Posts Tagged ‘Burton’
Burton drops in on Coachella! At some point in the season when you kick up the apres at the end of the day, you might as well keep the party going until November. For many, music and partying don’t have a season and work well in winter or summer. Gabi Viteri, Hannah Teter, Danny Davis, Jack Mitrani and Burton recently invaded Coachella to partake in the festivities.
K2 Snowboards brings us “A quick edit from Kyle Miller snowboarding from earlier today at Alpine Meadows. Kyle says ‘A good morning of pow at Alpine Meadows, good start to the big storm ahead.’”
Are you getting in some last minute runs this season? Let us know! Where’s your favorite spot?
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From BurtonSnoboards check out great video of Ayumu Hirano killing it at the Junior Jam.
Check out Episode 3 of Sebis’ Different Direction from Ride Snowboards. The powder is insane! Enjoy the last of the season before it’s too late. Get your gear at Ski Pro today.
Snowboarding is not an exact science, it takes some experimenting to find out what will work and what won’t. Luckily Zak Hale and Jeremy Jones are ready to guinea pig the winch speed to make sure there’s going to be enough speed for a gap elsewhere. It’s a good thing they tested it…
Need a little motivation to get up on the mountain? Check out these kids tearing up the slopes with tricks and insane skills.
Ah, just makes you want to snowboard! Get your gear at Ski Pro while winter is still here.
Attention passengers. Burton is “Now Boarding” with the second of three clues that will reveal the destination of the first mystery trip. Let’s just say that on this trip, you’ll be throwing a lot of “snow balls”…hint hint. A total of three trips are up for grabs, plus we’re also giving away a bag a week full of the gear you pack. So make sure you enter early and often at Burton Snowboards.
Attention passengers. Burton is “Now Boarding” with the first of three clues that will reveal the destination of the first mystery trip. A total of three trips are up for grabs. We’re also giving away a bag a week full of the gear you pack (don’t forget to throw in some shred gear…hint hint). So make sure you enter early and often at http://www.facebook.com/burtonsnowboards. Meanwhile get all the gear you need to rock the mountain at Ski Pro.
Need to indulge in a little snow? A few riders take on powder heaven in Vail’s glorious backcountry.
Choking on snow in the Vail backcountry and East Vail Chutes. Hitting deep pow, fun rocks, cliffs, and face shots! Riders include Forrest Kleinman, Jonny Kohl, Jordan Kleinman, Sam Blethen, Matt Ensminger.
The best shots are at the end. Get your GoPro gear and the hottest winter equipment at SkiPro today.
Growing up riding rails in Minnesota and Wisconsin really paid off for Ethan Deiss in his first Snow Porn. This isn’t a game but if it were, this would be a YAHTZEE!
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Need last minute holiday gifts? Forget pushing through crowds, trying to find parking, and grumpy sales clerks. Ski Pro has the hottest gear from water to the mountain, swimming to snowboarding. Come by one of our three locations (Mesa, Phoenix, or Chandler) or shop online!
From BurtonSnowboards:
Burton Snowboards is proud to congratulate Burton team rider Kevin Pearce on his first day back on a snowboard since he suffered a traumatic brain injury while training for the Olympics in 2009.
Kevin has been a part of the Burton family for years, receiving his first snowboard from Jake Burton himself back when he was just five years old. In 2004, Kevin earned his first official sponsorship with Burton Snowboards after a Burton team manager was impressed with his riding during summer camp at Mt. Hood. From that point on, Kevin started showing up on podiums everywhere, with career highlights like consecutive Arctic Challenge victories, a pair of Air &Style wins, multiple X Games medals and back-to-back European Open wins.
Everything changed in an instant when Kevin suffered a traumatic brain injury while attempting a Cab double cork during a halfpipe training session on December 31, 2009. Since then, Kevin has spent nearly two years putting all his energy into rehab, re-learning things we all take for granted like eating, walking, talking, balancing and seeing.
Until recently, Kevin didn’t know if he would ever be able to snowboard again. So when he got the green light from his doctors it was a dream come true, and everything came together yesterday as he strapped on his board for the first time since the accident. Jake Burton was honored to join Kevin for his inaugural runs at Vail yesterday, before Kevin headed to Breckenridge to ride with friends and fans.
“To get to this point in his recovery, Kevin has worked harder and has had more determination than anyone I know,” said Jake Burton, Founder and CEO of Burton Snowboards. “His positive attitude and sense of humor through it all has inspired millions of people, including me personally in a big way. I couldn’t be happier to be here with Kevin to get back on snow with him. It was a day I’ll never forget.”
In a pretty historic moment yesterday, Jake switched out his ‘I Ride for Kevin’ snowboard sticker (the grassroots campaign Burton created back in 2009 to show support for Kevin) with a new Burton sticker that says ‘Ride with Kevin’. The new message pretty much says it all.
In honor of Kevin’s amazing milestone, today on Wednesday, December 14th Burton will donate 10% of all proceeds from its sales on http://burton.com to traumatic brain injury research.
Get your Go Pro at Ski Pro. These incredible cameras allow you to capture the action from a front row seat, and that is truly insane. Check it out for yourself in this Go Pro snowboarding video.
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ESPN’s Action Sports gives us the top ten reasons to rock the mountain during the holiday.
1. Resorts are empty on Dec. 25
Sure, there are crowds at ski resorts during the holidays. But Christmas day? Totally empty. While everyone’s busy unwrapping gifts and eating fruit cake, you’ll have the mountain to yourself.
2. Backcountry is always empty
And when it does get crowded (from Dec. 26 to Dec. 31), sign up for a guided backcountry tour (many resorts and local outfitters offer this type of thing) or a day of cat-skiing, like at Crested Butte, Colorado.
3. There’s powder somewhere
It’s been a slow start to winter at a lot of resorts, but some ski areas have received over 100 inches of snowfall already, including Colorado’s Wolf Creek, Washington’s Crystal Mountain, and Alaska’s Alyeska.
4. Dress like Santa, ski for free
On Dec. 17, the first 75 people who show up at Whistler’s Garibaldi Lift Company in full Santa attire get a free lift ticket. Utah’s Canyons, Vermont’s Bolton Valley and Maine’s Sunday River offer similar Santa skis free days.
5. And other non-Santa discounts
Mt. Bachelor, Ore., is offering a $99 three-day lift ticket — which can be used during the holidays, which are usually blackout days for discount tickets. The fine print is you have to buy the ticket by Dec. 12.
6. Travel is easier than you think
If your excuse for not going skiing during the holidays is “It’s too hard to get there,” then hear this: Nonstop flights arrive in Jackson, Wyo., daily from six major cities, including L.A., Chicago, and Atlanta.
7. Après-ski New Year’s Eve parties
New Year’s Eve parties are always more fun in ski towns. Check out the party at the Wobbly Barn at Killington, Vt., the torchlight parade and fireworks at Steamboat, Colo., or anywhere in South Lake Tahoe.
8. And loads of other events
Sunday River, Maine, might have the most stacked holiday event schedule we’ve ever seen: rail jams, concerts, comedians and fire dancers, pub quizzes, fireworks and more. And even a ski-for-free lodging deal during the holidays.
9. Some resorts have just opened
If you’re worried that you’ve missed all the freshness from opening day, fear not. Some resorts are just getting started: Montana’s Moonlight Basin, California’s Alpine Meadows, and Nevada’s Mount Rose have just opened for the season this week.
10. Post-shredding shopping
Holiday shopping? Yep, resort towns can definitely handle that, too. Assuming you’re OK with gifting antler chandeliers and fur-lined coats. Best shopping: Park City, Utah, Aspen, Colo., Stowe, Vt.
Lindsey Vonn took home her 5th World Cup of the season on her adopted home soil in Beaver Creek. This amazing win was the 4th in a row that she has taken home; a new US record. Vonn’s World Cup win at the Super-G in Colorado is number 46 in her career, tying her with Austria’s Renate Goetschl for third on the career list.
Lindsey even joined in the “Tebowing” craze in respect for Denver Broncos quarterback, Tim Tebow, as she dropped down on a knee and struck a prayer pose after the race.
Despite personal drama (a recent divorce from Thomas Vonn), Lindsey Vonn is determined to take on the mountain, and we are quite certain she is doing just that.
