Signal Third Thursday Record Release Party
I'm a fan of creativity, and doing your own thing. The guys over at Signal, who already make insanely great products, took it a step further. On this episode of "Third Thursday" they guys make snowboards out of vinyl 12" records and their sleeves. It's insanely sick, and a pretty cool concept. I grabbed a copy of the video from Signals site HERE Check out Signals Site, and you can also check the video out below.
Local: SuperPark Showdown: SixEleven Prod. vs Matt Roberge
It's getting close to that time of year, where premiers are coming up, and videos edits are being finalized. Sure, it's still hot outside, but let's think snow just for a bit eh. Snowboardermag.com has a video shootout or "showdown" between SixEleven Productions, and Matt Roberge. SixEleven being a local company for me, gains much respect, and love, but alas, it's up to you the reader to head over and decide which video moves forward. Both videos are well shot, and fun to watch, so the choice is a bit hard.
Bracket Taken from SnowboarderMag.com
Local: Happy Fourth of July!!
Hey everyone,
I've been out on the road traveling, so it's nice to finally be back home. Vegas was fun, but way too hot, and I never seem to get enough sleep out there. I wanted to wish all of you guys a Happy Fourth! Be safe out there, and have a great one!
Local: Rock the Railbender
This past weekend 720 Boardshop hosted it's annual "Rock The Railbender" skate competition and festival in Parker CO. If you're not familiar with it, essentially it's a collective festival, put together by 720 Boardshop, The Chris Klug foundation and more, hosting Skate competitions, live music, food, and fun.
Review: Ride Qi Face Mask
Bandanas, scarfs, masks, and more, are used by snowboarders and skiers each season to shelter their faces from the elements. Each comes with their own caveats though. Bandanas usually freeze up on me, making them stiff and pretty much useless. Scarfs, well not for me, and the various face masks I've tried, I haven't really liked to this point. Shay over at Shayboarder.com pointed me towards the fellas over at Ride Qi, and their new facemasks they're putting out.
Red Mask (image courtesy of RideQi WebSite)
Review: ’10 Sierra Reverse Crew
If you're not familiar with SierraSnowboard.com, it's not just a retailer website, but also a community of skiers and snowboarders. Regardless of any of the drama lately regarding blog posts, forum posts or what not, Sierra sells gear for skiing and snowboarding at pretty much insane (out of control) prices most of the time. With that being said, they also offer their own line of boards manufactured for them by a few different companies. This particular board, the Reverse Crew is manufactured by Burton in the shape of the Custom V Rocker, with the internals of the '10-'11 Burton Process.
Text on the Top Sheet
Review: ’10-’11 Heritage X
Of all the boards in the Never Summer lineup, I believe the Heritage can be considered the most interesting. Most people have a "love it" or "hate it" attitude towards the Heritage, but I think those days are now gone. With the introduction of the 2011 Heritage and the Carbonium tech, Never Summer has take a board that was once considered "cumbersome" to ride by some, and turned it into a pure freestyle machine.
Cabonium!
Thoughts: Double was cool, but Triple is so much better!
So we were all raving about the Double Cork. It was the trick to have in your bag at the olympics, and at virtually all contests this past late season. While impressive still. Torstein Horgmo has just busted out with a Triple Cork.. yeah.. WTF right? It's caught on video, and looks gnarly as all get out..
The Triple Cork from torstein horgmo on Vimeo.
Progression is happening at such a rapid pace, I'm curious as to when the Quad Cork is gonna be revealed. I'm sure someone is trying to figure that out as I type this.. Ahh snowboarding.. never a dull moment. Massive props out to Torstein, this is just sick!
Thoughts: Last Day of Riding at A-Basin
Today, I slept through my alarm clock, and had to hurry to get out to the door to meet Travis. We decided to hit up A-Basin today as our last resort riding day for this season. We headed up to A-bay and got there around 9:30 a.m. We both decided due to some meetings etc in the afternoon we'd just take a few runs. Today was particularly fun because Travis was taking out the '10-'11 Heritage X from Never Summer, and I was out riding the '10-'11 Revolver again. This was also Travis's first day on Union Force bindings.
Review: Dakine Charger Gloves
I'm one of those people who forgets gloves and realizes it only after I've arrived some place to shred. Having done this a few times this past season, I found myself at Loveland with no gloves. I ventured into the gear shop at Loveland to quickly find a pair of gloves, afterall, I have a few pairs at home, and don't really care much about specifics, as I want to get out and ride. I asked the extremely nice lady behind the counter for a pair of gloves that are sized XL due to my funny sized hands (thick wrist, and palm.)
