Archive for the ‘Snowboard’ Category
Tucker Andrews 2014-2015 season.
Featuring footage from Warp Wave’s “A Place Called Kookabunga” and from our “Side Hit Society” series.
Cameos: Brandon Cocard, Erik Leon, Tim Eddy, Temple Cummins, Scotty Whitlake, and Jesse Grandkoski
On an absolutely stunning day, 12 men and 6 women took to the largest halfpipe in the world, at Europe’s premier snowboard event — the LAAX OPEN. During the riders three runs the battles got crazy, making it difficult to predict who would win, but in the end it was Japan’s Ayumu Hirano, and USA’s Arielle Gold, who went away 2016 LAAX OPEN Halfpipe champs, $75.000 and $45,000 USD richer.
After holding freestyle contests for nearly 30 years, the LAAX OPEN 2016 signals a new era in snowboarding events at Europe’s leading freestyle destination. From January 18 to 24, 2016, Laax is going to crank it up: up on the mountains and down in the valley, the freestyle feeling is taking over. Top-notch snowboarding competitions, powder runs, lifestyle, cultural and culinary delights – with something for everyone, the LAAX OPEN is in a class of its own.
Salomon Snowboards Welcomes Tommy Gesme to the Team.
The world-class riders on Salomon have been assembled to uphold the definition of a team; they ride together, laugh together, and have a chemistry that makes the Salomon team something special. Tommy joins the Global AM Team rounding out the young cast of talented rippers of Hans and Nils Mindnich, Jesse Paul, Max Buri, Teddy Koo, and Will Smith.