We’re always down for a good cause, especially if it means deep powder turns for life.
Check out Protect our Winters (POW) latest promo vid.
The Ballistyx Snowboard Show continues its coverage of Mervin Manufacturing—makers of Lib-Tech and Gnu snowboards—with Episode Two. Mervin’s innovative, experimental approach keeps the company ahead of the curve while maintaining a core identity for their brands. But don’t just listen to us, watch and learn.
The House has teamed up with SNOWBOARDER MAGAZINE to bring our loyal patrons exclusive content each month. Not only will we tease you with a snippet from a fresh feature article, but we’re going to do you one better and pair it up with stuff that didn’t make it into the mag.
The House has teamed up with SNOWBOARDER MAGAZINE to bring our loyal patrons exclusive content each month. Not only will we tease you with a snippet from a fresh feature article, but we’re going to do you one better and pair it up with stuff that didn’t make it into the mag.This month we bring you photo’s from the cutting room floor of October’s “Hey Na!” feature where Forum Team riders Stevie Bell, Austin Sweetin and Alec Ostreng stopped by a little known resort in Pennsylvania during the filming of this year’s Forum team video, Fuck It.
Hey Na! PA Shredding
By Huggy. All Photos: Huggy
“Aside from having the largest Amish population in the United States, Pennsylvania is best known for the Liberty Bell, Hershey’s chocolate bars, the Rocky movies, and Michael Scott of The Office. The last thing you would think about PA is having dope freestyle snowboarding, yet all this could change after this year.
Timberline's Summer has just turned into Winter!
That brisk Autumn breeze you’ve been waking up to lately that seems to hint at the approaching winter with more voracity each day just got a little stronger. The 2010-2011 shred season has officially begun, and Oregon’s Timberline Lodge has cut the ribbon to get things started.
Timberline oiled up the shivs and fired up the Magic Mile and Palmer chairlifts on Friday, October 1st, staking their claim as first resort to open this season. What modern magic made this moment materialize? None, actually, the Palmer snowfield, which rests more than 7,000 feet above sea level is often frozen year-round. Thanks to some late-Spring storms last season that padded the base, along with careful maintenance and grooming over the Summer, kept the snowfield in tact, according to the Timberline team.
I’ve seen footage of snowboarders in Japan boosting twisted trees and popping pillows in feather light powder, but the Japanes Alps are a whole other game altogether. This time-lapse film is scenic vs. shred, but just picture these 9,000-plus foot tall mountains coated in hundreds of inches of snow. For a look at Japan’s resorts, snow conditions, and lodging, check out Snow Japan.
Absinthe’s Flipside Episode Two is out. Good times, Good laughs. Take a look.
Head on over to Snowboardermag.com for some highly recommended reading with our favorite hip-hop hippie and House Boardshop Team Rider Gabi Viteri. You’ll find interesting insight about everything from why she wants to be Lady Gaga for a day to why she calls Colorado home-sweet-home.
Click here for Gabi Viteri’s Snowboarder Magazine Guestbook full interview.
Lib-Tech and Gnu are two of the most storied—and influential—brands in snowboarding. They brought us Banana Technology and started the rocker renaissance, turning snowboarding upside down. And they’ve kept it core, building boards by hand in Sequim, Wash. Watch the first episode from the Ballistyx Snowboard Show, and stay tuned for more…
Ever wondered what allows Scott Stevens to jib stuff you never imagined jibbable, or Bode Merrill to double-cork into powder? Maybe it was what their mom fed them for breakfast as a kid, maybe it is natural talent, or it could just be the gear they are riding. That is why SNOWBOARDER Magazine and The House Boardshop are catching up with some of the top pros to see what in their arsenal of product for this video series we like to call, “Shred to Toe”.
Jackson Hole will be joining the elite ranks of esteemed mountains who are privy to a Burton Stash this winter. During the summer months, a team of builders from Burton, Jackson Hole, Snow Park Techonology and one grizzly Washingtonian have been hard at work bringing the woods to the Hole.
Stash parks always use natural terrain to create freestyle obstacles, and if you haven’t had a chance to ride one yet, you’re running out of excuses because the fellas at Burton have been dotting the global landscape with a new park every year. The Stash Parks are full of different features, and most are unique to each site, to help them blend with the environment. Crossing the threshold of warning signs at the top of any one of the five worldwide parks leads snowboarders to rainbow trees, log jibs, totem pole jams, rock wall rides, and log cabins, just to name a few.
Stashes are tucked away in each corner of the globe, with the original at Northstar-at-Tahoe, Killington (but really Pico!), Avoriaz, France, and The Remarkables, New Zealand.
The newest addition up in the Wyoming Rockies really makes Jackson Hole a destination, if you didn’t think it was already. The hill will feature four distinct Stash Parks, running from top to bottom and ranging in difficulty level so that everyone can get their hippie-jib on!
High-traffic days on the slopes can be maddening… but at least you don’t have ghosts and ghouls dropping in on your line. Mike Benson creates an alternate shred universe at Mt. Hood in Gnarcade, with Scott Stevens, Micah Hollinger, Chris Beresford, Tim Eddy, Ben Bogart, and Casey Wrightsman living life “like it’s one big game.” If you haven’t seen it before, check out Benson’s other masterpiece, Gnar Wars.
Every year Absinthe films puts together a series of web vids that are part behind-the-scenes, part outtakes from their annual shred movie. We here in the office look forward to them with great anticipation. Makes for great water-cooler conversation. Take a look at Flipside Episode One from this year’s film NowHere.
The Bern Macoon—style & safety
For years, the issue of snowboarders and helmets has been widely debated as to whether or not they should be required. On Friday, a bill requiring children to wear them on California ski slopes was signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The bill calls for a fine of $25 for infractions, but the law will not be enforced this season.
The bill has two parts, and only the part about children and helmets was supported by the Governator.
This shows that the wheels are, in fact, in motion to make this a law, so now might be a good time to start looking into a skid lid of your own. Some of your friends might not think they’re cool, or they don’t fit your style…but according to the National Ski Areas Association an average of 38 people die every year skiing or snowboarding, and that’s definitely not going to help your image.
Pros like Jed Anderson, Shaun White, and Pat Milbery always wear helmets, so if anyone tries to heckle you about your new helmet, just tell them that you need one because you go as big as the pros! And if you get one this year, you’ll look like the trendsetter next year when everyone under 18 has to wear one.
Here at The House there’s a huge selection of dome pieces to choose from, so style and individuality won’t be sacrificed. Check out the entire selection here because if they’re good enough for John Connors himself, then they oughta be good enough for you too.
Nick Tam, come on down! Thanks for following Houseboardshop on Twitter and check back next week for a chance to win a Burton Promoter Bag!
We teamed up with Snowboarder Magazine to check up with Forest Bailey and see what kind of gear he’ll be rocking this season.
