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Written by Jib J
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Wednesday, 10 December 2008 05:39 |
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RED BULL SNOWSCRAPERS New York, NY – December 4, 2008: Join 16 of the world’s best snowboarders in New York City on the banks of the East River February 5th from 3 – 9 pm, as they compete to own a piece of a $100,000 prize purse at the 5Star Swatch TTR event. Red Bull Snowscrapers marks the debut of the largest snowboarding contest held in an urban setting in North America complete with top music acts (soon to be announced) and a spectator village located in East River Park (corner of Houston and FDR). For the first-time ever, Red Bull will create an amazing 90-foot state-of-the-art structure for top riders to own the iconic Manhattan skyline. The athlete’s will drop in from a nine-story building before flying off the specially constructed kicker toward an immense 80-foot long hip. The innovative hip built by world-renowned designers Frank Wells and Mike Bettera of Snow Park Technology allows riders multiple angles of trajectory— frontside or backside, landing on either the right or left side of the massive 45-degree spine. Additionally, the groundbreaking ramp design will allow spectators to get up close and personal giving fans an opportunity to experience the action first hand as the riders spin roughly four stories into the sky. New York spectators may deem them insane, but for the competitors, pushing the limits is a constant frame of mind. Although both their skill and style will be put to the test, the challenge here lies in the Red Bull Snowscraper’ s unique double-sided pyramid landing that pushes the envelope of big-air competition and rider adaptability. With so many angles of approach, options, and opportunity, the athlete who ultimately conquers may be determined by their creative state of mind. And that creativity will be rewarded handsomely with hefty $50,000 to the winner. With so much on the line Red Bull left nothing to chance enlisting snowboard legends to judge the banner event soon to be announced. Iconic snowboarders including Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun White, freestyle / backcountry legend Travis Rice, ultra-progressive phenomenon Pat Moore and soon to be announced others will compete against the majestic backdrop of the East River and the New York City skyline in a contest that should prove to be the biggest winter event in the city. The Red Bull Snowscrapers will join the ranks of the most prestigious snowboard events on the planet as a 5Star stop on the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour. “We are very excited to have the Red Bull Snowscrapers come on as a 5Star event on the TTR World Snowboard Tour” says Reto Lamm, President of the TTR World Snowboard Tour. “It is great to have another innovative Red Bull concept on tour and there is no better location then New York City to put this on. New York has a huge snowboard community and this will be a great opportunity to showcase our sport on such a large platform.” The TTR crowns a World Snowboard Tour Champion at the culmination of each season and pays out an end-of-season prize purse worth $200,000. For more information please visit RedBullSnowscrapers.com. Go to ttrworldtour.com for videos, news and rankings of the Tour. |
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Written by Jib J
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Tuesday, 09 December 2008 21:44 |
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Some Rome SDS Premature Jibulation will be going down this weekend at Nashoba Valley in Massachusetts, Mount Seymour in BC, Mad River in OH and Snow Valley in CA. Premature Jibulation is an open jib event to all snowboarders. The good times will be kicking off at 11, so be sure to be there early and sign up. For any questions email
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Other locations include: Snow Valley, CA. December 13 10:00 AM Mt. Seymour, BC. December 13 11:00 AM Mad River Mountain, OH. December 13 10:00 AM |
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Written by Jib J
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Monday, 08 December 2008 18:35 |
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 At CandyGrind it’s time. Time for us to show the world what we do. We don’t just make products, we design our goods from the ground up. We’re here to provide the highest quality products possible to all the true snow junkies out there that need them. We are a company of shreds for shreds. After almost a year of waiting and anticipating, CandyGrind is super stoked to announce that our new line of leather gloves have officially hit stores across the country. We are proud of the never seen before design and innovativeness. With full grain leather, magnet clips, and the design to last through the harshest Colorado winters, we know that the second you put on our new gloves you will understand what CandyGrind is all about. Quality products for true shred heads. This is just the beginning for us, so find your local shop that supports CandyGrind and see what we’re all about. Sweet Winter 08/09!
Check out candygrind.com. |
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Written by Jib J
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Monday, 08 December 2008 18:34 |
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Colleen Quigley presents The Ladies Room at Waterville Valley with friends Hana, Jacqui, Desiree and Iris The brainchild of Waterville Valley team rider, Colleen Quigley, The Ladies Room is an all girls snowboard camp for ages 8+. This unique camp features coaching from top female professional snowboarders, that include Hana Beaman, Jacqui Berg, Desiree Melancon, Iris Lazz and a special guest to be named later. The Ladies Room will cater to all levels of female snowboarders with a focus on terrain park riding. Whether you are learning how to approach a double barrel rail or dialing a frontside 180 off a medium-sized tabletop jump, The Ladies Room will teach you all you need to know. The two-day price will be $235 and includes all day coaching, breakfast, lunch, prize packs and giveaways from sponsors: Burton Snowboards, Eastern Boarder, Nikita, Snowboarder Mag, Oakley, Dakine, Red Bull, Air Blaster, A.S.S Industries and Zinka . This camp isn't all about riding, you also get the pure satisfaction and bragging rights that you got to ride and hang with five of the most progressive female snowboarders in the world. There will also be a one-day camp option for either Saturday or Sunday costing $150. Spots for the one-day camp will be limited. Discounted lift tickets available at registration for non season pass holders. Register now to secure a spot for the most unique all girls camp in the country! For more info, please visit waterville.com. |
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Written by Jay Pee
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Monday, 08 December 2008 10:23 |
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Written by Chloe
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Thursday, 04 December 2008 15:00 |
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Snowboarders & Thrill-Seekers Can Check Out Relaunched GettingStoked.com MINNEAPOLIS, MN, December 2, 2008 – Snowboarding fans can now get stoked as Destineer and developer BongFish have announced that January 20, 2009 is the official launch date of Stoked, the open-world, backcountry snowboarding video game exclusively for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Stoked is developed by snowboarders, for snowboarders and offers five huge, open-world mountains, dynamic and changing weather patterns, the participation of X-Games champion Travis Rice as well as some of the most respected names in the snowboarding community worldwide. “Thanks to the input from the gaming and snowboarding communities about what they would want in a video game, Stoked has really captured the wide-open thrill of backcountry snowboarding,” said Paul Rinde, CEO of Destineer. “We set out to create an authentic snowboard video game experience and Stoked is primed to deliver just that in January 2009.” To truly capture the high-flying and exhilarating abandon and attitude of professional back-country boarding, Stoked was developed in conjunction with world famous snowboarding movie production house Absinthe Films, who has created some of the most progressive and cutting-edge snowboarding films to date. For more information, please visit the newly updated Stoked website at gettingstoked.com to find the latest videos, images and news. About Destineer
Destineer develops and publishes commercial videogames for personal computers and videogame consoles, and creates PC-based virtual training systems for military, intelligence and first-responder organizations. Destineer is a privately held corporation headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, with development studios in Minneapolis, Raleigh, NC, and Austin, TX, and publishes games under the Destineer, MacSoft, Bold Games, and Atomic Games brands. More information is available at Destineer’s website: destineerstudios.com. Bongfish GmbH has developed authentic licensed action-sports video games since 1999. Located in Graz, Austria, the studio specializes in recreating the 'soul & vibe' of action sports experiences using their own proprietary technology. Absinthe Films established themselves as a premiere snowboard film production company with the late 90’s. Since then, owners Justin Hostynek and Patrick Armbruster have been pushing the envelope of snowboard film making the world over while remaining committed to environmental awareness and responsibility. For more information on Absinthe Films visit absinthe-films.com. |
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