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House of Vans Coat Drive

Christian Senrud — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:19:35 UTC

This Saturday, December 17th the House of Vans is hosting its Second Annual Coat Drive from 1pm - 6pm. There will be a best trick contest for cash and sneakers and live performances from DJ PF Cuttin and McRad. Admission to the event is a new or slightly used coat to be donated to NYCares. Here's Part...

Happy Holidays from Mike Anderson and Krooked

Christian Senrud — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:15:26 UTC

Mike Anderson and Deluxe hooked up Five Point Skate Shop in Ventura with some early Christmas goodies and decided to give the public a chance at the action as well. The first five skaters to go into five points and ask about the DLXmas gifts get a free Krooked board. DLXmas has started! Here's Part...

Female athletes not competing in full Dew Tour

espn.go.com — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:08:00 UTC

The Winter Dew Tour makes its first stop of the season this week at Breckenridge, Colo., and the competitor field is stacked. But there are some athletes you won't be seeing: Female skiers will not be competing at Breckenridge and female snowboarders won't be at the Killington, Vt. stop of the tour....

Badertscher and Buass Lead Snowboard Slope Qualifiers

www.allisports.com — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:03:00 UTC

After a snowy day on Wednesday, Norway's UIrik Baderstscher enjoyed some sun during Nike Open's Thursday men's slope qualifier. Badertscher put together a run of back lipside leading into a front boardslide gap to frontboard, followed by a fronstide 720, backside 1080, into a front boardslide 450 out,...

Rediscover DC

Christian Senrud — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:01:18 UTC

Here's Part 1 of 3 galleries with some of our favorite images printed this past year in the magazine featuring Guy Mariano, Gonz, Kenny Anderson, Kenny Reed, Stefan Janoski, Grant Taylor and more. Skateboarder Magazine's first episode of our new video series "In the Editing Bay" features Nike SB's...

Saltboarding The Bonneville Salt Flats

The Editors — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:59:10 UTC

We'll just say this-we've rarely seen anything so stupid filmed so beautifully. (Except maybe this). Blank Snowboards knows how to party. [Link: Auto Blog]

Photo Gallery: Nick Wey Prepares For The 2012 Supercross Series On His Kawasaki

motocrossactionmag.com — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:55:12 UTC

Inclement weather didn't keep the Motosport.com - Foremost Insurance - TiLube rider from putting in practice laps, and MXA was on hand to shoot the action

BAXTEK Accepting Sponsorship Applications for 2012 Season

blogs.dirtrider.com — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:49:45 UTC

Palm Coast, Florida - December 15, 2011 BAXTEK, the maker of the Quikstand line of products and the QuikTray and Quik85 accessories, is looking to sponsor off-road riders that compete in off-road racing series. The company produces some of the trickest, high-quality bike stands and accessories currently...

(12/15) NSSA Northwest Conference Open Season scores excellent conditions in Santa Cruz

whoknows@surfline.com — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:49:31 UTC

PRESS RELEASE The NSSA was blessed again with fantastic waves and weather for an event. The second and third stops of the Northwest Conference scored amazing conditions in Santa Cruz at contest venues Pleasure Point and Steamer Lane. As a potent dose of northwest swell drilled the California coast,...

Dubya USA Supplying Talon/D.I.D Wheelsets

blogs.dirtrider.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:50:57 UTC

Dodge Motorsports/Sycuan Casino/Hart & Huntington riders Ivan Tedesco, Josh Hill, Josh Hansen and Kyle Partridge will be using Talon/D.I.D wheelsets from Dubya USA during the 2012 Supercross Season. The team's wheelsets will consist of Talon's ultra-light carbon hubs, paired with D.I.D's ST-X Dirt...

(12/15) Vans Live 2.0 App Now Available for Android

whoknows@surfline.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:49:59 UTC

PRESS RELEASE The world's top action sports contests and exclusive music events areat your fingertips with the free Vans Live 2.0 app, availablenow for Android devices at Android Market and soon wherever Android apps are available, joining the previous released version on iTunes for the iPhone, iPad...

Dyrdek to attempt car kickflip at Magic Mtn.

espn.go.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:28:36 UTC

The highlight reel of Rob Dyrdek's life is about to get another segment dedicated to death-defying stunt work. On Saturday morning at southern California's Magic Mountain amusement park, the 37-year-old reality TV star and pro skateboarder will buckle in for a 50-foot ramp-to-ramp jump in what he's dubbed...

AMA Supercross 2007 - Looking Back In Time

Geoff Meyer — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:00:00 UTC

James Stewart came from the back of the pack to take a thrilling win at round 12 of the Amp'd Mobile AMA Supercross Series held at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. Over 54,626 fans watched on as Chad Reed grabbed the holeshot to start the 20-lap main event. In the meantime, Stewart had been squeezed...

Vital MX 12 Days of Christmas: Day 6

www.vitalmx.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:59:37 UTC

While holiday bells are popular this time of year, the ones you don't want to hear are after a hard get-off, which is where the Bell Helmets Moto-9 comes in. more

One Blunt Leads to Another

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:52:14 UTC

48 of them to be exact. Check out Mason Merlino getting his frontside blunt warm-ups out of the way during Lifeblood team practice at FOB DoS. Count them for yourself after the turn. Thanks BK for the heads-up. Photo: Mason Merlino @ Tigard by Bryce Kanights Mason Merlino: 48 Front Blunts from Lifeblood...

(12/15) Professional Surfer Peter Mendia Joins Share The Stokes Foundation Board of Directors

whoknows@surfline.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:49:58 UTC

PRESS RELEASE South Florida family man and professional Billabong rider has added one more role in his life. Peter Mendia has joined up with the Share The Stoke Foundation a non profit organization in Lake Worth, Florida. Peter travels the globe searching for waves and along his travels he gets to identify...

Rusty Preisendorfer explores his role in shaping...

www.surfersvillage.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:39:59 UTC

15 December, 2011 : - Like many of the world's greatest shaper/designers, Rusty began building himself boards in the backyard before landing a job shaping for legendary San Diego surfboard brand Gordon & Smith in the early Seventies. This lead him to team up with Canyon Surfboards and John Durward in...

Dubya Signs Tedesco, Hill, Hansen And Partridge For The 2012 Supercross Series

motocrossactionmag.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:40:45 UTC

Dubya USA Supplying Talon/D.I.D Wheelsets to Dodge Motorsports/Sycuan Casino/Hart & Huntington 's Ivan Tedesco, Josh Hill, Josh Hansen, and Kyle Partridge for 2012 Supercross Season

Burton, Star Wars Partner With Sierra At Tahoe

Kailee Bradstreet — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:25:27 UTC

The Force is strong at Sierra-at-Tahoe. The resort announced today it will roll out a snowboard park featuring iconic Star Wars themes in order to introduce children as young as three to snowboarding. The new park and program is part of a partnership with Burton Snowboards and Lucasfilm, making the 2,000...

(12/15) Surf the Web with the Rip Curl Edition of Firefox

whoknows@surfline.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:04:57 UTC

PRESS RELEASE International surfing brand Rip Curl unveiled several unique digital collaborations this year, including a global webcasting partnership with Livestream and an online boardshort campaign with digital agency R/GA, and the brand has more exciting news with the recent launch of a customized...