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Twitter Interview With Rome’s Shaun Dumont Ever wondered what it’s like to work for a real, live snowboard company designing logos, T-shirts, graphics, and even gloves? On Friday, March 12, 2010, Rome Snowboard Design Syndicate art worker Shaun Dumont will answer all those questions and more via the RomeSDS Twitter beginning at Noon Pacific Time (3 PM EST). And there will [...]
Drew Brophy x Palisades Skateboards Palisades Skateboards has lined up paint-pen artist Drew Brophy to design five new longboards for the Costa Mesa, California based company. “We are very excited to be working with Drew,” Said Kurt Hurley, National Sales Manager in charge of Palisades, “he has a proven track record in this industry, his art connects with people and [...]
Gentemstick: Tamai San’s Snowsurfing Boards Youth Culture trend forecasters have been repeatedly pointing us toward Taro Tamai’s Gentemstick snowboards. First it was a two-year-old video on Youtube showing the Gentemstick crew cruising snow bowls in Japan. Now it is a post on the hype blog CoolHunting.com. But what are these retro-future snowboards exactly? An answer to the homogenization of board shapes [...]
Ultimate Boarder Unites California The triathlon of board sports, the Ultimate Boarder competition returns this weekend with surfing at Seaside Reef in the heart of SoCal’s North County San Diego. Then the whole circus heads to NorCal for snowboarding at Northstar-at-Tahoe and skateboarding at Reno’s Grand Sierra Resort. Some of those competing include: SURF: Nathan Carroll (Haleiwa, HI), Christian Fletcher [...]
Sharks Seen Circling Missing Man’s Body A missing California man who rented a surfboard and paddled out at Laniakea on the North Shore of Oahu only to disappear in three to six foot surf was encouraged to take a surf lesson by a surf shop employee but declined, according to a story on KHON 2 TV. Now, the story has gotten [...]
Swami’s Surf Contest Clears First Hurdle The city council in Encinitas, California has decided that it will open the world famous Swami’s for a potential contest even though the locals are all bitter on the idea, according to story in the San Deigo Union-Tribune. The council voted 3-2 to allow world-renowned surfer Linda Benson to seek a city permit to hold her [...]
Zumiez Q4 & 2009 Results Call Today Core action mall retailer Zumiez Inc. will discuss their Q4 and year-end 2009 financial results with analyst’s today, March 11, 2010, at 2 PM PT (5 PM ET). Click here to listen in for all the details. This should be a good one. [Link: Zumiez]
Snowboarder Dies In Colorado Avalanche A 20-year-old snowboarder who was riding with two friends in an area called Steep Gully #1 west of Colorado’s Arapahoe Basin triggered an avalanche that killed him on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 according to a report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. There is a convex knob in the middle of the starting zone for Steep [...]
Oakley Kicks Olympics Ass If Oakley were a country they would rule the Olympics. In Vancouver Oakley sponsored athletes won 65 medals. The USA was number one in medal count with 37. We could not be more proud of the performances these athletes achieved, nor more honored that they chose to rely on Oakley products for the greatest competitions [...]
RIP Snowboard Academy’s Corey Haim Former child actor and Snowboard Academy star Corey Haim dropped dead in his apartment this morning after an apparent “accidental overdose” according to a story on Fox6. Haim died at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday of an apparent accidental overdose, according to the LAPD’s North Hollywood Division. . . . Coroner’s Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said an autopsy would [...]

Twitter Interview With Rome’s Shaun Dumont
Ever wondered what it’s like to work for a real, live snowboard company designing logos, T-shirts, graphics, and even gloves? On Friday, March 12, 2010, Rome Snowboard Design Syndicate art worker Shaun Dumont will answer all those questions and more via the RomeSDS Twitter beginning at Noon Pacific Time (3 PM EST). And there will [...]

Drew Brophy x Palisades Skateboards
Palisades Skateboards has lined up paint-pen artist Drew Brophy to design five new longboards for the Costa Mesa, California based company. “We are very excited to be working with Drew,” Said Kurt Hurley, National Sales Manager in charge of Palisades, “he has a proven track record in this industry, his art connects with people and [...]

Gentemstick: Tamai San’s Snowsurfing Boards
Youth Culture trend forecasters have been repeatedly pointing us toward Taro Tamai’s Gentemstick snowboards. First it was a two-year-old video on Youtube showing the Gentemstick crew cruising snow bowls in Japan. Now it is a post on the hype blog CoolHunting.com. But what are these retro-future snowboards exactly? An answer to the homogenization of board shapes [...]

Ultimate Boarder Unites California
The triathlon of board sports, the Ultimate Boarder competition returns this weekend with surfing at Seaside Reef in the heart of SoCal’s North County San Diego. Then the whole circus heads to NorCal for snowboarding at Northstar-at-Tahoe and skateboarding at Reno’s Grand Sierra Resort. Some of those competing include: SURF: Nathan Carroll (Haleiwa, HI), Christian Fletcher [...]

Sharks Seen Circling Missing Man’s Body
A missing California man who rented a surfboard and paddled out at Laniakea on the North Shore of Oahu only to disappear in three to six foot surf was encouraged to take a surf lesson by a surf shop employee but declined, according to a story on KHON 2 TV. Now, the story has gotten [...]

Swami’s Surf Contest Clears First Hurdle
The city council in Encinitas, California has decided that it will open the world famous Swami’s for a potential contest even though the locals are all bitter on the idea, according to story in the San Deigo Union-Tribune. The council voted 3-2 to allow world-renowned surfer Linda Benson to seek a city permit to hold her [...]

Zumiez Q4 & 2009 Results Call Today
Core action mall retailer Zumiez Inc. will discuss their Q4 and year-end 2009 financial results with analyst’s today, March 11, 2010, at 2 PM PT (5 PM ET). Click here to listen in for all the details. This should be a good one. [Link: Zumiez]

Snowboarder Dies In Colorado Avalanche
A 20-year-old snowboarder who was riding with two friends in an area called Steep Gully #1 west of Colorado’s Arapahoe Basin triggered an avalanche that killed him on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 according to a report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. There is a convex knob in the middle of the starting zone for Steep [...]

Oakley Kicks Olympics Ass
If Oakley were a country they would rule the Olympics. In Vancouver Oakley sponsored athletes won 65 medals. The USA was number one in medal count with 37. We could not be more proud of the performances these athletes achieved, nor more honored that they chose to rely on Oakley products for the greatest competitions [...]

RIP Snowboard Academy’s Corey Haim
Former child actor and Snowboard Academy star Corey Haim dropped dead in his apartment this morning after an apparent “accidental overdose” according to a story on Fox6. Haim died at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday of an apparent accidental overdose, according to the LAPD’s North Hollywood Division. . . . Coroner’s Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said an autopsy would [...]