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JumpCamp End Of Season Party!
JumpCamp End Of Season Party! They broke up but guess what?! Back together by popular demand…. The Wrong Hands! One night only with special guest DJ’s Jprime and DJSouls. Saturday June 6th Native Sons Hall, 360 Cliffe Ave Courtenay. $10 in advance at Onethirtythree (250) 897-1907, The Green Room (250) 898-0400 or pay $15 at [...]
Mammoth Superpipe Is Open!
Smooth tranny all nestled in the snow reserves. Photo: Robbie Hilliard The sun is ablaze, but the snow’s stacked up high at Mammoth. They just dozed a brand new superpipe and are staying open through June 14th. Keep teh shred going or get a headstart on summer camp. mammothmountain.com
Windells Gets Huge Skate Facelift
BUILDING OUT BACK GETS A FACELIFT AND OPENS DOORS FOR THE BMX/SKATE COMMUNITY Newly completed construction on BOB gives Windells campers the biggest and coolest indoor skate/BMX facility in the Northwest MT HOOD, OR – May 2009 –Windells has completed construction on its one-of-a-kind indoor recreation facility on Mt. Hood this week. The Building Out [...]
Get In The Van Part One Plus
Check out this hot tease from Alex Horgan and fellow Tahoe surfers as they navigate the van through winter.
Bonfire Pipe To Pipe Contest Scheduled
PORTLAND, ORE. (May 5, 2009) – The Bonfire Pipe to Pipe is longest running summer snowboard event in the world.  June 12, July 11th and July 19th Bonfire brings the kids and pro’s together to ride at Timberline and Windell’s on Mt. Hood– with a rail jam and skate contest like none other– followed by [...]
Nike Snowboarding Officially Welcomes Gigi Ruf To The Team
Peep the video.
Nike 6.0 And 3IOB Shoe Collab
Nike 6.0 and Canadian metal band 3 Inches Of Blood collaborate for some bloody good shoes.
Bear Mountain Wins 1st Annual TransAm Premier Park Award
Through parks laden with pirates, monsters, aliens and other magical park features comes the first annual TransAm Premier Park Award.
Matix May Update With Mikey LeBlanc
The May Matix monthly for snow features Mikey Leblanc. Join us as he updates us on his new video called “VideoGrass” and get an inside look at his chapter in “This is Progress” (a book) celebrating ten years of Matix, on sale now. Check the update, interview, photos and more here
Nikita Chickita Europe Wrap Up
Sweden's Cecilia Larsen snags it.
Skullcandy Unveils Limited Decibel Collection
Action Sports addicts everywhere are partying a little bit harder today as Skullcandy launches the Decibel (dB) Collection, their all-new offering of high performance headphones.
Kingvale Milking It To The End
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Big Boulder Park Open…WTF???
Big Boulder Park Open…WTF??? (Thursday, April 30, 2009 Big Boulder Park) – Nice weather we are having lately…beaches, boating, boozing, babes, boarding at Boulder? Hell yeah! Here’s the low down…The 4th Annual May Day on Saturday May 2nd is going to be a little different than in the past. Hike parks are only so cool [...]
Squaw Valley Pond Skim Rescheduled
WORLD’S BIGGEST POND SKIMMING CONTEST – THE 19TH ANNUAL CUSHING CLASSIC RESCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, MAY 9* Daredevils cross the frigid waters of Lake Cushing on skis, snowboards, and various manmade vessels [Squaw Valley USA] April 30, 2009 – North America’s original pond crossing, the Lake Cushing Classic, returns to Squaw Valley USA for the 19th [...]
DC Welcomes Torstein Horgmo To Its Pro Team
DC WELCOMES TORSTEIN HORGMO TO ITS PRO SNOW TEAM April 30, 2009 – VISTA, CA— Congratulations to Torstein Horgmo, the latest rider to join DC’s professional snowboard team. On the DC am squad for three years, Torstein has been a constant on the Big Air and Slopestyle podiums this season, and his distinctive riding style [...]