Archive for September, 2009

Shred flick it up in CO with Ride, TGR, Forum and Burton

September 30th, 2009

It’s another weekend of movie premieres in Colorado with a selection of snowboard flicks hitting up the Denver area and even one for Steamboat.  The snowflakes are falling outside my window, snowguns have been running and hopefully Colorado will open the lifts for snowboarding soon.  Until then, it’s time to shred flick it up. Ride [...]

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Snowboard Review: 09-10 Flow Era

September 30th, 2009

Location: Keystone, Colorado Snow Conditions: Overcast/Bluebird with hardpacked groomers to a mixture of conditions.  It was day 3 of demos and the Flow Era was the 2nd to last board of the day. Setup: I rode the Flow Era with Flow NXT-ATSE’s and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: Flow’s park reverse camber board [...]

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Industry Profile: YES Sales Manager Chad Perrin

September 29th, 2009

Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself Chad: I am a happy husband and father of 2 children, blessed to be living the dream and living in Bellingham WA, proud to call Mt Baker my home. I absolutely love snowboarding and I have made a life out of working in the shred industry. I [...]

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The state of the industry with John Cavan

September 28th, 2009

Times are rough in the snowboard industry where each day we hear of companies cutting employees, pro riders getting dropped and shops going under but what about companies working hard to survive and continuing to bring you the products you love? John Cavan, Rome Team Manager and Filmmaker behind Kids on Shred checks in to [...]

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Absinthe “Neverland” premiere in Denver

September 27th, 2009

Last night was the Denver stop of the Absinthe Sphere of Influence tour in Colorado, with enough word on the street for people to check out this film it was sold out and needed an additional theatre to keep the party going on two screens. I made my way down to Denver to see Neverland [...]

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YES BBQ & Absinthe “Neverland” premiere in Beaver Creek

September 26th, 2009

A couple weeks ago I received an invite to come to a BBQ before the Absinthe premiere in Beaver Creek and since then I’ve been counting down the days till yesterday.  I made the trek down to Vail/Beaver Creek to attend a YES BBQ at DCP’s house and check out the Absinthe Neverland premiere in [...]

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Snowboard Review: 09-10 Drake DF1

September 25th, 2009

Location: Whistler, BC Snow Conditions: Bluebird to overcast on hardpacked snow, choppy snow and ice in spots. Setup: I rode the Drake DF1 with Union Forces and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: Camber is like coming home…it won’t die and the DF1 proved that for me. Size: 155cm Weight: average Flex: The DF1 [...]

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Industry Profile: Planet Snow Design President & Co-owner Ryan Neptune

September 24th, 2009

Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself. Ryan: My name is Ryan Neptune I am the proud father of two boys Mathew 9 and Jeffrey 8 and husband of 12 years to my one and only girlfriend Christina whom I have known for 17 years now. I am Co-owner and managing partner of Planet [...]

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Absinthe Films Sphere of Influence tour hits Colorado

September 23rd, 2009

The Absinthe Films Sphere of Influence tour has been making it’s way around the globe to give snowboarders the opportunity to see their newest film Neverland on the big screen.  Now it’s time for Colorado to get the pleasure of seeing Neverland up close and personal.  This weekend are the big premieres in Fort Collins [...]

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Taking siege of your beats

September 23rd, 2009

Siege Audio began with a small crew of pro snowboarders wanting what every rider wants; quality headphones at an affordable price that can handle the mountain. With knowledge from the future, Siege brought that to us and will continue to bring audio products that work on and off the mountain. Based out of SLC, “SIEGE™ [...]

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