SNOWBOARD Mag and Endeavor Snowboards team up to announce the "Always Endeavor" contest

Let's face it...snowboarding is damn fun but it's no easy task getting out to enjoy a day on the slopes. Whether its a busy work schedule, tons of homework, tough economic times or geographic challenges, we all have to go way out of our way to ride our favorite resort or back country spot.

Beijing, CHINA (November 20, 2008) - Quiksilver, the world’s leading boardsports fashion apparel brand and long-time supporter and promoter of snowboarding in China, today announced it will sponsor the world-famous Nanshan Park in Beijing, China. Teaming up with the country’s top park construction firm Mellow Constructions China, Quiksilver proudly unveils China’s finest freestyle playground, the Quiksilver Nanshan Mellow Park, scheduled to open December 2008.

Over the past few years, snowboarding has grown from a relatively unheard of sport in China into a winter sensation. This would not have been possible without Quiksilver’s ongoing support at all levels, from sponsoring the Quiksilver Snow Team and popular events such as the Quiksilver Nightrail Session, to now providing China’s finest snowboard park.

“Quiksilver sponsors and supports professional athletes around the world, as well as international events such as the Quiksilver Natural Selection snowboard competition,” Cathey Curtis, GM of Quiksilver and Roxy in greater China comments. “Coming from the ‘mountain and wave’ lifestyle, Quiksilver defines itself on the slopes just as it does on the streets. Quiksilver has been developing the boardriding heritage in China since 2004 with Danny Way’s Great Wall jump, and the Quiksilver Nanshan Mellow Park is the next step in creating a Chinese boardriding culture born on the slopes and bred through our commitment.”

For more info, visit mellowparks.cn.

SEATTLE, WA (November 19, 2008) - The development of a new digital download player by ALLY Distribution will change the way people enjoy action sports films. By adding an entirely new dimension to the distribution model, this download player enables consumers anywhere in the world to instantly access featured titles and clips. Called the ALLY digital DOWNLOAD Player, the company wanted to create something that would transcend the physical barriers of DVD's and seamlessly play on all forms of digital devices.

The ALLY Player is now available to any online retailer, sponsor, or individual who would like to offer films for download from their website, Myspace page, Facebook page, or similar platform. Currently featuring 20 newly released full-length snowboard and ski videos, new titles and clips are slated for addition each week. Because the team behind ALLY works to update the player, there is no maintenance or upkeep for the webmasters and designers after they embed their code.

Ally Video and Distribution is headquartered in Seattle, WA as a rider owned and operated entity, specializing in the distribution of action sports films. For press support, information on our films, trailers, and latest developments go to allyvideo.com

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Nov 19, 2008 - Destineer Studios launches a community building blog site for its new snowboarding game Stoked, soon to be released for Xbox 360. In addition to the new blog, Destineer also relaunches its main page for Stoked with new screen grabs, video teasers, music and more.

According to Director of Creative Marketing, Ced Funches, "the blog site will give consumers full access to Stoked and will be a great tool to track responses to the game. In addition, people can check out pro rider bios and videos, behind the scene content and weekly screen grab updates." Stoked has partnered with the best riders in the world like Travis Rice, Nicolas Muller, Gig Ruf, Wolle Nyvelt and Bjorn Leines along with top manufacturers Volcom, Ride, Billabong and SNOWBOARD Magazine in order to create the most fun and realistic shred game to date.

Visit the links below and get on board:

Main site:
gettingstoked.com

Blog site:
gettingstoked.com/blog