Come join us for the launch of our R.A.D. series Riders, Designers, Artists collaborating to make product with that extra flair. Our first co-lab is with our good friends above the boarder IFound.

eesa Rad Party

For more info, visit eesaclothing.com.

Burlington, VT (October 13, 2008) — Burton riders Shaun White, Keegan Valaika, Kevin Pearce, Danny Davis, Mason Aguirre, Heikki Sorsa and Jussi Oksanen will be in Los Angeles on Friday, October 24 to sign autographs, meet local riders and show the new Burton movie It’s Always Snowing Somewhere.

It’s Always Snowing Somewhere features scenes with the Burton team traveling the northern hemisphere, from Austria to Alaska. The movie features action footage from Shaun White, Terje Haakonsen, Natasza Zurek, Gigi Rüf, JP Solberg, Heikki Sorsa, Nicolas Müller, Tadashi Fuse, Frederik Kalbermatten, Jeremy Jones, Jussi Oksanen, DCP, Mads Jonsson, Trevor Andrew, Keegan Valaika, Kevin Pearce, Danny Davis, Kazuhiro Kokubo, Mikkel Bang, Mikey Rencz and Peetu Piiroinen.   Continue Reading »

This weekend brought our first substantial snow fall covering Echo in 6 inches of the white fluffy stuff. Needless to say an itch needed to be scratched so Echo’s Marc Moline and Steve Cummings tested out some of the Asylum’s new moveable features. Enjoying the first session of the season, it was all about the girls as both noses and tails were pressed onto the ice crusted flat log.   Continue Reading »

Arapahoe Basin, Colorado – October 13, 2008 – Arapahoe Basin ski area officials announce that its opening day for the 2008-2009 ski season will be Wednesday, October 15, 2008. For the past two years the ski area has been the first to open in the nation and this year A-Basin continues that trend.

The Exhibition chairlift will open to the public at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday. Skiers and riders can look forward to an 18-inch base on the intermediate High Noon run and some features in the High Divide Terrain Park. There will be no beginner skiing at this time.   Continue Reading »

October 10th, 2008, Brooklyn, NY. shreddingbetty.com, the premier female-specific online snowboard shop, announces the addition of over 15 new brands for Winter 2009, as well as international shipping to the female snowboarder community commencing October 1st 2008.

The retail site offers top performance snowboarding brands, as well as hard to find women’s streetwear. For Winter 2009, shreddingbetty.com is expanding to offer over 15 new brands including Priscilla Levac’s Cilla First Layers, GNU Snowboards, Palmer Snowboards, Married to the MOB and dijen’erat. shreddingbetty.com will continue to offer favorites such as Rome Snowboards, Nikita, VonZipper, Hellz Bellz and more.   Continue Reading »

10.13.2008 - Should we support the idea that a brand’s roots, involvement in, and connection to snowboarding don’t matter?

Should we say, “hey, athletics-r-us brand, you haven’t given a shit about snowboarding for 30 years and your spandex-clad board of directors still don’t give a shit about snowboarding now, but that’s cool, come on in and make some money off us”?

Should we really accept them as a snowboard or skate company just because they can spend a ton of cash on some of the best, most iconic riders? Does the ability to cut a big check magically turn a pair of figure skates into a pair of snowboard boots?   Continue Reading »

Mt Hutt’s scheduled closing date is Sunday 19 October, but the high country ski area will reopen for four days over Labour Weekend, from Friday 24 October to Monday 27 October.

Mt Hutt Manager Dave Wilson said the snow conditions at Mt Hutt were in great shape.

“We’ve had a fantastic season and are delighted to be able to reopen for a final fling,” he said. “It’s a fantastic way to end the season in the high country.”

Mt Hutt had enjoyed consistent natural snowfalls throughout the 2008 season building up to the magic 3m base in September – the largest base in more than a decade.

Still enjoying a base of over 2m Mr Wilson said the snow depth had provided an awesome season for skiers and riders.

“We were able to open so much terrain and had some fantastic powder days. And it provided us with a great base which will keep us going for the rest of the season,” he said.

10cms of fresh snow over the past two days had provided a top up and cold conditions were expected to keep snow in good condition for the rest of the season.

Base facilities to open on Labour weekend included Sky High Café, Rental and Repair, and the Snow Shop. The SnowSports School will not be reopened.

For more information, nzski.com

Innsbruck, AUT — Burton Snowboards and Flachauwinkl Resort in Salzburg, Austria today announced the development of The Stash®, the first run of its kind in Austria, which is also home to Burton’s European headquarters. Scheduled to open in January 2009, the Stash in Flachauwinkl will be the fifth run worldwide and only the second in Europe after the opening of The Stash in Avoriaz, France last year.

The Stash is an evolution of freestyle terrain in a natural environment, created by Jake Burton and the Burton global team riders. Located on the north-side of the mountain opposite the Absolut freestyle park, the kilometer-long Stash run will follow the natural line of the mountain providing riders with an organic, big mountain terrain park. The Stash run in Flachauwinkl will take on an ‘Old West’ theme and feature over 40 obstacles, including some unique features like a bridge, a saloon-style cabin, hitching posts and banked wall rides. Also unique to The Stash at Flachauwinkl is Lil’ Stash, which will include small features perfect for kids and beginner riders at the top of the Stash run. The main Stash run is aimed at intermediate and advanced riders.   Continue Reading »

Forum Or Against'Em Premiere

Halloween night:

* Doors 7pm
* Pro Autograph Signings (w/ Travis Kennedy, John Jackson and Stevie Bell) 7-8pm
* Movie 8pm
* Raffle and giveaways all night!
* Costume contest
* Concert with live Hip-Hop after 10pm

Tickets are $5 for all ages (valid until 10pm) and $20 for 18 & up (valid all night).
KEAK DA SNEAK Live in concert with special guests: Main Flow. Gryme Tyme, Scrilla The Kid, Nilla, DJ Rah2k, DJ Rack$ and more!

Scotts Valley, CA, October 10, 2008— Sessions is pleased to introduce Swedish powerhouse Andreas Gidlund to the team! At 20, Andreas is emerging as one of the best jumpers in the game. Last winter he took first in a TTR 5 star event and filmed a part in Factor Films “Note.”   Continue Reading »