Jun

Utah ski resort defends snowboarding ban in court

SALT LAKE CITY — One of the last ski resorts in the country to prohibit snowboarding defended itself at a federal appeals court Friday from a lawsuit calling the ban unconstitutional.

Utah’s Alta Ski Area argued in court documents that it’s made a business decision to lure skiers to the private resort east of Salt Lake City with the promise of a snowboarder-free experience, and its well within its rights to keep snowboards off the slopes.

“Quite simply, the Constitution … More

Stoked News

Jun

Skateboard Video – Searching For Dracula: The Unseen Transylvania Tapes

Categories: Board Sports, Skateboard & Mountain Board, Video - general

Shortly after the release of the Static II video in 2004, a few of us still had a heavy travel bug that we couldn’t shake. And we soon found ourselves planning a new trip. Cohorts Paul Shier, Kenny Reed, Kenny Hughes and Josh Stewart set out to find a new destination even more bizarre than Cairo…..so naturally, they picked Transylvania. Starting in Sofia, Bulgaria, they traveled by train through the night into Romania and eventually settling in the province of Transylvania. Visiting Dracula’s castle wasn’t the scariest part of the trip, though…finding skatespots was. A lot of this footage never got used so we put together some highlights for this little flashback edit to 15 years ago. Featuring skateboarding in Bulgaria and Romania.

Stoked News

Jun

Video – Giant Barrels on Water Skis and Sharks Cove Surfing – Ep 4

Categories: Board Sports, Surfing & SUP, Video - general, Water skiing

Jamie O’Brien pioneers a once thought of unsurfable spot at Sharks Cove! Poopies decides getting barreled on water skis at 10ft pipeline is a good idea. Do you? Watch and see!!