Sunday Cinema – Mike Page and David Melancon

David Melancon and Mike Page were two of the many riders who helped pave the way for the current crop of French-Canadian snowboarders to make their way West, grab major sponsorship deals and gain international recognition.

Charles Reid dominates final days of Oakley Stylewars

Charles Reid: gap to back lip PHOTO: Alex Roberts

Canadian snowboarder Charles Reid continued his dominance at the Oakley Stylewars hosted by Falls Creek Resort, Australia. 

The contest continued as six finalists battled for the title of best overall and best trick under the lights of the Falls Creek village during the Volvo 28 Stair Rail Jam. Reid came off a great second day of riding and wrapped up both titles as he locked in technical tricks, including a backside 270 gap to frontside lipslide on the down-flat-down rail that won him the the title of best trick, on his way to winning the overall title for the night.

Reid didn’t stop there. The following day he destroyed the jump line under sunny skies to bump fellow Canadian Matts Kulisek out of the top spot in the standings. Kulisek would later finish third as last year’s champion Torstein Horgmo jumped up into second place.

Reid moves up nine places to seventh overall in TTR world standings, and receives 500 Swatch Ticket To Ride points and $7,000 for his efforts. Not too shabby for four days of work.

For more coverage of the event including photo galleries, videos and feature stories, check out Snowboard Canada dot com (Rail Jam and Final Day) and the Stylewars website.

100th Post Extravaganza!!

Hello everyone, and welcome to the 100th post on FrontLipped. Whether you’ve been with us from the start, or you’re just checking the site for the first time, let me tell you that we are eternally grateful for your support.

Here are a few tidbits of information from our first 100 posts.

1,601 – Total visits to the site
12 – Average views per day since the site was launched
Sunday, June 15, 2008 – Busiest day
54 – Total number of views on our busiest day
47 – Total number of comments
Pelosi and Reid come up big at Bonfire Pipe to Pipe – Most popular post
42 – Number of views out top post has received
3 – Posts that contain one of the following words: balls, nuts, boobs, wicked, insane, gnarly or awesome
20 – Posts that contain the word “shred”
33 – Posts that contain the word “Canada”

Once again, thank you for your ongoing support.

Sincerely,
Jason Petznick, creator of FrontLipped

Who’s Next Wednesday – Ben Bilocq

This week we’re featuring Ben Bilocq’s interview with Snowboard Canada magazine. Bilocq started out riding at local golf courses, but as his skills grew he moved on to the proving grounds of Stoneham resort. And proving himself is just what he has continued to do.

Hit the link to find out how Bilocq first got hooked up and why he loves shredding sketchy set ups.

Nitro, Electric, Grenade, L1, Insight, DLX

Oakley Stylewars postponed

Day three of the Oakley Stylewars at Falls Creek Resort, Australia, has been shut down due to strong winds and adverse weather conditions. Canadian’s Matts Kulisek and Charles Reid remain in first and second respectively in the overall standings at the event. FrontLipped will be sure to being you the final results when the weather clears and the shred-tastic action gets back under way.

In the meantime, here’s a short video of day two highlights.

Kulisek takes lead from Reid at Stylewars

Quentin Robbins: 1-foot indy

Matts Kulisek has taken over the overall points lead from Charles Reid on the second day of competition at the Oakley Stylewars in Falls Creek, Australia.

Kulisek trailed Reid by 55 points at the end of day one, but, with a solid performance on the gap jump, Matts now leads Reid by 34 points. Last year’s champion, Torstein Horgmo, trails the Canadian duo by more than 150 points in third place.

The final day of competition at the Stylewars goes down tomorrow wraps up with a night-time rail jam in the Falls Creek Village.

Check Snowboard Canada dot com for more coverage of today’s events.

Reid and Kulisek lead at Oakley Stylewars

Matts Kulisek

After one day of competition, French Canadian riders Charles Reid and Matts Kulisek sit 1st and 2nd respectively atop a group of more than 40 invited riders from around the globe at the Oakley Stylewars in Falls Creek, Australia.

Reid and Kulisek both nailed their runs under the sunny skies on the day of the competition. New Zealand’s Jake Koia sits in third behind the two canucks, while last year’s champion Torstein Horgmo sits fourth.

Check out the full story on Snowboard Canada dot com and then head over to the Stylewars website to check out photo albums and video footage of the days events.

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Sunday Cinema – Bradley Hesson

14-year-old Bradley Hesson got in touch with me and forwarded me this video of his 2007-08 shred highlights. Brad is sponsored by Alcatraz Skate & Snow, Vert Agencies and Dialogue Headwear…not bad considering he has only been riding for four years.

If you have a video you’d like to see featured on Sunday Cinema, send me an e-mail at frontlipped@gmail.com

Max Jenke and Endeavor snowboards

Max Jenke must be doing something right. The former pro rider, turned entrepreneur and businessman extraordinaire was recently interviewed by Limite Magazine, a blog-azine that is ”dedicated to capturing the echelon of modern world culture; elevating the unique and inspiring in fashion, design, travel, the arts, and pure expression….Limité celebrates diversity, creativity, and a passionate lifestyle for the modern man and woman.”

That was more than a mouthful, but it’s apparent that Max is doing some things that the world is taking notice of. Head over to Limite’s website to check out the full interview.

In other news involving Mr. Jenke, Endeavor snowboards has launched their brand-spanking-new website featuring all of the 2008-09 product. The lineup consists of 4 men’s boards, 3 women’s boards and a plethora of outerwear, layering systems and accessories. Be sure to hit up Endeavor Snowboards dot com to take a peek at all the new gear.