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Think Thank’s Mind The Video, Man Here it is: The official trailer for Think Thank’s 9th video Mind The Video Man. Starring: Jesse Burtner, Scott Stevens, Ted Borland, Chris Beresford, Sean Black, Sam Hulbert and welcoming to the Think Thank family; Curtis Woodman, Ryan Paul, Nial Romanek, Brandon Hammid, Kyle Lopiccolo, Brandon Reis, Jaeger Bailey and more. “Mind The Video Man” [...]
Backcountry Access Float Saves Snowboarder This video of snowboarder Meesh Hytner would seem to suggest that wearing a Backcountry Access Float 30 (or a similar avalanche buoyancy device) can be very helpful when the entire slope begins to slide. Glad everyone is okay. [Link: GrindTV.com via Gizmodo]
Burton Canadian Open Live Online Now Watch the Burton Canadian Open Slopestyle semi finals and Halfpipe Finals live today (February 3, 2012) beginning at 9:30 AM PST and Slopestyle finals beginning tomorrow (February 4, 2012) at 9:30 AM PST. Watch Kelly Clark (USA), Hannah Teter (USA) Jamie Anderson (USA), Queralt Castellet (ESP), Sina Candrian (SUI), Mercedes Nicoll (CDN), Chas Guldemond (USA), [...]
Air & Style Innsbruck Live Tomorrow Bergisel Stadium is reportedly all set for the 2012 Billabong Air & Style in Innsbruck, Austria Saturday, February 4, 2012. Despite the absence of last year’s winner Mark McMorris, the current standings in the TTR are a constant mix of high flying new riders all making their mark on the tour and this event will [...]
Terje Haakonsen & The Invisible Swordsman We’re more confused than you. All we’ve gotten out of this is that the 2012 World Snowboarding Championships are going down in Oslo, Norway February 10-19, 2012 and they will include a macking quarter pipe. . . and Drop Kick Murphys and Turbonegro.
Jason Schwartzman x Ben Kweller x Shaun White Next Tuesday, (February 7, 2012) Ben Kweller will release a new album, Go Fly A Kite. To promote that album Bored To Death star Jason Schwartzman pulled together a little help from his friends who look more than a little alike. Watch and you’ll see what we mean. [Link: BlackBook]
Snowboarder Bandit Hits Orange County Banks First there were the slew of “skateboard bandits” hitting banks, now police in Orange County, California are looking for someone they are calling the “snowboarder bandit,” after a man robbed a Wells Fargo branch in Irvine, California, according to a story in the Orange County Register. The robber is believed to be the man who [...]
The Bones Brigade: Revenge Of The Nerds On the eve of the The Bones Brigade Autobiography West Coast premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (February 2, 2012 at 2 and 8 PM), Stacy Peralta speaks to the Santa Barbara Independent on why these six skateboarders were so important and why the film is finding new fans each time it screens. [...]
Mountain High’s Cholula Triple Air Show Registration starts tomorrow (February 3, 2012) for the 14th Annual Triple Air Show at Mountain High. The Cholula Triple Air has been upgraded to a 3 star TTR (Ticket To Ride) event this year which means competitors will earn points towards their overall worldwide ranking. The TTR standard is what competitive snowboarders use to rank [...]
Florence Charges O’Brien For Pipeline Win It was down to the wire at the 2012 Volcom Pipeline Pro with Pipeline veteran Jamie O’Brien in the lead for most of the final over Kai Barger, Nate Yeomans, and John Florence. With O’Brien in the lead, Florence had already conceded defeat, when a wave bumped up on the horizon. Florence paddled for it, [...]

Think Thank’s Mind The Video, Man
Here it is: The official trailer for Think Thank’s 9th video Mind The Video Man. Starring: Jesse Burtner, Scott Stevens, Ted Borland, Chris Beresford, Sean Black, Sam Hulbert and welcoming to the Think Thank family; Curtis Woodman, Ryan Paul, Nial Romanek, Brandon Hammid, Kyle Lopiccolo, Brandon Reis, Jaeger Bailey and more. “Mind The Video Man” [...]

Backcountry Access Float Saves Snowboarder
This video of snowboarder Meesh Hytner would seem to suggest that wearing a Backcountry Access Float 30 (or a similar avalanche buoyancy device) can be very helpful when the entire slope begins to slide. Glad everyone is okay. [Link: GrindTV.com via Gizmodo]

Burton Canadian Open Live Online Now
Watch the Burton Canadian Open Slopestyle semi finals and Halfpipe Finals live today (February 3, 2012) beginning at 9:30 AM PST and Slopestyle finals beginning tomorrow (February 4, 2012) at 9:30 AM PST. Watch Kelly Clark (USA), Hannah Teter (USA) Jamie Anderson (USA), Queralt Castellet (ESP), Sina Candrian (SUI), Mercedes Nicoll (CDN), Chas Guldemond (USA), [...]

Air & Style Innsbruck Live Tomorrow
Bergisel Stadium is reportedly all set for the 2012 Billabong Air & Style in Innsbruck, Austria Saturday, February 4, 2012. Despite the absence of last year’s winner Mark McMorris, the current standings in the TTR are a constant mix of high flying new riders all making their mark on the tour and this event will [...]

Terje Haakonsen & The Invisible Swordsman
We’re more confused than you. All we’ve gotten out of this is that the 2012 World Snowboarding Championships are going down in Oslo, Norway February 10-19, 2012 and they will include a macking quarter pipe. . . and Drop Kick Murphys and Turbonegro.

Jason Schwartzman x Ben Kweller x Shaun White
Next Tuesday, (February 7, 2012) Ben Kweller will release a new album, Go Fly A Kite. To promote that album Bored To Death star Jason Schwartzman pulled together a little help from his friends who look more than a little alike. Watch and you’ll see what we mean. [Link: BlackBook]

Snowboarder Bandit Hits Orange County Banks
First there were the slew of “skateboard bandits” hitting banks, now police in Orange County, California are looking for someone they are calling the “snowboarder bandit,” after a man robbed a Wells Fargo branch in Irvine, California, according to a story in the Orange County Register. The robber is believed to be the man who [...]

The Bones Brigade: Revenge Of The Nerds
On the eve of the The Bones Brigade Autobiography West Coast premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (February 2, 2012 at 2 and 8 PM), Stacy Peralta speaks to the Santa Barbara Independent on why these six skateboarders were so important and why the film is finding new fans each time it screens. [...]

Mountain High’s Cholula Triple Air Show
Registration starts tomorrow (February 3, 2012) for the 14th Annual Triple Air Show at Mountain High. The Cholula Triple Air has been upgraded to a 3 star TTR (Ticket To Ride) event this year which means competitors will earn points towards their overall worldwide ranking. The TTR standard is what competitive snowboarders use to rank [...]

Florence Charges O’Brien For Pipeline Win
It was down to the wire at the 2012 Volcom Pipeline Pro with Pipeline veteran Jamie O’Brien in the lead for most of the final over Kai Barger, Nate Yeomans, and John Florence. With O’Brien in the lead, Florence had already conceded defeat, when a wave bumped up on the horizon. Florence paddled for it, [...]