Hitting Kickers

Johno Verity & Eric Themel avalanche video

Thursday, 10. 23. 2008  –  Category: Snowboarding, Video

Check out this dramatic footage of Johno Verity and Eric Themel, who got caught in an avalanche whilst filming in Mount Cook, New Zealand.

Dramatic stuff, and a timely reminder as the Northern Hemisphere season approaches that its not all just fun and games out on the white stuff.

AKA Snowskate Sweet Dreams video

Friday, 10. 10. 2008  –  Category: Snowboarding, Video

Fresh from youtube, uploaded today. A slice of snowboarding in England - a country with no real snow and few hills. Enjoy.
Part 1: Part 1 with Jamie Nicholls and Wayne Taylor (AKA Snowskate)

Part 2: Featuring Boo and Matt Macwhirter

Part 3: Featuring Friends of AKA (Ben Wall, Joe Tyler, Tyler Harding, Rick [...]

German skateboarder wanted for breaking speed limit

Tuesday, 09. 9. 2008  –  Category: Everything else, Video

A man is wanted in Germany for breaking the speed limit on a motorway, traveling at 100kph in an 80 zone… on a skateboard.

Video above from the Telegraph.
The film clip, which has surfaced on internet websites, shows several cars escorting the skateboarder, allowing his collaborators to record the event.
The German magazine, Stern, said the man [...]

10 great reasons to be a snowboarder

Wednesday, 01. 23. 2008  –  Category: Snowboarding, Video

Just saw this post up on Chamonix.eu.com listing - ahem - “10 great reasons not to become a snowboarder”.
Seeing as that site is run by an old mate of mine I thought I’d entertain a little post in response. Seems all good to me.
1. You will probably die.
Get busy living, or get busy dying. [...]

Snowboarding in Scotland

Tuesday, 11. 6. 2007  –  Category: Snowboarding, Video

Living in London, you always look to mainland Europe when thinking about your next snowboarding trip. I’d been meaning to post this photo taken at Glencoe in Scotland earlier this year by the guys at Highland Instinct. What a cracking sight.

Added: just watched this cracking video of some lads hitting up Scottish backcountry…

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Pembrey Dry Slope Snowboarding Video

Wednesday, 10. 31. 2007  –  Category: Snowboarding, Video

I was pinged today with this video filmed at Pembrey Dry Slope.

Good to see UK snowboarders going to the effort.

The Stash, Avoriaz freestyle / freeride Burton run

Wednesday, 10. 24. 2007  –  Category: Video

A new, organic freestyle / freeride run is being installed at Avoriaz for the new season, scheduled for Jan 08. The Stash at Avoriaz will feature a shedload of natural hits, rails and gaps and can be reached via the Prolays 6-pack chairlift.
There’s a pdf map of the course up on the Rude Chalets [...]

Winter X Games snowboarding

Monday, 01. 29. 2007  –  Category: Video

The Winter X games went off over the last few days at Aspen/Buttermilk in Colorado. Here’s some video I’ve scavanged from around the web:

Kicking Horse powder video

Tuesday, 12. 12. 2006  –  Category: Video

Check out this video of Wade (TreePilot) and pals doing tree runs on the openning day at Kicking Horse, Canada…

History of snowboarding in 2 minutes

Saturday, 12. 9. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding, Video

An education and a cool little vid to boot.

I picked this up via Snowbroader and Highly Obsessed. Check their blogs out. Well worth a read.

Flat-ground snowboard tricks

Monday, 11. 27. 2006  –  Category: Video

29 of them to be precise, from nolie to 720.

Alps Avalanche Analysis

Monday, 11. 13. 2006  –  Category: Skiing, Snowboarding, Video

Looking forward to some off-piste action this season? You’d do well to read the analysis report published by Pistehors.com into the the significant rise in avalanche related deaths in France in the 2005-06 season.
The winter of 2005-2006 was the deadliest since 1970 term of French avalanche deaths. 55 people were killed in the five [...]

Burton “For Right or Wrong” movie review

Wednesday, 11. 8. 2006  –  Category: Video

Burton held a party at South London’s Clapham Grand last night with a showing of their new movie “For Right or Wrong“. That’s my neck of the woods, so I went along.

Burton “For Right or Wrong” movie review

Wednesday, 11. 8. 2006  –  Category: Video

Burton held a party at South London’s Clapham Grand last night with a showing of their new movie “For Right or Wrong“. That’s my neck of the woods, so I went along.

Protest Jib Vids

Saturday, 11. 4. 2006  –  Category: Video

Protest run an anual snowboard video contest for borders come amateur film makers…
Welcome to the home of the Jib-Vid Team Challenge, the freshest riding and filming competition for snowboarders and skiers in Europe. All you need is a team of 3; a camera and editing equipment, a great concept and you yourself could be heading [...]