2010/11 Outerwear Preview – Nomis, O’Neill, Signal and Westbeach

Transworld Business is giving us a peek at what’s coming up around the corner for outerwear styles in 2010/11. Check out the shots for a few select pieces with Canadian ties.

 

Nomis - nomisdesign.com

Left: Men’s Logo Jacket and Men’s Denim Pant
Right: Women’s Asym Jacket and Women’s Denim Pant

O'Neill - oneill.com

Left: Men’s Seb Toots Signature Jacket and Men’s Hammer Pant
Right: Women’s Balloon Jacket and Women’s Envious Pant

 

Signal - signalsnowboards.com

Men’s Dufficy Pro Jacket and Men’s Radar Pant

Westbeach - westbeach.com

Men’s Ridge Runner Jacket and Men’s Gnarhartt Pant

Westbeach - westbeach.com

Women’s Caprive Jacket and Women’s Rendesvous Pant

 

 

Check out Transworld Business for more outerwear from Quiksilver, Burton, Billabong, Special Blend, Technine, Sound, Foursquare and many more.

Mikey Rencz talks Whistler on Transworld Snow

I apologize if this seems rushed, but in a last-ditch effort to get something up today, I’m going to post the first thing I happened to stumble upon…

Transworld Snowboarding sat down with Mikey Rencz to talk about his home turf of Whistler, B.C. this past weekend (or some time in the near past).

Mikey has been calling Whistler home for quite a while now, and he’s seen all the changes that have come and gone over the years.

Check out his opinion on the town, the vibe and all the local zones in this interview on Transworld.

Off The Lip – Peak Season Viewed and Reviewed

A new teaser for a Canadian production hit the web this week, and a bunch of American media outlets immediately jumped on it and started bashing it.

I’ll admit it, after I watched the teaser for Peak Season on MTV Canada, I started waving a white flag of apology for the fact that something like this could come out of Canada. I was flipping through the channels later in the week, and saw Peak Season was about to start, so I decided to give it a shot.

Low and behold, there wasn’t a single shot of snowboarding in the episode. Whistler local and aspiring pro (not to mention Westbeach team rider) Steph Just didn’t even make an appearance on screen. Now that I could put to rest the idea that this might be a show about the life of snowboarders in Whistler, I could get down to following the storyline…which I was about to find out was a big mistake.

Westbeach Super Post – New Store, Heritage Project and Airtime

With the number of days until opening day winding down, the folks at Westbeach are ramping things up to get you psyched for the first day of the season.

The brand is celebrating the grand opening of its new retail outlet – located in Vancouver at 1758 West 4th Avenue – this week with a host of sales, so, if you’re in the area, drop by.

A new addition to the Westbeach Heritage Line has also dropped on the website. The Chip Heritage Pack comes in a limited edition box set that includes a jacket, a tuque and a copy of the new book “Out West”.

Finally, since it’s the start of November, there’s a brand new Airtime video and a brand new Tee of the Month for you to check out on the Westbeach site.

Happy Halloween!!

Today is the day when college/university girls (at least I hope it hasn’t filtered to any younger ages) dress up in scandalous outfits to try to impress a young man.

Word to the wise; The Hoff doesn’t need a Halloween costume, so if you’re stressing out this afternoon thinking about what you should be tonight (because you’ve already been out to the bars in costume 3 times this week) maybe you should consider going as Germany’s favourite son.

Golf Course shredding with Sauve, Jacques, Paquin and Cantin

The Brother’s Factory crew sent Transworld their first edit of the season this past week, and – miraculously – the haters didn’t bite revolt. Nic Sauve, Laurent Paquin, Phil Jacques and Alex Cantin all got down on the early-season snow to stretch their legs out.

Unless you’re lucky enough to live in a mountain town, the first time you strap in this year might just be on a setup like the one featured in the video. So, check out how Quebec does their golf course, jump-to-jib setup, and start scoping out a spot for yours.

Winter is on the way! Peep the video here.

2009 Toronto Ski, Snowboard and Travel Show

This post is a little late, but let me just say I’ve been juggling quite a bit lately. With that out of the way, I managed to make it to the Toronto Ski, Snowboard and Travel Show for a bit this past weekend. So, get ready to read about my life…

I got in to Toronto on Friday evening, and made my way through Union Station to the Exhibition streetcar. Let me just say, I love taking the streetcar on the weekend of the show because you can pick the snowboarders out of a crowd from the other end of the platform.

I got to the show and met up with Lauren, formerly of McMaster Sports, who still works for the shop every year at the show. I spent the first little bit wandering around and checking out the layout before heading to Snowboard Canada’s booth. I was pretty psyched when I got there because the new issue was out along with SBC’s Resort Guide, and (shameless plug) I wrote articles for both magazines.

Toronto Ski, Snowboard and Travel Show – Snowboard Canada Film Festival

Check out all the details on Snowboard Canada’s website.

Intro from ‘Time Is Now’ by the Brothers Factory

kygitm,yfhds

Sorry about that, but when I first watched this teaser for Time Is Now by the Brothers Factory (Will and Charles Demers), my jaw dropped to the keyboard and resulted in the mish-mash of letters you see at the top of this post.

I’m not gonna try to sum this one up, but try to picture the best rail riders in the country (possibly in the world), and put them in a situation where they’re all filming together and constantly pushing each other towards perfection.

Check out the video on Transworld, and you’ll see what I’m talking about.

Alterna’s Elektro available for digital download

This came out a couple of days ago, so you may have already heard, but Alterna Film’s new release Elektro is now available as a HD digital download from the Alterna website.

What’s the benefit? How does $7.99 for the video sound instead of $25+ for the DVD? Plus, you don’t have to leave the comfort of your computer chair.

However, if you are the cut from a more sentimental rug, Elektro is available on DVD from Alterna’s site as well.

(Both versions are available from the link)