We’re just now getting the full scope of everything Simon Dumont got up to last year, now that his footage for Riley Poor’s Transitions, Poor Boyz Productions’ Every Day Is Saturday, and Matchstick Productions’. In Deep has been unleashed on the world (as if winning the Winter Dew Tour event at Mount Snow and finishing 2nd overall on the inaugural Winter Dew Tour weren’t big enough). So, as we look forward to the start of the 2009-2010 Winter Dew Tour and the first event at Breckenridge December 17-20, near the Summit County home where he occasionally hangs his hat these days, it comes as little surprise to hear that he’s been at it for most of the off-season, too. We caught up with Dumont in between early-season runs through the terrain parks at Keystone and Breckenridge, where he’s warming up for another big year … Details & great pictures
Downhill Mt. Bike Video – Mitch Delfs Project – “Mitch Delfs and his mates ragging it up at Nannup woods, which I’m guessing is somewhere in Western Australia. Sweet video, I’d just like to see more of drifting Utes in the next one.”
Eero Ettala On Russia Trip:
Russia man, that place, I don’t even know where to start. It was really cool going to Russia, very random, you feel like going way back in time when you are there. Everything looks old and exploded, but it’s so perfect for jibbing and the coolest scenery ever! We gathered a great crew of riders to go on this jib mission, including Eiki Hellgason, Erik Botner and myself … Details
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World title campaigner Mick Fanning (Australia) clocked in at the O’Neill World Cup of Surfing today, hitting the water at Sunset Beach for his debut heat of the 2009 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing presented by Rockstar Energy Drink. He looked sharp, highly motivated and ready to get to work as he advanced behind Sunset Beach’s favorite son, Pancho Sullivan. Even though this event has no bearing on his world title campaign, it’s a critical warm-up to next week’s ultimate, season-ending battle at Pipeline … Details