Mission Ridge Northwest Series Slopestyle

A snowboard Contest with good tricks and a sweet hip-hop beat soundtrack. Starring Blair Habenicht, Sean Donkey Mansfield, Joel Fuquay, Jesse Uttech, and Dave Goto. This is another Funner Films webisode, number 25 to be exact.
The Northwest Series features the best snowboarders in the Pacific Northwest in an all out duel for big $$$

Roxy Girls in Japan

Cute girls that can rip on a snowboard! The Roxy team travels to Japan and travels around a bit.

Article update: Evo adds $5000 to Burton Poachers prize

Brief: Online Ski and Snowboarding Retailer www.evogear.com is adding $5,000 to the total prize money for Burton’s "Poach for Freedom" Snowboarding Video Contest.

In a surprise move, Seattle-based ski and snowboard retailer evo (www.evogear.com) announced that they will add $5,000 cash to the total purse Burton is giving away in their "Poach for Freedom" contest. Burton's controversial challenge referred to as "Sabotage Stupidity" offers $5,000 to the person or crew that submits the best video documentation of their poach experience from each of the last four remaining "fascist" resorts that do not allow snowboarding. Videos entries can be submitted and watched on Burton's website at http://www.burton.com/poachers/. evo's additional $5,000 increases each award by $1,250.

As a retailer that represents both skiers and snowboarders, evo feels the time is long overdue for archaic discriminatory practices to fall by the wayside. Owner, Bryce Phillips explains, “Burton is a leader. We see their move to challenge the resort community as a catalyst for long overdue change. Our company was founded on the concept of inclusiveness and we want to wholly support Burton’s move by adding $5,000 of prize money.”

evo regularly brings skiers and snowboarders together for events like movie premiers and other industry parties at its 6,000 sq. ft. retail location. To further promote synergy among skiers and boarders, the company sponsors a “switch day” when all employees go to the mountain together, trade ski and snowboard equipment, and ride together.

From the very start evo has given equal representation to skiers and snowboarders. Many evo customers participate in both sports and evo feels that it’s time for resorts to recognize that reality. What better way to do so than by augmenting Burton’s "Poach for Freedom" challenge. Phillips elaborates, “If you add our contribution to Burton's generous prize, it should almost be enough to buy a season’s pass at Deer Valley after they open their doors to snowboarders.”

Red Bull Gap Session 2008

The Red Bull Gap Session 2008 will be held in on March 8th, 2008 in the in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany. The traditional olympic ski stadium is transformed to a place where freestyle snowboarding will be celebrated at it's highest level. Riders list includes: Marco Grilc, David Benedek, Gigi Ruf, Antii Autti, Danny Davis, Kevin Pearce, Markus Keller, Sani Alibabic, Marco Feichtner, Marco Smolla, Risto Mattila, Austin Smith, Christophe Schmidt, Chad Otterstrom, Frediie Kalbermatten Chistoph Weber & more

for additional info check out Snowboard Revolution News

Most Amazing Stunts Ever - Ninja moves, flips,kicks,and tricks

WHat the !!!! Check out Joe Eigo. He's made the most money of anyone this year on the video site metacafe, as of today its $27,000+ dollars for this video. This is one of the best things I have ever seen, its absolutely incredible what he could do on a snowboard if he ever decided to strap in. He's like Jackie Chan or Bruce Lee. The most insane ninja moves, flips,kicks,and tricks. What does he eat for breakfast??

In the countdown for Metacafe's top yearly earners, Joe came out on top with a video full of martial arts inspired stuntwork, improvised in the streets, foam pits, and gyms. Hopefully the next year will be full of offers from Hollywood for more stunts, flips, spins, and tricks from Joe Eigo, pro stuntman.

The next candidate to take Joe's place might be Tyson Cecka. He does some crazy stunts and I think Joe Eigo would kick his a$$, but imagine a fight between these two.

Foxy: The Snowboarding Dog

Check out my Dog Foxy. She loves the snow, and how many dogs can say they've rode the deepest snow in the world at Mt Baker and checked out the backcountry in Valle Nevado, Chile????

DC Mountain Lab 1.5

Music from DC Mountain Lab 1.5

DC has put out a new movie about their mountain lab in Utah. WOW can you say lucky - Ken Block owns this private park, not to mention is a world record rallycar racer. The park is a dream for every snowboarder out there, so start saving your money or create a brand as well known as DC and you'll be shredding the gnar as soon as you can afford to buy your own mountain. I've seen some home rail set-ups that are pretty sick and I'd be curious to see what other snowboarders had home riding sections in the backyard. I know the Leines brothers have a sick set-up in Minnesota. Well dream on or go out there and build yourself something sweet to jib, cause chances are that you'll never visit this DC Mountain Lab place!

Snoop Dogg - Sensual Seduction

Ok, I admit, this doesn't have much to do with snowboarding. But its Snoop and I love this new track, so I thought I should share it with you. The video is a stylie 80s theme and its a different style than normal Snoop Doggy Dogg. You can get it on ITunes by clicking here
Snoop Dogg - Sensual Seduction

New November 07 Mt Baker Videos Up

Nate Lind posted up some new videos from this season at Mt Bakercheck em out here

Ken Block Jumps his Subaru 171ft

Just about everyone has seen the recent cover of Snowboarder with Ken Block jumping his Subaru in New Zealand alongside snowboarders from the DC team. Apparently Ken is a F###in badass, because aside from creating DC Shoes, he has bigger balls than just about anyone out there. He pulls an Evel Kneivel-like air of 171 ft in his car for stunt junkies in this clip. The snow footy can be seen in DC Mountain Lab 1.5. read this story for more info

Mt Baker Road Gap

Nick Ennen Slays the Mt Baker road gap!

Snowboarders declare victory on Taos

Shayboarder posted up this info on her blog: Now Taos Has Allowed snowboarding on their mountain.
It looks like Burton Snowboards can claim success on this one. Only recently began an ad campaign led by Burton to get all 4 blacklist resorts to Open Up. see $5000 prize for Poaching the Mountain" So suddenly Taos has declared that they will now open to snowboarders. The snowboarders and Jake Burton both get a victory. It looks like Burton really made a difference. They post a poaching Taos video where the snowboarders get roughed up simply for snowsliding down a mountain on one board instead of two. And it leads to Taos opening the mountin to snowboarders, yeah!
So Burton's marketing team can pat themselves on the back, cause this announcement will only cause great sales at Christmastime, and who in the snowboarding industry isn't looking for that. There's still 3 more resorts out there who don't allow snowboarding. So poach away and maybe you'll even win the $5000 prize Burton is offering for filming your exploits and publishing them on their site.

Rail Jam - @ Stevens Pass Friday Dec 14th

Rail Jam - @ Stevens Pass Friday Dec 14th
Cost of entry: $25 Season's Passholders or $50 w/Lift Ticket
Its the first night of night operations! Its a custom made jib course under the lights in the Stevens Pass Base Area. The contest will be judged by local shreddogs and there's a bunch of prizes.
Entry will get you a t-shirt, bib, and an entry to the grand prize raffle.
Afterparty in the Foggy Goggle featuring the music of Mob Law.
Sounds like the place to be if you're around Stevens this Friday.

Funner Webisode#10 Blair Habenicht & Donkey Mansfield - Pro Snowboarders

Blair Habenicht and Sean Donkey Mansfield star in this installment of Funner Webisode #10. Its an excerpt from the movie "Smokebomb" by Funner Films. Watch Blair Slay the pow and Donkey entertain you with his slippery snowboard butter trick collection.

New Frequency out Now

Issue 6.2
The Fall 2007 issue is hitting shelves just in time for the snow to start flying. Features include an interview with Austrian powder pirate Gigi Rüf, a four day powder and champagne binge on a private heli-equipped yacht, the rich history of Lake Tahoe’s Boreal Mountain Resort, summer camp in Iceland where the sun hardly sets, a gallery of images from Spacecraft’s Stefan Hofmann, and an urban mission to the Canadian Province of Québec. Commentary on Let it Ride: The Craig Kelly Story, Whistler artist Vanessa Stark, the art of grabbing stalefish, Whistler’s new gondola, and, finally, the number one commodity being plundered by aliens here on planet earth—the scarce and highly flexible element known as Boron—rounds out the issue. Getting you ready for another year of riding, it’s frequency: TSJ’s eighteenth installment.

Gigi Rüf
The Black Book Diaries: Gigi Rüf Interview: Senior Editor John Laing speaks with globetrotting Austrian Gigi Rüf about growing up in the Austrian Alps, the effects of global warming, snowboard travel, and the importance of making friends along the way. Gigi Rüf Rüf is on his own program.

Blades of Glory
The Seven Circles of Extravagance: Luxury Travel: Senior Writer Dan Kostrzewski can’t believe his luck when he is given a pass aboard a 201 foot luxury yacht, the Absinthe, for a four day heli-boarding odyssey in British Columbia’s Desolation Sound. Beer can chicken on a glacier, heli-fishing, and a bottomless glass of Dom accompany pow turns captured on film by Eric Berger. This trip might just have spoiled him for good.

$5000 cash prize for Snowboarding Where You Can't snowboard

Thanks to Justin for the heads up on this one.
Burton snowboards is offering a $5000 cash prize for making a video documentary showing you accomplish a poaching mission at the 4 resorts in North America that don't allow snowboarding: Deer Valley,UT; Alta,UT; Mad River Glen,VT; & Taos,NM. The video footy they already posted is hilarious, although it looks like some riders might have got arrested in Taos. I bet if this happens to you, Jake Burton himself will pay your ticket, so don't worry, just poach. F$$# those skiers, they give cool skiers a bad name. I have some friends that ski and aren't biotches like these guys in Utah,New Mexico, and Vermont.
If anyone is down, we should organize a million snowboarder march on these mountains and protest these Draconian laws!

Funner Webisode #9 - Urban Jibbing in Bellingham

Jibbing downtown Bellingham,WA after a big snowstorm with Lucas Debari, Caleb Johnson, Kyle Walton, Nick Ennen, and Chase Cleveland. Some crazy unique obstacles and good riding. Check out our new movie Sentimental Values on DVD Now!

Isenseven - Crashes and Outtakes

The Isenseven crew is based in Europe although they tend to do most of their snowboarding in Canada and the USA. These videos are some of my personal favorites because of the funny moments and great filming. They are never taking themselves too seriously, yet they manage to pull off some of the most creative riding of any crew out there today.
Their new movie is called Ubermovie, and while I have yet to see it, I know its going to be a good one based on the teasers they've put out throughout the internet and their last vid, Prediculous.

Let it Ride - The Craig Kelly Story

Let it Ride is the Craig Kelly story. A documentary about the greatest snowboarder in the beginning of snowboarding history, although I tend to think Terje Haakonsen is truly the best rider ever. Craig did it all, from Freestyle contests with flouro outfits, to big mountain in Alaska. Sadly Craig died in an avalanche while guiding at a cat-skiing resort in British Columbia. this movie is a definate must to have in any snowboard fan's collection as a vid you an bust out for the non-snowboarder to help them get a better grasp on why you do it.
Sit back and watch a legend in action.