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Sabre Goggles
On 14, Dec 2011 | No Comments | In Fresh Arrivals, Updates | By Justin
SABRE goggles are taking names and kicking ass. SABRE provides affordable, lifestyle inspired, fashion forward products to the vagabond surfers, the hardcore skaters/snowboarders, the garage punks, the post fashion fashionistas, the carefree artists and all the other style warriors on the search for something different. Check out SABRE’s collection of goggles and sunglasses to keep your retinas safe on the hill. Shop SABRE.
Stadium Sale Vacation Giveaways
On 09, Dec 2011 | No Comments | In Events, Updates | By Lisa
The Mount Everest Stadium Sale is the perfect place to gear up for the winter and also plan some trips for this season. And if you’re lucky, you could win 1 of 6 FREE vacations. Enter our stadium giveaways for a chance to ski/ride at a variety of resorts: Colorado, Lake Tahoe, Montana, Utah, Wyoming or California. Good Luck!
Big Sky Resort in Montana offers the Biggest Skiing in America. The mountain’s Moonlight Basin interconnect gives access to more skiing than anywhere else in the US: 5,532 skiable acres and 4,350 feet of vertical drop. Check out their booth & you could be taking runs up to 6 miles long this winter!
Park City, Utah is home to the US Ski Team, Skullcandy, the 2002 Winter Olympics & 3 major ski resorts, each with their own draw. Park City Mountain has Olympic-caliber parks & courses, Canyons Resort is the largest in Utah and Deer Valley was ranked highest by SKI magazine for 5 years in a row. Can’t decide which you’d want to visit most? Win our giveaway & you won’t have to – enjoy a day at each & 4 nights lodging courtesy of the Park City Chamber.
There’s been quite a buzz about Squaw Valley going around lately…the home of the 1960 Winter Olympics has recently merged with Alpine Meadows & will soon be the 2nd largest ski resort in North America. Enter at our Giveaway table at the stadium and you & a friend can ride both resorts and get a good night’s sleep at the Squaw Valley Lodge.
Named Most Charming Resort by SKI Magazine, Telluride Ski Resort is “Unmatched in North America” for many reasons. Telluride is a great mountain for any age skier or boarders & lift lines are virtually non-existant. A good day on-snow is almost guaranteed; the mountain gets about 300 days of sunshine & more than 300 inches of snow a year. Win our drawing & you’ll be heading to the Mountain Lodge at Telluride to spend 2 days on the slopes.
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is offering an epic winter getaway complete with 5 days of skiing or boarding, lodging at Snow King Resort & airfare on American Airlines. Located in Teton Village, WY the resort offers 2 mountains, 2500 acres of in-bounds terrain, tons of backcountry riding & is home to the only Burton Stash park in the Rockies. Keep your fingers crossed!
When you think of California, a ski resort might not be the 1st thing that comes to mind, let alone a resort with one of the longest seasons in North America. Mammoth Mountain is typically open from November to June, getting 400 inches of snow and more than 300 sunny days on average. Win our Mammoth giveaway and you’ll be skiing/riding for 2 days and staying at 9,000ft elevation in the Mammoth Mountain Inn.
686′s Scion XB Snowboarding Concept Car
On 14, Nov 2011 | No Comments | In Updates | By Lisa
To celebrate their 20th anniversary, 686 teamed up with Toyota to create the 686 x Scion Numeric- a snowboarding concept car that’ll blow your mind. The brand’s founder Mike West worked with 20 other industry leaders to design the ultimate winter vehicle. Anyone who’s worn 686 outerwear can vouch for West’s dedication to functional, innovative gear, but this rally-inspired XB took his “everything has a purpose” mindset to a whole new level.
The Numeric features:
Snow-specific tires w/ offroad treads by New Balance
Sound system designed & engineered by Skullcandy
iPad-controlled audio & navigation on custom Rokform cradle
Dragon APX frameless goggle windshield
Heated floor mats by Freewaters footwear
Sparco swivel bucket seats that mimic Union Binding Co.’s high-back cups
“Dial-in” heating & cooling controls by BOA technology
Protective, carbon fiber helmet roof by Bern Unlimited
Lightforce custom grill
Interior graphics by Marc Mckee of Blind Skateboards
RECCO 2-part Avalanche Rescue System
Interior clock by Vestal watches
Visual racing mirrors & interior mapping by GoPro
Waterproof/breathable fabric exterior wrapping by 686
View more photos and design details on Mike West’s Hypebeast blog. (The xB’s not street legal, but don’t worry- you can shop the latest 686 outerwear & accessories at Mount Everest)
Leanne Pelosi Joins Airblaster
On 21, Oct 2011 | No Comments | In Updates | By Lisa
Leanne’s forces unite with Jed Anderson, Nick Dirks, Brandon Cocard, Ben Lynch, Travis Parker, Austin Hironaka, Jonas Michilot, Austin Smith, Jonas Carlson, TJ Schneider, Jesse Burtner, Tim Eddy, Eric Messier, Colleen Quigley, Johnny Miller, Sebi Muller, Aivaro Vogel and Robin Van Gyn to form Team Airblaster! The crew celebrated up at Baldface Lodge and got some nice footage of Miss Pelosi getting rad in Airblaster‘s Nicolette Jacket;
Airblaster – Welcome Leanne Pelosi! from Airblaster on Vimeo.
Standing Sideways NYC
On 12, Oct 2011 | No Comments | In Events, Updates | By Lisa
Burton’s Standing Sideways will making it’s NYC stop this Thursday 10/13 in SoHo. The flick is being shown at Santo’s Party House on Lafayette, with an athlete autograph session beforehand at the B‘s Flagship store featuring Jussi Oksanen, Terje Haakonsen, Mark Sollors, Kazu Kokubo, Ethan Deiss, Mikkel Bang, Jack Mitrani, Danny Davis, Mark McMorris and Mikey Rencz.
All-ages autograph session is from 6:30 – 7:30PM
Doors to Santo’s open at 9PM, madness ensues at 10:30PM — Sorry kids, Santo’s is 21+
(After-party spot is yet to be announced, but should start around 11:30PM)
Fresh Arrivals: 2011/12 Union Binding Co.
On 04, Oct 2011 | No Comments | In Fresh Arrivals, Updates | By Lisa
2011/12 Contact Pro
UNION BINDING CO makes some of the most sought-after bindings in the industry. The company’s only in their 7th year, but their lightweight, indestructible bindings have already won them magazine covers, industry admiration, an impressive pro team, and a huge following. With a 100% focus on bindings, they’ve created several industry firsts in their materials and are so confident in their product that they back it for life. Every season, Union teams up with friends to design limited Custom House models – this year’s collaborations include Capita, Danny Kass, Holden and Pabst Blue Ribbon.
The highly sought-after brand is famous for selling out, so we suggest you get your hands on a pair ASAP!
Vacation Tour
On 21, Sep 2011 | No Comments | In Events, Updates | By Lisa
Forum‘s latest flick, Vacation is just days away from it’s premiere in Huntington Beach, CA but we’re more interested in the tour’s east coast stop. With a known track record of brain-melting team videos & throwing epic parties, October 23rd can’t come soon enough.
To count down to the first stop on the tour, Forum sent YoBeat on a week’s vacation (har har) while they take over the site. They’ve been posting new teasers, articles, contests & more daily so if you haven’t already, head over & check it out this week!
LINE Traveling Circus – season 4
On 20, Sep 2011 | No Comments | In Updates, Videos | By Lisa
After a winter full of skiing, traveling & sleeping in a van, the LINE Traveling Circus is returning for their 4th season. In case you’re not familiar, ringleaders Will Wesson & Andy Parry make their way across the US with fellow ski-bums in search of snow. The entertaining DIY series even earned the LINE Traveling Circus the first-ever prestigious award of “Best Webisode” at the International Freeskiing Film Festival.
Get with it! & watch as the Circus crew heads west in their latest installment:
Defenders of Awesome Premiere
On 14, Sep 2011 | No Comments | In Events, Updates | By Lisa
Come watch Capita‘s latest team video Defenders of Awesome at the Warwick Drive-In Theater on Thursday, Sept. 29th!
Grab some friends, pimp your ride & get to our premiere of ThirtyTwo‘s AMMO and Capita’s Defenders of Awesome on a 70ft x 40ft screen. (Think movie theater screen size. Only huge-r. and Awesome-r.) The night will kickoff with some free swag & giveaways…any cars with snowboards in tow will earn extra raffle tickets so don’t forget to show ‘em off at the ticket booth!
7pm – Ticket booth open for admission
8:30pm – 9:30pm ThirtyTwo presents “Ammo”
9:30pm – 10:30pm Capita Snowboards presents “Defenders of Awesome”
(Sponsors: Capita Snowboards, Flour City Distribution, Mount Everest, Monster Energy, Mountain Creek, ThirtyTwo, Coal Headwear & Union Binding Company)
In case you haven’t been, the AWESOME Warwick Drive-In is near Mountain Creek & easy to get to from Rt. 94 or Rt. 23 – Check their site for driving directions. Make sure you don’t miss any event updates & RSVP on Facebook!
13 Questions with Danny Larsen
On 06, Sep 2011 | No Comments | In News, Updates | By Lisa
If you caught our ad in Transworld‘s October issue, you saw that we were lucky enough to get an interview with K2‘s Danny Larsen. We asked him about his homeland, caffeine addition, art and snowboarding (duh).
