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10th Annual Burton European Open Confirms Top Riders
03 years ago
INNSBRUCK, AUT (December 18, 2008) – The 10th annual Burton European Open (BEO) is gearing up to be one of the season’s most exciting snowboard events as many of the world’s best riders get ready to compete in LAAX, Switzerland from Jan. 9-16, 2009. The third Burton Global Open Series event of this season and a 6Star Swatch TTR event, the BEO offers a prize purse of $125,000 and two new Volvo XC 60s for the male and female overall winners.
All invited riders are confirmed, and all open spots have been filled. Around 300 riders from 24 different countries – from amateurs to rookies to pros – registered online for a spot in the halfpipe and slopestyle disciplines. Riders from Europe, US, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and even Israel are expected to join this year’s anniversary event. (more…)
Salomon Girls Charge at Dew Tour
03 years ago
Temperatures were sub freezing in Breckenridge as the crew of Salomon girls attacked massive jumps at the first Winter AST Dew Tour stop.
Salomon Snowboards’ British darling Jenny Jones took silver with consistent tricks throughout the whole competition followed by Transworld Snowboarding’s Rookie of the Year nominee Bev Veuilleumier. Bev took the bronze for her back to back 3’s and standout frontside 720. Jamie Anderson rounded things out with a 4th place. Burton team rider Spencer O’ Brian took home the gold.
“The weather was super gnarly and everyone was having a hard time with it and it was really good to see our girls handle it and put down runs that would have been good in any other contest. Three girls out of the top 4 is pretty rad,” said team manager Java Fernandez.
For more info on the Salomon team or Salomon products check out www.salomonsnowboards.com
Meathead Films Screening at Mount Snow
03 years ago
WEST DOVER, VT (December 22, 2008) – The screening of Meathead Films’ east coast ski epic, “Head for the Hills,” originally scheduled for December 12 at the Snow Barn at Mount Snow, has been rescheduled for January 16, 2009.
The screening will start at 7 p.m. and is open to all ages. DJ Manhole Cover will be spinning tunes after the film as the boys from Meathead give away prizes and DVDs. A few larger prizes will be raffled off.
The Snow Barn will be age 21+ from 9 p.m. on.
Please call the Snow Barn at 802-464-4266 for further details.
Historic Firsts Mark Inaugural Finals at Winter Dew Tour
03 years ago
BRECKENRIDGE, COLO. – Dec. 19, 2008 – Shaun White was the first athlete to win a Summer Dew Tour event in skateboard vert and he continued that success on the Winter Dew Tour by becoming the first person to earn a winter victory. White scorched the competition on Friday at Breckenridge Ski Resort, earning a 95.17 and capturing the first Winter Dew Tour men’s snowboard slopestyle title.
While White secured a spot at the top of the slopestyle point standings on Friday, the 2006 Olympic Gold Medalist isn’t finished for the weekend and still has hopes of earning yet another win. White will compete in the Superpipe prelims on Saturday and, if he advances, the finals on Sunday live on NBC (1 p.m. – 3 p.m. ET). (more…)
Dc’s “movers And Shakers” Grow $30,181 For Movember
03 years ago
Dec. 17, 2008—VISTA, CA— For the second consecutive year, DC’s “MOvers and Shakers” were the number one Movember USA Team with a total of $30,181.71 raised for the nonprofit Movember. Besides being the number one team, DC’s involvement expanded this year with numerous contests, a sandal, and participation from DC’s team riders.
To help support the cause, DC created “The DC Challenge” for the top four-man team to raise the most money for Movember. The giveaway offered an all expenses paid five-day trip to Park City, Utah, including a day of snowboarding at DC’s private MTN.LAB. Congratulations to The DC Challenge winning team – Haley’s M-O who raised $10,320 for Movember and the Prostate Cancer Foundation of America. (more…)
Friends N Footie Contest
03 years ago
Friends N Footie Video Contest
Cilla and POM POM announce a girls only video contest. (more…)
The North Face Masters of Snowboarding 2009 Tour Dates Announced
23 years ago
The North Face Masters of Snowboarding is the largest big mountain snowboarding tour in the country, with a prize purse of $45,000 and two new world-class venues
Registration begins Monday, December 15, at 8am MST
Salt Lake City, Utah, December 12, 2008 – Now in its sophomore year, The North Face Masters of Snowboarding (TNF Masters) has become the largest cohesive competitive big mountain snowboarding tour in the country. A three-stop tour, TNF Masters is designed to cater to the motivation, talent and skill of world-class big mountain snowboarders. The 2009 tour visits Snowbird, Utah, Crested Butte, Colorado, and culminates at the ultimate big mountain competition venue of Kirkwood, California. (more…)
DC Team Rider Chas Guldemond On “The Standard Snowboard Show”
03 years ago
Vista, CA…DC snowboarder Chas Guldemond will appear on the “The Standard Snowboard Show” airing Tuesday, December 16th on FUEL TV at 8:00pm ET and 11:00pm ET (5:00pm PT and 8:00pm PT). This fifth season episode will be filled with tons of freestyle footage of Chas as he sessions parks across Tahoe’s North Shore.
Known for his contest prowess, Chas currently leads the Swatch TTR standings following a third place overall finish at the Nissan X-Trail jam in Tokyo, December 12, 2008. With a back-to-back contest schedule, Chas will compete on the Dew Tour, then in slopestyle at the Winter X Games 2009. When he’s not competing, New Hampshire native resides in Truckee, calling Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort his local mountain. (more…)