pro-ride.com/videos/freeride_movie_08.cfm

http://www.pro-ride.com/videos/womens_movie_08.cfm

http://www.pro-ride.com/videos/freestyle_movie_08.cfm

The New Gondola

We got an up close look at the new gondola while heading up to the glacier this summer and it really is a marvel of engineering. The lift station itself is a huge building and they have already strung the guide wires across the valley for the new cable system. Check out some pictures at

http://www.pro-ride.com/diary.cfm

Well that is it for this latest newsletter - Don't forget to get your winter registrations in at http://www.pro-ride.com/register.cfm and have fun with whatever it is you are doing..

If you have any questions for us or feedback please drop us an email at snowboard@pro-ride.com

Cheers

From Anthony and the team at Pro Ride

Published On: 8/5/2008

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News and Stuff: One way to get to the next shoot...
By: AlternaFilms

We just finished up two of our spring time shoots and had a blast filming these segments for our upcoming tenth anniversary release KNOCKOUT set to release Sept 1st 2008.

These photos will give you an idea as to how we went from our Grouse Mountain Shoot to a spring shoot on Mount Washington on Vancouver Island. I don't think many of the crew thought we would be getting to our shoots in this fashion.
Big thanks to Jeff Silcock, Brent Curtain, Eric Greene, Ryan Ainsle and Kyle Washington for making this happen so smoothly.

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Published On: 5/27/2008

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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: Spain Story
By: Snowboard.com

Spain Story

Written by Clayton Larsen

Robjn Taylor is gonna hate me for starting the story like this because every snowboard trip story does, but… When I was first told about a trip to Spain my first reaction, and I think it’s shared by many, was “ there’s places to ride in Spain?”. So not really knowing what to expect I headed off with, Brendan Keenan, Andrew Geeves, Ryan Tiene, Chris Rasman, John Scarth documenting it photographically and Gerhard Gross organizing and writing the story for Snowboard Canada. After a long flight with many delays, a game of rental van tetras with our bags, a long drive on the skinniest and most windy road where rules didn’t seem to apply, we arrived in Baqueria Beret. I was quick to realize two things; there were massive resorts to ride and beer was 45 euro cents a can! We met up with the Spain DC team manager Hugo Morales and an Argentinean filmer Martin and they gave us a tour of the resort. They were having a bad snow year so we couldn’t take full advantage for the vast terrain but the riders got creative and wewere able to get some great stuff. We were about to leave Spain and go to Andorra in search of snow when the manager of the local bar, Pacha’s, said they were going to get a lot of snow over night. To be honest I didn’t believe him but sure enough when we woke up it was dumping, so we hit the streets. We were able to ride through the streets of the village we stayed in, where some buildings dated back to the 1700’s. After about two weeks of traveling and riding the resorts, we were happy with the amount of footage and photos we had compiled, so we headed to Barcelona. We spent a couple days there skating some famous spots and partying like the loud obnoxious tourists we were. Spaghette!

one of our connections was in Frankfurt where they have a bio dome and grow giant grass… and they sell beer in there too

Frankfurt Airport… when in Germany

The village we stayed in before it snowed

The church in the village

Tiene and Rasman hanging at the damn

All we ate were these pig legs… one at each meal

After filling up on pig leg we checked out the local bar were things don’t really get going till about 5am… seriously

Tiene is just stoked to be here man

Brendan Getting X on the toboggan

Geeves getting into the Euro Style

Shreddin the village

Published On: 4/7/2008

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Snowboard.com News: E-man Anderson destroys Showdown Over The City!
By: Snowboard.com

E-man Anderson destroys Showdown Over The City!
Grenade operative, E-man Anderson took 1st in qualifiers, 2nd in The Men's Jib Session and also received the riders choice award. All of this happened Friday night during "Showdown Over The City" at Grouse Mountain in Vancouver.

THE BONED AGE
Grenade is releasing another DVD, what a mess!!! Bongs, brew, buds and more buds. Look out for "The Boned Age" coming this fall: Danny Kass, Kyle Clancy, Scotty Lago, Lucas Magoon, Sketchy D, Scotty Arnold, Gabe Taylor and the rest of the team getting baked and ripping.

View the teaser on online now!

GRENADE CANADA IS...
Scott Shaw / Logan Short / Yan Dofin / LNP / Andrew Skelhorn / Dwayne Wiebe / Ben Biloq / Ryan Hall / Jody Wasniak / Emanual Anderson / Dennis Banock / Kevin Sansalone / P-Nut / Jarod Bunko / Liam Elicott

Published On: 4/2/2008

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My Blog: Ride Whistler this April and NZ in September
By: proride

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

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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Snowboard.com News: Viva La Grenade !!! March 08 update
By: Snowboard.com

THE BONED AGE

Grenade is releasing another DVD, what a mess!!! Bongs, brew, buds and more buds. Look out for "The Boned Age" coming this fall: Danny Kass, Kyle Clancy, Scotty Lago, Lucas Magoon, Sketchy D, Scotty Arnold, Gabe Taylor and the rest of the team getting baked and ripping.

TEAM NEWS
Grenade Canada welcomes Ryan Hall to the team!

Dude !!! Logan Short is now on Grenade Fatigue Project. Logan is a red haired mad man currently ripping rails and shooting for the new Sandbox film. Logan got 5th place at the recent Showcase Showdown, yeah Logan...snap!!

Also new to Grenade, French Canadian power pack Benjie Ritchie.

Published On: 3/14/2008

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My Blog: Love for a machine
By: Savinglives101

Recently I have been trying to figure out why God put me on this forsaken planet. Reason being, a Police department came to me and offered me a job. Previously to this, I was going to start school in May to follow my long roots and become a Bicycle Guru. Sometimes you get so caught up in "life" that you forget what matters most to you and makes you happy.

Last night I put in a movie called "Roam." It is a sequel to the movie "The Collective." It is a mountain biking film with Pros doing insane stunts and riding fast singletrack and even Ryan Leech on his Trials bike. The great thing about these movies is that they give me an adrenaline rush right there on the couch. And even though these riders are jumping HUGE road gaps and stunts, I still find a way to relax and fall asleep. I may be sick in the head, or I may just find comfort in acts of defying death and physics. I don't know.

Before I started to snooze, I was watching this wicked fast single track section and realized my love for mountain biking. I sometimes look at what I have invested in my arsenal of bicycles and think, "I could have like 2 motorcycles with all this." Sadly its true. But last night it dawned on me, as it does from time to time. I love riding motorcycles. They're so free, man and machine. But a bicycle takes it that much further. Many people Say, "its not about the Destination, but about the Journey." When you finish the journey and look back and think, I did that all myself. No engine, no gasoline, just me, my bike and a burrito or two. You go so much deeper on a mountain bike than on a motorcycle. Your breathing as it sets the pace. Heartrate pounding in your ears as you make your way up ascents that would scare sherpas. The Rush when you let go of the bars to trick as you fly over gorge's. The exhilaration when you crest a mountain to watch the sun settle into the horizon for its slumber. All this under your own power. You, two pedals, a chain, some gears, maybe suspension and a frame. This is when the Spritual aspect comes into effect that puts it way ahead of throttle twisting. It's surreal when you look at the terrain you just tackled and you get an overwhelming feeling of accomplishment.

Riding is not just subject to us in the Northern hemisphere either. I have seen many films where riders are in 3rd world countries. The faces of the locals light up, as well as the riders, in a way of euphoria that words cannot describe. Bicycles are a Culture and Language of their own, spoken through out the world without saying a word. One day I will ride my way across the globe. Bringing inspiring smiles to children and adults alike in far away lands and my own town of residence. Then I will have a journey of my own to tell. This.........all this, is what makes me happy.

Published On: 3/14/2008

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News and Stuff: Jeff Batchelor emerges with silver
By: CSF

Jeff Batchelor emerges with silver

Montreal February 23, 2008 (Sportcom) – Jeff Batchelor of Oakville, Ont., won the silver medal Saturday in the men’s halfpipe at World Cup snowboarding competition at Gujo-Gifu, Japan.

It was Batchelor’s second career World Cup medal. In February 2007, he won gold at Sungwoo, South Korea. He came close to victory on Saturday finishing within 1.1 points of victor Kazuumi Fujita.

In the final, Batchelor collected 41.1 points on his first run while Fujita took the gold with a 42.2 mark on his second run. Gregory Bretz of the U.S., was third at 38.7.

‘’This is wonderful, even though I’m a little banged up,’’ said Batchelor, who didn’t finish his second run.

The event was held in a snowstorm.

‘’When we got here this morning I knew it was going to be a difficult day. It wasn’t easy with the snow. But I’m from Ontario, so the conditions were familiar. Maybe that’s why I did so well.’’

Justin Lamoureux of Squamish, B.C., also reached the final and finished fourth at 37.5. It capped a successful trip for Lamoureux, also sixth at this season’s Sungwoo stop last Saturday.

Gabriel Dussault of Donnacona, Que., missed a berth in the final by 0.2 points ranking seventh in the second round of qualifying. The top-six from each qualifying round advanced to the final.

Dussault wound up 13th overall while compatriots Crispin Lipscomb, Brendan Davis, Ryan Bausch and Charles Reid were respectively 17th, 28th, 31st and 37th.

Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland remains the halfpipe World Cup leader ahead of Ryoh Aono of Japan. Lamoureux jumped from 15^th to seventh while Batchelor is 11^th.

No Canadians in women’s final

In women’s competition, no Canadians advanced to the final.

Katie Tsuyuki of Squamish was 10th in qualifying which was a career best World Cup result. Charmaine Ironside was 12th, Dominique Vallée 13th, Sarah Conrad 15th, and Alexandra Duckworth 20th.

Zhifeng Sun of China won the gold medal with 34.3 points. Soko Yamaoka of Japan was second at 32.9 and Manuela Laura Pesko of Switzerland third at 32.2.

‘’This was very good preparation for the events in Calgary and Stoneham’’’ said Canadian national team coach Tom Hutchinson.

Canadian entries for Sunday’s parallel giant slalom are Caroline Calvé, Alexa Loo, Kimiko Zakreski, Jasey-Jay Anderson, Patrick Farrell, Michael Lambert and Matthew Morison.

Published On: 2/25/2008

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News and Stuff: SHIN CAMPOS wins first annual Westbeach chinese downhill. shhhh don't tell anyone.
By: GNARCOREvideoplay

Words: Gerhard Gross Images: David Rouleau

Friday the 15^th marked the beginning of the first annual Westbeach Chinese Downhill and an effort to reconnect with the spirit of shredding often lost in the myriad of publicly traded companies, profit margins and share-holder accountability that make up the current snowboarding landscape. Although all in the name of fun and beer drinking, a definite air of competitiveness was present amongst the 35 or so contestants vying for the title of fastest shred.

Westbeach's Dave Short and posse, pre mayhem gondy ride.

Notable attendees included, Shin Campos, Rube Goldberg, Kevin Sansalone, Jon Cartwright, Colin Adair, Ryan Tiene, Steph Just, Beau Bishop, Wiley Tesseo, Robjin Taylor and all the local shreds that made this event great. The rules were simple: first person to reach the Creekside Underground skatepark from the top of Million Dollar ridge and successfully finish a beer would win the affections of his peers and $500.

Weather? Dude it was epic...of course.

Brian Hockenstein and Robjn Taylor. Check out the polar opposites of emotions.

In the end it was a mix of veterans Kevin “Snacksie-pants” Sansalone and Shin “Getsu” Campos racing spring-chickens John Caulfield and Anthony Weglan to the finish line. Their shred skills had brought them to the bottom in a possible record time of 4 minutes 53 seconds but the contest was ultimately decided by the beer chugging skills of Shin. Who says professional snowboarding doesn’t teach valuable life skills?

A couple peaches in a big pot of dude stew, Alison Pesemko, Jenelle Pritchard, Steph Just. The only girls brave enough to roll up on this shi*t.

Can i get a lens wipe? Filmer Corey G's rig under attack from the elements.

Perhaps the best part, and the intended effect, was the sense of camaraderie felt by everyone there. It was a great reason for people who are often segregated by work and busy winter schedules to come together and snowboard for the sake of snowboarding. Thanks Westbeach, see you next year.

Don't f*cking film me....ok, ok, just one photo. Nitro, Billabong's Rube Goldberg, shunning the paparazzi

"CCHHHHYYYYYeah! I think i see Caulfield coming -over." Brocklebank on race patrol.

kind of smells like updog around here.

Gnarcore.com's Willey Tesseo and Beau Bishop with Lucas Ouellette.

The man, the myth the legend, gnarcore.com's John Caulfield accepting the "hey-you-tried" award from Cartwright... and talk about shnetworking, is that a business card exchange?....call me we'll do lunch.

DC Canada team manger Gerhard Gross and DC am Ryan Tiene may not have won the race but they won a spot in our hearts. "Its ok ryan, it's not all about winning, its about having fun... i love you man." they would later hug for an hour straight.