Snowboard Mag
Bonfire Outerwear Launches Winter 10-11 Website
PORTLAND, OR. (Sept. 1, 2010) – Bonfire Snowboarding launched its new video and photo driven website this morning. Bonfiresnowboarding.com features extensive video, team driven content, a reformatted blog and easy to navigate product photos and information.
The site offers the best product care info in the industry for extending the life of a rider’s outerwear.
Heavenly Labor Day Tent Sale & Season Pass Price Increase
Heavenly Mountain Resort, Calif./Nev. – August 31, 2010 – Labor Day, September 6, 2010, will be the last day to purchase or renew Lake Tahoe’s best skiing and snowboarding pass product, the 2010-11 Heavenly Pass. At the summer rate of just $359, access to Lake Tahoe’s biggest mountain, highest elevation, longest vertical drop, most breath-taking scenery, largest snowmaking and grooming operation, finest tree skiing, and only place-based social network is now available at a $140 savings off the $499 retail price. Teen, child and senior pass pricing is also available.
Heavenly Mountain Resort is celebrating Labor Day by offering an extra incentive to prospective pass buyers. Those who purchase a Heavenly pass at the 24th Annual Heavenly Sports Tent Sale at Heavenly’s California Lodge, where overstock of hard and soft goods will be available for as much as 70 percent off, will receive a $25 voucher to be used with any purchase of $250 or more. The voucher is only valid the day the pass is purchased and may not be combined with any other offer. The hours for the tent sale are Saturday, September 4, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, September 5, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Monday, September 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
F' It World Premiere and Movie Tour Announced
Special Blend, Forum and Foursquare are pleased to announce the world premiere of their latest feature film F’ It, and the start of this year’s Global Tour. Starring John Jackson, Stevie Bell, Nic Sauve, Jake Welch, Niko Cioffi, Cameron Pierce, Austen Sweetin and The Youngbloods, and co-starring Peter Line, Pat Moore, Andreas Wiig and Daniel Ek.
Colorado Resorts Focus on Guest Experience with Enhancements for 2010-11 Season
DENVER, Colo. – August 31, 2010 – For the 2010-11 ski season, many of Colorado Ski Country USA’s (CSCUSA) 22 member resorts are conducting major investments to improve the guest skiing experience. Resorts are adding new lifts, updating lodging and base areas, improving park and pipe profiles, and expanding into new terrain.
Winter Games NZ confirmed for 2011
100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games confirmed for 2011
LAKE WANAKA, New Zealand (August 31, 2010) – Winter Games NZ chairman, Sir Eion Edgar, today announced 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games is confirmed for 13-28 August 2011 following signoff from all key central and local government partners.
Expanding on the successful inaugural event in 2009, 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games, will feature 16 days of snow and ice sports and is expected to attract over 1,000 elite athletes from throughout the world to the Southern Alps.
BASE Triple Comp at Treble Cone
BASE Triple Comp for speed, style and big air all in one day
LAKE WANAKA, New Zealand (September 02, 2010) – The iconic BASE Triple Comp returns to challenge skiers and boarders to three events in one day and crown the Kings and Queens of the mountain at Treble Cone on Saturday 11 September.
The day kicks off with the POW Banked Slalom in the Saddle Basin with a course designed to test speed and precision of the athletes. There’s likely to be some spills and thrills as the competitors jostle for the top placings. This is followed by the Bern Expression Session testing the skiers and boarders and their creativity over a section of natural terrain.
Standard Films's West Coast Premier Hosted By Monster Energy
MONSTER ENERGY HOSTS WEST COAST PREMIERE OF STANDARD FILMS THE STORMING AT RESORT AT SQUAW CREEK, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2010
Standard Films brings the newest HD snowboard film by Mike Hatchett and Travis Robb home to Lake Tahoe for an evening of snowboard cinema and live entertainment
Standard Films Announces West Coast Premiere of THE STORMING at Squaw
[North Lake Tahoe, CA] August 30, 2010 – The West Coast Premiere of Standard Films’ THE STORMING presented by Monster Energy comes to the Resort at Squaw Creek in Squaw Valley, CA on Saturday, September 18. An institution in action sports, Standard Films has been capturing the essence of snowboarding since 1991, beginning with the iconic “TB” series that defined a genre of filmmaking. Standard Films’ legacy of portraying the progression of snowboarding through acclaimed film continues with THE STORMING. The newest HD film by Mike Hatchett and Travis Robb, THE STORMING marks the 19th annual release from Standard Films. Following its Global Premiere at Red Rocks (CO), the Standard crew comes home to Lake Tahoe for the West Coast Premiere of THE STORMING on September 18, 2010.
Powder Explorer : the beginning
The Mission: Explore areas that offer easy access to pow laps - chart numerous backcountry riding spots.
“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” - Edmund HillaryGnarjar Presented By The Injured Riders Foundation
Friday, August 27,2010 – Jamestown New York: The Injured Riders Foundation is proud to introduce GNARJAR | A fund raising product for action sports retail stores that will help ALL PEOPLE who are uninsured and under insured that get hurt while participating in action sports. GnarJar is presented by The Injured Riders Foundation; A 501C3 Non Profit Organization that has made helping these people its mission. The GNARJAR will be available to all Snowboard, Ski, Skate, Moto, BMX, Wakeboard and more action sports shops across the world.
Vail Resorts Launches Epic Mix
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – August 30, 2010 – Today, Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) unveiled EpicMix™, a first-of-its-kind online and mobile application for the 2010-2011 ski and snowboard season. EpicMix allows Vail Resorts guests, at any of its five world-class mountain resorts–Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Heavenly–to effortlessly utilize technology to digitally capture their ski and ride experience and share it with friends and family.
Drop MFG Launches 2010/2011 Website
DROP MFG is proud to announce its 2010/11 website is now live. Visit dropmfg.com to check out the brand's extensive line of high-performance gloves and accessories, as well as the debut of its highly-anticipated goggle collection featuring innovative Supreme Fit Memory Foam technology--an industry first! Plus, be sure to view this season's DROP Pure Inspiration (DPI) Series artist collaborations featuring custom designs by Andy Jenkins and Bigfoot.
Junior World Championships Snowboard Halfpipe Finals
Bel Jones
LAKE WANAKA, New Zealand (August 25, 2010) – Cilka Sadar (18) of Slovenia and Taku Hiraoka (14) of Japan were today crowned Junior Snowboard Halfpipe World Champions in an exciting day of competition at Cardrona that also saw New Zealand earn its first medal of the Championships.
The day started with an all-star line up with the forerunners, which included Olympic gold medallist, Kelly Clark (USA) and New Zealand Olympian Juliane Bray.
Junior World Championships Snowboard Halfpipe Qualifiers
Photos: Camilla Stoddart
LAKE WANAKA, New Zealand (August 24, 2010) – Over 80 young snowboarders today took on the massive 22ft halfpipe at Cardrona in a bid to earn a prized spot in tomorrow’s semi finals and an opportunity to ride for the 2010 Junior World Championship title.
Of the 84 athletes, 18 men and nine women, made it through the qualifiers to the semi finals and finals in a very tough competition that featured a high level of riding.
Snowboard Film On The Rocks 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010 – Denver, CO: "Snowboard Film on the Rocks - 2010" is the first annual snowboard lifestyle event of its kind. It will kick-off the start of the 2010-2011 snowboard season by featuring the World Premier of 3 new snowboard videos:
First Slopestyle Junior World Champions Results
Photos: Bel Jones
LAKE WANAKA, New Zealand (August 21, 2010) – Snow sports history was made today with the crowning of the first ever snowboard slopestyle junior world champions. Staale Sanbech (17) of Norway and Enni Rukajarvi (20) of Finland both astounded judges with their level of riding, indicating the future of snowboarding is very strong indeed.
Flux Bindings Launches 10/11 Website
TORRANCE, CA – Flux Bindings has just launched our 2011 US/ International website. Just in time for all the anxious shredders who need a fix.
In addition to the Rider page and news Blog that features all the latest news and tidbits of the happenings in Flux world, visitors can also view the entire line of 2011 bindings. In addition, every binding will have an accompanying video that explains all the key features within each model.
Forum’s 2011 Site Goes Live
The new Forum site is live. Direct your www’er over to forumsnowboards.com and check it. Featuring the entire 2011 line of boards, boots, bindings and softgoods jammed into a crazy high-tech website that works on iPhone, iPad, iWhatever. Check the Honeypot section where Forum team riders and engineers work to cook up all the latest technology making freestyle snowboarding faster, higher, and funner. Keep up with the team through photos, videos and Facebook posts blasted in live straight to their own page.
Matix Launches Capital Collection
USA-Made Matix Product Salutes American Garment Past, Present and Future
Matix recently launched its Capital Collection—a premium line of made-and-sourced in the-USA denim, T-shirts, and cut-and-sew pieces. Each item in the line is hand built by American workers in the U.S.A..
"TODAY" A Group Photography Show
"TODAY"
A group photography show guest curated by Danny Zapalac:
EXHIBITION RUNS: September 2nd - September 26th, 2010
OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 / 6pm - 9pm
210 AR4T Space is proud to announce it’s first group photography exhibit, “TODAY.”
Guest curated by Long Beach photographer Danny Zapalac, “TODAY” is a collection of prints embracing crisp juxtapositions of individuals, nature, and culture. The work revolves around the current aspirations of each artist. Featured photographers: Adam Fedderly, Baldemar Fierro, Corey Arnold, Cheyenne Ellis, Danny Zapalac, Jack Coleman, Jake Stangel and Lindsey Byrnes.
