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ThirtyTwo’s AMMO movie available for download now
07 months ago
ThirtyTwo has opened the floodgates for it’s new am-team snowboard film AMMO, and you can download it now for just $2.99.
ThirtyTwo has been dropping segments from the film for the last couple of weeks, and from what we’ve seen so fart, this isn’t one you should sleep on. While you’re waiting for it to download, peep the Trailer
We’ll have a review up soon.
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ThirtyTwo Thursday AMMO Montage Release
07 months ago
It’s Thursday, and ThirtyTwo has dropped another part from their full-length Am movie AMMO. This 2:21 minute montage segment includes riders Stale Sandbech, Tyler Flanagan, Jared Jordan, Dominik Wagner, Frank Knab, Justin Mulford and Parker Worthen with some sweet rail, jib, and kicker action. Definitely worth a look.
The full AMMO movie is available now at local snowboard shops for $9.99, and will be up on iTunes for $2.99 on Oct 1.
Free Movie: “The People’s Park” from Bear Mountain
07 months ago
Bear Mountain released their new movie “The People’s Park” after the Hot Dawgz & Hand Rails event at Bear yesterday. The full video, with 24:41 minutes of Bear Mountain shredding featuring a ton of riders, is now available to watch online, and is in fact, embed right here!
Fun movie that definitely makes me want to ride Bear again (it’s been a while).
Also, did big floppy mittens suddenly become cool again? Some of these kids put Matt Goodwill to shame in the floppy glove department.
Thanks to Bear Mountain, Snowboarder Mag, and Red Bull for the video! (more…)
2011 Hot Dawgz & Hand Rails underway at Bear Mountain
17 months ago
The 2011 Hot Dawgz and Hand Rails contest is going off at Bear Mountain, and thanks to the magic of webcasting even if you’re not in So Cal (or if you just an anti-social shut-in) you can watch it from the comfort of your home.
Stay tuned following the jam for the exclusive premiere of Bear Mountains’ full-length video “The Peoples’ Park” at 7PM PST.
SBG: Where we’ve been, where we’re at, where we are going
37 months ago
This is the original business card we hit the road with in 1999
I started SBG with two good friends in the fall of 1998 as we prepared to hit the road on a snowboard roadtrip. It’s been more than a decade since I started cobbling together bits of code to make a website that would catalog our trip as we traveled from Alaska into Canada and then down through Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado during what was to be one of the best seasons on record.
We started out as what would later be called a blog
In the years since, Snowboarder Guide has taken a number of forms. We started out as what would later be called a blog, an online journal chronicling the story of three 18-year-olds on the road with the sole mission of snowboarding. The journal turned into reviews, and the resort reviews we wrote and published were some of the first available on the web. Over the next few years we moved into product reviews as well, and before the term blogging had even been coined, we had adopted a web magazine format.
We’ve been as small as two people, and at times had ten contributors. Maggie joined our team, first writing reviews, then articles, and then taking on the role of women’s editor and overseeing the female half of the product world as the industry recognized the need for women’s specific gear. We married in 2001, and celebrated 10 years this year. We’ve traveled all over the US, attended incredible events, hung out with legends and heroes, and made friends throughout the snowboard industry, and along the way we’ve had more powder days than anyone really deserves. (more…)
Brandon Hobush’s full part from “AMMO” now available
07 months ago
It’s ThirtyTwo Thursday, and the 2nd video part from their AMMO am team movie is now up and killin’ it.
Brandon Hobush lacing his ThirtyTwo boots
I have to interject that I love the new world of digital snowboard movies. I mean we’ve been headed there for a couple of years now, but for some reason it feels like companies are really embracing it this year. I remember paying $20-30 for snowboard films when I was growing up, and I had to carefully weigh which movies I wanted along with whatever other gear I actually needed that year. Usually this meant I’d pick up Mack Dawg’s film first, since it came with a soundtrack CD as well, and then grab TB whatever if I had the spare cash.
Google+ now available to everyone (that means you)
17 months ago
Google updated Google+ (Google Plus) today and part of that update included moving from “field test” to “beta,” opening the door for anyone to join the emerging social network.
I received a pretty early invite to G+, and have been playing with it since pretty early in the test. Google Plus is an interesting blend of the existing social media sites, more robust and, in my opinion, far more useful than Twitter, while allowing for a blend of personal and public sharing that up until recently Facebook hasn’t allowed.
You may have noticed the G+ share button that started showing up on our pages a few weeks ago, and we’ll definitely be using the new service as much as possible heading into winter 2011/12. We’re evaluating their emerging tools like Hangouts and Huddles/Messenger, and hope to have some cool content and possibly contests using the service this winter.
Keep reading after the break for a quick look G+ video and links to join and follow us there.
Off-Snow Training: Trampolines
01 year ago
One of our most commonly asked questions is “How do I prepare for a snowboard or ski vacation?” While there is no easy answer, there are a number of ways you can prepare your body and mind for a trip to the mountains. Off-snow training regiments can benefit riders in many ways, including conditioning, balance, and freestyle advancement. Snowboarding uses a diverse set of muscles; creating a work-out plan to keep them all in shape is no easy feat, considering that many of our guests ride no more than 20 days per year. I encourage my clients to train core snowboard muscles throughout the year, reducing the dreaded “day 3 burnout” and making their on-snow experience more enjoyable. There are many ways to keep your body in “snowboard shape” and your mind prepared for the next jump, the important thing is that you find one that works for you. (more…)