History… has been made.
This past Saturday, PBP athlete Bobby Brown threw the world first ever triple cork 1440, at a private red bull park shoot. Words do not do it justice.
-Dylan
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The Art of FLIGHT
Are you ready to get your mind blown!?! Well here’s a trailer from Redbull and Quiksilver that is guaranteed to do exactly that. The Art of FLIGHT, a two year epic film from the producers of That’s It, That’s All. Don’t forget to watch in 1080p. Enjoy!
The Art of FLIGHT is dropping Fall 2011 until then you can check www.artofflightmovie.com/ to keep updated.
Later!
Andrew.
Red Bull Cold Rush!
Checklist for greatest back-country competition ever:
- Endless amounts of fresh powder? Check.
- World class terrain? Check.
- Copious amounts of Red Bull? Check.
- Top skiers in the world? Check.
Its Red Bull Cold Rush time baby!
So c-c-c-cold. Source: newschoolers.com
For the third year in a row, the Red Bull Cold Rush went off in a way that no other competition can. With more fresh snow than the average person sees in their lifetime, this past week at Retallak Lodge proved to be the ideal location for the top freeskiers in the world to gather and throw down. And throw down they did.
Kye gettin pillowed. Source: newschoolers.com
Although the three day event was first and foremost a competition, most riders acknowledged it felt more like a big session with friends and filmers. At the end of it all, Kye Petersen of Whistler BC was awarded the top spot, proving that the youngins out there are hungry and ready to show the old timers what they can do.
Flipping his way into second place was veteran freeskier and newschool legend, JP Auclair. JP showed the world that he is far from finished and still a strong force to be reckoned with. Rounding out the podium with a solid performance was none other than back-country heavy hitter, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa.
For offical videos, pictures, athlete testimonials, and more goodies, head over to newschoolers.com and see what it was all about. Also, check out the re-cut & re-count competition to win free stuff while supporting your favorite rider.
Anyone want to go to Retallak?
-cj
A Weekend Full of Events
The local scene is going off this weekend with the most action I’ve seen in years.
As you may have already heard, 48 Hours of Winter is set to kick off on Friday, February 13th at 9am. The event runs until Sunday night at 10pm. There’s a lot going on during those technically 63 hours. There’ll be music, the DC Enjoy the Ride…More Endurance Challenge and much much more. For those of you with a significant other, The Observatory is taking bookings for that special day that I can never remember. If you’re like me and don’t want to leave the mountain to celebrate and such, just invite your date up to the top of the mountain. Snowboarding…girlfriend…tough choice.
In addition to 48 Hours of Winter, The 2009 FIS Snowboard World Cup is going to be in town as well. Making use to the official training venue for the 2010 winter games, the Boardercross (Thursday and Friday) and Halfpipe (Saturday) events will be taking place on Cypress Mountain. Finally, riders that can actually make use of that monster superpipe. The line up of shredders is impressive too. Competition for Candian riders Brad Martin, Crispin Lipscomb, Jeff Batchelor and Justin Lamoureux is sizeable, containing the likes of Shaun White and Danny Kass from the USA, and Japanese sensation Ryoh Aono. On the women’s end of things, top Canadians Maelle Ricker and Dominique Maltais face off with international sensations Torah Bright of Australia and Kelly Clark and Hannah Teter from the USA. There will be no parking on site, except for those that bought one of the 300 spectator tickets. There are still a bunch available at the West Vancouver Aquatic Center for the Friday and Sunday events, Boardercross and Slalom, respectively. You didn’t actually think the halfpipe tickets would still be around 3 days before the event, did you?
As part of the World Cup, LG is putting on a rail jam on top of Park Royal Shopping Center. The entire weekend is under the umbrella of the LG Mountain Festival and will feature A-Trak and Team Canada DJ’s as part of the entertainment, as well as an invite only City Rail Jam on Friday (qualifying) and Saturday (finals) and Shop Rail Takedown on Sunday. As an added bonus, LG and Powder Room will be putting on the XOXO Fashion show and Teenie Weenie Bikini show to, and I quote, “Showcase the latest in sexy lingerie and swimwear.” I don’t know what that has to do with snowboarding but hey, there’ll be plenty of babes. Oh, and lots of sick riding, so be sure to take some time and go check it out. Best of all, the cost of admission is the low low price of free. Shaun White will be on hand with Red Bull for all you little boys and girls that want autographs.
As for the slalom events…well…it’s slalom.
I’ll be running back and forth between Grouse and Park Royal. If you see me around, feel free to stop by and say hi. This is going to be a weekend I won’t soon forget.
The Quiksilver Park is sick! Go ride it.
Sam