Summer is wrapping up and the smell of snow is in the air; or at least it is in Alaska. But regardless of temperatures and snowfall, September brings a wave of energy and excitement to the snowboard industry. While most resorts in the northern hemisphere are still a few months away from opening, and most shops don’t even stock next winters gear until late October, the last few season have seen Loveland and A-Basin opening in early October.

That makes September the ramp-up month, with an onslaught of new videos, magazine coverage of the best of last year, and thousands of dollars in add campaigns to tell you what’s going to be hot this winter. While that’s all fun to drool over, many boarders are left wondering what products will actually work for them; good thing you’ve found SBG, where everyday boarders, just like you, write the reviews.

The new review engine is live and now you can join us in posting reviews of your favorite (and least favorite) products and resorts. For detailed instructions on how to post reviews, head over here: Review Instructions

There will be monthly giveaways all season long, so start submitting those reviews!

A perfect day with sunny blue skies today at Stylewars meant the first day of competition at Australia’s most notorious snowboarding event went down like a bowl full of delicious poutine. The 45 invited riders from around the globe were annihilating the course with a level of snowboarding never before seen in Australia.

Ripping all day and finishing in number 1 and 2 spots respectively was the French Canadian connection (ie: Canadian Club) of Charles Reid and Matts Kulisek who were both sending and stomping their runs all day. Matts was unleashing huge frontside 7 to backside 7 combinations amoung some super smooth 900s. While Charles Reid was dropping insane frontside 1080’s and massive 90-foot corked frontside 360’s that had everyone scratching their heads.   Continue Reading »

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (August 26, 2008) — Burton Australia is set to premiere It’s Always Snowing Somewhere, a double feature, double DVD snowboarding movie that showcases the Burton team’s most ridiculous season yet. Winter never ends as the team travels from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere laying waste to parks, pipes, big mountain lines and jibs; from Alaska to Argentina.

Friday September 5 will see the movie screen at The Banjo Patterson Inn (Kosciusko Road, Jindabyne) during the official closing party of the Burton Australian Open.   Continue Reading »

Purchase a Season Pass Labor Day Weekend at Bay Area Any Mountain Stores or the 22nd Annual Heavenly Sports Tent Sale and Receive a $25 Voucher for Immediate Savings on In-Stock Gear

Heavenly Mountain Resort, Calif./Nev. - August 22, 2008 - Heavenly Mountain Resort announced today that Labor Day, September 1, 2008 will be the last day to purchase or renew a 2008 - 2009 Heavenly season pass for just $369, a $130 savings from the $499 price.   Continue Reading »

Join Standard Films and Fuel TV for the Snowboard Film WORLD PREMIERE at the Olympic Village Lodge (OVL) in Squaw Valley USA ~ After-party featuring FORTRESS

[Squaw Valley USA] August 22, 2008 – Standard Films presents the World Premiere of AESTHETICA, their newest snowboard movie Wednesday, September 3 at the Olympic Village Lodge in Squaw Valley. All are invited to celebrate winter with the founding members of Standard Films and the cast and crew from AESTHETICA. Features on tap for the evening are AESTHETICA a Full length feature Snowboard Film, a 21 & up bar, free raffle prizes, and an after-party with the metal band Fortress. Fuel TV will be at Squaw to document the excitement of the AESTHETICA World Premiere for the Blue Carpet Television Special that will air globally all winter long on the Fuel Television Network. The entire community is invited to be part of this premiere, party and production Wednesday, September 3, 2008.   Continue Reading »

For us at CandyGrind quality is the most important thing. Not only do we use the best quality material, but we make sure we have the right fit for shredders like us. We don’t just take a stock shirt and put uber sick print on it, we build our own nice shirts from the ground up.

CandyGrind shirt rocking the pocket

CandyGrind T-Shirts are made out of high quality heavy combed cotton with a super comfortable relaxed fit. Then we added the additional stash pocket to give you more options of where you could put your stuff. That is what we call the “Marsupial Pocket”. A light weight pocket that’s perfect for carrying cash, id’s, or anything else of that nature. The Marsupial Pocket comes standard with all of our shirts and gives the perfect addition to a T-Shirt. So, every time you check us out in your local shops, remember that for us its more than just a T-Shirt - it’s our lifestyle.

Peace,

Love, & Rock the Journey

For more info, visit candygrind.com

Burlington, Vermont (August 21, 2008) – The Burton Global Open Series (BGOS) today announced that the prestigious Nippon Open Snowboarding Championships will now become the first Asian Open Snowboarding Championships, set for February 24-March 1, 2009 at Alts Bandai Snow Resort in Fukushima prefecture, Japan.

“Since 1994, the Nippon Open has had a tremendous influence on the competitive snowboard scene in Japan, bringing a world-class competition to Japanese professional and amateur riders, while attracting top international snowboarders to the region,” says Liam Griffin, Events Director at Burton Snowboards. “With competitive snowboarding gaining momentum in China and Korea, we felt it was time to expand the Nippon Open into the Asian Open Snowboarding Championships, attracting more riders from growing snowboarding communities throughout Asia.”   Continue Reading »

Join Shaun White, Erin Comstock, Park City All-Stars and friends at the World Premiere of Park City Mountain Resort’s new film, “I Ride Park City” on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 8:00 pm on the Town Lift Plaza overlooking historic Main Street in Park City.

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SYDNEY, Australia (August 20, 2008) - Some of the biggest names in international snowboarding are making their way down under to the Burton Australian Open Snowboarding Championships, which will take place from September 1-5, 2008 at Perisher Blue resort in Australia. Kevin Pearce, Jamie Anderson, Hannah Teter, Chas Guldemond, Mikkel Bang, Mason Aguirre, Danny Davis, Torstein Horgmo and Markus Malin are just a few of the top riders who plan to attend the event, which features men’s and women’s halfpipe and slopestyle competitions.   Continue Reading »

Sessions and Skullcandy have teamed up for an online contest “Virtual Best Friends” where 8 winners will be chosen to receive a SSC Co-Op Jacket and a pair of Skullcandy headphones. All you need to do to enter is check out some dope gear and answer a few easy questions. You will then be entered to win 1 of 8 Sessions SSC CO-OP Jackets and a pair of Skullcandy headphones. Winners will be chosen once a week from 11/2/08 to 12/25/08.   Continue Reading »