Snowboard Video – East Germany jib session #2. It’s all fun until you slam into the ground
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Groms, groms, groms. The Gatorade Free Flow Tour made good on it’s promise to showcase the best groms North America has to offer and today’s pipe competition did not disappoint. Tomorrow’s superstars hit the pipe like pros, threw down like the big boys, and proved the line between am and pro has never been blurrier.
Shining brightly in the warm Vermont sun was Torin Yater Wallace hailing from Colorado. Torin improved … Details & Pictures
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Ban on Shaun White’s halfpipe could follow if attempts to copy it at the Vancouver games lead to more injuries
It has an innocuous enough name, but for competitors and millions of viewers it could just prove to be one of talking points of the Winter Olympics, which start next week.
The “double cork” is a sports manoeuvre that is dividing snowboarders who are now preparing for the games in Vancouver. So difficult and dangerous is the mid-air movement, that some have called for it to be banned  … Details
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Burton Am Series 2010 Slopestyle Recap & ResultsÂ
The age old saying still seems to ring true…the third time is a charm. The Burton Am Series rolled into Winter Park CO for its third stop of the season and everything just clicked. The weather was magical, registration went smashingly, and the shredding was off the chain.  Some days are made for writing, this one isn’t. Some days are made for throwing down, some aren’t. Blessed be the days that are and thanks to whatever powers that be that January the 30th in the year of our lord 2010 was one of those throwing down type days.
We took to the slopes with 42 males and 17 females all looking to take … Details
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