16th Febraury 2012

Check out this mesmerising short film of UK snowboarder Will Hughes riding through the trees in Tignes at night. Shot by fashion photographer Jacob Sutton and with the only light created by an L.E.D suit Will is wearing the effect, combined with the score, is beautiful. See for yourself…

Jacob Sutton’s L.E.D. Surfer on Nowness.com.

8th January 2012
The latest in Nike Snowboarding’s limited edition boots is coming! Over the years they have explored the freakish worlds of Danny Kass and Gigi Rüf, and this year it’s a walk along a very different path with none other than Nicolas Müller. More info at nikesnowboarding.com

Endeavor Snowboards presents Cold Front, a video series revolving around their Pro team riders as they travel the world experiencing the good, the bad and the ugly. Filmer Mikael Normann captured the five part series “Cold Front” to be released over the next five weeks.
 
 

Cold Front Part 1: Griffin and The Swede Cops

21st December 2011

 
 

Cold Front Part 2: Kareem and the Cab

28th December 2011

 
 

Cold Front Part 3: Risto in Rinkeby

5th January 2012

 
 

The UK’s Andy Nudds was crowned Most Valuable Player at the opening tour stop of the Nike Chosen Series on Friday the 16th December at The Snow Centre, Hemel Hempstead.

21st December 2011

The Nike Chosen Series is a nine stop European kicker tour for AM riders. The winner at each will go on to ride with Jamie Nicholls and the Nike Pro team in the Nike Chosen Sessions final to be held at an undisclosed location at the end of the 2012 season.

The purpose-built Kicker in Hemel Hempstead, created by local shaper Norm, his crew and the Nike shaping team, was The Snow Centre’s biggest feature to date.  The huge kicker had 13m to the sweet spot and it’s being classed by attending riders as the best indoor UK kicker ever designed for a comp.

36 riders made up of faithful locals and shredders from as far as Scotland and France set upon the jump in a bid to grab the judge’s attention.  Standing up against the men, young female rider Becky Menday consistently cleared the kicker with some stylish nose grabs and FS180s on her way to secure the ‘Best Girl’ title.

With established UK faces Scott Penman and Sam Cullum throwing BS Rodeos against the new breed of Marc McClement and Jesse Smith’s stylishly stalled out 5s and double front flips, alongside a 13-year-old Rowan Coultas showing what an Austrian Alp schooling can do for your riding; the judges had a tough time choosing the 10 man cut.

Colum Mytton. Photo © Nike / James Bryant

Finals took off where Qualis left, as Scott Penman attempted a sick one-footer that might have won him ‘Most Creative’ had he stuck it. That accolade instead went to best friend and trouble maker Angus Leith, who ignoring all conventional rules of Kicker riding, skipped the landing altogether and boosted a huge FS3 transfer to flat off the side.

Local rider Sam Cullum, instrumental in helping the shaping team build the kicker, deservedly took ‘Best Style’ on the night as he worked his way round the jump with a variety of tweaked 3s & 5s.

With time running out in the final well regarded UK rider Andy Nudds finally laid his contest jinx to rest as he powered through his spins, eventually stomping the UK’s first indoor 1080 and claiming the ‘Most Valuable Player’ award.

The next Nike Chosen Series tour stop takes place in Tryvann, Norway on the 7th January 2012. For more info and to vote for your favourite tricks take a look at NikeChosenSeries.com.

Nike Chosen Series #1: Hemel Hempstead

The Pirates are embracing another winter with the usual selection of super sick edits from the Euro film crew as they voyage from street spot to hill top… We’ll be adding the latest videos on this page so if you like what you see bookmark it and keep life easy.

Pirate Log #1 | Jönköping

1st November 2011

 
 

Pirate Log #2 | Stockholm

7th November 2011

 
 

Pirate Log #3 | Cooke City part 1

14th November 2011

 
 

Pirate Log #4 | Cooke City part 2

21st November 2011

 
 

Pirate Log #5 | Umeå

28th November 2011

 
 

Pirate Log #6 | Asahidake

2nd December 2011

 
 

Pirate Log #7 | Hokkaido

8th December 2011

 
 

Pirate Log #8 | Montana

22nd December 2011

 
 

Pirate Log #9 | Euro Rednecks

23rd December 2011

 
 

Pirate Log #10 | Riksgransen

23rd December 2011

 
 

1st December 2011

On Friday the 16th of December The Nike Chosen Series will launch in the UK at The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead.

Boasting the biggest indoor kicker seen in the UK this year it will be a unique event. The best home-grown AM riders will compete for a chance to ride alongside some of the world’s greatest Pros at the ‘Session’s Finals’ held in Austria in April.

With 25 top AM riders invited to the UK stop, there will be a further 25 spots available for amateur snowboarders who want to show what they’re made of and get noticed. For those not competing there will be an open Park created by local shaping crew DWA and music supplied by FBBB.

The Nike Chosen Series will have nine stops across Europe where AM riders will session in a jam format kicker contest. The rider who is judged ‘Best Overall’ at each event will then join the Nike team riders and compete at the grand finals held at the Nike Chosen Sessions in April 2012.

For AMs who want to take their riding to the next level and to shred with some of the best riders on the planet, the Nike Chosen Series is the opportunity to show what you’ve got. As well as an Overall Winner, each country stop will have prizes awarded for Best Style, Most Creative Rider and Best Female Rider. The best tricks from each stop will be posted online and judged byFacebook likes throughout the season, the rider with the most votes will receive a wildcard into the finals.

Nike Chosen Series tour dates 2011/12

16th December – UK – The Snow Centre, Hemel Hempstead

28th December – Austria – Hochkonig

7th January – Norway – Tryvann

14th January – Sweden – Funasdalen

21st January – Italy – Kronplatz

28th January – Switzerland – Hoch Ybrig

4th February – Germany – Zugspitz Arena

11th February – France – Chatel

18th February – Spain – Vallnord

1st – 7th April – Final

For more information on the Nike Chosen Series visit www.nikechosenseries.com from 5th December 2011. Normal Snow Centre slope prices apply but entry to The Nike Chosen Series is free.

11th November 2011
Check the first installment of Snow Cones & Cotton Candy from True Color Films and stay tuned for more episodes on this page soon.

Snow Cones and Cotton Candy | Part 1

21st October 2011

London is bracing itself for the start of the winter season next weekend when the Relentless Energy Drink Freeze Festival rocks up to Battersea Power Station, bringing in tow some of the best kicker riders in the world.

Heading back to the UK will be Yorkshire’s finest, Jamie Nicholls, ready to take on on the monolithic ramp and international shredders from Nike 6.0 team mates Gjermund Bråten and Kevin Bäckström to Marko Grillc and Seppe Smitts et al. The competion will see two days of jumping starting on Friday with the Battle of Britain and moving on to the FIS World Cup on Saturday.

In addition to the snowboarding music at this year’s event comes from headliners The Streets, in what is likely to be their last ever London performance, and Groove Armada present Red Light. Also playing are Everything Everything, Zane Lowe, Rizzle Kicks, Pulled Apart By Horses, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Dirtyphonics, Modestep and loads more so it should be a damn good show.

Tickets are available from www.thefreezefestival.com with prices starting from £37 (+ booking fee).
 

Stoked!

In more Relentless news we’re super stoked to have been selected as one of their favourite snowboarding blogs right now, take a peak: “Relentless Energy Drink pick the 8 best snowboarding blogs and websites in the world”
 

20th October 2011

For winter 2012, anon is pleased to expand its goggle collection to include two brand new sizes/styles: the large-framed Comrade and the youth-specific Tracker.

Comrade

First up is the Comrade, which features the largest profile frame in the line. With a frame height of 101 mm it provides a huge viewing area. In addition to its large size, the Comrade’s spherical lens mimics the curvature of the human eye for superior optics in all directions. Available in 23 different frame colours and lens tint styles, the Comrade is the goggle choice of anon pro riders Bode Merrill, Johnnie Paxson and Nic Sauve.

Tracker

While the new Comrade is the largest frame in the anon line, the all new youth-specific Tracker goggle is the smallest. With a frame height of 83mm, the Tracker is an ideal goggle style for kids. Lightweight and durable it also features full perimeter channel venting for clear, fog-free vision in every condition.

anonoptics.com

To showcase the entire 2012 anon goggle line, the brand created two new digital tools:
the re-designed anonoptics.com (live now) and an updated version of the anon app
(coming this fall). The new anon website features more video content and product
discovery tools than ever before, giving users a super dynamic way to explore the
brand’s diverse goggle line. Anonoptics.com also offers an exciting new feature called
‘Color Bomb’, which lets users sort goggle styles by colour. The new Color Bomb feature will also be available on anon’s updated iPhone app called ‘Look Better, See Better’, which was announced this week and will be available later this fall.

Also updated on the re-designed website is anon’s exclusive Lens Visualizer tool, which now features new video content so riders can watch point-of-view footage of someone riding powder, pipe or park through different anon goggle lens tints. The idea is to allow users to virtually experience what the mountain looks like through different goggle lenses.

To check out the entire 2012 anon line, head to www.anonoptics.com where users can
get to know the product, the team, and download the current anon app for iPhone and
iPad users.

Taking his lifetime expedition to the next level, Jeremy Jones leads his crew of world class riders, cameramen and guides to the far corners of the earth in the second installment of the Deeper trilogy: Further.

20th October 2011
 
Drawing upon a lifetime of experience Jones seeks out first descents and exotic experiences in an effort to evolve not only his snowboarding, but himself. The relationships forged from isolation and travel are almost as intriguing as the maniacal descents themselves. Join Jeremy and his crew in the Arctic Circle, Japan, the High Sierra and the remote Pickett Range among others as they push their minds and bodies Further.
 

Riders

Jeremy Jones, Terje Haakonsen, Xavier De Le Rue, DCP, Nicolas Müller, Lucas Debari, Josh Dirksen, Forrest Shearer, Ryland Bell

Visit The Jeremy Jones’ Further film page
 
Buy Jeremy Jones’ Deeper on DVD, Blu-ray or iTunes
 

Further

 

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