2014’s Top 10 Snow, Skate And Surf Articles

It’s coming up to the end of the year which is a great time to look back at what made news during the last 12 months. The Olympics in Sochi, the ups and downs for Billabong and Quiksilver, the great videos and the terrible ones. Looking at the article stats …

by Dave

2014 Top Songs In Videos

Image: Stale Sandbech Method via ESPN from For Me. There’s nothing that get’s me more hyped than a great song choice in a video. It’s not just the big budget, energy drink backed blockbusters that can get it really right either… Any kid with god taste has a chance to improve …

by Dave

Who Runs The Skateboard Industry?

Red Bull have put this one out. It’s a great question and the different responses to it are awesome. I think Mike Vallely’s end point is the best. A great way to start your Friday.

by Dave

Iouri Podlatchikov’s TEDx Talk

Iouri Podlatchikov (or IPod) has given a TEDx talk on why winning isn’t everything, but the want to win is. The basic premise is that if you find happiness or satisfaction from running at a challenge, that is more important than actually scoring the win. Which is a really good …

by Dave

Dew Tour Breck Results

Video: Chas Guldemond’s winning run The Breckenridge Dew Tour happened last week with the finals going down on the weekend. Australian Scotty James scored third spot on the podium for pipe with a pretty stylish run. He was beaten by Taylor Gold and Yiwei Zhang, both of whom put down pretty epic …

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SurfStitch To IPO Today

Today is the initial public offering of SurfStitch. The stock is due to list at 12pm (eastern) and begin trading at $1.00 a share – the expectation was that the list price would be closer to $1.40 to $1.80 so the first few hours might be interesting. We will track their movement over …

by Dave

‘Where Is Your God Now’ With Terje Haakonsen

This was an awesome surprise in my inbox this morning. Desillusion Mag has done one of their awesome clips with Terje Haakonsen. Called ‘Where Is Your God Now’, the guys have a road trip around Norway while discussing life, history and legacy. Beautifully shot and edited, this is one not to …

by Dave

Shred Bots Dex Carrington Producer Cut

This is something I came across yesterday – it was posted months ago but it’s worth a post now for anyone that hasn’t seen it. This is Dex Carrington’s Producers Cut – for more, check out the official Shred Bots YouTube channel.

by Dave

Quiksilver Executing On Strategy

Quiksilver announced their Q4 results on December 11th and from a quick read through of the earnings call, there was one or two interesting nuggets released. Topline, the outlook is below analysts expectations, the revenue for last quarter was lower than expected and the loss was bigger than expected. Surprises …

by Dave

Manboys ‘Farewell Horses’

The latest Manboys is out featuring Chris Rasman, Matt Belzile, Mark Sollors and Rusty Ockenden. The guys are out on the sleds and having difficulties. This is both the most serious episode to date, and also probably the most epic. Enjoy.

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HuffPost Talks World Surf League

The Huffington Post has an interesting write up on the direction of competitive surfing along with the switch to the WSL (World Surf League) name in the new year. It covers a lot of old ground like the split between free surfing and the tour, pivoting off Noa Deane’s honest …

by Dave

NoToBo Full Film

Here’s the full NoToBo film and it is good. An insane mix of gnarly spots, weird tricks, big tricks, tiny tricks, funny tricks and just Euro madness. So, so Euro in parts. It features Eiki Helgason, Halldor Helgason, Ethan Morgan, Gulli Gudmundsson, Sage Kotsenburg, Kareem El Rafie, Leo Crawford and Felix Engstrom. Definitely …

by Dave

Kelly Slater’s Outerknown Gets Employees

Kelly Slater’s Outerknown has press released the team that will be leading the brand – and he’s managed some heavy hitters. Julie Gilhart from Barney’s, Stella Ishii who launched Alexander Wang, Phillip Lim 3.1 and The Row as well as Shelly Gottschamer who handles supply chain and comes from Levis and Patagonia. These people mean nothing …

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Desillusion’s Night In Berlin

The Desillusion crew spent a night in Berlin with skater Michael Mackrodt and produced this beautiful clip from it. With darkness falling so early in the winter, the best spots are in the subways. The guys headed out late (or very, very early) and got shots in some really great …

by Dave

Last Resort: Aspotogan

Here’s the full film for the Red Bull project Last Resort: Aspotogan. As mentioned when we posted the teaser, this luxury resort in Nova Scotia was abandoned mid-way through construction two decades ago. The crew took some time to setup some great features and get some amazing footage. The clip features …

by Dave

Anastasia Ashley Nude Photo Leak Fears

Apparently a laptop containing some risqué photos of surfer Anastasia Ashley has been stolen after a photo shoot. There’s nothing to say that the thieves were specifically after the photos on the laptop (cause they took a tonne of other expensive equipment with it) but should they stumble upon them, there’s a chance …

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Plan B True Review

Last week saw the release of Plan B’s True – one of the most anticipated films to come out in a while. I wouldn’t call it Fully Flared levels of freak-out but people have been speculating on it for quite a while. The first thing to say is that this …

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Manboys ‘King Of The Elephants’

Mark Sollors, Rusty Ockenden, Jody Wachniak, Robjn Taylor, Matt Belzile and Chris Rasman have released the latest part for their Manboys series, which continues to be very entertaining. It’s been months since the last edit dropped (Manboys Fish Tacos) and I’m now seeing the links back to the hilarious original teaser… …

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Match Made In Hel Wrap Clip

The post yesterday on Westfield got me thinking about Match Made In Hel. Turns out I’m really, really damn late on this but it is so good, I’m going to post it anyway. The competition, which you can view the promo for here, was led by Arto Sari and supported …

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NoToBo Real Talk Teaser

Here’s teaser number two for the NoToBo film – this one’s titled Real Talk. Sage Kotsenburg, Eiki and Halldor Helgason talk about being famous pro snowboarders, who are in it only for the money. It is awesome.

by Dave

Billabong, You’re Drunk

You know what makes a great surfer, skater or snowboarder? The ability to overcome the scars of a bad slam and hit that spot/feature/wave again. However, should the slam have been a near death experience with an almost nil chance of success in pulling it off, then hitting it again doesn’t …

by Dave

Corbin Harris Skates Westfield

This is actually a sad story of missed opportunity. Westfield got Corbin Harris to skate a newly opened shopping centre (or a slightly refurbished one, or something). The shoot was done at night and he had free run of the place… pretty rad. Then, someone decided that gratuitous use of helicopters was …

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Danny Davis’ Peace Park Feature

Here’s the full 45 minutes of Danny Davis’ Peace Park. Created with the help of Burton and Mountain Dew, the final edit features Ben Ferguson, Scotty Lago, Mikkel Bang, Charles Reid, Craig McMorris, Mark McMorris, Zak Hale, Gabe Ferguson, Roope Tonteri, Louie Vito, Arthur Longo, Travis Rice, Bryan Iguchi and …

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Pierre Minhondo On Filming Russia

After watching the last of Adidas’s Nomad series, we had to know what it was like to do that mission across Russia. Pierre Minhondo, who was along to capture Keegan Valaika, Forest Bailey, Artem Smolin, Alex Tank and friend Jonas Michilot on the journey shot back a few details on …

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Teaser For ‘Last Resort: Aspotogan’

Red Bull has released the tease for a rad new clip coming out on December 4th. The clip is taken in a semi-completed luxury resort on a peninsula in Nova Scotia, Canada that was abandoned two decades ago, mid-way through construction. Ryan Decenzo, TJ Rogers, Joey Brezinski, Cody Lockwood, Nate Lacoste, …

by Dave

When In Whistler Mini Movie

Jeremy Richardson and the crew at Boardworld have released a mini-movie from the footage filmed last season for When In Whistler. There’s a good mix of riding in here and the edit is nice. I’ve got the full rider list below but it features good dudes like Charles Reid, Charles …

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Burton Presents Zak Hale and Ethan Deiss

Zak Hale and Ethan Deiss have hit the streets of Norway, Montreal and Minneapolis to bring us their 2014 Burton part… And holy crap, it is good. It was edited together by Gabe L’Heureux with a pretty cool look and feel. Hale goes at it fast with some huge highlights – the back …

by Dave

Whistler Opening Day With Logan Farrow and Jake Shanahan

The guys at Boardworld have a rad little edit up from the opening day at Whistler. Logan Farrow and Jake Shanahan hit the park for a few laps and take a ride around. There’s nothing epic here but it’s a nice little reminder that, although it’s warming up in Australia, the edits …

by Dave

Surfstitch Wraps IPO Road Show

Surfstitch is wrapping up their presentations to potential investors ahead of their public listing. Reports in The Australian are that they have a convincing argument valuing their shares at a lower multiple of earnings to that of competitors like ASOS and Boohoo. Founders Lex Pedersen and Justin Cameron are going to retain …

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Danny Davis’s Peace Park 2014 Teaser

Here’s the teaser for Danny Davis’ Peace Park 2014. This was done in conjunction with Burton and Mountain Dew, and will air on the ABC in the U.S. on November 30th, 2014. The park was built in Wyoming and there’s 14 riders there for the filming session/un-judged-competiton including Ben Ferguson (check his …

by Dave

Shred Bots Drop ‘Bangerz Down Under’

We already caught one edit from the Shred Bots guys at Perisher back in September, now there seems to be a more official one. This features Mark McMorris, Jye Kearney, Torstein Horgmo, Darcy Sharpe and Scotty James in the park. This includes more of the footage from James’ near-knock-out that was included in the Shred …

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Signal’s 10 Foot Board At Mammoth

Signal have released the latest ETT episode – in this one the guys construct a ten foot board to ride on opening day at Mammoth. The thing looks unbelieveably sketchy but Signal team rider, Ian Thorley gets a few good runs on it.

by Dave

Desillusion’s ‘Resurrect The Destructed’ With David González

Desillusion have created another fascinating clip this time focussed on David González. After watching, I’m not sure I like the guy more than I did before seeing it. Kinda dirtbag-ish, but making a bit of an effort to get to that image (kick the bins!). But hey, the filming might have just happened …

by Dave

Burton Presents Kimmy Fasani

Photo: Adam Moran. Here’s Kimmy Fasani’s part in the Burton Presents series. Fasani came into last season off the back of a serious knee injury that kept her on the sidelines for the 12 months prior. She spent that time getting ready for when she could get back onto the snow …

by Dave

Nitro Russia – Make Snowboarding Not War

Nitro Russia have created this neat little edit called Make Snowboarding Not War. It features a lot of riders I have never heard of, and that have names either missing letters or with way too many. But there’s some neat shots in it. Worth a peek. Rider List: Vadik Gasparyan Artem Pickkadze Stas Rozovey …

by Dave