Dill & AVE quit Alien Workshop

Can't say I didn't see that one coming.

I suck. Optimistic is an incredible flick.

Haven't posted anything in a while. I started working nights again and thus everything has taken the back burner, which sucks. Winter is over, Spring is here and I'm ready to get my skate on. Just bought a new deck to set up. A Real Justin Brock that has boobies on it, nothing wrong with that at all. Got a new MacBook Pro recently as well, hopefully going to be creating some graphic design type projects with it, we'll see what happens. Watching/listening to Absinthe's Optimist as I type this. One of the best vids ever. Awesome riding, awesomer soundtrack. Gigi's part with Season of the Witch by Donovan is one for the books. Never gets old.

The winter X Games Tignes pipe contest.

This winter X Games in Tignes was a fun contest to watch. For once it all actually felt up in the air as to who was going to make it to the podium (some red headed kid decided not to show up to the event, maybe this had something to do with it). Vito took the gold, Longo Silver, and Hiraoka bronze. They all killed it. I'm pretty sure the highlight of the event however was Ipod landing the first ever YOLO flip (cab 1440). It was pretty slick to see how stoked he was after the run, you could genuinely see how excited he was. Throwing all of his gear everywhere, not being able to form a sentence correctly, it was an awesome thing to see. Ipod should have been given an award for best trick or something. He bailed on the final trick in his run but whatever, he killed it.

Where were we?

Please accept my apology for the lack of posts here. For a moment there I was on an awesome vacation with my family, and then it took me quite a bit to get back into the flow of things with work and what not. Please consider this incredible photo of men surfing the snow as my humble apology.

Lib Tech & Gnu Present: NEAR CANADA OPEN

Groms to Grandpa's are invited to revel in the radness that is happening Near Canada in the USA on March 16. Lib Tech and Sunday River will unveil a jib-covered-slopesyle-minipipe where style and creativity reign supreme in the first ever Near Canada Open.

Join Lib Tech Rippers Jesse Burtner and Ted Borland for this Beyond Free!* event with good times, sweet features, minimal structure and great prizes from the fine folks at Lib Tech, GNU, Arnette, Crab Grab, Poler Stuff and Eastern Boarder. And on top of that, one rider will win a coveted invite to Snowboarder Magazine's Superpark at Mt Bachelor! See you Saturday at Sunday (River)!

Registration: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM at the Barker Base Lodge, March 16, 2013
- *NO ENTRY FEE!
- Snowboards Only
- Helmets Required
- 18 and under requires parents signature
- Valid lift ticket or season's pass required.
- *FREE LUNCH!


Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/events/272530182879373/?fref=ts

Vimeo Teaser: https://vimeo.com/60016074

#NearCanadaOpen

Review: Switchback Eiki Pro Bindings

I've always been a firm believer that the best bindings are made from plastic and not metal (sorry Bent Metal). They just feel better to me. I've ridden many a metal binding in my day and so far my opinion has not been swayed. When I first heard about Switchback I thought "cool, no tools needed to make adjustments," and then it hit me. These things are all plastic, everything. Well, take away the screws needed to mount them (and the highbacks I have on these Eiki Pro's feature a forward lean adjuster, which is metal) and they're as close to being all plastic as you can get. I love these things. Sick, trippy graphics on the highbacks, ankle straps and footbeds. The ankle straps are super soft and super comfy. The toe caps are designed properly and cover the perfect angle of the boot's toe. Couple this with the soft grippy inside layer to the cap and these things stay put. Every single part of the bindings can be adjusted and swapped out without the use of tools (minus the mounting hardware). Also, you can remove the highback completely and insert a little heel cup piece and now ride highbackless. Genius. Switchback has hit a home run in the binding market. Apparently I'm not the only one who digs these binders because they have a debut team of heavy hitters, including the brothers Helgason (I'm pretty sure they helped launch the company). Go to their site to build your own custom pair and order away.

Such a steal...

I just bought a lot of four VHS videos off of eBay to finally get my own copy of Robot Food's first video, Afterbang. It's brand spanking new, never been opened. I got the whole lot for $10 and free shipping, what a steal. One of the other vids is a keeper too, The Haakonsen Faktor. The other two vids are meh...a trick tips video and a wake boarding video. I don't even know anyone who wake boards so I can't even give it away. If someone wants this video, leave a comment or something and it's yours. It's called Dedicated, and it's by Backyard Films.