This year’s snowboarding season is just around the corner.  Proof of this arrived in my mailbox this morning in the form of the first Transworld Snowboarding edition of the 2008/2009 season.  If you don’t have a subscription already be sure to hit your local news stand.  Featured in this month’s edition:

50% off lift ticket offer for Mountain Creek

Southern Vermont Resort Profile

Get your subscription at: www.snowboarding-online.com

I saw this shirt on Robust Flavor… Something tells me Nike might not think it’s as clever as I did.  I love it though.

Want one?  Click Here: Robust Flavor - Air Bama

So I once again found myself at Giants Stadium last night to take in the Springsteen show.  Above is a current photo of the Meadowlands Xanadu complex.  Forgive the crappy camera phone shot, but you can see they’ve been making some good progress since my last post on this subject (nice design huh?… something tells me some long nights and heavy pharmaceuticals were involved in that process).

Latest word is that the Ski Dome is still slated to open sometime this fall.  I tried reaching out to the media relations contact for Xanadu to get a more detailed update but my multiple emails seem to have been ignored.  Great PR!  Maybe Xanadu should call BBPR for better service?

Anyway if you want more information visit:  MeadowlandXanadu.com  but don’t hold your breath… these guys update their site about as often as a nun buys condoms.

HR

So you think you have some artwork worthy of a global audience but haven’t had the medium to present it? Well, we’re here to help. eesa is putting out an all-points-bulletin to artist around the world. Graphic artists, fine artists, conceptual artists, shop kid artists, performance artists, artist formally known as Prince, Bob Ross wannabe’s, you get the picture. The concept is simple, submit your original artwork to eesa and we’ll post it up in the blogosphere for the global masses to choose their favorite.

If your submission is picked we’ll print it up on one of our 100% bamboo T-shirts and hand it over to our global sales team to ring up the orders. We’ll let you create one side of our hangtag to promote your website, cause, propaganda, shop, whatever and you’ll also get a percentage of the sales.

If you’re still reading this and think you have what it takes, send an e-mail to enabler@eesaclothing.com with the words artist enabler series in the subject line. We’ll send you a packet with the rest of the details.

We followed a group of some of the raddest riders the East Coast has throughout the course of last winter and have compiled it all into our latest snowboarding film Back East. Our new film is now available at our website and at any of the 12 or so premiers we’re hosting this summer/fall.

Pick up your copy online at iheartsnowproductions.com or check out the premier tour flyer to see if there will be a premier near you. Otherwise, dvds will be in stores across the East this fall.

Back East features: Brandon Honeycutt, Sean Guyer, Brendon Rego, Chris Beresford, Sam Hulbert, TJ James, Brandon Reis, Mike Ravelson, Nick Esposito, Jordan Parks, Laura Rogoski, Monique Hyman, Steve Beliveau, Myles Stark, Ian Post, Billy Hogan, Alex Collins, Eugene Stancato, Brandon Griffin, Ben Pond, Braedon Bellavance & more.

 

 

 

This doesn’t really qualify as “east coast snowboarding” related… but my boy is tight with the crew at UNIV and I always liked Alpha#.  Unfortunately, Sal is to busy with reporting from the red carpets of E! to be joining them this time around - HR

LYNCHBURG, Virginia, July 21, 2008 –A portion of Liberty University’s 5,000-
acre mountain range will be receiving a monumental makeover in the coming
months with the construction of a year-round ski slope known as the Liberty
Mountain Snowflex Center.

Upon completion, the artificial snow sports incline will be the first in the U.S.
surfaced with Snowflex®, a synthetic material designed to simulate snow. The
Discovery Channel is documenting this historic event and will air several phases
of the construction on a future episode of Daily Planet.

Invented in 1993 by Brian Thomas of Briton Engineering, Snowflex originated in
the UK and has been installed in several facilities throughout Europe. This
innovative technology features small, built-in misting devices that lubricate the
slope’s surface, recreating the slip and grip of real snow.

The idea of building a snow-free ski slope on Liberty Mountain began three years
ago when the university hired Alpentech Inc., a Salt Lake City, Utah consulting
firm, to investigate several ways LU could use its mountain property to meet
Liberty’s academic, financial and recruiting goals. In addition to giving students
more recreational, physical education and fitness opportunities on campus, the
slope will help establish skiing and/or snowboarding as LU club sports.

“When the LaHaye family donated the ice rink and student recreation center at
LU, Mrs. [Beverly] LaHaye stated that her goal was to give prospective students
as many reasons as possible to choose LU over secular institutions,” stated
Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. “The slope has the same purpose.”

The Liberty Mountain Snowflex Center will consist of a main ski slope and a
beginner slope for ski and snowboard instruction, totaling about 40,537 square
feet of skiable area. Jumps and additional features on the main slope include a
tabletop, a big kicker, an 11-foot high quarter pipe, two grind rails and an extreme tube chute. Those who prefer tubing may do so at designated times.

A ski lodge will also be installed, permitting parties and other special events.
Construction is slated to begin late August or early September with an anticipated grand opening around the start of the new year, 2009.

For more information about LU’s future ski slope, please visit: Liberty.edu/snowflex

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The Religious Right using snowboarding to lure unsuspecting shreds to their institutes of higher learning… what is this world coming to?  HR

Monument Snowboards aims to provide riders with an unparalleled selection of unique high end products that stand out from any other company in the industry. From collaborating with the most progressive artists to working with the highest end materials we seldom follow trends and create the best product we know how.

Started in 2001, based on a collective of Mid-Atlantic artists, MNMNT was started and driven by art. Providing unique products to riders. Today, that collective is worldwide, with many artists across the globe contributing to our vision. While many companies have changed their direction based on the industry trends, MNMNT has stayed true to its beginnings.

Monument is a new and growing snowboard brand. This is a great opportunity for new reps to get on board and grow with an emerging brand. We are looking for experienced and highly motivated outside sales reps that enjoy new challenges and the excitement of pioneering and building a new brand.

To be successful in this position you must possess product knowledge in the action sports lifestyle, primarily snowboard markets and have existing relationships with retailers in your territories.

Representatives needed in: PAC NW, NOR CAL, SO CAL, ROCKIES, MIDWEST, MID ATLANTIC, NEW ENGLAND, SOUTH EAST, BC, AB, ONT, PQ and Maritimes.

All territories will be delegated to reps based on their qualifications and relationships that are already established.

Responsibilities:

• Create new accounts and develop lasting relationships
• Expanding existing accounts and continuing to grow business within
• Spot market trends through observation within the sport and changes in retail
• In charge of in store merchandising with promotions and displays within your division
• Ensure sales are being pushed through the distribution channels

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Ability to think strategically and analytically
• Comfortable in a self-starter environment
• Intermediate computer skills
• Highly organized
• Strategic thinker with a proven track record of driving revenue results
• 2+ years Outside Sales experience in the action sports/lifestyle industry
• Strong communication skills
• Proven ability to sell and grow sales in given territory
• Reliable transportation

CONTACT EMAIL:
INFO@MONUMENTSNOWBOARDS.COM

I’m hot and I can snowboard better than you!

 

Not much of a shock here.  X-games stars Shaun White and Gretchen Bleiler took home the Best Male and Female Action Sports Atheletes respectively in last night’s ESPY Awards on ESPN hosted by Justin Timberlake. 

Didn’t catch the show?  You didn’t miss much but for a list of all the winners and clips click here: ESPY Awards

West Dover, Vt. (July 15, 2008 ) – Freestyle skiing and snowboarding’s elite athletes will converge in southern Vermont January 8-11, 2009, as officials announced today that Mount Snow has been selected as the only East Coast stop of the AST Winter Dew Tour.
 
The announcement comes on the heels of Mount Snow’s decision to turn its Carinthia mountain face into a massive, 95-acre terrain park system, making it the largest freestyle destination in the East.
 
After several years of successful summer tours, this is the Dew Tour’s inaugural winter series. The event features slopestyle and superpipe disciplines in both skiing and snowboarding, with top athletes like Simon Dumont, Kelly Clark, Hannah Teter and Jen Hudak expected to compete. It will be televised live on NBC.
 
“We are extremely excited to have Mount Snow Resort as a host for the inaugural AST Winter Dew Tour,” said Wade Martin, AST President. “We feel that Mount Snow Resort is a great fit for the AST and we look forward to the AST Winter Tour being as successful as the AST Summer Dew Tour.”
 
“The timing couldn’t be better,” said Kelly Pawlak, Mount Snow General Manager. “We want to show the world that Mount Snow is taking East Coast freestyle skiing and snowboarding to new levels. It’s really an honor to host the Winter Dew Tour.”
 
“I’m so excited that Mount Snow will be hosting the AST,” said pro snowboarder Kelly Clark, who grew up riding at Mount Snow Academy. “I’m really excited to compete at such a high level event in front of my hometown and ride my favorite mountain.”
 
Mount Snow opened the first freestyle terrain park in the East in 1992 and hosted the ESPN X-Games in 2000 and 2001.
 
The Dew tour features three separate stops over the winter, with a cumulative points system and a $1.5 million competitive purse spread across the three events. Lifestyle elements at each stop include the Festival Village, with video gaming and interactive events, as well as live cutting edge music. More information can be found at www.ast.com.
 
The complete 2008/2009 AST Winter Dew Tour schedule is as follows:
 
Date                            Location
Dec. 18-21                  Breckenridge Ski Resort – Breckenridge, Colo.
Jan. 8-11                      Mount Snow Resort – West Dover, Vt.
Feb. 19-22                   Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort – Lake Tahoe, Calif.
For more information on Mount Snow, visit www.mountsnow.com