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Here are the final Video-clips of the BAGJUMP SpringBreak08 Film&Foto Award presented by TVB-Kühtai.
Your Films to judge:
Vote now for your favorite clip and be the 4th judge! (100views/clicks equals 1 judging point!!!)
Aufmschlauch Productions:
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Published by snowboard.com: 11:09 AM
Updated On: 4/22/2008 at 1:27 PM
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Shaun White confirms appearance!
The sensation is perfect. Burton confirmed the participance of Shaun White at this years Snickers Classic & Popcorn Wallride in Saas-Fee. This Swatch TTR Four (4) Star Event gets an extra superstar. After the Burton European Open in Laax this is White’s second visit in Europe this year ever. After posting five exceptional results from top-level competitions on the Tour, Shaun will be looking to improve his end-of-season ranking by earning his 6th and final result in Saas-Fee.
Nevertheless, Kevin Pearce (USA) will remain the TTR Tour Champion following an incredible season that lead up to the Tour defining, and Champion crowning event, the 6-Star Burton US Open.
While the Swatch TTR 4-Star Snickers Classic & Popcorn Wallride guarantees electrifying riding and shredding on all fronts, the revved up madness will continue with legendary parties in the Popcorn and Living Room Bar with titillating beats and sounds from DJ Stylewarz, Igor Podladtchikov and Scott Sullivan and the Kin.
More informations on www.ttrworldtour.com sowie www.snickersclassic.ch.
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Published by snowboard.com: 2:19 PM
Updated On: 4/18/2008 at 4:20 PM
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We want to apologize for the down time. We try to make sure that we are ready for these kind of problems to avoid downtime but sometimes it just can’t be avoided.
The network card in our main server failed, so this means that when you try to view the site, it doesn’t know what to show you. So we had to shut everything down and get our hosting company to replace the network card. Once the card was replaced we have had go in a rebuild everything. Not fun, trust me.
As our hosting company replaced our network card, they sent out a mass bulletin explaining that they are being attacked and using all their resources to prevent any damage. So of course this slowed down the repair for us and delayed the site getting back up and running.
This is what they explained was going on:
“This filter detects an attempt to post the contents of an external script to a PHP application. This behavior is typical of a PHP file include vulnerability attack. This attack allows an attacker to insert custom code into a variable that would be executed by all users of the vulnerable application. References: Examples of PHP file include attacks”
If you want to attack the hackers that tried to attack our hosting company, these are the IP’s:
69.89.31.60
212.203.76.10
216.118.97.248
212.116.174.9
67.205.74.75
222.237.76.146
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Published by snowboard.com: 10:54 AM
Updated On: 4/17/2008 at 12:54 PM
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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.
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Published by snowboard.com: 12:51 AM
Updated On: 4/11/2008 at 2:52 AM
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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
(Saint-Sauveur, April 5, 2008) – Mont-Tremblant native Charles Reid has won the 2008 Empire
Shakedown grand finale, presented this Saturday at Mont Saint-Sauveur. In addition to honours, the 17
year old snowboarder also won himself $15 000 in prize money.
Empire Shakedown is one of the premium snowboarding events in the world - classed in the top five by
the snowboarding industry. This year’s competition also had two other Quebecois boarders climb onto the
podium, namely Sébastien Toutant, a 15 year old boarder from Lanaudière, and Sherbrook’s Antonin
Chamberland. Chamberland was in fact one of only two amateur snowboarders to take part in the finals,
the other being Saint-Sauveur’s Matt Kulisek.
In total, 35 professional and 3 amateur snowboarders participated in the event; the finals saw the 15 best
athletes retained for a showdown.
‘I’m very excited to have won, it was a fantastic day, and the conditions were ideal for snowboarding – we
could have even competed in fleece and t-shirts! I think the moves I really succeeded with, the front side
1080 and the back side 270 were what won me the competition. I don’t really know what to do with the
$15 000 prize money, but for the moment, its going to the bank. One thing is certain; I will be ready for
Shakedown 2009.’ explained an elated Reid.
Empire Shakedown is a unique competition among competitions, requiring that athletes master two
different snowboarding disciplines (the AMP booter jump, followed by the rail) in a jam format (unique to
the Shakedown).
Additionally, during the VANS Skateboarding half-time show and competition, Thomas Parent won top
honours and a money prize of $2 000.
An estimated 20 000 people have been present for the competition which has taken place over the past
two days. ‘The level of competition is very high and the boarders have been extremely creative; some
jumps we’ve never even seen before. The ambiance was incredible, especially today with the beautiful
weather we’re experiencing’ commented Brendan O’Dowd, President of DIZZLE Productions Inc, and one
of the Empire Shakedown’s organizers.
Top 3 Runs:
1st Charles Reid - Jump: Front side 1080 - Double Kink rail: back side 270 lip on the kink rail
2nd Sebastien Toutant:
-Jump: Backside 1080 double cork -Double Kink rail: gap to back lip
3rd Antonin Chamberland - Jump: Front side 900 - Down rail: Front side 270
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Published by snowboard.com: 4:58 PM
Updated On: 4/6/2008 at 7:02 PM
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Matt Kulisek qualified first and Kael Hill delivered ! (Saint-Sauveur, April 4th 2008) - Matt Kulisek, from Saint-Sauveur got the judges favor and won the Ride Snowboards Am's qualifiers. With an impressive course design, Kulisek was able to land his Front side 9 at his first judged run. In the evening was The Coors Light Rail Jam. Kael Hill from Alberta took away the 5 000$ cash prize with an impressive technical trick; Nollie Backside Lip 5-0. We're anxious to see who will be proclaim the 2008
Empire Shakedown Winner today.
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Published by snowboard.com: 11:18 AM
Updated On: 4/5/2008 at 1:21 PM
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008
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
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Westbeach unveils the Emperor’s New Collection
VANCOUVER, BC, April 1, 2008 – Today, Westbeach, the Canadian Snowboarding Original,
presents the Emperor’s New Collection, a limited edition late-season line injection boasting
sensational performance and ballsy design.
“The first time people witness the Emperor’s New Collection, they’re shocked by the beauty
and power of the design—sometimes even speechless,” says Jon Cartwright, Westbeach’s
GM. “This is gear fit for a king.”
Created by world-renowned designer H. C. Andersen using ultra lightweight materials, the
Emperor’s New Collection allows maximal movement and features the industry’s best
breathability rating. Though not intended for extreme conditions, each piece incorporates
strategically placed insulation in areas prone to hypothermia or frostbite.
Extensive prototype testing concludes that consumers will find the Emperor’s New Collection
liberating to wear. “The fabric is so light, it’s as if you’re not wearing anything at all,” says
Westbeach team rider Matt Belzile.
Industry leaders have already voiced their appreciation for Andersen’s grassroots approach,
which embraces minimal design elements without foregoing serious wow factor. “The lay factor
is asstronomical,” according to team rider Dick Flapper. “This Collection brings women to their
knees. And it keeps men honest.”
In addition to terrific performance and styling, the Emperor’s New Collection requires little care.
Washing is seldom required. On those odd occasions when you get really dirty, Westbeach
recommends handwashing garments from the Collection in warm water, as using cold may
result in shrinkage.
See attached picture for details.
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Published by snowboard.com: 1:49 PM
Updated On: 4/2/2008 at 3:51 PM
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It's that time of year again in Quebec... not talking about how everyone is getting ready to tab maple trees for surup, no we are talking about the one and only Empire Shakedown. This is the 7th year for this global event and it's not getting any smaller!
This year it will have 30 pros and about 80 amateurs competeting for the $20,000 cash prize!
Schedule of Events:
Friday April 4, 2008
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. – Ride Snowboards amateur qualifiers
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. – Coors Light Rail Jam
8:30 p.m. – Award ceremony
Saturday April 5, 2008
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. – Snowboard Canada Magazine autograph session
2 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. – Professional semi-final
6 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. – Vans halftime show
7 p.m. - 8 p.m. – Empire Shakedown final
8:30 p.m. – Award ceremony
9 p.m. – Coors Light Afterparty
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Published by snowboard.com: 1:43 PM
Updated On: 4/1/2008 at 3:44 PM
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