Mark McMorris hooked up by the SOURCE
This post is for all those kids trapped in Canada’s prairies. Let this be proof to you that, with enough hard work and a whole lotta skill, it’s still possible to have a professional snowboard career when you grow up in the flats. Mark McMorris, a 15-year-old Saskatchewan native, just got hooked up by Calgary’s … Read more
Behind the scenes at Grouse with Alterna Films
I guess it’s somewhat of a routine that every year, the Alterna Action crew heads up to Vancouver’s Grouse Mountain to session a private park and log some footage for their latest video. Well that ritual lived on this year, and you can get a sneak peek at what went down on Alterna’s blog. Almost … Read more
Stepchild Snowboards: 2009/10 Preview
Who would have thought that one of the men who introduced the snowboard world to Boozy the Clown in the original Whiskey videos, would also be behind one of the most successful new snowboard brands in the industry. As a company, Stepchild snowboards has survived its initiation. They company has emerged from the hype that … Read more
Sunday Cinema – Snowboard Realms, Austria Montage
Just a little compilation of some of the things TJ Schneider and Sebi Muller have been getting up to in Austria’s Montafon Valley.
Canada sweeps Grenade Games Superpipe podium
Canadian riders stood up and defended their home soil during the finals of the Grenade Games Superpipe. Dustin Craven and Guillaume Morisset took the 3rd ($1,000) and 2nd ($2,000) positions respectively, but it was TJ Schneider who blew the judges away with massive airs and a crazy double-corked 1080, enough to earn him 1st place and $5,000. … Read more
Ryan Tiene in All Day, Every Day
Is it just me, or has snowboarding seen quite the influx of gnarly riders who come from the land(s) down under? Guys like Robbie Walker, Jake Koia and Ryan Tiene have been putting their stamp on the North American snowboard scene for the last couple of seasons. The Scanners have had their turn, will they pass the … Read more
Westbeach releases Heritage teaser
“The Westbeach Heritage Project celebrates Westbeach’s 30th Anniversary and will feature a number of online releases, reissue product, grassroots events and is building up to a fall 2009 book release by Dano Pendygrasse about the brand’s involvement and influence in Canadian snowboarding.” Check out the teaser right here.
brief hiatus
Hey folks, I’m currently on my way home from British Columbia, sooooo…there will be a brief hiatus on updates while I make my way back to Ontario. Sorry, but I’m sure you’ll find your fix with all the great updates from the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival on Snowboard Canada and PUSH. And there … Read more
Chris Dufficy in Alterna’s KNOCKOUT
Chris Dufficy’s career reads like the classic Cinderella story. He started out as an original member of the infamous “Forum Eight” before a serious of concussions nearly knocked him out of the sport completely. In his comeback season, he snatched the opening part in one of the most well-known snowboard videos ever, Forum’s True Life. … Read more
Sunday Cinema – Snowboard Realms Episode 21
SnowboarderMag, Capita, Union, Airblaster, Bond, Lifetime, Deeluxe, Bern, The Source, The Snowboard Realms
