The following is some footy we scooped up of Brent Dorrington killing it in Indo. Dorrington is one of amazing talents out of the Coolangatta and part of the very talented Dorrington Family, Brother luke is a amazing surfer and father Gary is an amazing surfboard shaper based at the world famous Kirra and Brenno rides his dads boards while also sponsored by Oakley and Etnies, Enjoy
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The new site from the Rome SDS is live.
Drop into www.romesnowboards.com to check out the new 1/1 Agents and reverse-cambered 1985 Artifacts, the new late 70s-era Bowery-influenced Libertine boots, the new neon-light 390s that fit seamlessly on the Artifact, and of course the new outerwear collection, featuring the Draggers Only and Vagrant jackets.
After a tour through the product collection, stop into the new Syndicate section with more ways than ever to get involved in the SDS: post videos easily or enter the Local GNAR contest on ShredTV, post your thoughts on “This Is Snowboarding” alongside Bjorn, LNP, snowboard magazine editors and shop owners, enter the Flophouse Gallery contest to win a grip of boards for you and your crew, or send your feedback on Rome gear easily through the Test Center.
Another new addition to the site is the SDS Blog, a place where you can hear the interests, opinions, and rants of artists, designers, reps and other people deep inside the SDS as they spout off about snowboarding, art, and non-snowboarding topics.
For those bathroom moments when you’d rather flip a page, sign up for the new Rome catalog that started shipping last week—delivered free to your door as always.
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The new site from the Rome SDS is live.
Drop into www.romesnowboards.com to check out the new 1/1 Agents and reverse-cambered 1985 Artifacts, the new late 70s-era Bowery-influenced Libertine boots, the new neon-light 390s that fit seamlessly on the Artifact, and of course the new outerwear collection, featuring the Draggers Only and Vagrant jackets.
After a tour through the product collection, stop into the new Syndicate section with more ways than ever to get involved in the SDS: post videos easily or enter the Local GNAR contest on ShredTV, post your thoughts on “This Is Snowboarding” alongside Bjorn, LNP, snowboard magazine editors and shop owners, enter the Flophouse Gallery contest to win a grip of boards for you and your crew, or send your feedback on Rome gear easily through the Test Center.
Another new addition to the site is the SDS Blog, a place where you can hear the interests, opinions, and rants of artists, designers, reps and other people deep inside the SDS as they spout off about snowboarding, art, and non-snowboarding topics.
For those bathroom moments when you’d rather flip a page, sign up for the new Rome catalog that started shipping last week—delivered free to your door as always.
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Brooke Geery and the YoBeat posse is back in full effect and ready to make fun of snowboarding again. They already have some pretty nice content starting to flow over there so go check it out at YoBeat.com
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Brooke Geery and the YoBeat posse is back in full effect and ready to make fun of snowboarding again. They already have some pretty nice content starting to flow over there so go check it out at YoBeat.com
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Akinz is giving away a shirt just because they’re bored and they miss winter. Read on below to see how you could win.
—gnar
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Forum Snowboards is proud to announce the creation of Forum or Against’em, a high-definition, full-color film starring the influential members of the Forum team.Set to release in Fall 2008, Forum or Against’em will contain a compelling mixture of video imagery, documenting remarkable backcountry adventures, progressive urban exploits, and the notable times spent in-between.
Forum or Against’em will be Forum’s fifth, team video release, upholding the progression of an acknowledged process that has made legacy releases so noteworthy — including The Resistance, True Life, Video Gangs, and That.
Forum or Against’em will feature the riding of Peter Line, Joni Malmi, Eddie Wall, John Jackson, Pat Moore, Jake Blauvelt, Stevie Bell, Travis Kennedy, Jake Welch, Nic Sauve, and Daniel Ek with production and editing by Jeremy Pettit, Nathan Yant, Kurt Heine, and Mike Bishop.
got all that stuff from forumsnowboards.com and http://youtube.com/watch?v=Cz7nUZVKC9s
stay frosty - gnar
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there are days that I just don’t feel like I am up to par with the rest of the world…
*sigh*
I hope it’ll be better tomorrow.
On the other hand…
This weekend will be fun again: [T]RAMP CAMP will be on again and I can’t wait to be snowboarding in NYC in Summer!
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Beijing, China is now the home to an indoor refrigerated snow dome housing 1 big booter and 2 smaller ones, two rails, a funbox, a couple barrel features, a wallride, and a poma lift so you don’t have to hike it. They’re calling it the Burton Qiaobo Mellow Park but what it means is 365 days of riding a year… if you happen to live there.
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For ladies with too much time on their hands now that the mountains are shutting down, ShredBetties.com found a way to keep those idle hands busy with a scavenger hunt. There are over a hundred trivia questions, photo ops, art submissions and more that you can complete and submit for points to win a complete new setup. They even give bonus points for unique solutions due to lack of snow. The grand prize winner will receive outerwear from Monix,a Never Summer Pandora snowboard, NorthwaveLegend Lady boots, Drake DL bindings, Eesa Lux Layering base layer & socks , Von Zipper Goggles , SkullCandy Ti Headphones, a Bula beanie, and more! Runners up will recieve hoodies, stickers, beanies, and other swag.
But hurry up and get crackin cause the contest ends June 30, 2008. Check out all the scavenger clues at www.shredbetties.com
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Seshn:Where do you live?
Bozung: All over, SLC, Cali, New York. I was in Australia and on my way to Athens?? Free as a bird wherever the wind blows my high ass!
Seshn:Who hooks you up?
Bozung: Neff, Sessions, Electric, Bozwreck an now Bozwreck boards son dun!
Seshn:What is wrong with snowboarding today?
Bozung: me!
Seshn: What would you change in snowboarding if you could?
Bozung: Dont Know?
Seshn:What do you got to say to your haters?
Bozung: Big upz
Seshn:So people once called TK (Travis Kennedy) the next Nate Bozung. Travis took that as an honor. He lives and feeds of the haters. How do you deal with your haters?
Bozung: TK is the fuckin man dont care what anyone says!
Seshn:So in one fare swoop you went from the top with everything to no sponsors and packing boxes at Electric for Creepy. Some said you were done. Now your back and better than ever. How did that affect your life?
Bozung: So many ways you have no idea!!! Just tryin to handle myself better be more of a business meiin and make that money !!! money over bitchez!
Seshn:So you recently did a sik interview in High Times. Did any of your sponsors get mad at that? What did they think of it?
Bozung: I do whatever the fuck I want!! High Times gets more distribution than snow mags; any talk is good talk
Seshn:What inspired you being in high times?
Bozung:Bozwreck I guess and just blazin for the nation unno hahah
Seshn:So you pretty much do as Nate wills and let nothing get in your way. Does this piss people off? How do your sponsors deal with it?
Bozung: I own my own companies….shit has changed!! You wanna get mad?? Im my own boss, I made it fuckin happen
Seshn:Ok got to ask this…on an average day how many spliffs to you roll?
Bozung: 8th or more whatever thats rolls out to be and on the sitiutaion……..ALL DAY EVERYDAY!
Seshn:Why is Dingo so popular? Is he a good shred?
Bozung: I love Dingo an he fuckin kills it 0n that piece of wood big upz ding!
Seshn:What inspired the Bozwreck videos?
Bozung: Had to just make it happen we had no love(Matty & I) Finally we just said fuck it we can make a shitty good video by ourselfs an and now this shit takin over from the bottom 2 the fuckin top haterz!
Seshn:Some say Bozwreck is “B” footage and dumb antics. Others say its Raw and real; uncensored snowboarding and the lifestlye. How would you describe Bozwreck?
Bozung: We dont give a fuck its whatever you want it to be!! I’ll tell you this we have way more fun than anybody!
Seshn:So tell me your best Myspace Beezy story?
Bozung: My ex chick just sent me a message sayin how big of a loser I am!! That her new 30yearold boyfriend construction worker is so much better???! Fuck her I’m talkin to a new breazzy Michea Crawford from Montreal…… so bangin!!!!
Seshn:What can we expect from Nate Bozung in the future?
Bozung: Have no idea…Living…
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Stowe Resort in Vermont threw down on Saturday May 24th. They gathered all the snow left over from the halfpipe and set up an impressive 9 features for a rail jam including a crazy new C Box, a dance floor, and many of other boxes and rails. It was 70 degrees, clear skies, and everyone was stoked to be able to get a little more riding in. Matt Beck from Burton announced the event and Lotus Entertainment’s DJs Russell and DJ provided the music. If you want to see all the pictures I took go here.
Kids Hiking
Lotus entertainment providing well.. the entertainment with DJ Russell spinning with ZJ in the back
Riley Nickerson destroying the C Box
Banks Gilberti looking good as always
Announcer Matt Beck making fun of the littlest rider of the day Hannah Merson
Keith Bennet, Matt Beck, and Danger Dave
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If you think snowboarding is dead for another 6 months, you are wrong bucko. Mack Dawg’s newest item on the menu is Down with People, and Seshn is down with MDP. If you haven’t cruised over to the new Snowboard Teasers section you are missing out on life. Peep it now and spend a couple hours on there cuz it’s good stuff.
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Seshn: Where you posted at?
CB: Twin Peaks, CA…Big Bear
Seshn: Who are your sponsors?
CB: Technine, Electric Visual, Neff, Vans, Big Bear, Ambigious
Seshn: What do you want to take from snowboarding?
CB: RESPECT!!!!!!!!!
Seshn: Why is Dingo so popular?
CB: WHO?????…oh you mean that guy from Australia?!?!?!
Seshn: What is your whip game like?
CB: You know I roll stunna style. Got that 2000 beater Subaru on some all black stock 15″ rims. Then I got a cracked windshield so the PoPo dont spot me. Also got me two 15’s running off 500 watts. Str8 Ghetto Fab
Seshn: What riders should we look out for?
CB: There are too many to name. Much respect to Goon Squad, Nico Cioffi, and Midget Mafia..Repersent!
Seshn: What is your favorite thing about snowboarding?
CB: They way it feels. It’s a good escape from the bull shit.
Seshn: Some say your style is one of the best in the game. What influences your style of riding?
CB: I do it how I can do it. I just keep it all about me and what feels right.
Seshn: What is one thing you want to change about snowboarding?
CB: Bitch ass faggots. There are way too many people that talk way too much. People need to get out of my business unless your on some grown man business. I am about to ride down the hill naked covered in blood to scare people and give them something to talk about.
Seshn: What is like filming “Bozwreck 2″?
CB: Shit is raw. Snowboarding ain’t ready for what Nate[Bozung] and Matty[Ryan] are about to release and I think it’s funny. But on the real some of the best uncut and uncensored snowboarding is going down in Bozwreck.
Seshn: So how is your part in “Familia”…the Finga on Da Trigga flick.
CB: I work hard when Cole[Taylor] ain’t choking me and [Lucas]Magoon out. I am pumped to see what this years flick is going to look like. We got some heavy hitters holding down the block.
Seshn: Do you want your daughter to pursue snowboarding?
CB: My daughter has been shredding since she came out the gut. If she wants to pursue it I got her back for life.. she is my little soldier. But my advise to her is keep away from the money hungry sharks in the indusrty. A lot of big heads are just trying to use people for their wealth and care less about us getting broke off. Sometimes I want to beat these busters down , but I don’t want to catch a case over some waldo getting stuck.
Seshn: What advice can you give to kids that want to pro shreds?
CB: Keep shredding and fuck the agents trying to swoop you up. Tell them to get raped…fucking molester’s. Also listen to your parents and stay away from strangers.
Seshn: Shout Outz !
CB: To all my fucking homies..you know who you are! C-Town, V.O.E, my sponsors (unless the check is late…hahaha just playin), and all the Cat’s out there repping the lifestyle…..S.T.D. (shred till death)
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Here is the new teaser from Autumn line “Technicolour”
Autumn Line’s Technicolour will be out this fall, and features Gabe Taylor, Jake Devine, Matt Hammer, Peter Benchetler, Ben Bilocq, Spencer Link, Scott Blum, Brendan Hayes, Brett Butcher, Greg Hahn, Cody Rosenthal, Eric Fernandez, Pat Lynch, Lance Machado, and more.
For blogs, videos, rider profiles and more, visit www.autumnline.com
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Our very own, Kdeezy, sat down with rising Skate Slayer, Tom Ryen recently in a one on one seshn. Ryen talked about how Grenade is now one of his sponsors. This sort of through Kdeezy off, (not really) and made Ryen elaborate more on the topic. It’s true, Grenade will now be moving into Skateboarding which makes alot of sense for them as a brand.
So look for Grenade to start blowing up in Skateboarding just as they did in Snowboarding. In the meantime, check out the video below, as the Grenade crew tears up the Nike Park.
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Seshn: How long did you live in Norway?
T.R: Well I was born in New York, but all my roots are from Norway. I lived there from the age of 8-18. I came to America to skate more and make something of the sport. It’s nice being an Amercian citizen, I can stay here forever and skate some of the best spots.
Seshn: So where do you live now?
T.R: Mt. Olympus, CA …..Hollywood Hills Baby!
Seshn: Who are sponsors?
T.R: Oakley, Grenade, Etnies, Girl Skateboards, and BME Click
Seshn: What video projects are you working on now?
T.R: Well I am always filming with [Ryan]Sheckler and Oakley. I actually have a commercial on the Oakley website right now.Beside that I am filming for SoleTec Europe and the Grenade Video ” The Boned Age”
Seshn: Wait a minute isn’t Grenade snowboarding?
T.R.: Yah it is, but Danny[Kass] has so much skate influenced style that he wants to branch out Grenade. I don’t know much about the project he blew up snowboarding so I have not doubt that he can blow up skateboarding.
Seshn: What are your favorite skate spots?
T.R: My 3 car garage in Norway…I had an ill mini skate park, Barcelona, and L.A
Seshn: What are your favorite cities to visit?
T.R: New York, L.A, and Barcelona…all to skate! The party scene is good too!
Seshn: So how is BME click for a sponsor?
T.R: It sure is a trip. We just did a photo shoot with the whole click for the new clothing line that is about to drop. We do have a lot of fun and kicking it with Lil Jon is wild for sure. We party like rockstars, and live it up big. Really though it’s pretty cool. I think the best time we had was at the Winter X Games.
Seshn: Who are your favorite people to skate with?
T.R: Wow there are too many to mention. But Danny Kass is one the best. Also my friends in Norway and my brother Thor.
Seshn: What are you going to do when you become rich?
T.R: I would have to build an indoor skate park for all my friends to hang out and have fun.
Seshn: Who is your favorite skater?
T.R: Wow I get asked this question a lot. If I had to pick it would be Mark Johnson….he is just unreal!
Seshn: What is in your IPOD now?
T.R: Right now its a little Biggie and Rick Ross. I like to listen to everything from 80’s to Hip Hop. My skate style is influenced by music as well. So whatever gets me pumped and moving is what I like to listen too!
Seshn: How many dates have you had this month?
T.R: I am too busy skating.
Seshn: Have you ever met a girl off Myspace?
T.R: Yah; we became goods friends….let’s leave it at that.
Shout Outz!
T.R: Grenade, BME, Oakley, Etnies, Girl Skateboards, all my family and friends, Janae and Ju,…
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Seshn: Where do you live?
TK: Truckee, Killa kali
Seshn: Who are your sponsors?
TK: Forum Snowboards, Special Blend outerwear, Smith Optics, King Duce Clothing, Neff, SkullCandy Headphones, DVS shoes, & Squaw Valley resort
Seshn: What video can we see you in this year?
TK: The new Forum Flick “Forum or Against Em”
Seshn: What is the typical day like for TK?
TK: Well in the winter its all about getting them tricks on and off the snow. Usually its roll up, roll out and kick it with Cutty’s. In the summer….well that is rated XXX. But I am always about business and getting things done.
Seshn: What are you 5 favorite spots to shred?
TK: Whistler, Quebec City, Squaw Valley, Stolkholm, and the Swiss Alps.
Seshn: What are your favorite cities?
TK: Reno, Yay Area, and Vancouver
Seshn: So you grew up in Ninilchik Alaska, what is life like there?
TK: Ninilchik is diffrent for sure. Same people doing the same thing everyday. Its so nice to go home though; real people and real family. It is a great place to chill and relax.
Seshn: Who are your favorite shred partners?
TK: All the Cutty’s in Tahoe; Jake Devine, Stevie Bell, Jake Blauvelt, John Jackson, KDeezy, Nando, JP Walker, Ben Bogart
Seshn: What are you going to do when you become rich?
TK: Become poor, I’m an impulse buyer. But I do invest money…..got to cop me a strip club soon!
Seshn: Who is your favorite Shred.
TK: Personally I don’t have a favorite, a lot of people influence me. JP and Mark Frank are the biggest if I had to pick. I have seen them do the craziest shit first try. But on the real I respect all!
Seshn: What influences your style?
TK: The way of living and music…real Grymey!
Seshn: How many dates have you been on this month?
TK: What the hell is a date…you mean Dateline NBC with Chris Hanson…naw man I don’t mess with little girls…just straight Beezy’s
Seshn: Ever plucked a girl of Myspace?
TK: Yah a couple of your space and then it’s back to my place.
Seshn: What is your message to the haters?
TK: Stop having loose lips. Keep your mouth closed till you meet me and then see whats really real.
Seshn: Shout Outz?
TK: My Fam, all my sponsors, GrymeTyme Productions, Gutter Click: we doing big thangs! , Nando for holding down my spot, KDeezy you always got my back, B-Nasty, Jake Devine, Stevie Bell my #1 Ridah, Get Money Mob, All the Cutty’s in Tahoe and North Shore Ninja’s, and of course my new sexy shorty K.K!
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Mammoth’s 3rd Annual West Coast Invitational
Thanks to Snowboard-Mag.com
“How does it feel Chas to win one bizzillion dollars in a year?”
Words by Tawnya Schultz/ Pics by Binky
First off I must apologize for slacking and not having a post up sooner. I know; it’s not like me or us at all. Here’s the thing. Something so random happened this weekend at the West Coast Invitational after party while Talib Kweli was performing on stage. While Pancho was holding my camera and showing me a “memory card full” message since we had taken more than 100 photos that night some crazy guy jumped on stage attempting to stage dive. Well literally within a split second security grabbed the dude and bro went flying off the stage landing directly on Pancho who’s like half this guy’s size. Anyway Pancho somehow survived but my camera did not. It went flying as well vanishing within seconds. So I’m putting the word out. Someone has my Canon digi cam with tons of rail jam and Talib Kweli party photos. We pulled some pics together for ya though, courtesy of Binky, and here’s a brief rundown of what went down at this year’s W.C.I. in Mammoth Lakes, CA.
Chris Grenier mobbin’ it before he got hurt.
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Forum Snowboards is proud to announce “Forum or Against’em”, a high-definition, full-color film starring the influential members of the Forum team.
Set to release in Fall 2008, Forum or Against’em will contain a compelling mixture of video imagery, documenting remarkable backcountry adventures, progressive urban exploits, and the notable times spent in-between.
Forum or Against’em will be Forum’s fifth team-video release, upholding the progression of an acknowledged movie-making process that has made legacy releases so noteworthy – including The Resistance, True Life, Video Gangs, and That.
Source: Snowboard-Mag.com
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Loon Mountain is one of the east coasts’ last mountainsstill open. New Hampshires own Brendon Rego and Brandon Griffin found themselves in Lincoln, NH for 5 straight days enjoying what little winter still has left to offer.
Brandon Griffin and Brendan Rego team up. Ian post photo
The conditions were slushy as ever, with temperatures of almost 75 all weekend. Time off of the mountain was spent in shorts and tanktops sitting next to the grill with friends. Loon had its park groomed up so that people could take there last stab at the melting mountain during its last weekend.
Bataleon’s Brandon Griffin. Ian Post photo’s
As the weekend went on, we found ourselves strugging to keep up withthe slushy conditions spring has brought us. Numerous belly flops,scorpians, and unintentional front flips seemed to be the current scene for most riders out on the hill.
Rome’s Brendon Rego. Ian Post Photo’s.
Loon’s final words were spoken today, April 21st. For your last chance to keep this winter alive, be sure to attend the final contest of the year, Hike and Huck, May 10th at Loon Mountain.
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I can only imagine the unease of moms in Mammoth during the beginning of April. If I were them I’d consider hiding my sons. During the first week of April the ladies took over town as Snowboarder hosted their 4th annual Ms Superpark. And the ladies were out in full force. Having overlapped with the Chicken Jam this year due to weather the ladies took over town. Seriously, when else can you walk into a bar in a ski town and have the women outnumbering the men 5 to 1, huh? Here are a few photos of the few days Nikita was in town:
First we had to drive there from SoCal. It was flat, then a few hills, lots of run-down mines, random signs for The Best Jerky Ever and people of all walks of life manning the gas stations.
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Where do you live?
Los Angeles.
Favorite place to get away from it all?
I don’t like to travel much, I stay in LA and i love it.
Do you do any other sports?
Skateboard
Do you play video games?
A little, nba 2k8 is a good one.
What kind of kid were you in school?
I liked to skate and drink and smoke.
What’s your typical day like?
I skate I drink I smoke.
How many airports have you been to in the last 3 months?
6 maybe, bum knee, it’s been mellow lately.
Top 5 Favorite Photographers?
Rob Mathis, Lance Hakker, Big Mountain MIke, Mike Basher, Mike Paddock.
Who is killing it these days and why?
Joey Sexton, it must be the Asburys.
Tell the people what Ashbury is…
Ashbury is a company we started, it’s snowboard goggles and sunglasses, all products 100% hand-made in Italy. We got a skate and a snow team. Skate team is about to be announced. keep up with it all www.ashburyeyewear.com. We started it because it just seemed like snowboarding needed something
fresh.
Do penguins have knees?
i don’t even know.
What kind of car do you drive?
Audi A4
Do people who use sign language see little hands in their head when they think about what somebody said, or do they hear the words in their head?
Probably the hands.
Favorite fast food?
i haven’t had fast food in a long time. But I used to like Del Taco.
Who was your first sponsor and how did you get hooked up?
Atlantis, the sales rep hooked it up. Daniel Frank was boss.
Who are your current sponsors now?
Ashbury, Artec, Active, Flux, L1 outerwear, Ambiguous, 32, Etnies, Elm, Grenade, maybe something else?
What are you getting sick of?
Combo tricks on rails, and seeing cargo pants in real life.
What are you stoked on?
Alex Moul, Nick Dirks, Harrison Gordon
Top 5 favorite songs?
Be a Caveman - Avengers
Green Fuz - Randy Alvey
99th floor - Moving sidewalks
The Trip - Kim Fowley
Ski Bum - Off this 60’s compiliation i got
What kind of shoes do you have on right now?
Etnies Fakie’s.
What did your last text message say?
I’ll call you this after noon (to Jacob Van Orden)
Have you ever ridden a horse?
Maybe when i was a child.
If you’re on an American airline, and you land in Canada and stay on the plane, is the drinking age still 21 or does it change to 19?
It changes to 19.
The trendy shout out section:
shout out to Lance Hakker, Big Mountain Mike, and Nate Kelly.
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Where do you live?
Los Angeles.
Favorite place to get away from it all?
I don’t like to travel much, I stay in LA and i love it.
Do you do any other sports?
Skateboard
Do you play video games?
A little, nba 2k8 is a good one.
What kind of kid were you in school?
I liked to skate and drink and smoke.
What’s your typical day like?
I skate I drink I smoke.
How many airports have you been to in the last 3 months?
6 maybe, bum knee, it’s been mellow lately.
Top 5 Favorite Photographers?
Rob Mathis, Lance Hakker, Big Mountain MIke, Mike Basher, Mike Paddock.
Who is killing it these days and why?
Joey Sexton, it must be the Asburys.
Tell the people what Ashbury is…
Ashbury is a company we started, it’s snowboard goggles and sunglasses, all products 100% hand-made in Italy. We got a skate and a snow team. Skate team is about to be announced. keep up with it all www.ashburyeyewear.com. We started it because it just seemed like snowboarding needed something
fresh.
Do penguins have knees?
i don’t even know.
What kind of car do you drive?
Audi A4
Do people who use sign language see little hands in their head when they think about what somebody said, or do they hear the words in their head?
Probably the hands.
Favorite fast food?
i haven’t had fast food in a long time. But I used to like Del Taco.
Who was your first sponsor and how did you get hooked up?
Atlantis, the sales rep hooked it up. Daniel Frank was boss.
Who are your current sponsors now?
Ashbury, Artec, Active, Flux, L1 outerwear, Ambiguous, 32, Etnies, Elm, Grenade, maybe something else?
What are you getting sick of?
Combo tricks on rails, and seeing cargo pants in real life.
What are you stoked on?
Alex Moul, Nick Dirks, Harrison Gordon
Top 5 favorite songs?
Be a Caveman - Avengers
Green Fuz - Randy Alvey
99th floor - Moving sidewalks
The Trip - Kim Fowley
Ski Bum - Off this 60’s compiliation i got
What kind of shoes do you have on right now?
Etnies Fakie’s.
What did your last text message say?
I’ll call you this after noon (to Jacob Van Orden)
Have you ever ridden a horse?
Maybe when i was a child.
If you’re on an American airline, and you land in Canada and stay on the plane, is the drinking age still 21 or does it change to 19?
It changes to 19.
The trendy shout out section:
shout out to Lance Hakker, Big Mountain Mike, and Nate Kelly.
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If you have yet to get the news, Shaun White no longer rides for Volcom anymore. He has started up his own clothing brand with Target. I was just browsing the interwebs today and check out Shaun’s website at ShaunWhite.com. Apparently the brand is launching very soon. It’s called Shaun White For Target. What do you think?
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As I have said many times this year, it has been a great winter. A few of us made the quick hike to the top of Mount Mansfield a few days ago and it was very nice. Not a cloud in the sky, very little wind and freshly blown in terrain. It pays to get up early. Enjoy the pictures.
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Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayeaaahhhh! Lil Jon shredding it at Aspen.
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BozWreck FOOL… WHAT. Forrest Shearer and Young Buck Cale Zima at Brighton. YAAA SON.
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The BozWreck crew just got done gettin G CODE on the teaser. Peep it FOOL.
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BozWreck Young Buck Keegan Valaika has some serious passion. Kid’s been stayin at my stoop for a minute, filming his part for BozWreck 2. We took the Day off today to go shred Brighton. Last run of the day, kid’s got the passion. Look out for the Keegan’s part in BozWreck 2. Much LOVE Keegan
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As if this is a big surprise to anyone…. Shaun White has taken the Burton US Open Slopestyle. Same old story, 900’s and backside 1080’s.
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Snowboarders everywhere are rejoicing in their hearts today due to a recent change of heart from Taos Resort execs. Thank you Taos for having the balls to open your ski resort to Snowboarding. We all commend you!
If you are out of the loop, there were only four resorts in the U.S. that don’t allow Snowboarding… Alta, Deer Valley, Mad River Glenn and Taos. Two in Utah? WTF! Wake up UTAH!! It’s kind of funny to think that just as Burton launched their Power to the Poachers campaign, Taos quickly opened it’s doors. Too bad other resorts have yet to follow.
Not only is Taos opening up it’s doors today for shredding, they are doing it in style with an assortment of activities going on including jam sessions, beer tasting and tubing. Wow, hear that UTAH RESORTS?? Take a lesson from the staff over at Taos and stop bending over for the two plankers. Snowboarders are people too and we share the same exact passion that you do. Let’s all get along, be one, and have fun!
As a gift of welcoming into the shred community, we here at Seshn would like to cordially present the following as a gift to anyone that is apart of the Taos staff. Yes this does include the hotel maids….
This is a half painted Zebra, but a Zebra nonetheless, enjoy!
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So for the intro Nikita post I thought I’d catch you up on a little of the latest activity.We went to Tahoe for a hot minute to shoot some photos and roll around in the snow in some flashy new outerwear. Twelve ladies, Brooke Geery came down from portland to play and make some sweet YouTube clips, two photo dudes, Josh and myself from the home office. Man, facilitating that group for a week. Woah. All in all, it was a rad time. Turns were made, bonks, boinks, taps, slaps, slashies and QT made the week sweet.Here’s Brooke’s YouTuberific synopsis:
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Day two = Sierra. A drive and a half from north shore but well worth it. Slashes were made, belly races were had…and the entire park staff had Magnun PI moostaches. Creepy.
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I think Brooke swiped this song from some MTV lame-o show. She would. Boreal was sunny and fresh. Uuuummmm…..more like below zero and solid. Still had fun.
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More randoms from the week:
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I had the chance to go back to the church rail that we did earlier this season, I tried to step it up this time. The snow literally melted out from underneath us as the sesh wore on. Fun one( click images to see larger)
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Damn Keegan came up with some never before done shit. He calls it the flying squirrel. I heard next year at the EXgames this could be a clincher. Trust The Possum and get extreme
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Buck 90 Productions is an eastcoast crew made up of riders around the CT and NH area. You can find us at Mt. Snow/Crotched/Loon/Waterville/Granite Gorge.- The past few months have been spent mostly at the mountains and in the car on the never-ending search for handrails and urban spots around the eastcoast. The last session went down til 3am last week at mount snow’s carinthia deck rail - which I consider one of the most successful after we thought we were getting kicked out but just got the ohkay from a Mt. Snow security guard and encouragement from the groomers, and not to mention leaving with about 10+ shots. ( SOME STILLS FROM the 3am SESSION) This past weekend we went to Mt. Snow’s Anti-gravity grail rail jam -under the lights friday night, along with some fresh snow.Despite the awkward gaps into their boxes and 2run format, Steve made finals but couldn’t get anything in the 2 run finals… Congrats to Zach for the 1st place finish.Sunday we went to the local mountain in Keene, NH - Granite Gorge for the GG Games (Big Air,Rail Jam, and BoarderX). Mike Fager made it to Big air finals with massive fs 7s but didn’t land his fs 9 in finals. Steve Lauder took the rail jam and overall 1st for the games and Luke Mohr took 3rd in the jam and 2nd overall.Next stop : Salt Lake City- March 13th… Look out for a new teaser coming
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Shane called me early and said him and the Absinthe crew had found a secret jump spot that no one has ever been too. Super secret stash spot. Shane Charlebois, Chris Coulter, Markus Keller, and Louie Vitto WWWHHHHAAATTT. Get in where you fit in SON.
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Matty Ryan and the Bozwreck crew made a teaser remix. Imagine that, and all just for your viewing pleasure.
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Last night I met a few shredders at Ruby Hill, near downtown denver. I haven’t actually ridden the free park yet. Ruby’s goal is to make snowboarding accessible to more people. Its working, there are a lot of beginners shredding the boxes, they will have a great head start when they take it to the slopes. Ruby is like a gym for jibbing, I have never learned so much in so little time. I took the camera out after the lights shut down at 9pm. (the park is open till 11 though)
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Priscilla Levac is snowboarding. Think girls can’t snowboard? Think again! Levac will out shred 95% of any guy that will ever read this interview.Aside from being a pro shred betty, Priscilla is also an entrepreneur and she and her new first layer company Cilla are blowing up. Find out more of what’s been going on with Priscilla below:
Yo Priscilla, what have you been up to?
I just moved to Utah for the winter and been snowboarding a bunch at Snow Basin, PC and the Mnt Lab. I also been filming a bit with Standard in Montreal and Whistler..
What do you think of all this global warming nonsense with these massive pow dumps we have seen here in Utah over the last few weeks? Is it legit or just another government hoax?
I do think that all the nonsense precipitations are related to global warming but i don’t think that it has anything to do with goverment hoax.
Who are your sponsors these days?
Ride, DC, Spy, Coal, Bakoda, Bern, Cilla, Fuse Snowskate, Monster energy drinks, Whistler/Blackcomb.
How supportive is a company like Ride and do you feel like the support they have for their riders has been a big part in their success as a snowboard company?
For sure! I think Ride is very supportive of all of us, they have been since the day i got on. I really feel like they got my back. They’re really good at promoting us and I like their ad campaigns a lot.
How is Ride keeping up on progression and the changes in design and technology?
They kill it! I was actually at our Ride sales meetings in Whistler a few weeks ago and i was blown away with the next year’s products. Their stuff is gettin so good, everything is getting lighter and more comfortable, it really feels like quality product, and that’s so important to me, it makes me feel like i can ride better. And their outerwear, it’s been amazing ever since i started riding for them, no complaints at all!!
Who are your favorite homeys to ride with and why?
Natasza Zureck and my lil homies Stevie, Andrew, Jon etc..
Where are calling home right now and what’s the scene like?
Whistler. And it’s dumping everyday. But good luck to find the sun.
If you could pick one favorite photog who would it be and why?
Crispin Cannon. Cause he’s super good, and good at shooting all kinds of stuff like jibs, backcountry, portraits, studio stuff, naked stuff…(just kiddin’!)
What was your best memory of 2007 and why does it stand out above the rest?
2007 is the year that i started my own first layer company called “Cilla” layers. And it’s doin’ awesome!!! Check it out at cilla.ca
What are your plans for 2008?
To film a good video part with Standard.
Would you rather have to always eat standing up - or - always enter your car from the passenger door?
I’d rather eat sitting on the passenger seat.
Who are you playing…
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