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Park & Pipes - Whistler Blackcomb: Brian Finestone's Park Report - Feb 29, 2008
By: WhistlerBlackcomb

The level of skill being displayed in all of the Whistler Blackcomb Parks is astonishing these days. The progression we are seeing in athletes is at light speed and tricks formerly reserved for the rare mutants are now being thrown with ease by local kids skipping school to ski and ride. (Don’t skip school!) This week I witnessed 16-year-olds throwing double back flips, 19-year-olds spinning corked 10s and a 4-year-old slide a four foot round bar. This progression has pushed the Park crew to step up and create the best possible playground for these athletes and then work backwards to ensure we have a smooth progression. The bar is being set high for the next generation and we are doing our best to evolve at the same rate.

The Parks all got new set-ups this week, some even seeing changes daily. On Whistler Mountain we changed up the top section to include a new barrel bonk in addition to the stump jibs as well as freshening up Bobcat with a never-been-tired-before combo box with a quad kink. There are also new jump styles on Chipmunk and two “Skate Style” spines with log and metal coping for every transfer trick imaginable.

The Choker Park saw the addition of the Quicksilver and Nintendo boxes set up in series as mellow up-boxes as well as the addition of a mini shack booter style step over jump. The Superpipe rebuild has resulted in the best pipe I have ridden in a long time and special props go out to Andy Morrison for his epic 17 hour shift grooming the pipe se we can all rip it this week!

The Terrain Garden continues to be one of the busiest parks with hordes of newbie riders getting their legs on the small jumps, mini spine, boxes and rails offered up in this line. We are hoping to add a few more basic flat boxes to the mix so trick development can progress here too.

The HL Park has basically been split into Lucas Land’s rail line for metal grinders and the main park for jumpers. The left line continues to be the BIG XL line while the right side offers up the L / XL multi-takeoff options.

If you have not been up in the parks yet this year, you are missing out! Don’t wait to see it in next year’s vids, come on up today.

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Published On: 2/29/2008

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My Blog: 3 Weeks Left to Win Free Cat Boarding
By: snowcats

What do “The Sex Tiger”, “Creamy Jeans” and “There Will Be Blood” have in common? Not much, but they’re all name ideas for Backcountry Snowcats newest line.

There’s only three weeks left to be a part of Backcountry Snowcats history, and score some free Cat-Snowboarding out of the deal. Think you can come up with a better name? Bring it on.

Backcountry Snowcats, located on the Hurley Pass north of Pemberton and south of the cult-classic snowmobiling hub of Bralorne, has more epic ski & snowboard terrain than they know what to do with. It has been a mind-blowing season so far, with more storms and good times to come. With the recent nice weather the cat has been pushing roads higher and higher into the alpine, now within spitting distance of… the new line. The line that you get to name.

Enter the contest, come up with a name for one of the new lines, and if your line name is chosen, you win a weekend at Backcountry Snowcats to shred your new line, and many others. First explore www.snowcats.ca to learn about the area, then enter a name that best suites this unnamed line.

Someone is going to score a weekend worth $898 CAD, with 2 nights at the Hurley Mountain Lodge, snowmobile or Snow Cat rides to and from Pemberton, 2 days cat skiing/riding, and hearty catered meals during your stay.

To get your juices flowing, here’s some funny, clever, and random contenders that were received so far, all loosely related to cats, snow, and railroads:
‘Gladeator’,
‘One Track Mind’,
‘Boxcar Gnarly’,
‘The Sex Tiger’,
‘Smoking Bowls’,
‘The Humpyard’,
‘Bullet Terrain’,
‘There Will Be Blood’,
‘3:10 to Hurley’,
‘Gravy Train’,
‘Station 4:20’,
‘Derailed’,
‘Tighty Whitey’,
and ‘Creamy Jeans’.

The unnamed line is one of several mouth-watering, feature-filled, powdery, 3000 ft lines in the North Ridge zone. Topping out at 2300m with views of Bralorne 20km away, it drops for a 1000m (3300ft) descent of epic skiing and riding. Weave the glades, slash the gully walls, or just point it down the center. If this line doesn’t get your heart pumping, you’re already dead.

Come up with a clever name that's as unique as the terrain, and if it’s chosen, you win a cat boarding trip. If you don't win, go anyways. You won’t regret it.

Published On: 2/22/2008

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Snowboard news: "More For The Astronauts" DVD available online!
By: voleurz_family

The Voleurz family film "More For The Astronauts" is now available for
purchase online! Visit www.voleurz.com to grab a DVD for $29.99.

In other news, the Family is currently in Montreal and having way too much fun. We're in training mode for the "More For The Astronauts" video release party in Montreal and then Whistler:

MONTREAL
Foufounes Electrique
Wed Nov 14th / 9:30pm

WHISTLER
Longhorn
Sun Nov 25th / 9:30pm

VANCOUVER (TBA)
KAMLOOPS (TBA)

Be sure to come to our premieres and check out the film as well as the freshest line of Voleurz clothing to date!!

(Ohh, and go to www.toestanders.com and get excited)

Published On: 11/16/2007

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My Blog: Whistler Premiere - TGR LOST AND FOUND - Sep 28
By: kickflipp

Boom. It's that time of year again, Doglotion.com is bringing TGR's latest
Ski & Snowboard Film premiere to Whistler- ‘Lost & Found’ -
a 16mm/HD Ski & Snowboard Film, presented by JEEP.
Packed with local talent, this is the must see premiere of the season.
Add in a rockin’ after party at the Longhorn Saloon to usher in the 07.08 season,
plus swag giveaways and athlete appearances – and you’re in for an epic night.
Get Ian McIntosh to autograph your chest, then sit back and enjoy the show.

And the icing on the cake… rumours have it Doglotion.com will present the
World Premiere of Paul Cotton’s ‘Gaper Day 2007’ short film; a mockumentary of the biggest Whistler-end-of-season ‘celebration’ yet. Daffies, twisters, rock grinds, one-pieces, stretch-pants, Mexican wrestlers – exposed on the big screen like never before.

DETAILS

When: 2 shows (7 & 9pm), on Friday September 28
Where: MY Millennium Place Theatre, Whistler
What: Ski & Snowboard Film premiere of 'Lost & Found'
Bonus: World Premiere of Paul Cotton's Gaper Day 2007 short film.
Tix: $9.99. All ages, available in advance at Ticketmaster.ca or
at MY Millennium Place Theatre, in person or by phone 604 935 8410. Get them in advance, sold out in years past.
After Party: "Fire, Ice, & DYNAMITE" The Party. At the Longhorn Saloon.
Swag give-aways, DJ, drink specials, bring it on.
They're welcoming FIREBALL to their family of drinks, and the FIREBOMB specials will be going down hard.
No cover charge. (Sorry no minors). Bonus points and anyone rocking a Fire, Ice & DYNAMITE costume.
Need inspiration? Think Willy Bogner film with breakdancing monoboarders in one-piece suits.

And someone's going home with a pair of new
DYNASTAR TROUBLE MAKERS!

About the film...

LOST AND FOUND is the story of the extraordinary season of 2006.07 as seen through the eyes of world-class skiers and snowboarders. With global drought persisting and ski resorts closing around the world, athletes are forced to follow the snow, sending them deep into the uncharted north country of Alaska and Canada – including of course – the
Whistler area. Filmed almost entirely in North America, LOST AND FOUND is a testament to the terrain and conditions that only exist in the Western Hemisphere.

It wouldn’t be complete without mind-blowing performances by some of our favourite Whistler athletes, Ian McIntosh, Dana Flahr, Kye Petersen, and Victoria Jealouse. McIntosh returns to try one-upping the films best breakthrough performance in last year’s film – his own – while Flahr is pumped on his return from injuries, and it shows. Once again, the Whistler crew pretty much shows the pros how we rock here in Whistler, and well, how last winter rocked us.
This film will take you into the vast, unexplored Tordrillo Mountains of Alaska, proving that some of the best big mountain riding in the world is still completely undiscovered. Athletes take advantage of the bountiful winter in British Columbia, hit disturbing park features in Aspen and score over-the-head powder pillows at Skeena Heliskiing.
The winter of 2007 was feast or famine; LOST AND FOUND documents the feast.

Sponsored by: JEEP, The North Face, Rossignol, Dynastar/Lange, Powder Magazine, Recco, Apple, Outside Magazine, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and Burton
Local Sponsors: DYNASTAR, Glacier Shop, Rossignol, Whistler Blackcomb

Published On: 9/22/2007

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Ski.Colonies.com News: matchstick Teaser By: ski.colonies.com
Check out the new teaser at http://www.mspfilms.com/theatre/ Cheers! Published On: 6/15/2007 Add/View Comments (2)

Park & Pipes - Whistler Blackcomb: Match Stick Productions Custom Booter Shoot
By: WhistlerBlackcomb

Few weeks ago we were contacted by MSP to build a gap step up for top skiers Sammy Carlson & Simon Dumont. Simon has been busy winning big $ @ pipe comps in the U.S. but Sammy was up to hit our custom booter. The gap step up was 60 feet from take off to uphill landing point. The kicker was approx 15 feet high & the uphill landing was higher @ around 25 feet.

Sammy said, “This is the best jump I have hit all year!” & based on what he was throwing down, looks like he was fully into it! The gap step up took 3 days to build by our skilled Park Grooming lead hand, Olex Iskaat. Stormy weather put the hit on hold then a final groom out made the feature ready for action this week. Sammy made the jump look effortless on every jump, blowing on lookers minds.

Park lead hand, Eric Gendron was in charge of shuttling Sammy back up to the in run start via sled so the action was fast & non stop! The shoot went into the sunset hours so expect to see some awesome footage in the next MSP film out this Fall. Big thanx to the Parks staff, leads & Olex for building & re grooming the hit so it was ideal for Sammy to hit over & over again.

More at http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/mountain/parks/index.htm

Published On: 3/16/2007

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News and stuff: Pro Photographer Showdown Finalists Announced
By: WSSF

PRO PHOTOGRAPHER SHOWDOWN FINALISTS ANNOUNCED BY

WHISTLER’S WORLD SKI & SNOWBOARD FESTIVAL

Action Sport/Lifestyle Competition Features World’s Best Shooters in Showdown for $10,000 Purse

Whistler is gearing up for a clash of the titans, when five of the world’s best lifestyle and action sports photographers compete in the tenth annual Pro Photographer Showdown at the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival, April 18 2007.

The five selected photographers will be flown to Whistler for a gala presentation on April 18, 2007, lured by the bright lights of the Festival, the industry’s preeminent celebration of action and lifestyle photography and a $10,000 prize purse.

At the Pro Photographer Showdown, the most dynamic moments in action sports are captured and mounted, trophy-style, for an appreciative 2000-strong crowd in a series of self-curated 9 minute multimedia presentations.

The “Best of Show” designation conferred at the renowned photography expose will see the winner join an alumni that includes Kevin Zacher, Eric Berger and Aaron Chang, who will judge the Showdown alongside Whistler’s “King of Light” Paul Morrison, and long-time host of the Pro Photographer Search, writer and creative mastermind Leslie Anthony.

Throughout its ten year history, the Pro Photographer Showdown has featured stunning photography from renowned surf photographers Aaron Chang, Jason Childs, Jeff Divine and Warren Bolster; skateboard gurus J. Grant Brittain and Jon Humphries; acclaimed mountain bike photographer Sterling Lorence; ski & snowboard legends Kevin Zacher, Eric Berger, Paul Morrison, Blake Jorgenson, Mark Gallup, Scott Markewitz, Dave Heath, Vianney Tisseau and Mattias Fredriksson, among others.

The five finalists are:

Peter Taras – San Clemente based Taras comes by his boho-creative blood legitimately. His grandfather was a revolutionist photographer who fought the reds and was hung by Stalin. Having worked as Photo Editor for Transworld Surf Magazine since he was 24 means Taras spends more time in the editing suite than out shooting, and his brain is full of shot-lists still to be captured.

Endre Løvaas – This 36 year old Norwegian says he has no plans to quit his day job as Marketing Manager and Senior Photographer at Fri Flyt, Norway’s biggest ski and snowboard mag to focus solely on photography. He’s shot with Matchstick Productions and produced images that have been published all over the world.

Nick Hamilton– He’s got the mongrel accent of a half Finnish, half British, half American guy, with multiple seasons in the French Alps under his belt. Currently photo editor at TransWorld SNOWboarding magazine, the 29 year old shutter-veteran edited British snowboard mag White Lines before moving to Cardiff, SoCal to take up his current role. There, he earned TransWord a Henry R Luce Cover of the Year special citation. And still can’t surf worth a damn.

Jeff Curtes – Boulder-based Curtes is the Principal Photographer for Burton Snowboards, and has been tripping around the world shooting for Burton since his big break in 1994. He has a degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a single credit in photojournalism from the Agricultural Journalism department and a stash of childhood memories of snowboarding with his brother Joe in the backwoods of the Wisconsin countryside.

Jody Morris – He spent a 10 year stint as senior photographer for Transworld Skateboarding magazine, and has freelanced for almost every major skateboard magazine in the world, as well as Men’s Fitness, Transworld Snowboarding and shooting a host of skateboarding's most iconic and influential ad campaigns, such as DC Shoes, Etnies, Adio Footwear, Quicksilver, Nixon, World Industries, Dakine, and Tony Hawk Inc.

For more info on the finalists check out: http://www.whistler2007.com/2007/photo/

And enter for your chance to win a trip to the festival:

http://www.whistler2007.com/2007/deckedout/form.php

Published On: 3/13/2007

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Ski.Colonies.com News: Powder Magazine's Reader Poll/Video Awards 2007
By: ski.colonies.com

And the winners are:

Best Line:

Sverre Liliequist
Five O’clock News
Swedish Posse

Best Powder:

Jon Larsson
Snowblind
Free Radicals

Best Air, Natural:

Seth Morrison
Anomaly
Teton Gravity Research

Best Air Manmade:

Rory Bushfield
Push
Matchstick Productions

Best Jib:

Corey Vanular
Long Story Short
Level 1 Productions

Best P.O.V.

Andreas Hatveit
By Jon Hatveit
Mind the Gap
Skifilm.net

Worst Slam

Kaj Zackrisson
Respect
Wink Inc.

Best Female:

Grete Eliassen
Ski Porn
Poor Boyz Productions

Best Male

Mark Abma
Push
Matchstick Productions

Breakthrough Performer
Ian McIntosh

Full Throttle
Seb Michaud

Movie of the Year

Push
Matchstick Productions

For more info, visit: http://powdermag.com/events/powpoll07/story/07pva/

For Photos from the awards, visit: http://powdermag.com/media/photo/07pva-gallery/

Published On: 1/30/2007

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Technology: RED one HD camera By: Lenny
Came across this post about RED ONE HD Camera on Pushing Wood Looks crazy. MSRP of $17,500 for RED ONE™ camera. Estimated to ship in Early 2007. Published On: 1/17/2007 Add/View Comments (-1)

Ski.Colonies.com News: X Games Scheduling Announced
By: ski.colonies.com

LOS ANGELES - ESPN Winter X Games 11 announces new sports, new athletes and more coverage going into the eleventh annual event. In addition to Skiing and Snowboard and ESPN‚s announcement last month of Snowmobile Freestyle being added to the sports lineup, Winter X Games 11 will include its first ever disabled discipline, Mono Skier X. First introduced as a demo event at Winter X Games Nine, this year‚s event will be modeled after Winter X mainstays, Skier X and Snowboarder X. It will feature the top 16 disabled men and women racing in individual sit-skis in heats of four. Snowboarding will add the discipline of Snowboard Best Trick Showdown, and Moto X will not be in the Winter X Games lineup but remain a pillar in summer and international events. Fifteen hours of live programming on ESPN and ABC will be offered as well as Winter X Games 11 coverage on ESPN International, EXPN.com, ESPN Classic, ESPN360, SportsCenter and ESPN2‚s X Center.

“As we move into the eleventh Winter X Games, we couldn‚t be more excited with our lineup of sports and the new group of athletes we have participating with Snowmobile Freestyle and Mono Skier X,” said Ron Semiao, senior vice president, ESPN Original Entertainment. “We are dedicated to bringing a variety of original and compelling content to the sports fans and confident with these sport additions we will do so at Winter X Games 11.”

The annual Winter X Games is the premier action winter sports event in the world and showcases more than 250 of the world‚s top athletes including 28 Olympians who competed in last year‚s Winter X Games 10 prior to traveling to Turin, Italy. In addition to Snowboard SuperPipe (added in 1998), the Olympics added Snowboard Boardercross an event that has been part of Winter X Games since the beginning. Last month, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Skicross, known as Skier X in the Winter X Games, would be added to the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Skier X was introduced to Winter X Games in 1998 with 30 competitors and was the first competition of its kind for the sport of skiing.

Buttermilk Mountain at Aspen/ Snowmass will continue to host the Winter X Games through 2010. Winter X Games 11 is scheduled for Jan 25-28, 2007 with free entrance to the public.

Ski Schedule:

Wednesday, January 24, 2007
For media planning onlyˆthis day is closed to the public but open to the media

8:00 a.m. ˆ 12:00 p.m.Skiing SuperPipe Men‚s & Women‚s Practice

Thursday, January 25, 2007
8:00 a.m. ˆ 9:45 a.m.Skiing SuperPipe Men‚s & Women‚s Practice
9:00 a.m. ˆ 12:00 p.m.Skiing Skier X Men‚s & Women‚s Practice
10:00 a.m. ˆ 12:00 p.m.Skiing SuperPipe Men‚s Elimination
12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Skiing Slopestyle Practice

Friday, January 26, 2007
12:15 p.m. ˆ 1:15 p.m.Skiing Skier X Men‚s & Women‚s Practice
1:30 p.m. ˆ 4:00 p.m.Skiing Skier X Men‚s & Women‚s Qualifying
5:00 p.m. ˆ 6:00 p.m.Skiing SuperPipe Women‚s Practice
6:00 p.m. ˆ 7:00 p.m.Skiing SuperPipe Women‚s Final
7:00 p.m. ˆ 8:00 p.m.Skiing SuperPipe Men‚s Practice
8:00 p.m. ˆ 9:30 p.m.Skiing SuperPipe Men‚s Final

Saturday, January 27, 2007
2:00 p.m. ˆ 4:00 p.m.Skiing Slopestyle Practice
2:00 p.m. ˆ 4:00 p.m.Mono Skier X (Men‚s & Women‚s Combined) Final

Sunday, January 28, 2007
8:30 a.m. ˆ 10:15 a.m.Skiing Slopestyle Practice
9:00 a.m. ˆ 11:45 a.m.Skiing Skier X Men‚s & Women‚s Practice
10:30 a.m. ˆ 12:30 p.m.Skiing Slopestyle Elimination
12:00 p.m. ˆ 1:30 p.m.Skiing Skier X Men‚s and Women‚s Final
12:30 p.m. ˆ 1:15 p.m.Skiing Slopestyle Practice
1:30 p.m. ˆ 3:00 p.m.Skiing Slopestyle Final

This schedule is subject to change. Please visit www.espneventmedia.com for the most updated schedule.

ESPN, ABC AND ESPN INTERNATIONAL TO TELEVISE EVENT LIVE

ESPN and ABC will feature 15 hours of live programming January 25 ˆ January 28. ESPN2 will present daily late
night highlight programs from January 26 ˆ January 29, resulting in 19 total hours of original programming for
Winter X Games 11. Additionally, the Winter X Games will also be televised on ESPN‚s International networks to
more than 121 countries and territories in Latin America, the Pacific Rim, Middle East, Africa and Israel.
SportsCenter, ESPN‚s flagship daily news program, will report from Aspen/Snowmass starting Thursday, January
25 through Sunday, January 28. Each of those nights, the 11 p.m. ET SportsCenter will contain event coverage
from Winter X Games 11.

Published On: 12/11/2006

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EVO Ski News: Respect Premiere at evo
By: Evo_Seattle

Let's show our fearless leader how much we love him as he appears in HD this thursday at the premier of Wink Inc's latest release, "Respect"!!!

Forward this email on to friends, family, baristas and bartenders, post on myspace, facebook and where ever you can think! Let's pack em' in those shiny new doors...

The highly anticipated follow up to "The Waiting Game" featuring yours truly, evo owner Bryce Phillips!

@ evo

122 NW 36th St

Seattle WA 98107

Thursday, December 7th

8pm

Go to www.evoseattle.com for more details!

Published On: 12/5/2006

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Park & Pipes - Whistler Blackcomb: Ullr Girl of the Week - Sarah Burke
By: WhistlerBlackcomb

One of skiing's hottest females on and off the snow, Sarah Burke is the real deal. Not only does she kill it in the backcountry, taking home gold at the US Open for halfpipe is something she's done two years running. Check her out in Matchstick's latest release "PUSH" and then click here for her full profile

There are over 280 ladies on the site with profiles and pics to prove why they should be Whistler Blackcomb's Ullr Girl. And, if judging this event is your idea of the dream job, sign up to be a judge, and you and a buddy could win an all expenses paid trip to Whistler for the Ullr Girl Finals during the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival.

Published On: 12/5/2006

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Abyss of the Oracle: Indeed Such It is
By: Broderick

What good way to start off a week....I have all my money for the dance and the darned fool I'm supposed to buy from ins't there even! SUCKS!

what a foolish thing to do; put my trust in a skipper....fee fy fo fum....

why do I keep rambling on about totally random things, I don't know....I guess it's just my style but style isn't really about what you say but more about what you say or do. Goofyness is a style to but it is so much more random that anything funny or hilarious can be classified as the new random because random is apparently in. I don't know why I am typing so fast but is frun to try and guess how much WPM I have....I used to get 35 but now I think at best I could perhaps push 30 in a typing test but sometimes I get really slow and lazy and take llloooonnng breaks....I have no idea why I keep hitting the CD eject button here on the laptop but I think it is because it is near the delete button and sometimes I need to use that button to communicate. Why is my writing going on this long I don't know but I have the truthful feeling no-one will ever have any remote interest in reading something that should have been killed off like 4000 sentences ago. That is sad, I wish people wouldn't do such things because anyones opinion, however biaseed is just as important as anyone else but that is not what society seems to expect of us. There are to many expectations in life because life itself is just enough of an expectation for human beings without putting in any of this popularity crap which seems to be de rigeur these days. Why is society is such a slump I don't know....Perhaps it is because we rely on technology to do everything for us instead of going and doing it outselves. This computer is a perfect example, albeit one which I never, ever want to give up or trade in for my life. Not really but communicating with others is pretty key for me right now I guess. I like being able to access the world at my command instead of vice-versa; it's tough being the doormat and nobody likes being stepped on. Why is it that I don't like being a doormat? Well, I'd be lying if I said I hadn't been one because by the time I get to be 20 sooooo many people will have walked all over me it isn't even remotely funny. I have no courage to stand up to people face to face and that can really get in the way sometimes. Also, being weak-willed and shy is rather debilitating but anyone can get through anything if they try hard enough. I guess I just have to try harder, like when I do my weights. If I know I can succeed I will succeed, simply put. Next time I go up against a challenge I am going to try to think of that instead of "Oh what should I do now?" It seems like my basic instinct is to try to figure out how to keep my problems from killing me without doing much but this doesn't work well because I have toooo many problems. Everybody has toooooo many problems; life isn't fair and isn't going to get any fairer until we try harder. Or at least I hope that's the way it's going to be; I sure hope the opposite doesn't happen because I think a lot of people would be unable to have any understanding of what was happening to them and why. Boy, have I typed a LOT....I hope my fingers are okay....But hey, it felt nice!

Published On: 12/4/2006

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Snowboard news: YES NO MAYBE hits WHISTLER!
By: voleurz_family

Just in time for the shred season, the Voleurz Family would like to invite you to the Whistler premiere of YES NO MAYBE. The screening is going down at Garfinkels on Friday night at 10pm. Doors are at 9pm, and cover is only 5 bucks before 11. We have shwag to give away, so come out and have a couple drinks, share some laughs, and get your stoke prepared for the season of snow!

Published On: 11/16/2006

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Colonies.com Network Wide News: INAUGURAL "ARBY’S® ACTION SPORTS AWARDS" TO PREMIERE ON FOX, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10
By: Colonies.com

INAUGURAL "ARBY’S® ACTION SPORTS AWARDS" TO PREMIERE ON FOX, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10

X Games Champion Travis Pastrana Nominated Four Times;
Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun White Up For Three Awards;
Olympians Hannah Teter, Gretchen Bleiler and Lindsey Jacobellis Compete for Female Snowboarder of the Year

Fans to Begin Voting Online Now at www.fuel.tv

The top action sports performances of the year will be honored at the inaugural Arby’s® Action Sports Awards presented by FUEL TV, airing nationally on FOX, Sunday, December 10. The ceremony will bring together the biggest names in skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, BMX, freestyle motocross and more along with dozens of celebrities from across the entertainment spectrum for one star-studded, high-flying show!

FMX star Travis Pastrana received four nominations following his double backflip performance at this summer’s X Games. Jamie Bestwick, one of the top BMX vert riders in the world, also received four nominations. Shaun White is up for three awards coming off his Olympic Gold Medal and Winter X Games Gold Medal snowboard runs. Lindsey Jacobellis contends for Female Snowboarder of the Year with fellow Olympians Hannah Teter and Gretchen Bleiler. The competition continues out of the water for surfers Andy and Bruce Irons, Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Sofia Mulanovich, Rochelle Ballard and Chelsea Georgeson, among other top pros.

“Being nominated for one award would be special, but four awards is truly unbelievable,” said Pastrana. “I’ve had just an amazing year and to be recognized by the industry is an honor.”

Winners will be determined by the combination of fan balloting and a panel of expert judges, then announced during taped ceremonies on November 30. FOX will air the show nationally on December 10, at 2:30 PM ET/PT or 4:30 PM ET/PT either preceding or following local NFL coverage that afternoon (check local listings). FUEL TV, the only 24/7 network dedicated to the lifestyle of action sports, is hosting online voting now for fans and viewers at www.fuel.tv.

"FOX Sports is happy to be working in conjunction with our brethren at FUEL to bring the Arby's Action Sports Awards to the entire country," said FOX Sports President Ed Goren. "Action sports are growing in popularity every year, and this show highlights the best of the best."

The Arby’s Action Sports Awards is produced by Future Mainstream Productions and the award-winning team of Bob Bain and Mike Burg, veterans of such events as the "Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards" and the "Teen Choice Awards." FUEL TV is supporting the event with its signature red carpet series "Blue Carpet Special," a special preview show premiering November 6, and will re-telecast the Arby’s Action Sports Awards throughout December.

"The growth and popularity of action sports is at an all-time high and it is time to honor such amazing feats as Shaun White’s Olympic Gold Medal and Travis Pastrana’s double backflip at the X Games," said Bain. "Not only do children aspire to be the next Pastrana or White, but the music and entertainment industries have a true affinity for these sports, so we look forward to putting together a memorable event for viewers."

Arby’s has signed on to be the presenting sponsor and other major sponsors include Jeep®, Activision and Nike. "Through this event, we’ve been able to create an unprecedented integrated marketing platform to reach the highly sought-after male 14-34 demo in the fourth quarter," said Burg. "For a creative and aggressive marketer, the opportunities to work with the show are endless"

"This was a fantastic opportunity for us to partner with a brand new awards program that recognizes young athletes for extraordinary talents," said Debra Mager, Senior Vice President of National Advertising, Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. "These kids take risks and excel at being different, which is something we at Arby’s have always prided ourselves on."

A panel of industry experts nominated the top athletes in 20 different categories. Many of the awards are sport and gender specific such as Skateboarder of the Year (male and female) and FMX Rider of the Year. Achievements that transcend the genre have been nominated in categories such as Rider of the Year, Huevos Grande and Performance of the Year.

Go to www.fuel.tv to vote now!

Published On: 11/14/2006

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Ski.Colonies.com News: Gigantic Riders’ Event at the Olympic Arena Stockholm Stadion 10-11 November
By: ski.colonies.com

The world elite of freeskiing and snowboarding will challenge the monster jump at the Olympic Arena Stockholm Stadion in Sweden the second weekend of November. Live acts, a rail arena, film premieres, a winter sport fair, after parties and a lot more - all of it for free. 25 000 tickets will be distributed each day of this two-day-event.

The Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup Big Air Tour, coming to Stockholm November 11, initiated this huge event. The Big Air contest in Stockholm is the first out of six during 2006/2007 gathering the best line up ever in a world cup event. Riders like Hampus Mosesson, Mathieu Crepel and Andreas Wiig are up for the show.

A gigantic ramp is starting its construction this week thanks to 80 ton scaffolding and a massive amount of workers at the unique Olympic Arena of 1912. The ramp is higher – 33 m – steeper and longer than normal and the goal is to make it as similar to a big jump in a natural snowpark as possible. Count on huge air.

Friday, November 10, the world freeski elite including Simon Dumont, Sammy Carlson and the Swedish mega stars Jon Olsson and Jacob Wester will fly around 20 metres in Peak Performance – King of Style.

On Friday 10 November the Free Radicals latest ski movie Snowblind will have its premiere on the giant screens at the Stockholm Stadion just before the freeskiing finals. The snowboard movie Mack Dawg – Follow me around will show on the giant screens on the Saturday. Later on the party continues both nights at a venue in the city centre of Stockholm. An electronic theme will rule the ending party on Saturday 11 November with live acts, DJ’s and VJ’s.

- The combination of good music, action, life style, city, parties and contests should be a colourful inspiration for all of us waiting for snow and winter, said organiser Ulf Mård.

Confirmed skiers - Peak Performance King of Style - Friday 10 November:
24 invited – 21 confirmed
Jon Olsson (SWE), Jacob Wester (SWE), Niklas Karlström (SWE), Niklas Karlsson (SWE), Simon Dumont (USA), Sammy Carlson (USA), Peter Olineck (USA), Pep Fujas (USA), TJ Schiller (CA), PK Hunder (NO), Andreas Håtveit (NO), Martin Mishof (AUT), Charles Gagnier (CA), Adam Falk (SWE), Henrik Harlaut (SWE), Oscar Scherlin (SWE), Taisuke Kusunoki (JAP), Aurilien Fornier (FR), Eric Strand (SWE), Richard Permin (FR), Kalle Leinonen (FI).

Confirmed Snowboarders - Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup Big Air - Saturday 11 November:
Hampus Mosesson (SWE), Jakob Wilhemson (SWE), Mathieu Crepel (FR), Andreas Wiig (Nor), Stein Solberg (NO), Martin Cernik (CZK), Markus Keller (SUI), Jonas Carlsson (SWE), Risto Mattila (FI), Antti Autti (FI), Kratter Giacomo (ITA), Chris Sörman (SWE), Simon Ax (SWE), and many more.

Total prize money: 40 000 USD

Confirmed Artists:
Fredagen 10 November: Snook / Hip Hop
Lördagen 11 November: Petter, Mange Schmidt / Hip Hop

When
12 am to 9 pm Friday and Saturday 10-11 November.
Freeski: Peak Performance King of Style, 10 November, Finals 5 pm – 9 pm
Snowboard: Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup Big Air, 11 November, Finals 5 pm – 9pm

Tickets
Tickets are available at Stadium stores 2-8 November. Remaining tickets will be handed out at the entry of the Stockholm Stadion 10-11 November.

Partners:
Nokia, Stadium, Peak Performance, Stockholm Stad, Swatch, Corona, Scandic, Screenbolaget, Voice, Transition, Sportguiden.

Website:
www.winterjam.se

For more information and accreditation please contact:
Media relations Josefine Ås josefine.as@free.fr cell: +46 705 75 53 08
Event organiser Ulf Mard ulf.mard@mardhagen.se cell: + 46 70 631 35 23

Published On: 11/4/2006

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All the little things!: Triple Threat Ski Premier Photos By: Evo_Seattle
Here's a great post about the Triple Threat Ski premier (Ski Porn, Show & Prove, Photo Play) at evo this past weekend found here Be warned there are some crazy images in there. Published On: 11/1/2006 Add/View Comments (0)

EVO Ski News: The Triple Threat 2.0 Premier Event of the Season
By: Evo_Seattle

Hello Friends,

The big night is apporaching, please feel free to help out the big night by blasting and posting this wherever. There will be the official Poster soon to follow. Thanks for all the help and support so far and lets blow this night up..

Cody Carter

Promoter

The Triple Threat 2.0

PRESS RELEASE

The Triple Threat 2.0

Seattle, Washington

The Mayhem Returns to Seattle

It was the first movie tour stop of it’s kind. There were thousands of dollars in product given away. There were hundreds upon hundreds of fans packing the place. There were dozens of athletes and industries attendees.

There were three of the year’s top movies, and it was all packed into one night under one roof at evo. Don’t worry; it’s back and even better for another dose of ski movie debauchery.

Clear your Saturday night! October 28th is the date of this year’s Triple Threat 2.0 hosted by none other than the center of cutting edge urban lifestyle and sports shops evo located in the Fremont district of Seattle.

You can expect to see several familiar faces this year from the movies, including, Andy Mahre, Pep Fujas, Chris Benchetler, CR Johnson, Zach Davison, Willey Miller, Brandon "Sherpa" Kelly, Erich Kunz, Charley Ager, James Heim, Josh Stack, along with some special guests and friends to be in attendance.

Buy your raffle tickets and get ready for the swag throw out with product, passes, skis and gear from, Oakley, K2, Salomon, The Summit at Snoqualmie, Whistler-Blackcomb Smith Sport Optics, POW Gloves, evo, Dakine, Sublux, Freeskier, Redbull, Line and more!!!

Pre-sale tickets are available at evo in Fremont for $8.00, or you can buy them at the door the day of the show for $10.00/$8.00 if you are dressed in a noticeable costume. For all of you who are 21+, keep your ticket stub for cheap admission into the official Halloween themed after party going down at Nectar following the show. Where there will be live bands, more costume contests and great drinks! Every paid ticket comes with one raffle ticket, and a FREE one-year subscription to FREESKIER magazine.

Don’t miss out on this year’s biggest night in ski movie madness. Don’t forget to dress up for a chance at winning big in the costume contest!

evo is located in Fremont at 122 NW 36th Street, Seattle, WA 98103. (206) 973.4470 www.evoseattle.com or www.evogear.com

Schedule of events to follow the evening:

6:00PM: Doors Open, Athlete Meet & Greet, Poster Signings, Music, Slideshows

7:15PM: Show & Prove

8:15PM: Intermission/Giveaway

8:30PM: Ski Porn!

9:30PM: RAFFLE!!! & Best Costumes Contest

10:00PM: [PHOTO]PLAY

10:45PM: After Party at Nectar (21+) Keep ticket stub for cheap entry! Live Bands! Costume Contest!

Cost:

$8.00 Pre Sale at evo/ Mt. Pilchuck Sports In Everett $10.00 at the Door.

Raffle Tickets: 1 for $1.00, 10 for $5.00, and 25 for $10.00 Bar With ID (21+) Order Tickets now @ The Triple threat on the web:

http://www.myspace.com/seattle_triplethreat

Published On: 10/26/2006

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Snowboard news: World Premiere - YES NO MAYBE
By: voleurz_family

Hey folks, the voleurz family would like to invite everyone to join us at our world video release party in Victoria BC.
We will be doing two screenings: an all ages, and a 19+.
They will both be hosted at UVic. The all ages will be in the Harry Hickman Building at 6:30, and the 19+ will be in Felicitas Pub at 9:00. We're all super stoked to share our video of good times. Here are the posters we made for the vid:
Shayne Zwickle Stalls a Rock

Kyle Hansen Rides a Wall:

Joe Schuster Touches His Ski in the Air:

Jan Schuster Kick Flips His Skate Down a 10 Stair:

We will be hosting additional screenings in Whistler, and Vernon, Calgary. Stay tuned to our website for more stories from the voleurz family.

Published On: 10/17/2006

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My Blog: Liquid Boardwear Sponsors Snowboard Canada Party By: Liquidboardwear
Go to the party and you'll have a chance to win some product. 11th Annual Snowboard Canada Party Saturday October 14th Docks Night Club 11 Polson Street Toronto Doors open at 9:30pm 19+ Film Premieres: Forum's 'That' Whiteout's 'Wear it Well' party info: www.snowboardcanada.com Published On: 10/12/2006 Add/View Comments (0)

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