November 30, 2010

Keenan Ad

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November 29, 2010

office legs

got the fall laptop legs out on the snow with Odde, Jo and Thorsten of Jump Club and Good Question.


first day on hill - meadows 1
en route


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the light at the end of the... road.


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a few other people were there.


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walk? naw... saved the legs and took the shuttle.


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flying German. Thorsten.


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Odde on the left, and Jo on the right... live updates on the Jumpclub blog.


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Thorsten. about to do a heel side pow turn.


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November 27, 2010

Denmark

first snow of the season in Denmark. for the boys over at Makeup Distribution and Surface Shop that means, bust out the boards, bust out the camera, bust a move, and try not to bust your ass.


...and for more uses of the word 'bust', try 'bust a nut', 'bust'ed', 'just bustin your balls', and 'bangers or bust'.


November 26, 2010

ingredients...

for some fridays.


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November 25, 2010

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February in November?...
Why dont you have clothes on?


Clayton Cotton, ladies... 2011's Mr.February.
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November 24, 2010

more than one way...

to kill a dino.
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eejay picked up on this one with his sharp internet eyes.

November 23, 2010

ol'friend

just about to post something different when this gem popped up over at Lee Pace's her ugly sweater blog. *CLICK HERE* and see an airblaster video that Lee acquired... hold out until the middle/end for non other than our ol'friend Ben Sutton. Ben was a Rep for DWD and Airblaster in the South West area... he was also a security guard at one point, i believe. imagine him with a weapon... hmmmmmm...

now Ben is learning to take pictures of peoples crushed bones. we hope that he's doing well, and that not to many of his friends will be helping to pay his salary.

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November 22, 2010

bear boardin

Lars has been ridin with Hupp, Gusmah and the the bearcub crew. creep around on their blog if feel so inclined. *CLICK HERE*

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lars.
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November 21, 2010

dude...

someone should start tallying the amount of useless dinosaur shit that we pawn off as an update. it just keeps coming to us.
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November 20, 2010

Mountain Riders : Insider Info

it's opening weekend up at Whistler. Brian at Mountain Riders took a minute to send over some insider info. wonder if he sent it from his phone while he was going up the gondola... hmmmm.

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Name of the shop? Mountain Riders
Name of person answering the questions? Brian Shaw

What is you’re local mountain? (when does it open usually?)
Whistler/Blackcomb November 19 & November 25

What is the best thing about working at/owning a shop?
defiantly a lot of good thing. All the free gear, annual catboarding trip with Backcountry Snowcats, getting to work with all the awesome people in the snowboard industry.

You’re stuck on a mountain for the rest of your life and you can only have 1 snowboard. Is it camber, or reverse camber? Why?
Flat camber !!! best of both worlds. floats sick in pow and still very stable for rails and jumps.

What is the golden age of snowboarding for you? when and why.
lil' bastards!!! the time when snowboard videos were all about partying and riding.

What is the food/drink spot of choice that you’d have to be local to know about?
Loaded baked potato from iga $3 and a $.50 pop or McDonalds 24 hours after the bar its always a party !!!
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you got the 2am eats spot, now go ask Brian for the pow spot on the hill... then let us know too.

Mountain Riders
4309 Skiers Approach
Whistler, B.C.

(604) 932-3659

www.mtnriders.ca

November 19, 2010

get greased

tonight.


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The Rickshaw Theatre
254 East Hastings street
Vancouver, BC

8:00pm, $10.00 CASH AT THE DOOR
ALL AGES

November 18, 2010

Hip derrrr

never to old for colouring books. you just learn to colour in the lines and then you realize the colouring the lines is fuck'n lame anyways.
thanks to Smiley for finding this *LINK*

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November 17, 2010

zAKs Boardroom : Insider Info

a couple years ago, the Anchorage community was introduced to a new shop, zAKs Boardroom. well on it's way to being a successful shop it's namesake, Zak him self, tragically passed. to the benefit of the snow and skate community in anchorage, and as Zak would have wanted it, his legacy has lived on, and is thriving! Big Trav took a minute to let us in on some insider info, and remind us that there is snow on the ground in Anchorage already. scroll on down to read it.

RIP Zak.

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Name of the shop? zAKs Boardroom

Name of person answering the questions? Travis mAnderson


How long has the shop been around for? what has been the secret to being successful?
We're about to celebrate our 2 year anniversary on Nov. 22nd actually. So far there's been a ton of local support which is great. I think our success so far has been mainly due to having the best crew holding the shop down, keeping a solid selection from the best companies, and supporting the local scene as much as we can with all kinds of events. I'm not saying that's the secret to success, but it's looking like it works for us.

What is your local mountain?
Alyeska in Girdwood. Best local resort around and they're actually scheduled to start up the beast on Nov. 24th. We're all wishing for sooner with all this snow lately.

Who's on your shop team?
The official snow team is Callan Chythlook-Sifsof, Gus Engle, Chris Larson, Ashley Call and a few other local riders that we support. It's growing. We also have a big skate crew coming out with a 2 year skate video after next summer. Those guys are always killing it.

What rider has influenced snowboarding the most in your area?
For me and I know a lot of other people, I'd say Zak Kaercher. Not only for starting our shop, but for having the ambition and drive to make it what it is today. I also have to say Scott and Jay Liska for sure.

What is the golden age of snowboarding for you? when and why.
Golden Age? shoot... It's all about the Platinum age and that's coming up on the horizon for sure! haha
But our shop mascot, PigPig, says the golden age was '93...

BONUS Q, 1.
Is there any local brands from your area that people should be on the
look out for?
City On A Hill is on the up and up with some of the freshest designs. We're backing it

BONUS Q, 2.
What is the food/drink spot of choice that you¹d have to be local to know about?
A new spot our homies are doing called Hott Stixx is the jam. Best eats around and if you don't know, now you know... Taco King, is also something everyone needs in their lives.

and one more for good measure.
BONUS Q 3.
Hit us with some local knowledge or history.
Not everyone in AK is a fan of Sarah Palin so please quit asking about her.
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go by, pet PigPig, and ask Travis what's up with Sarah.


zAKs Boardroom
715 W. 4th Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99501

907-272-6273

November 16, 2010

Party premier Snake

the next installment of the Party Snake video saga is called 'video grease' if you didnt already know... and it's premiering in vancouver. we'd say, 'go to www.thepartysnake.com for more info' but they dont have any information up there about any damn premier. so if you wanna go, we'll do the honors and let you know that it's this Friday, November 19th, at the Rickshaw Theatre.


doors at 8 PM
$10 CASH AT THE DOOR.
DJ Ricky Mars
ALL AGES WITH BOOZE


and also, if you're going to this premier, you're probably from Vancouver and dont mind a good party on a monday. if that describes you then you should hook up with THIS facebook page and start thinking of excuses for being late to work on tuesday mornings this winter. (maybe just go ahead and book the entire tuesday off so you can go ride for the afternoon at mt.seymour)

test ride

a little shout out, over at Birds Eye after they had a chance to TEST OUT one of the new RAT boards.

take a wander over to birdseyeboardshop.com if you havent in a while and check out there mikey leblanc interview as well.

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November 15, 2010

Thunder Mouth

Andrew and Jonas. 'nough said.
keep an eye on their YOUTUBE page for the next chapters.


eat me.

check out this pancake. not to shabby.

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November 14, 2010

Newt and Harolds : Insider Info

another amazing long time supporter of DWD, Newt and Harolds is out of Boise, Idaho. when you get out there you should check them out. here's a couple questions that Ben Woodard took the time to answer for us. if for some reason you need another reason to go to Idaho, you should go in the spring to the CDI Memorial... better yet, go now, AND in the spring. reason 2 *click here*, and 3 *clack here*.

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Name of the shop? Newt & Harolds, Boise Idaho, in biz since 1985.
Name of person answering the questions? Ben Woodard, shop manager.

How long has the shop been around for? and what is the secret to it's success?
If we leaked the secret to being successful it wouldnt be a secret anymore now would it!! I will say this though, providing the best customer service possible and carrying rad brands like DWD help a lot!

What rider has influenced snowboarding the most in your area?
The riders that have influenced the most people in our area would most definitely be either Jeff Tullock or Corey McDonald.

What is the best thing about working at/owning a shop?
My favorite part about workin at a shop would have to be setting a lil grom up with his/her first skate deck or his/her first snowboard set up. Seeing the excitement in their eyes reminds me of bing a little kid getting my first ride.

You¹re stuck on a mountain for the rest of your life and you can only have 1 snowboard. Is it camber, or reverse camber? Why?
If I had to pick between rocker or camber for the rest of time. I would say camber for sure. Camber just works. Rocker boards are for people that like to cheat at nose presses!

If you could guess the next big trend in snowboarding, what would it be?
The next big trend in snowboarding is back to the future hover boards and magnetic bindings.
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while you wait for the hover boards to drop. get yourself over to Newts and get a new set-up for the season.


Newt and Harlods
1021 Broadway Ave.
Boise, ID

(208) 385-9300

www.newtandharolds.com

November 13, 2010

Snowboard Connection : Insider Info

in the back yard of some of the mountains that helped pioneer snowboarding and pave the way for everything that we see today. built on a strong foundation, Snowboard Connection has seen it all. Rich Carlton shares some Insider Info with us.

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Name of the shop? Snowboard Connection
Name of person answering the questions? Rich Carlton


How long has the shop been around for?
This is going to be our 21st winter. We've seen it all, from snowboarding being a small outsider sport, to being an event in the Olympics.

What is you’re local mountain? (when does it open usually?)
Summit at Snoqualmie and Stevens Pass are our local haunts. Both try to open every year around Thanksgiving.

Who’s on your shop team?
Pat McCarthy, Austen Sweetin, Andy Stern, Yudo, Seth Kitzke, John Shaw, Sam Roberts, Adam Willden

What rider has influenced snowboarding the most in your area?
In history, Craig Kelly and the MBHC crew. As for in recent history, Pat McCarthy and Austen Sweetin.

Is there any local brands from your area that people should be on the look out for?
POW gloves are local and not widely distributed but they have a huge local following and they are getting better and better every year.

What is the golden age of snowboarding for you? when and why.
I'm 33... so slightly older than some of the kids on our staff. The newness, enthusiasm, and rebeliousness of snowboarding from 1991-1996 made me feel like I was in an exclusive tribe. Like I knew something most everyone else didn't.
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if you keep up with these Insider Info's good chance you WILL know something that most everyone else doesnt. keep coming back.

go get you're dino at one of the two SnoCon locations, or at www.snowboardconnection.com

SnoCon (seattle)
263 Yale Ave. N.
Seattle, WA
(206) 467-8545
www.snowboardconnection.com

SnoCon (bellevue)
10697 Main St.
Bellevue, WA
(425) 454-1148
www.snowboardconnection.com

November 12, 2010

Cal Surf : Insider Info

back south side for a few Insider Info's. always good for his 2 cents, this one is with Scott from Cal Surf.


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Name of the shop? Cal Surf
Name of person answering the questions? Scott


How long has the shop been around for?
Open since April Fool’s Day 1988. Success mean’s different things to different people. Our success is surviving in an age of over distribution, where many of the vendors do not protect their own brands. They don’t care how their brand is sold/positioned or what type of business is selling their product. We consider ourselves successful because we have survived in spite of that fact. We are partnering with more brands that value their relationship with their retailers and believe that healthy growth does not come at the expense of their retailers. Sell to the right shops, not every shop. Sell to shops that can educate the consumer, heat mold boots, differentiate cambers/rockers/etc. We believe snowboarders should determine the future of snowboarding and we listen to snowboarders when making decisions. Our customers are our peers, so business decisions can be pretty natural as we order what snowboarders want to ride and support.

What is your local mountain? (when does it open usually?)
Hyland Hills. Opens early December.

Who’s on your shop team?
Joe Sexton, Zac Marben, Jonas, Jordan and Tara Michilot, Ricky Tucker, Dan “Danimals” Liedahl, Micah McGinnity, Nick Buchner, Danny Faye, Justin Hovde, Jamie Thomas, Dom Pomeroy, Matt Seifert, John Hodge…House of 1817 represent!

What rider has influenced snowboarding the most in your area?
Micah McGinnity. Some may disagree, but he was the 1st to film locally with Mack Dawg and the Twin Cities have been a filming destination ever since. With all of the Uber Pros hitting up the local spots, it makes the local rippers step their game up and get creative.

Do you have any good shoplifter stories?
We have 2 floors in our store and typically our snowboard hard goods occupy our 2nd floor. We were very busy one day pre-season and a guy decided he wanted to score some boots. He tries a on some boots and as our shop guy goes to help another customer, he walks down the stairs and out the front door. Of course before the guy is out the door, our guy call s down and lets us know what is going on. It hasn’t snowed yet, so this guy is trying to scoot down the sidewalk in street clothes with boots on and attempting to look natural. A couple guys from the shop take after this guy and he starts to run. The thing is our staff is in skate shoes and this guy is trying to run away in boots. It was classic. We are laughing our asses off as this guy is trying to stay ahead of us. Need less to say we got the boots back and set the dude off in his socks.

bonus question:
Who is the most under rated local rider?
Danimals
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that's in the running with Coastal Riders for best shoplifter story thus far.
roll over to Cal Surf grab a dino, a think thank flick, and some more insider info.

Cal Surf
1715 W. Lake St.
Minneapolis, MN

(612) 822-6840

www.cal-surf.com

November 11, 2010

The Source : Insider Info

keeping it correct.
with a # of shops that rivals the # of ships in the canadian navy, Brett Sandford from The Source in Alberta Canada, gives us a hint of how it's done.


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Name of the shop? The Source/Sourceboards.com
Name of person answering the questions? Brett Sandford


How long has the shop been around for?
The Source is just about to celebrate it’s 20th Birthday. In human years it’s almost legal anywhere. Barely legal pretty much everywhere else.

Who’s on your shop team?
Devun Walsh, Jed Anderson, TJ Schneider, Jake Kuzyk, Mark McMorris, Nash Lajeuenesse, Kale, Stephens, Dwayne Wiebe, Raewyn Reid, Ryan Hall, Todd Williamson, Spencer Lajeuensse, Layne Treeter, Breanna Stangeland, Dave Schmidt, Loosh, Stephen Burchill, Donn Hore

Who is the most under rated local rider?
If you haven’t heard of the names on the above list, I’d say them.

What rider has influenced snowboarding the most in your area?
We’re fortunate to have them on our team—Devun Walsh, Jed Anderson and TJ Schneider have been very influential over the years in these parts. On any given day in these parts you can catch a clone or two.

What is great about snowboarding right now?
Right now you’re seeing a time in snowboarding where only the most passionate are surviving—and that’s from all areas of the business to the riders themselves. People are riding, making products, selling products and marketing brands because they want do be there. It affects all parts of snowboarding—kids work harder to buy snowboards, professionals are working harder than ever for a smaller piece of the pie, retailers and brands need to be legit and get it to survive. It’s a great time to witness, everyone’s hungry again.
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check out The Source if you're near a location, or check them online as well, where you can buy a DWD board, at www.sourceboards.com

The Source (uptown)
930 17th Ave. SW
Calgary, AB
(403) 228-9112
www.sourceboards.com

The Source (kensington)
124 10th St. NW
Calgary, AB
(403) 270-3719
www.sourceboards.com

The Source (shawnessy)
16061 Macleod Trail SE
(403) 201-4521
www.sourceboards.com

The Source (edmonton)
17548 - 100 Ave.
Edmonton, AB
(708) 489-9476
www.sourceboards.com

The Source (red deer)
150 - 37400 Hwy 2
Red Deer, AB
(403) 302-9905
www.sourceboards.com

The Source (canmore)
102 - 630 Main St.
Canmore, AB
(403) 609-3041
www.sourceboards.com

November 10, 2010

Coastal Riders : Insider Info

before we get started with this Insider Info, here's some bonus insider info for all of you... coastal riders was the very first shop to carry DWD. and like the title of the new sandbox flick, ... Now you know.
scroll on to pick up some more from Adam Field at Coastal in ol'Surrey, B.C. Canada.


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Name of the shop? COASTAL RIDERS
Name of person answering the questions? FIELD


How long has the shop been around for?
GOING ON TEN YEARS. WE DO OUR BEST TO KEEP EVERY CUSTOMER HAPPY AND DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GIVE BACK TO OUR SKATE AND SNOW COMMUNITY.


What is you’re local mountain? (when does it open usually?)
SEYMOUR AROUND MID DECEMBER BUT WE RIDE BAKER BEFORE SEYMOUR OPENS. OPENING DAY EVERY YEAR!


Do you have any good shoplifter stories?
TOO MANY GOOD ONES.....BILL RODE ON THE BACK OF A CAR, TERMINATOR STYLE, FOR A 1/4 MILE BASHIN UP AND DOWN THE CURB, WHEN A LOCAL SCAB GRAB'N'GOED A SNOWBOARD. BILL FELL OFF AND THEY GOT AWAY. ANOTHER TIME, I CHASED A DUDE ACROSS THE STREET AND HE PULLED OUT A DOWELL WITH RAZOR WIRE TAPED TO THE END OF IT LIKE A WHIP. HE STILL LURKS AROUND. WE CALL HIM INDIANA JONES.


What is the golden age of snowboarding for you? when and why.
MID/LATE 90'S.....IT WAS JUST DIFFERENT. EVERYTHING WAS NEW AND EXCITING. STYLE WAS NOT AN ISSUE AND IT WAS EASIER TO PISS OFF SKIERS.


Hit us with some local knowledge or history.
ONE OF THE SHOP OWNERS BILL MCELHINNEY USED TO WORK FOR REV SNOWBOARDS CUSTOMIZING AND TESTING OUT ALL TYPES OF SHIT. HE STILL HAS A COUPLE BOARDS HE CUSTOM MADE. REAL MAN SHIT. OH AND GENOVESE WAS A SHOP EMPLOYEE FROM DAY ONE AND HELPED PUT US ON THE MAP. HIS ART IS STILL HIDING IN RANDOM PLACES AROUND THE SHOP. MOSTLY JUST SWEAR WORDS AND DRAWINGS OF DEAD RATS.
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go support!


Coastal Riders
10310 152 St.
Surrey, B.C.


(604) 581-9234


www.coastalriders.com

November 09, 2010

Xtreme Adrenaline Boardshop : Insider Info

back over to the fine canadian province of saskatchewan for this Insider Info with Eldon Sebastian at Xtreme Adrenaline Boardshop.


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Name of the shop? Xtreme Adrenaline Boardshop
Name of person answering the questions? Eldon Sebastian


What is the best thing about owning a shop?
Best thing about owning a shop is being part of a Crew. We are really all a family of homies that ate stoked on everything about snowboarding an live for it non stop all year round. Its about the people, not about the money.


You’re stuck on a mountain for the rest of your life and you can only have 1 snowboard. Is it camber, or reverse camber? Why?
For sure Camber. Reverse camber is rad and super mellow and fun but when you really need your board to respond its all about camber. Just sayin.


What is the golden age of snowboarding for you? when and why.
Golden age..ha ha locking yourself into an OG Barfoot snowboard using your white Sorel winter boots…good times.


If you could guess the next big trend in snowboarding, what would it be?
Its gotta be wife beaters and yellow rubber boots…or maybe not but I’m pretty sure that’s what it will be.


What is great about snowboarding right now?
Everything, Everybody. Every Day and all the women getting into snowboarding…for sure!
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you can be thankful that the 'golden days' are over and you're blessed with highback's and flex patterns now.
go grab a new set up over at Xtreme Adrenaline and make some 'golden days' for yourself to remember.
they also have DWD available in their online shop.


Xtreme Adrenaline Boardshop
4515 Rochdale Blvd.
Regina, SK


(306) 543-6153
(877) 543-6153 - toll free


info@xtreme-adrenaline.com
www.xtreme-adrenaline.com

In the Line of Fire

Clayton Larsen, in the line of fire on the King Snow Mag site. *CLICK HERE* and find out why Clay got into making snowboard videos.


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November 08, 2010

Genovese and Burtner on Yobeat.com

"Both Sides of the Brain with Jesse Burtner and Sean Genovese"


a couple questions about the behind the scenes of the Think Thank crew. *CLICK HERE* and read it over at yobeat.com


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November 07, 2010

Fourword Bike and Board : Insider Info

a few more than four words from Mike at Fourword in Grande Prairie, Alberta.


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Name of the shop? Fourword Bike and Board
Name of person answering the questions? Mike Lilge


How long has the shop been around for? what has been the secret to being successful?
7 years. The secret to being successful is hustling all day and night and working long hours...and I'll let you know the rest when we are actually successful.


What is you're local mountain? (when does it open usually?)
Nitehawk is our local hill. It opens when the snow dumps and stays. Other than that we drive 4 hours for the secret stash known as Powder King


Do you have any good shoplifter stories?
Our manager at the time (Geezer) and I caught a guy who stole 9 hats from us at once. He was selling candy machines for the stores and part of the proceeds went to charities so we thought he was decent. So when we found out he stole them, we went to his vehicle and confronted him. He ended up trying to take off in his vehicle, so we both grabbed him and tore him from his steering wheel while at the same time ripping his stick shift off. We threw him to the ground where Geezer then proceeded to rob him and take his wallet and his shoes. It was a role reversal of pure awesomeness. It was amazing.


What is the food/drink spot of choice that you'd have to be local to know about?
The local drink spot would be anywhere they serve Quad rye and cokes, which is everywhere. Other than that it's Maddhatters.


Hit us with some local knowledge or history.
I'm pretty sure Grande Prairie invented the Calvin Pissing on Ford sticker and any other variant those beauties could come up with.


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calvin pissing on dead dinos? this really gets you thinking doesnt it? hopefully they have some left at Fourword. go have a look.


Fourword
10001 100 Ave. Unit 101
Grande Prairie, AB


(780) 513-4386


fourword.ca

giant colouring book

cuz dinos are huge.


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November 06, 2010

Propaganda : Insider Info

this Insider Info is from Adam Balon at Propaganda in the Prince Albert area of Saskatchewan... wait... Saskatchewan? isnt that a prairie?... arent those flat?... .... ohhhh you have so much to learn kids. you can start here. listen up.


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Name of the shop? Propaganda
Name of person answering the questions? Adam Balon


How long has the shop been around for?
been around since 2005 and just opened our second location here in
prince albert.


What is you're local mountain? (when does it open usually?)
our local hill is the kinsmen ski/snowboard centre. it opens dec 01 and
rips all the time.


Who is the most under rated local rider?
chris dziki. style forever.


What is the golden age of snowboarding for you? when and why.
uhhh. like 93-96'ish. brushie, terje, lynn, iguchi.....


Hit us with some local knowledge or history.
prince albert is some kind of dick ring or something. some old ciggy
brand too.


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Adam had a few more insights for us, but we only posted 5, so you'll have to go in and ask him more for yourself.


Propaganda
1309-A Central Ave.
Prince Albert, SK


(306) 953-0020


www.propagandashop.com

found

at the SnoCon work bench.
buy a dino there, and have them wrench some binders on it for you while you're there.


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November 05, 2010

Fat Trax : Insider Info

it's a busy time of year for shops, but Mike Lee at Fat Trax was able to make some time to let everyone in on a few things about Fat Trax and the people involved in it.


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Name of the shop? Fat Trax
Name of person answering the questions? Mike Lee


How long has the shop been around for?
The first Fat-Trax openend up in 1992 up in Easthampton Ma. That location is strictly snow and is open September through April. The East Longmeadow location opened in 1998. That location is open year round with snow, skate and BMX. The one and only way we've survived this long is due to the fact we give a shit. We dont stock our shelves with cheap garbage and fuzzy fleece's. We take pride in supporting the little guys, while still keepin it real with some bigger companies. I’m also pretty excited that we (I) was the first New England shop to actually tell a certain company we weren't interested in carrying their product anymore. With all that being said, it IS getting harder and harder to keep the dream alive with the friggin' internet and mall chain stores shit staining our industry. Only time will tell.


What is you’re local mountain?
Our local mountain is this little gem located 40 south of us in Connecticut. Its called Ski-Sundown. Sunday nights are the 1 day a week when we meet up with the dudes from the other shop and all get to ride together and rage from like 6-10 at night. Its the kind of hill where you can just do laps under the lights and take bar breaks after every 3 runs and smile just as much as if we we're up at our 2nd favorite hill, Mt. Snow.


What rider has influenced snowboarding the most in your area?
Man, that’s an easy one. That would be Scotty Stevens. Scott has single handedly changed snowboarding world wide. His style of riding proves that you don't need a massive budget or helicopter to have a good time and turn heads in the process. Scott has lots of fans around here. I'm definitely one of them.


Who’s on your shop team?
First and foremost, Chris Beresford. Chris has been down with us since day one. Obviously his schedule keeps him on the road filming or at High Cascade coaching, but when he's home he spends plenty of time hanging out or filling some hours at the shop, or golfing with myself, Stevens and Anderson. Then there is Mr. Austen Granger. He's been under our wing since the beginning. He also started out as an employee then flew the coop to Salt Lake City. Whenever he's home he spends plenty of time at the shop. The next OG would be Chris Grenier. Grendy’s been a part of the fam for like 7 or 8 years now. He's another one who's making a HUGE name for him self in snowboarding. Whether he's on the snow or his skateboard or even the golf course, he keeps ya laughing your ass off and asking yourself, "How the hell did he do that?". Next in line is Ben Bogart. This little powerhouse was recruited this past winter and is totally down on reppin’ the shop. He's a character for sure. We had him out here for the Think Thank premier a few weeks ago. The kids were super excited to finally meet that guy. Last but not least is our good pal Bode Merrill. He's one of the world’s best snowboarders for sure and is super down for the shop. Basically our "team" is a bunch of dudes that are already really good friends and on the up and up with their snowboard careers. Im just pumped they run our stickers and sweatshirts. We're all pretty excited to know these guys.


Is there any local brands from your area that people should be on the look out for?
Another easy one. Chris Beresford’s little brain-child. Dangshades.com, Chris has been super excited about sunglasses for many, many, years. He finally took it upon himself to start a little sunglass brand called Dang. I’m sure if you've seen any pics or edits of Chris he's probably running some of his own shades or hat's. Or if you've been to Hood you've run across his portable mini-shop at the staff sales. His blog is pretty legit and it has a store too. Check it out.
Thanks for reading my ramblings. In closing, the snowboard world would be a much more enjoyable place if everyone looked at snowboarding like DWD and Burtner see it.
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thanks Mike!


since these questions were so easy we'll be throwing in a few algebra questions for Mike next time.
in the mean time, go by and test Mike with a few questions of your own.


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612 North Main St.
East Longmeadow, MA


(413) 781-5142


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New Party Snake Teaser

party snakes gearin' up for a grease-fest on Nov.19


definitely more than a couple dinos to be seen in this one.




friday

where's Kwondo?


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November 04, 2010

Empire Snow and Skate : Insider Info

bringing it to Red Deer, Alberta for todays post with Joel Thiessen from Empire Snow and Skate.


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Name of the shop? Empire Snow and Skate
Name of person answering the questions? Joel Thiessen


How long has the shop been around for?
Empire’s been in existence for 10 years now, but just under a year ago switched ownership and is blowing up now in central Alberta.


Who’s on your shop team?
Devan Peeters, Levi Whitney, Connor Ross, Alex Romanov, Kallie Murray


What is the best thing about working at/owning a shop?
Helping the progression of our sport, free shit, and being the coolest person out of your whole graduating class


If you could guess the next big trend in snowboarding, what would it be?
The re-appearance of Sun Ice one piece snow suits


Is there any local brands from your area that people should be on the look out for?
Arts vs. Crafts, Ball Apparel, Empire Apparel


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get by there and say hey to these guys!


Empire Snow and Skate
#130, 3020 22nd St.
Red Deer, AB


(403) 340-0079


www.empiresnowandskate.com

Who the hell is...

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mutha fuck'n Chris Larson...


also, another Larson ad shot by Alex Mertz.
now you know.


looks like Matix has the same technology that they use in flying carpets. might wanna look into that.

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