The Skeleton Crew has dropped their video online, and there are plenty of Canadian heavy-hitters featured throughout the flick.
Laurent Paquin, Jed Anderson, Louif Paradis, Ben Bilocq, Jake Kuzyk, Sean Genovese and TJ Schneider are featured along with the likes of Nick Dirks, Harrison Gordon, Chris Bradshaw and Keegan Valaika.
The second installment of Whiskey 2: The Adventures of Boozy the Clown
Vivo Headwear made a huge splash this season by signing some huge names straight out of the box. Well, the crew at Vivo is at it again with the signing of Canadian powerhouse Kale Stephens. They’ve also teamed up with Endeavor snowboards on the distribution front.
Stephens joins the team that already includes Marie-France Roy, Andrew Geeves, Tadashi Fuse, Markku Koski and Corey Sheppard.
Check out what Vivo CEO Anthony Leffelaar has to say about the moves on PUSH.ca
TJ Schneider just got Episode 3 of the Snowboard Realms up, and you have a chance to win a brand new Capita Stairmaster just for checking it out. Head over to the Snowboard Realms website for more details.
I didn’t want to miss the boat, so, since I’ve read a bunch of other blogs about what people will be geared up with this winter, I decided to hop on the train.
Left: Sessions Winkerstripe Jacket and Westbeach Legion Pant
Right: Billabong (?) Jacket and Westbeach Legion Pant
The Sessions Jacket is a really good lightweight jacket with solid waterproofing and breathability, plus the colourway is super sick.
The Billabong Jacket is a little bit heavier and better for colder conditions. I’m a big fan of the styling on the pockets, but it still frustrates me how the hip pockets are angled an unnatural way so you can’t put your hands in them to keep warm.
The Westbeach Pants are new this year, and I’m a huge fan of the cut and the styling accents on the pockets. Plus, it’s a Canadian brand, so you can’t go wrong.
Jed Anderson and Louif Paradis have more than a few things in common. Canadian roots, hesh(ish) style and technical jibbing skills are just a few.
Check them out in the 5 Trick Fix on Transworld Snowboarding.
Chris Bradshaw and Jonas Michilot also make guest appearances…if you’re interested in that business.
Steve greases a back lip in Walkerton PHOTO Andrew Rusk http://www.ruskent.com
I little while ago I interviewed Steve Powling for Park Check on Mount St Louis Moonstone in Snowboard Canada Magazine. Powling gave me a ton of good stuff that I couldn’t fit in to the article, so I thought I’d post it up here.
Jason Petznick – Cool, what’s something specific that sets the park at Mount St. Louis apart from others in Ontario?
Steve Powling – Not having night skiing does wonders for the snow conditions. The snow is always firm and reliable because it has more time to set overnight opposed to other resorts where it seems to crumble and be unreliable. Also, the weird lake effect weather usually means that it’s always bluebird when all the other resorts are overcast. It usually plays into our favour.
JP – How has the park evolved over the past few seasons?
SP – Definitely the presence of amazing people to ride with and the [Quiksilver] Down Low contest. Every year they one up the previous year with huge gaps and creative features. Not to mention there are tons of little groms cruising the park on a daily basis who are turning into, quite simply, the best riders in Ontario.
JP – What’s the deal with the Down Low contest? Read the rest of this entry »
Just because it’s so classic, the rest will follow in the coming weeks.
Thanks to Gerhard’s blog on Snowboard Canada for tipping me off that this is actually on YouTube.
The latest episode of TJ Schneider’s Snowboard Realms has hit the web. In the second episode of the season, TJ hits up Mt Hood Meadows with Bobby Meeks and Nick Dirks.
Sorry about the lack of posts this past week folks, but I’ve been in the process of making another seasonal pilgrimage to Canada’s West Coast.
I’ll be spending another Winter in British Columbia’s Interior, but this season I’ll be working at Big White Ski Resort near Kelowna (I spent last season working at Big White’s sister resort, Silver Star).
Now that I’m getting settled, I’ll be making more regular updates to the site and I’ll also be introducing a bit more exclusive content.
I’m looking forward to the Winter with all of you, and, as always, thanks for checking out the site!
Jason
