It has finally happened. The folks at iTunes have finally realized that there are people in the Great White North who would also like to check out and download the latest snowboard flicks legally.
Forum is one of the first brands to jump on the train by making their latest team video Forever available, along with last year’s Forum or Against’em and That.
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I like YoBeat.
Allow me to expand on that. I like YoBeat because they do REAL interviews with snowboarders who REALLY have something to say about our sport. You won’t find any crap on there from Shaun White or Chas Guldemond about how stoked they are that they crammed an extra 180 on to their contest winning spin, and that they couldn’t have done it without the help of (insert energy drink company here) or (insert large corporation/big box store here).
With that out of the way, last week Brooke Geery fired some questions at Sean Genovese about being Canadian, running his own board company and showering…yes, showering.
The province of Quebec has certainly contributed a fair share of iconic spots to the world of snowboarding. The red ledge, the perfect rail, the green ledges and, of course, the infamous battlefield rail.
At cap off Rome’s FuGnar team trip last season, the crew rolled through Quebec City and had a quick bro session on the battlefield rail.
Apparently the Sandbox crew was working hard in December because they’ve already managed to put together an early teaser for their new film Now You Know.
There are a few new faces on the crew this year including Ontario’s Scot Brown and Beau Bishop. Aside from that, a lot of familiar faces are back for the season including Dwayne Wiebe, Brendan Keenan, Andrew Geeves, Mikey Pederson, Steve Cartwright and Nash Lajeunesse.
Toronto, ON – The Coors Light YOU LOOK GOOD Rider’s Cup (YLGRC10), Canada’s premier slopestyle series, returns for its sixth year. At the forefront of the Canadian snowboard contest scene, YLGRC10 has four signature events this year with more than $20,000 in cash and $50,000 in prizing. Read the rest of this entry »
I’ll be honest and tell you that I had never heard of the Vancouver Is Awesome blog, but a recent tweet tipped me off to the fact that the site had interviewed none other than Mount Seymour local Kevin Sansalone.
I cruised over to check it out, and I always like it when small outlets recognize professional snowboarders. The interview doesn’t have much to do about snowboarding, but, if I were you, I’d go check it out anyways so hopefully the site keeps propping up the Vancouver shred scene.
We talked to our buddy Bradley Hesson a couple weeks ago after he knocked himself out on a switch 50/50. Well, the footage of his bail made it to the folks at Transworld and they deemed it good enough of a Monday Mallet feature.
So here it is, Bradley Hesson in Transworld’s Monday Mallet…
Westbeach is offering a special deal for the holidays. For 12 days starting December 25th, they’ll be offering up one piece from this year’s collection at 25% off for one day only.
Take this chance to get some of your favourites including the Legion Pant, the Thirty Jacket, the Alibi Peacoat and the Rendezvous Pant.
TJ Schneider is keeping on top of things this season, and found the time to put together a short video for the Realms while shredding pow with a bunch of friends.
The first time I heard from Bradley Hesson was two summers ago when I put a call out for people to submit their videos for Sunday Cinema. I posted his promo video, and kept in touch with him every now and then. This year, Brad filmed with the Dialogue crew for “This Is Awesome!” and I could see how much more powerful his riding had gotten. I thought it would be a good time to catch back up with Brad to see what’s next on the road for him. -Jason Petznick
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It was August 14, 2008 when your promo went up on Sunday Cinema, what have been some highlights along the path from then to now?
Filmed all winter with the Dialogue crew for ‘This Is Awesome’ (I had the opening part) which included late night rail sessions, blue bird days filming at Mount St. Louis and Blue Mountain and a few roadtrips to hit rails. I also placed in a few comps, 2nd at Cobble Hills Rail Jam, 2nd at Volcom PBRJ and 1st place for AMs in the Telus Rail Jam. Switch Skate & Snow recruited me for their snowboard team which is awesome, they’re a great shop and always know how to have a good time. Other than that, had way too much fun with the crew and met a lot of awesome people.
What’s the deal with Dialogue Headwear at the moment, are you guys poised to take over the Canadian scene?
Since Dialogue got it’s foot in the door a few years ago, we’ve steadily been gaining momentum in the snowboard scene. Each year the gear is fresher than the last and found in more shops. The owner (Trevor Harris) and I are actually heading out west in January to shred some pow and talk to shops in Kelowna, Banff and Calgary, so by next year Dialogue should be found on both sides of Canada. Read the rest of this entry »
