COMUNE Fall 09 Launch Party
Booze, girls, art, grillage and music were all around at the COMUNE fall 09 launch. The opening saw an onslaught of exhibitions to satisfy the senses, with live music, art installations and of course the fall 09' clothing.
Snowboarder Senioritis: Oli Gagnon's Action from Alaska
Snowboarder senior photographer Oli Gagnon lets us in on the action that went down while hanging with the Absinthe crew in Alaska this season. Head into the backcountry with Oli on his quest to bag bangers from DCP and Wille Yli-Luoma.
Paper Trail: Images from the March 2009 Issue
Treat yourself to shots of Danny Kass and Scotty Lago unleashing their man strength on supersized jumps, Rice getting pow turns in NZ and a variety of super mean methods from assorted other shreds. These are the last images from Volume 21, so keep your eyes peeled for the very first issue of Volume 22 which drops in July!
Vans Off the Wall Book Release Party
Vans celebrates the release of their first book, Vans: Off the Wall, featuring 20-some-odd stories that collectively tell the story of the brand: from Rowley to Warped Tour, the days of Jamie Lynn and Shaun Palmer, Alva and Cab and much more.
Paper Trail: Images from the February 2009 Issue
Sweet shots from the February 2009 Issue featuring Andreas Gidlund, Ingemar Backman, Nico Droz and Stefan Karlsson as they shred their way across Europe. Also peep the photographic proof that Pat Moore, Austin Smith, and Jakob Wilhelmson killed it at last year's Mt. Bachelor Super Session.
Gringo And The Bean: Comune's Unofficial Opening
Comune clothing hosted an informal get together with food, friends and splash of art at their anything but corporate offices this past weekend. Comune showed off their Drop City Gallery, a place where off-beat art can find a temporary home. Even though this isn't their official opening, everyone combined to show some love for Comune.
Neff Party at the W Hotel
The good people at Neff, Keep-A-Breast and PONY threw a swanky soiree at the W hotel in San Diego with with live music, art, fun and festivities. Thanks go out to Colin @ PONY and the entire Neff family for contributing to a great night for a great cause.
Cricket Campus Rail Jam Finals 2009
The grand finale of the 2009 Cricket Campus rail jam tour went down in the heart of Portland in Pioneer square. These kids braved 90+ degree temperatures to battle it out for their share of $5,000.
Paper Trail: Images from the January 2009 Issue
Images from the January 2009 issue featuring photos from Superpark 12 and antics in Alaska with riders Scott Stevens, Austin Hironaka and Jesse Burtner. Catch a glimpse of other goods with shots of Scotty Lago, Travis Rice, Lucas Magoon and Dan Brisse.
Hips and Lips Hits Mt. Hood
The first annual Hips and Lips contest went off last Sunday at Oregon's premiere summer shred spot, Timberline resort at Mt. Hood. Peep some post winter, pre-summer shredding by hood locs and transplants alike!
Paper Trail: Images from the December 2008 Issue
Images from the December 2008 Issue featuring photos of FRENDS and other heavy hitters from the 2008 winter season. Check out shots from Norway to Mammoth and everywhere in between, with riders like Zak Hale, Dan Brisse, Eiki Helgason,Hampus Mosesson, Torstein Horgmo and more!
Superpark 13 Mammoth: Day 4 Photos
Jumps have been sessioned, Gatorade was consumed in mass quantities and photographers captured thousands of astonishing images. Day 4 of Superpark 13 presented by Gatorade proved to be the grand finale of the event.
Superpark 13 Mammoth: Day 3 Photos
Clayton Shoemaker and the Bear Mountain crew finally cut the ribbon on their main feature; a perfectly shaped half-bowl with hips into either side and a giant cheese wedge dead center in case you want to send it over the whole thing.
Superpark 13 Mammoth: Day 2 Photos
As far as action was concerned, the extra large Loon jump saw more hits than a battered housewife and the opening of the extra large hip was a ceremony not to be missed. These day 2 photos of Superpark 13 presented by Gatorade are well, super.
Superpark 13 Mammoth: Day 1 Photos
We saw one of the heaviest sessions to ever go down on the first day of Superpark. Lonnie Kauk, Pat Moore, Chelone Miller, and other major dudes gave us a reason to get excited for Superpark® 13 Presented by Gatorade in Mammoth.
West Coast Invitational Wrap-Up Gallery
From sunrise to the wee hours of the morning, Peter Morning was on hand to catch all the festivities at the 2009 WCI. The day kicked off with a weather laden pipe, then a night rail jam in the village and the Dilated Peoples closed it off with a concert at Canyon lodge.
Mammoth WCI: Fiesta de la Pipa
Though the WCI Fiesta de la Pipa was tainted with bad weather, Pat Moore, Greg Bretz, Nate Farrell, Greg Bokenkamp, Luke Mitrani, Wyatt Caldwell, and Kevin Pearce managed put on a prime time air show.
Volcom's 2009 Peanut Butter and Rail Jam Finals
Volcom hosted their Peanut Butter and Rail Jam finals at Mammoth's main park this last weekend. Johnny Lazz walked away with $25,000 for winning the championships. Check out the photos here.
Late Season Powder Town in Utah
They say April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, right? Well damn, Utah sure is going to be pretty next month ‘cause it's been dumping! With the rest of the resorts closed down in the central Wasatch, Snowbird is a no-brainer on a late season pow day. I drove around from PC a little over a week ago with Neil Provo and Zach Siebert to meet up with Bird loc’s Forrest Shearer, Aaron Biittner, Deadlung a.k.a. Mark Edlund, and Cheeseburger for some epic late April snow. Here's the evidence.
Grenade Games 5: Slopestyle Grand Finale
They called it the Grenade Games grand finale and the only way in was a golden ticket. This grand finale was a slopestyle course equipped with a huge butter box, channel gap, tree jib, a variety of rails and not to mention the biggest cash payout of the entire festival.
Grenade Games 5: Pipe Finals
While Louie Vito, Sammy Luebke, TJ Schneider and a few other had their sites set on bagging some serious air time, Gooner had it out for the pinata. See who earned the top spot in the pipe finals of Grenade Games 5.
Grenade Games 5: Pipe Qualifiers
Snowboarder Mag senior photog Daniel Blom is in Whistler and ready to document all the action from Grenade Games 5. Today's ht list: Pipe qualifiers. See what Lucas Magoon, Sammy Luebke, Justin Lamoureux and others have to share with you.
Lapping Lapland: 99 Golden Finnish Hits
Follow Antti Autti, Antti-Juhani “Naku” Piirainen, Risto Mattila and Tim "Humpy" Humphreys through their shred adventures in northern Finland.
Photo Annual 2009 Highlights
Each year our photo editor Ryan Hughes selects the cream of the crop for Snowboarder Magazine's photo annual. 2009 was no exception. Here are some of the highlights.
Paper Trail: Images from the November 2008 Issue
Photos from the 2008 November Issue featuring shots of Mark Frank Montoya and Lucas Magoon's Twenty Paces, euro pipe shredding in Davos with Nicolas Muller, Peetu Piiroinen and Antti Autti. Scroll through for scattered sick ones of Scotty Stevens, Jake Blauvelt, Kevin Pearce and more!
Silverton Wrecking Crew Part 2
We spent our last two days in Silverton logging some last minute sled and heli time, which may be the best and only way to end an epic trip to Silverton. Wait a minute, there is no other way to end a trip! Well maybe a beer bong, but that’s about it.
Silverton Wrecking Crew Part 1
The "Wrecking Crew" headed out to Colorado for a few days of epic riding in Silverton and were anything but let down. A trip loaded with hot laps and laughs, these industry heads enjoyed a fair share of steep pow slashes and end of season hidden stashes. For info on tours, hit up Aaron and Jen Brill at www.SilvertonMountain.com and Jon Krueger at www.snowcat-powder.com.
The Launch: Day 3 Photos
Take a sneak peek at day 3 of The Launch with Greg Bretz, Austen Sweetin, Broc Waring, Kyle Mack and Dylan Alito.
The Launch 2009: Day 2 Photos
Ladies and gentlemen, history is in the making at Keystone. We have set up camp at The Launch and these kids are slaughtering the park. Feast your eyes on these photos.
The Launch 2009: Day 1 Photos
50 of the world's next generation of standout riders gathered at Keystone for the 2nd installment of Snowboarder Magazine's The Launch. T. Bird was onsite and ready to capture all the action of Sage Kotsenburg, Zeppelin Zeerip, Tucker Andrews, Jared Dawoud and more.
Ashbury Demo at Bear Mtn 2009
Ashbury held its 1st annual demo on Saturday night at Bear Mtn. The scene at Bear offered team riders a combination of jibs and wall rides for them to get technical on.
To see more of the action check out Ashbury's web page, there you can find videos and daily updates from the week.
2009 Covergirl Snow Angels Invitational Photos
In Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado, the 2nd Annual Covergirl Snow Angels Invitational went off under beautiful blue skies. Kelly Clark continued her 09 halfpipe dominance and took home the win.
Ms. Superpark 5: Day 4 Photos
That's a wrap folks. Ms. Superpark 5 has come and gone and all we have are the memories. Well, that and photos, and a feature in the magazine this coming Winter. Until then, feast your eyes on these images.
Ms. Superpark 5: Day 3 Photos
Hana Beaman, Kimmy Fasani, Bev Vuilleummier, Shelley Gotlieb and Mari Mizukami are the stars of this day 3 gallery from Ms. Superpark 5 at June Mountain.
Ms. Superpark 5: Day 2 Photos
Roaring winds couldn't hold these ladies back from strutting their stuff at June Mountain. Day two of Ms. Superpark 5 saw heavy action on the channel gap and hip with a mixture of creativity and inspiration on the wrecking ball and satellite dish.
Ms. Superpark 5: Day 1 Photos
Heavy hitters like Alexis Waite, Tara Dakides, Izzy Lalive, and Hana Beaman are doing what they do best up here at Ms. Superpark 5 at June Mtn. Check out the photos from day 1.
Roxy Chicken Jam 2009 Slopestyle
Janna Meyen proved to be the chicken to beat and rounded out the United Nations-like podium after gapping to 50 50 on the flat down rail and stomping back five, cab seven and cab five.
Roxy Chicken Jam 2009 Halfpipe
Kelly Clark put down a repeat performance nailing the top spot at the 2009 Roxy Chicken Jam Halfpipe competition. Snowboarder Magazine senior photographer Espen Lystad was on hand to capture all the action.
Eastern Boarder's Last Call 2009
Photos from Eastern Boarder's Last Call standouts. Including Teddy Lavoie, Chris Carr, Colleen Quigley, Taylor Owen, Shaun Murphy, Yale Cousino, the entire Waterville Valley Academy team, Scotty Lago, Marius Otterstad and more.
Rome SDS FuGnar Tour: Ottawa
The last leg of the Rome FuGnar roadtrip went through Ottawa and beyond. The final day of the trip was spent at one of the most famous rail spots in the world—the Battlefield rail in Quebec City.
Back to the Boneyard 2009 Photos
Pat Moore and Waterville Valley hosted the first ever Back to the Boneyard. The park staff resurrected of some of the Boneyard's most infamous elements and the big names came out to raise money for kids in the Waterville Academy Snowboard program.
World Quarterpipe Championships 2009
A hand shaped quarterpipe, massive bonfire and pallette of PBR make for a crazy combination known only as the World Quarterpipe Championships. An event run by snowboarders for snowboarders.
2009 Burton US Open: Slopestyle Finals
Photos and results of the 2009 Burton U.S. open slopestyle finals, Burton Global open winners and men's Swatch TTR World Tour Champion . See how Chas Guldemond walked away with $145,000.
2009 Burton US Open: Pipe Finals
Torah Bright and Danny Kass win the 2009 Burton U.S. Open pipe finals. See all the action here.
2009 Burton US Open: Quarterpipe Finals
There's no doubt about it the contestants were boosting in the 2009 U.S. Open Quarterpipe. Kjersti Buass walked away from the finals $13,000 richer and Scotty Lago earned himself a not too shabby 10 grand.
Rome SDS FuGnar Tour: Kicking Horse & Lake Louise
The Rome team heads to Kicking Horse and Lake Louise in search of powder and good times on the FuGnar tour.
2009 Burton US Open: Pipe Practice
If you are ever lucky enough to witness the practice runs for a major snowboard contest, you'll see some of the best snowboarding in the world. The vibe is mellow and these guys are throwing down a heavy roster of tricks. Check out some of the best photos of 2009 Burton US Open pipe practice.
2009 Burton US Open: Slopestyle Qualifiers
Photos from the men's slopestyle qualifying rounds at the 2009 Burton U.S. Open.
