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Burton Tokyo Rail Days Results
11 month ago
“With Burton Rail Days, we wanted to bring a legitimate exhibition of urban riding to the center of Tokyo,” said Greg Dacyshyn, Chief Creative Officer at Burton Snowboards. “Roppongi Hills Arena is an iconic destination in Tokyo, and seeing this urban center transformed into a full winter festival with music, kids snowboard lessons and a world-class rail competition was incredible. It was a next-level event and everyone from the riders to the crowd had an amazing time.”
In the end, it was Jamie Nicholls from Great Britain who won the entire event with two super strong runs: one that included a frontside boardslide 270 out on the down rail and another run that included a frontside boardslide change-up boardslide on the down rail. Dylan Alito came in second place with a frontside boardslide on the ledge and a second run that included a hardway frontside 270 frontside boardslide on the ledge. Ethan Deiss claimed third place with a frontside 180 switch nosepress and a second run that included a frontside 270 frontside boardslide to fakie – both on the down rail. And Shoma earned fourth place with a transfer 50-50 on the kink rail in one run and a transfer boardslide on the kink rail in his other high-scoring run.
Jamie Nicholls had this to say about his win, “When they announced that I won, I honestly couldn’t believe it, especially because there were so many amazing riders there and everyone smashed it,” said Jamie. “The crowd was amazing – let’s just say that I love Japan, Tokyo and everyone there.”
2011 Burton Rail Days: Final Results
1. Jamie Nicholls (GBR) NIKE 6.0 – $15,000
2. Dylan Alito (USA) VOLCOM – $8,000
3. Ethan Deiss (USA) BURTON – $4,000
4. Shoma Takao (JPN) FORUM – $2,000
Burton “Rail Days” in Tokyo
02 months ago
by Chris
in Contest & Event News
Burton Rail Days gives the city of Tokyo the rare chance to see some of the world’s best street snowboarders in action at a free outdoor event.
The event will start with 16 top invited riders throwing down on the biggest rail feature ever constructed for a snowboard event in Tokyo. Built by the world’s leading snow park and halfpipe designers, Snow Park Technologies, the Burton Rail Days course is designed to look like an actual street corner, complete with street lamps, stairs, handrails, a brick façade and a mailbox to session. There’s also a quarterpipe at the top of the stair set for riders to drop in from, and urban features like cement ledges give the riders plenty of room to get creative.
“I’m super stoked to head over to Tokyo for the Burton Rail Days event,” said Burton team rider Ethan Deiss. “I’ve seen a few drawings of the set up, and it looks really solid. Just hanging out in Tokyo is so much fun, let alone getting to snowboard in the city and compete in a rail contest. It’s going to get crazy.”
686 Day is back – 11/11/11
02 months ago
by Chris
in Contest & Event News
Mark your calendars for November 11 and 12, 686 Day is back.
686 Day is two days of giveaways and prizes. Check the flyers after the break for full details including participating shops in the US and around the world.
Mammoth Opening Day Movie Premieres
12 months ago
DC Snowboarding and Mammoth want you to know that there will be premieres of People’s new film Good Look and Standard Films’ TB20 on Mammoth’s opening day, Thursday November 10. Hit first chair at 8:30, shred all day, partake in the 11am opening day champagne toast, and catch the snowboard premieres at the Hyde Lounge starting at 7pm. Sounds like a good day!
Don’t miss the after-party with DC at 9PM, and visit the Quicksilver store on the 11th to meet Devun, Aaron, and Lauri!
Standing Sideways in New York
03 months ago
Burton’s new film Standing Sideways just had it’s New York premiere in a packed house with more than 1,000 in attendance.. The whole crew from Burton was in attendance, with the pro roster including Terje Haakonsen, Mark Sollors, Mikey Rencz, Kazuhiro Kokubo, Danny Davis, Jack Mitrani, Mark McMorris, Mikkel Bang, Jussi Oksanen and Ethan Deiss on hand to shoot photos and sign autographs with fans. (more…)
The return of the Nixon Jibfest
03 months ago
After an eight year hiatus, the Nixon Jibfest is back. Powder & Rails just released the first in a three-part series that explores the history and future of the Jibfest, including interviews with JP Walker, Jeremy Jones, and Chris Gunnarson. Check it out after the break
2012 US Revolution Tour Dates
03 months ago
by Chris
in Contest & Event News
The 2012 US Revolution Tour dates have been announced, and the first stop is in just a couple of months at Copper Mountain. The Rev tour will play an important part in this years contest scene, in part thanks to the addition of slopestyle to the Olympics.
“With the addition of slopestyle skiing and snowboarding, and halfpipe skiing to the Olympics, it’s definitely making this coming season exciting for the Revolution Tour because the kids have an understanding that if they do well on the Tour, they have a direct path to Olympic qualification,” said U.S. Snowboarding and Freeskiing Event Manager Nick Alexakos. “Athletes competing at the Revolution Tour have a shot at qualifying for the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix series, which is an Olympic team qualifier.”
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2011 Hot Dawgz & Hand Rails underway at Bear Mountain
14 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.