Human Bird Wings Hoax
Although Floris Kaayk, a Dutch filmaker and Animator, recently admitted that the viral Human Bird Wings video is a hoax, we still think it’s awesome. Keep up the good work chap?
Off The Grid – Davis Torgerson
As an avid skateboarder I can understand the frustrations of skating the same spots day in and day out. Yes, skating will always be a fun way to express yourself creatively, but when you’ve done every trick on the same down rail, stair set, or bowl it can feel too routine. I’m going to take the same approach to choosing a new skate spot like Davis Torgerson did; by throwing a dart at an over sized map, not of Southern California, but of Minneapolis. Step number 1: find an oversized map of Minneapolis. Step number 2: pray to God that it doesn’t land on North Minneapolis. Wish me luck.
Clair Bidez – Celebrity Doppleganger
It’s pretty had to tell the difference between the two beauties above. On the left is Dianna Agron who plays Quinn Fabray on the cast of Glee. On the right is Clair Bidez a professional snowboarder.
I don’t much about Dianna Agron besides the fact that she’s really hot. On the other hand I do know a little about Clair Bidez. Clair has her set of belt notches from various Grand Prix podiums, FIS World Cup top tens, and multiple Jr. World Champion podiums – one being 1st. Oh, and her younger brother Dylan will Front 12 your head off if you ask about Clair’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit shoot.
If I had to choose between Dianna and Clair I’d Read More
Its official, spring is here. Now that the ice is off the lake and rivers we want to you to remember to have fun and most of all stay safe. There are dark forces lurking just beneath surface of many rivers across: Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin, South Dakota, and Minnesota. You may have herd the chilling tales of fisherman coming ashore beaten, bruzzed and covered in blood, boats spinning wildly out of control (with no captain in sight), or horror stories of 40-50lb living cannon ball flying threw the air attacking unsuspecting boaters. What is this threat you ask… Well, It’s the Flying Asian Carp, which is now threatening one of the Midwest greatest resources, the Great Lakes.
In 2010 Obama administration appointed John Gross as the “Asian carp czar.” Gross and his team has implemented some interesting tactics to contain this growing epidemic. Such as: Electrical barrier, block flood waters from the Des Plaines River with a 13-mile fish barrier, and conducting more than 40,000 hours of netting, electrofishing and other fish monitoring strategies.
“The Carp Stops Here!”
Unlike our “Asian carp czar” Captain Nate and First Mate Zac of Peoria Carp Hunters are taking matters into their own hands, Kicking Bass and Not Taking No Carp From Nobody. Under maned and under resourced the dastardly duo are determined to take back the water of the mighty Mississippi to hopefully reclaim it to its rightful glory and have tons of fun. Read More
It looks like the guys at the House of 1817 are continuing their killing spree.
Switchback Bindings are the new kid on the block, backed by none-other than the Helgason brothers Eiki and Halldor. Switchback Bindings knocked on the door of innovation and were gladly invited in. Many companies boast about their toolless adjustments, but Switchback took it to another playing field. All Switchback Bindings are completely toolless, except for the mounting hardware. The baseplate, footbed, straps, and highback come in 5 different colors options for you to pick for a personalized look.
Stay tuned for an inside look into Switchback in the near future…
Coming off an upset a the TTR Burton US Open. Kelly Clark blew the competition away by sticking her front side 1080° in the Superpipe Final’s at the 2012 Euro X Games. Earning her the Gold medal, Elena Hight took Silver and Kaitlyn Farrington got the Bronze.
This weeks Hump Day Giveaway is the Burton Lil Buddy Pack. It features an insulated beverage cooler with plentey of storage space for all your goodies or a 12 pack of your favorite beverage. The Lil Buddy also includes a bottle opener, shoulder strap and removable stereo speakers! To enter to win click here.
2012 U.S. SNOWBOARDING FIS JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM
The USSA has chosen their top junior athletes to represent the USA at the 2012 Junior World Championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain March 24th-31st. Minnesota must have something in the water that makes great riders; as you’ll notice, there is a rider from Minnesota in each discipline. Read More
2012 – USSA Revolution Tour Women’s Slopestyle Champion – Karly Shorr
Woman’s Freestyle Snowboarder has a very successful 2012 season!
Karly Piper Shorr- Milford, Michigan
Mt. Snow, Vermont
USSA Revolution tour Final Stop! Karly Piper Shorr throws down with her last attempt to take the tour and is crowned the overall Revolution Tour champion 2012! She landed her qualifying runs with room for improvement- Karly Piper qualified in 2nd place as she moved into the Woman’s Slopestyle Finals. Her finals run was as follows: Rail feature 1: Front 180 on to switch back 180 out. Board slide pretzel 270 out. Switch back 180 to back 360 Japan to Front side 360. Shorr stomped her finals run with style and grace awarding her the win for the Mt. Snow Revolution Tour event and the overall title of the 2012 Revolution Tour Woman’s Slopestyle Champion! Read More
Eddie Wall talks with Peter Line about the X-games, his girl friend, and competing in X-games women’s Superpipe.
Over the past 20 years air pumps have been incorporated into a verity of products. Such as basketball shoes, beds, snowboard boots, helmets, ski boots, paddle boards, bindings and snowboards. Signal Inflatable Snowboard is a pretty cool concept, but it is not the first of its kind. Back in 2006 F2 came out with the Revolution Air Snowboard, which originally retails for around $540. Unlike Signal inflatable board the F2 pump up snowboard actually went into production to create a board that tried to redefine what an all mountain snowboard could be.
Back in 1982 Jake Burton and his crew started the first “National Snow Surfing Championships” at Suicide Six in Vermont. Now 30 years later the the Burtou US OPEN aka “Snow Surfing Companionship” has become one of the biggest events in snowboarding and a launching pad for many for many today’s snowboarding legends. Such as : Craig Kelly, Terje Haakonsen, Kelly Clark, Torah Bright, Danny Davis, Kevin Pearce, Shaun White and many more. To learn more about the last 30 years of Burton US Open click here.
RedBull TV Make sure to tune into RedBullTV this Saturday to watch the the Burton US Open – Half Pipe Finals Live: Mar 10 // 9:15am – 4:00pm EST! If you happen to miss the live brodcast, don’t worrie, you can still check out the all action On Demad at RedbullTV.
