We went up to “The Spot” yesterday for some pre season antics. Pictured here is Will Tuddenham, Jon Kooley, Jake Welch, and myself. There were definitely good times had by all. As well as multiple high fives slapped.
Will T. With the elusive tail wheelie.
The man behind last seasons blockbuster Videograss…. THE Justin Meyer.
This is my favorite photo of the day. It looks like I handed the camera to Jakes dad. It’s the ultimate dad cam photo. Way to go son!
I came up on a good old fashioned back lip.
I wasn’t lying about the high fives, Jon just did something fantastic. It involved a 45o, a combo, and a double cork. That’s what’s up.
Chis Grenier came up late and came in hot with this switch front nose 270. There is a Edit going up on the Videograss sight any minute so check that shit foolz!
Check out that amazing style! Dear lord that is the most awful lipslide ever. You’re welcome.
Oh Snap! I made this monster truck costume for Rohen for Halloween. It’s grave digger and it’s kick ass!
Check out ESPN’s Green Guide by Jesse Huffman featuring the K2 Eco Pop Snowboard and tons of other great product buys that are good for snowboarding and sweet Mother Earth. Pray for Snow!!!
SIA has historically been a time for the entire shred industry to get together and get drunk, do business, get drunk, and get drunk, and maybe have some drinks while we’re at it… at least that’s what I remember. Last year Gene Simmons came to hang out with us at the K2 booth for an interview with Team rider Skylar Thornton. Okay maybe he wasn’t there to hang with Skylar, but pretty much once you start hanging you really don’t want to stop….even if you’re Gene Simmons. Here’s a little excerpt from Minibike over at BAF.
Snowboarders and Skiers have been known for taking snow and utilizing it in many ways, such as building jumps. Now engineers in Canada, Sweden, and Japan have started experimenting with large piles of snow to see what other ways it can be useful. One way is by cooling off buildings in the hot summer months. A company called Snowpower has been testing it on the Swedish Sundsvall hospital. To replace traditional-scale air conditioning, a large snow-pile is covered by an insulating layer. Then the melted water at the bottom of the snow-pile is gathered and fed into a heat exchanger which helps cool down the air inside the hospital. This helps buildings become greener, instead of using an A/C system which emits greenhouse gases, ozone-depleting HCFC, and uses a lot of electricity.
China’s engineers have also found a way to artificially make snow fall in Beijing, while Russia wants to use this technology to drop the snow-level! Even if there is no snow in Russia, these snowboarders know how to create it. Here’s a clip from WestCom jib session in Russia.
What is the Breathe Foundation…?
The Breathe Foundation is a non-profit Swiss organisation, founded by Snowboard busines legend Drew Stevenson, focused on creating communication, charity and fund raising, events and documentaries aimed at creating greater awareness and support for social and ecological issues at a local and global level.
What is Breathe Brazil…?
… or Respira Brazil, as it is pronounced in Portuguese, challenges people to leave their regular surroundings and to re-immerse themselves with a isolated, vibrant, living, ecosystem. A chance to stop for a second, take a deep breath, to interact and re-examine our place on the planet from a completely different perspective. Put simply, Breathe offers a unique shared experience with like-minded people interested in affecting change…
In this fall’s issue of Snowboard Canada, K2 rider Geoff Brown gives us a small glimpse of Alterna Films and Sandbox’s private custom built shoots. Featuring K2’s Geoff Brown at the Seymore setup, Jake Kuzyk at the Whilstler setup, Matt Belzile at the Grouse setup, and also with Craig Beaulieu at the Aspen Setup.
Check out their hard work in the gallery below, and don’t forget to pick up this fall’s Snowboard Canada issue!
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