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My Blog: Shred Betties Update
By: shredbetties

Betty of the Month: Libby Redpenning:
http://www.shredbetties.com/riders/story/libby_redepenning/

Ellery Hollingsworth:
http://www.shredbetties.com/riders/story/ellery_hollingsworth_interview/

Behind the scenes at the US Open:http://www.shredbetties.com/articles/story/behind_the_scenes_at_the_us_open/

Megan Ginter:
http://www.shredbetties.com/riders/story/megan_ginter_for_real/

Road Trip To Canada/ Billabong Flaunt it
http://www.shredbetties.com/team/entry/road_trip_to_canada/

Published On: 3/16/2009

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My Blog: Yarrek – Wystawa fotografii
By: roninsnowboards.com

Zapraszamy na wystawę fotografii autorstwa Jarka „Yarrka” Możdżyńskiego do Klubu Alchemia na Krakowskim Kazimierzu (ul. Estery 5 w Krakowie).

Prezentowane prace, to zbiór kilkunastu fotografii które powstały podczas realizacji projektów m.in. w Polsce, Słowacji, Austrii, Niemczech, Szwajcarii i Nowej Zelandii. Na zdjęciach, których część nie była pokazywana wcześniej w Polsce, zobaczycie dużo konkretnych akcji na śniegu i betonie, na streecie i w górach, w wykonaniu riderów z Polski i z zagranicy takich jak: Wojtek „Gniazdo” Pawlusiak, Antti Autti, Simon Daumont, Marek Doniec, Michał Ligocki, Lukas Danek i wielu innych.

Wystawę można oglądać do końca lutego.

Sponsorem wystawy są firmy Billabong oraz Cormax.

Published On: 2/9/2009

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My Blog: Anne-Flore Marxer Interview
By: shredbetties

We caught up with one of our fave riders, Anne-Flore Marxer, to check out what’s going on her world and what her plans are for the upcoming season. Anne-Flore has been a staple in the Runway films and a big face for Burton up until her recent switch over to Billabong. You can read more about her on her blog: http://www.annefloremarxer.com

Home mountain?

The Alps, anywhere with an apres ski party !

Sponsors?

Billabong, Oakley, Fiat freestyle team, dvs, Les Ettes, Bluebird

Years riding?

About 10 years by now…

Setup?

Published On: 11/26/2008

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Published On: 9/5/2008

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Published On: 9/4/2008

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Published On: 9/2/2008

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Snowboard.com News: 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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Snowboard.com News: Billabong Whistler Party-This Friday By: snowboard.com
Published On: 4/18/2008 Add/View Comments (0)

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

SHREDUCATION IS NOW AIRING ON SATURDAY MORNINGS!

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

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

Episode 3 – New Zealand Part 2

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

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

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

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

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

SHREDUCATION TV LAUNCHES

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

Thanks everyone for watching
The Shreducation Crew.

Published On: 2/23/2008

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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.

Looky, looky who we ran into. Annum's Ian Gauthier, with homie Matt Macneil and Stepchild's Eman Anderson.

Women, clothing, money and beer.......folks Westbeach is in the house.

When younger legs have you beat, it comes down to good old fashion beer drinking skills, Shin Campos...aka the Creekside King.

why did we cover this event?

gnarcore.com fully backs companies like Westbeach and any activities dedicated to preserving the soul of snowboarding.

Stay up for the video. coming soon to gnarcore.com.

Now go f*ck shi*t up.

Published On: 2/16/2008

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Garf's News: TROUBLE ANDREW LIVE @ Garfs in Whistler FRIDAY 18, 2008
By: garfinkels

TROUBLE ANDREW

LIVE AT GARFS

FRIDAY JAN 18

CHECK OUT THESE SNOWBOARDER PUNK ROCKERS LIVE ON THE STAGE AT GARFS THIS FRIDAY!

ADVANCE TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT BILLABONG AND VANITY TODAY!

WARNING: THIS IS THE BEGINING OF INVASION WEEK MEANING IT WILL BE OUT OF CONTROL BUSY, GET YOUR ADVANCE TICKET TO GUARANTEE ENTRY AND IT WILL BE WAY CHEAPER INADVANCE TOO!

Published On: 1/16/2008

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News and Stuff: MGT Park Clinic and "2 BUCK CHUCK" Slopestyle
By: MGTSnowboardCamp

Girls from near and far showed up to the 2 BUCK CHUCK All Girl Park Clinic and Slopestyle Contest presented by MGT Snowboard Camp, Burton and Grouse Mtn. This is the 5th annual contest series spearheaded by MGT and had 60 female riders pushing their skills over the January 5-6 weekend in spite of the face wash Mother Nature gave them.

The park clinic portion of the 2 BUCK CHUCK program kicked off on Saturday with pow turns, fierce fog and freezing rain but the Grouse staff were quick to dust off take offs and keep the soft landings for mellow consequences and progression. Campers were sponging every trick in the book from the MGT coaches Leanne Pelosi, Molly Milligan, Robin Van Gyn, Amanda Mourant, and Joanna Majcherkiewicz. The sponging was so good that the MGT coaches were being given a run for their money towards the end of the day. Minus the facial sting from the freezing rain, everyone went home with new tricks and new stoke for the 2 BUCK CHUCK slopestyle the next day.

Sunday’s slopestyle began with thick North Vancouver fog and a thick blanket of snow. But even thicker was the unbreakable vibe of the event created by entourage. Among the swarm were MC’s Damon Pyatt and Dixon from the Boardroom, the crew at Rip.tv and MGT coaches and riders Marie France Roy and Bev Vuilleumier. The competitors that came from everywhere to get a piece of the MGT pie had a large crowd to watch them get trickatronic. There were cupcakes, Red Bull, bumpin’ tracks, dance parties, and a whole lot of snow. The open jam kicked off with sick tricks like backlips and 180’s on being thrown down right off the bat. 14-year-old Brooke Voight stepped it up with a sick switch front board on the down rail and opened up the tech can of worms.

After a 2 hour jam, the MGT judges went into the cupcake bunker and made some hard decisions. MGT vet and last years winner, Raewyn Reid of Calgary landed in 3rd place by hammering out some switch-up’s on the flat down, back 180’s on the down bar. Raekwon, as she’s often referred to, took home $250 and a branded 2 BUCK CHUCK hammer. Not far ahead was Claudia Avon of Quebec in 2nd place who threw down consistently throughout the contest and landed a clean 270 onto the down bar. Claudia won $500, a 2 BUCK CHUCK branded hammer and a spot at the Billabong Flaunt It Slopestyle in Quebec in March. But it was Breanna Stangeland of Calgary/Whistler who stood out with spins on almost every feature, barley’s and 180’s on and off the down bar, and a backlip pretzel out which put Breanna in 1st and also won her best trick! Breanna took home $1150 cash, a giant 2 BUCK CHUCK branded axe and a spot to compete with the crème de la crème of the shred pie at the Burton Abominable Snow Jam in Mt.Hood this summer.

In spite of the weather, the 2 BUCK CHUCK logger jam blasted through and wrapped a 5th solid event that continues to increase female participation in contests and fosters progression. MGT sends out a huge Thank You to all the supporters, coaches, campers, Grouse Mountain terrain park staff and Jeff Silcock, Damon from Coastal Riders, Dixon from Boardroom, Leah from Rip.tv, Birnie at Dragon, crew at Burton, 32, Etnies Girl, K2, Billabong and the Canadian Snowboard Federation.

MGT Crew.

Published On: 1/12/2008

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Snowboard.com News: Matts Kullisek wins Billabong Ante Up By: snowboard.com
Matts wins the Billabong "Ante Up" and earns himself $6,000 and a spot into Innsbruck Air and Style. 1st- Matts Kullisek 2nd- Shayne Popisil 3rd- Logan Short Published On: 1/12/2008 Add/View Comments (1)

My Blog: 07_09_burtonshoot
By: anne-flore

Back in Chile for the Burton’s summer photoshoot

Victoria Jealouse, Natasza Zureck and I are going to Lonquimay which is about 10 hours drive from Santiago.. I love to come down here for the Burton summer photoshoot cause we team up with 2Tiempos, a sled company pull together by Christian Vahrhan.. this guys guys are dope! Los Andes are huge and deep mountains with Volcanos and the sleds make them easily accessible.. they avoid extra hiking too.. J

The Orange Truck came to pick us up at Santiago’s airport for a long drive.. we decided to stop at the ocean in Pichilemu on the way after we heard that the waves were huge that day! And they were! Man I had never seen such big waves and by the time we got there, they were much smaller they said! The morning of the same day some Chilean surfers had droped into 12 meters high waves.. one of the surfers even just paddled into it! C R A Z Y !
Last year one of them had won the Billabong XL Award on one of these waves..
I m glad we got to see that! Cause traveling like mad I often don’t get the opportunity to see anything else then mountains..

We got here in Lonquimay which is a very remote place, in poor snow conditions.. the worse snow conditions I had ever seen actually! After a day of scoping and a day of studio shoot we went to the Market waiting for the rain to stop.. that was cool! I got cool bellaclavas for the cold times.. like sledding days or bike missions or anything like that..
Victoria and I were on a mission.. we love south American markets and any cultural shopping days! And we got tons of really cool sick dope earings!

Victoria always has crazy stories to tell.. and this time she came prepared with tons of dvds and printed sheets etc.. she is rad! Finally the weather cleared up for the last day.. all excited and curious on what we would find we first got stuck about in the mud.. but the guys thought they had big muscles and could push us through that crazy f*cked up dirt road..
Only an hour later they admitted we wouldn’t make it.. so we got on the sleds.. crossing the road bank from one side to the other.. trying to find a way through the bush the river the houses and the dirt.. most of the snow had melted and the way was hard to find..

We finally made it to the top of the mountain from where we could see a huge lava river from a volcano that exploded in 88 I think.. C R A Z Y !
we were right next to the crater that exploded.. so I decided to hike and to check what was in there.. it took me quite wild to get to the top.. all rocks were falling under my feet and the heat coming out of the ground didn’t make me feel any more comfortable.. scared that I was gonna blow up the next second.. the crater was cool! The were caves sucked in the snow to deeper level of the earth.. with smoke coming out from time to time..
I felt blessed being up there! First and probably last time I was gonna be on top of a volcano! Then I straped in my Gtwin and rode the dirty black sticky snow down the volcano..
S T O K E D !

That’s it for 2007 Chile. Hopefully we ll get better conditions next year!

Published On: 1/3/2008

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Snowboard.com News: Qualified riders for Billabong's "Ante Up" event
By: snowboard.com

Nov. 21, 2007: Billabong announces ‘Ante Up’, presented by Monster Energy, a snowboard slope style event that will work as a qualifier for the Billabong Innsbruck Air and Style event. Ante Up will take place January 12^th, 2008 at C.O.P. resort in Calgary, AB Canada. The winner of Ante Up will get airfare and an invite to the Billabong Innsbruck Air and Style event that will take place Feb. 2^nd, 2008. Only 24 competitors from across the globe are invited to attend the Innsbruck event, so if you’re not invited, Ante Up is your chance at getting a piece of the Air and Style prize money.

Below is list of the lucky 40 riders who have qualified for Ante Up.

Matt Belzile, Braden Dean, Sage Kotsenburg, Scotty Brown, Robby Balharry, Zach Stone, Shayne Popisil, David Fortin, Lucas Debari, Paul Gonzalez, Jesmond Debeau, Warren Williams, Will Lavigne, Matt Munn, Stephen Burchill, Christopher Collard, Murray Hodgson, Chris Wimbles, Jordan Phillips, Cody Rosenthal, Nic Sibayan, Matts Kullisek, Josh Warnick, Logan Short, Kael Hill, Dwayne Wiebe, Andrew Geeves, Craig Beaulieu, Matt Wallace, Jed Anderson, Josh Warnick, Tanner Davidson, Alex Leblanc, Hugo Cartier, Jon Rusk, Morris Hogan, Walter Bombeck, Russ Collins, Geoff Brown and Derek Pankoff.

http://www.billabong.com/anteup/

Published On: 1/1/2008

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Snowboard.com News: The 6th Red Bull Nanshan Open Riders List
By: snowboard.com

The 6th Red Bull Nanshan Open Rider List Is Out!

Beijing,CHINA – This January 5th and 6th 19 riders from all corners of the globe will converge in the Nokia Nanshan Mellow Park for the only International snowboard competition on Chinese soil. Up for grabs is $25,000 US dollars, or 184,575 Chinese Yuan, as well as over 3000 combined TTR World Tour points.

“The 6th Red Bull Nanshan Open has a strong history behind it and not only does it give riders the chance to take part in the progression of Chinese snowboarding but also it's a trip of a lifetime”, says Steve Zdarsky, CEO of Mellow Constructions and founder of the contest. “We try to give riders a cultural experience as well as a chance to see that Chinese snowboarding deserves to be on the global radar, which is our main reason for including local riders in the roster”.

Three snowboarders will prove themselves in the qualifying round on December 29th to advance to the finals. Riders must be of Chinese decent to be eligible for the main event and hopefuls include top locals riders Andrew Wilde (19, Quiksilver) and Wang Lei (30, Burton). The 16 invited International pros that represent over 10 countries in both hemispheres will include:

Atsushi Ishikawa, JAPAN - Quiksilver, Nitro

Freddy Austbo, NORWAY - Thirty-Two, Etnies

Jakob Wilhelmson, SWEDEN - Quiksilver, Lib Tech

Kalle Ohlson, SWEDEN - Vans, Bataleon

Marc Swoboda, AUSTRIA - Red Bull, Nitro

Andreas Monsberger, SWITZERLAND - K2, Planet Earth

Patrik Huber, AUSTRIA -Nitro, Electric

Marco Smolla, GERMANY - Nitro, Oakley

Isao Seki, JAPAN - Quiksilver, Allian

Nick Gregory, AUSTRALIA - Red Bull, Billabong

Martin Cernik, CZECH REPUBLIC - Quiksilver, Lib Tech

Jake Koia, NEWZEALAND - Oakley, Endevavor

Peter Koenig, AUSTRIA - Forum, Special Blend

Morgan Le Faucheur, FRANCE - Burton, Volcom

Yuichi Onobu, JAPAN - Twelve, Dragon

Renzo “Tato” Chiala, ITALY - Burton, Analog

The 6th Red Bull Nanshan Open is sponsored in part by Quiksilver and will include live performances by National superstars including Reflector and DJ Wordy on the Gibson Stage. The event is free to spectators and will take place in the Nokia Nanshan Mellow Park in Nanshan Ski Resort near Beijing. TTR and Mellow Parks hopes to see you there!

For more information please visit http://www.ttrworldtour.com/events/0708-season/four4star/red-bull-nanshan-open.html, or www.mellowparks.cn.

Published On: 12/18/2007

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Noticias - Snowboard.com Chile: Surfestival, Festival Cultural de Surf
By: Chile_Crew

Seis días de playa en Santiago. Eso es lo que promete traer el Surfestival, Festival Cultural de Surf desde el 17 al 22 de Diciembre en el Centro Arte Alameda (Alameda 139, Metro Baquedano). Este evento, que su primera versión se realizó en Pichilemu el año pasado, cuenta con Cine, Arte, Música, Fotografía y Ecología en torno a un deporte que en nuestro país crece cada día con mas fuerza y como no hacerlo, pues toda la costa de nuestro país es considerada como una de las mejores del mundo para la práctica de este deporte.
El evento, considerado único en su categoría y apoyado por el Surfilm Festibal ® de San Sebastián, cuenta con un Festival Internacional de Cine con mas de 20 peliculas, cortometrajes y documentales de países como Chile, EEUU, Perú, España, Australia y Austria que se exhibirán desde las 19hrs en la sala principal del Centro Arte Alameda.
Además de eso, el Surfestival cuenta con Surfearte, una Muestra de Arte y Exposición de Fotos de la Playa donde los artistas nacionales Sebastián Maquieira, Chinomestizo, Paul Fuguet, Jose Nacho Vargas, Cristian Pito Diaz, Kali, Rodrigo Correa, Rodrigo Visscher y Ciro Bicudo de Brasil mostrarán sus obras. Junto a ellos estarán presentes los trabajos de importantes fotógrafos chilenos como Alfredo Escobar, Carlos Zuñiga, Philip Muller, Angeles Reyes, Cristian Saez, Carlos Ferrer, Martín García de la Huerta, Mauricio Escobar, Alejandro Briones y Rafael O. Nowazcky de Brasil, y las instantáneas del uruguayo Marcelo Díaz quienes a través de sus lentes han capturado la esencia del surf, sus visiones, las increíbles olas de nuestras costas, y las mismas vivencias de los deportistas.
Además, el Miércoles 19 se celebrará el día del "Cuidado/Respeto de nuestro mar", de esta forma la ONG Proplaya realizará una Charla Abierta de Ecología y la muestra de el documental Pulp, poo and Perfection , momento en el que se reflexionará sobre el mar chileno, nuestras playas y todo lo que guarda relación con la protección y mantención de nuestro medioambiente.
La música en vivo no podía estar ausente en el Surfestival, es así como el último día se llevará a cabo una SURFIESTA de clausura que promete, donde los encargados de animar la noche serán la banda de surfrock de Pichilemu"Santa Cochiguagua" (www.myspace.com/santacochiguagua) , quienes presentarán al público los mejores temas de su primer álbum debut "Cerca del Mar", además serán acompañados de Skualos, otra banda nacional surfera.
Dentro de los invitados del Surfestival se encontrarán Alvaro Abarca e Isaac “Icha” Tapia, los primeros surfistas de Chile, unas verdaderas leyendas de este deporte que junto con Ramón Navarro mejor surfista nacional, estarán compartiendo sus experiencias.
Para más información sobre el Surfestival, sinopsis de las Películas e información de todas las actividades y participantes, visita www.surfestival.cl .
Las entradas estarán a la venta desde el 17 de Diciembre en las boleterías del Centro Arte Alameda, y tienen un costo de $1900 General, $1500 Estudiantes y 2x1 presentando tu tarjeta del Club Movistar
El Surfestival es auspiciado por Movistar, Billabong, Dekline y Flor de Caña.

Fuente: Organización Surfestival – Rodrigo Farías
Contacto: info@surfestival.cl / surfestival@gmail.com

Published On: 12/16/2007

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Snowboard.com News: Billabong announces ‘Ante Up’
By: snowboard.com

Billabong announces ‘Ante Up’, presented by Monster Energy, a snowboard slope style event that will work as a qualifier for the Billabong Innsbruck Air and Style event. Ante Up will take place January 12^th, 2008 at C.O.P. resort in Calgary, AB Canada. The winner of Ante Up will get airfare and an invite to the Billabong Innsbruck Air and Style event that will take place Feb. 2^nd, 2008. Only 24 competitors from across the globe are invited to attend the Innsbruck event, so if you’re not invited, Ante Up is your chance at getting a piece of the Air and Style prize money.

Registration for Ante Up will take place online. Registration closes Dec. 15^th, with the 40 qualified riders being posted on the site Dec. 20^th. For registration and all info on the event, please go to www.billabong.com/anteup.

Published On: 11/21/2007

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Noticias - Snowboard.com Chile: Nuevo Teaser Chileno!
By: Chile_Crew

Still Underage, asi se nombra la primera produccion de la nueva generacion de snowboarders en Chile.

Un paquete lleno de viajes, parks, backcountry's, street, parrandas, malas comidas, tempranas salidas, estres? noo, diversion protagonizada por los riders mas chicos de la ecena competitiva de Chile.

Todavia menores de edad pero con un gran espiritu hacia la montaña, ya que desde chicos entrenaron para disfrutar de la vida que conlleva el snowboard.

Pepo Parker QEPD. fue uno de los fundadores de este grupo junto con el Pipe Erlandsen y el Perro Amarillo, quienes entrenaron durante un tiempo a estos cabros y que ahora se ven brillando para marcas como: Billabong, Oakley, Rome Snowboards, Bern, Otton, Gotcha, Rip Curl, SelkHead y en su tiempo por Burton y Stepchild.

Los nombres son: Iñaqui Irarrazabal, Santiago y Lucas Perez, JP Cordoba, Joaquin Lathrop, Fede Lathrop, Otton Irarrazabal, y Roberta.

http://snowboard.colonies.com/videos/6541/?itemindex=1&orderoption=2

Published On: 11/20/2007

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