Kelly Slater Number 10

Holly Shit,Kelly Slater has just won his tenth title

A.I R.I.P

I woke up this morning and heard the sadest news that Andy Irons just passed away (he was battling against Dengue fever).

To lose a Brother, a son, and a husband (soon to be father) must heartbreaking far beyond what I can imagine.

My deepest thoughts are going to his family. So while it may not bring any comfort to this huge loss, His soul, his inspiration is alived through most surfers you are seeing in the oceans all around the globe because like me, thousands of other kids have watched him surf and try to copy his style.

for more info, here is the press release from Billabong.

Harrison Gordon

About two weeks ago, I went to Hintertux and met Harrison Gordon, super chill dude and I have to say he is pretty fucking talented .

Here is a part I found on Whitelines site...too bad it's only jibbing footage because Harrison shreds in backcountry as well.

harrison gordon full part from javier fernandez on Vimeo.

Bonfire and Salomon

It’s breast cancer awareness month so we have to make sure to spread the words to our friends. For the guys it is always a good way to start a conversation with a chick in your local pub. Anyway Salomon and Bonfire are contributing in cool ways to spread the love and the awareness!

Final Heat Kelly Vs Fanning

Hossegor is one of my favorite place to surf : super thick lips so that you have to be ultra committed.

Future device from Burton/Nokia

Trestle Circus

Almost everytime I went to Trestles, there would be a full crew of pros/photographers in the water. Well that time of year, it is simply crazy and the whole WCT is back to So.Cal

The Top 34 warms up for the Hurley Pro at Lowers from Kyle Cannon on Vimeo.

Johnnie Paxson ripping bear...

with a full arm cast

When tattoos go wrong

Il ike tattoo, it is about personal expression sometimes it has big meaning and sometimes it is womething you got while being drunk in Vegas (but usually you in that case you also got married to a hooker who has three kids so that the tattoo will be the least of your problem).

So anyway here is a picture I saw from this site which show that some people go a bit weird on their love for snowboarding:

Gotta like surfing

Sheep Surfing

Bad Slam

Andy Irons short films

At the end, Andy is talking about his first waves...funny because my friends and I we all remember our first wave and and I was a surf instructor that was my goal to get my students hooked on their first wave...it's a sensation hard to describe so you will have to try surfing next time you see some waves.

jumps from cliff

Shaq get custom snowboard from B

You will notice that the toe strap is actually a regular ankle strap!

Jeremy Jones from the B movie

Jeremy Jones B section from Brad Kremer on Vimeo.

Salomon wins Transworld Team Shootout

Team Shoot Out: Salomon

New Absinthe movie : NOWHERE

NowHere trailer by Absinthe Films from Absinthe Films on Vimeo.

Jenny Jones takes the Gold at the X Games Europe

Isenseven 2010 video project

Torah Bright giving some powder riding advices

I always like to watch tips from pros on technical tricks but lately as my wife and I are packing to move to Annecy, I am trying to find videos she could enjoy..so this one is pretty fun for those want to know the basic of powder riding.


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Red Bull gives you wing

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Kelly Cypher video

Eric Willet at Breck

Bangers at Breck from Zak Shelhamer on Vimeo.

Salomon 2011 (ISPO)

Here are some of the next year boards and bindings from Salomon:


The new Boss binding featuring the new Viper ratchet and non fast-fit toe strap

Here are the Pulse, Official and Grip

Here are the Ivy and Official

Here are the Drift Black, Drift Color (and the look at the base on the far right) and the Acid

From Scratch

Here is a sweet Sunday movie that you will enjoy. From Scratch is a movie directed by Leland MacNamara that I found while reading angrysnowboarder.com

From Scratch from Leland McNamara on Vimeo.

Nicolas Muller on Nike Boots and outerwear

Few days Nike announced that Nicolas Muller will be rocking Nike boots and outerwear while still riding Burton snowboards and Bindings.
More info on Business.transworld.com

So here is what happened

Everyone heard about Shaun White face planting the copping while trying to land its double cork backside 1260...Pretty much similar like K.Pearce's accident resulting in severe brain injury....However Shaun seemed to absorb it pretty well as he kept pushing through the competition and ended up winning.

Most snowboarders would have finished at the hospital from such an impact.

XGames, Shaun White wins again

Salomonder

When I saw the board about a month ago featured in some online forum, I thought to myself that the drawings were pretty weak but quickly I realized that it was very much like skateboarding (at least like Toy Machine) and because it is a rail board, It actually makes sense and in addition it is something different from other manufacturers.

I have been lucky enough to check out this board a week ago and actually the graphic looks much better in real than online. I felt I had a skateboard in my hands, you know ready to f&cking shred some kinky rails. With some new tech like Easy press core and no chip tip this board is ready to score.

like Golf...straight shot into the hole

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More Burton Bindings 2011

Burton is introducing Re:Flex technology at the top of their disc offering. "Through a revolutionary new baseplate and disc design, this technology blends some of the benefits of EST with the versatility of a disc binding. Rider benefits include 70% more underfoot flex than traditional disc bindings, 20% lighter baseplate design, more cushioning than traditional disc bindings, and compatibility with all mounting systems (Channel, 3D, and 4×4). It is introduced on the Prophecy at $299 and C0₂ at $369. "






Cartel, Mission, CobraShark, Custom, Freestyle and Fresstyle One-up

Oakley 2011

Photo source : easyloungin

Forum 2011

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Ride 2011

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New Burton 2011

Chris Cunningham, business unit director for Burton bindings was interviewed by TWS. Feel free to read the full article but here is a quick sum up of the interview.

-Malavita EST we have added air padding to the hi-back, a limited edition winged hi-back option, and a new lower price

-C60 EST we have an all new MegaBED Air, which provides the rider will full air padding from toe to heel

-Cartel EST and Mission EST, both models have upgraded hi-backs. We have also introduced the new Custom EST at $179

-Re:Flex technology : new baseplate and disc design, this technology blends some of the benefits of EST with the versatility of a disc binding. Rider benefits include 70% more underfoot flex than traditional disc bindings, 20% lighter baseplate design, more cushioning than traditional disc bindings, and compatibility with all mounting systems (Channel, 3D, and 4×4). It is introduced on the Prophecy at $299 and C0₂ at $369.

-Expansion of their GMP regrind process across the entire line above the $160 price point.

-All new Freestyle and Citizen ‘One-Up’ series. These are in addition to our traditional Freestyle and Citizen, but are new convenience based one-strap models for easier entry and exit. They ride amazing in all types of conditions and cut your entry/exit time in half.

-From 50’s pulp art on the Malavita, to the scribbling from some drunken artist on the Cobrashark!, to the clean lines of the C02, each model takes on its own unique feel. In the women’s line it was no holds bar on the shelf appeal of this line

More Capita 2011

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More Burton 2011

Photo source from Easyloungin

Noboarding

I never had the chance to try noboarding, but being a skater and surfer since 6 years old, to imagine the feeling of surfing on powder must be an incredible feeling.
Actually I had a dream about it last night so while this video is not a recent one it can give you an idea on how much fun it is on powder.

Bode Merrill

Bode Merrill has been nominated for both Rider of the Year and Best Video Part...Here is a quick look at his skills from the video Neverland:

Surfing in Japan...

With thousands of other japanese surfer in the Sagami Bay. That is the tale from one of my Floridian buddy who went there for the holidays.

I couldn't believe how many people were surfing such tiny waves. That would be the same crowd at Blacks or Sunset during a perfect 8 feet swell on a Sunday morning but I found the pictures funny enough that I thought I would show them.

2011 Capita

Capita 2011 graphics look dop, here are Indoor Survival, Black Death and Horrorscope, photo source from easyloungin

2011 Automaton

Here is some pictures from 2011 Automaton, photo source from angrysnowboarder