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Jesse’s WEAKly Report 13

Webmonkey — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:58:19 +0000

Jesse’s WEAKly Report 13 from Jesse Burtner

Be careful where you set that tube, it might just get sessioned!

Jake’s Run at Breck

Webmonkey — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:50:56 +0000

Jake showin us how to snowboard in freeway at breck – cab 9 front 3 back 10 double cork

Floatin In Freeway from steve fortunato

GNU @ Winter X Games Europe

Webmonkey — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:44:25 +0000

GNU Team Riders, Mathieu Crepel, Kaitlyn Farrington, and Danny Kass will be riding their Bananas and Pickles at Winter X Games Europe March 10-12, held in Tignes, France.

Unless your in France your best bet to watch the action live is on ESPN 360

For more info, visit the Winter X Europe Homepage

The Mayor of Holy Oly’s Tube City is Back in Town for Shakedown!

Webmonkey — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:25:00 +0000

Gnu’s Forest Bailey will be bringing his Pickle and a huge sack…of tricks to Summit West this Friday and Saturday.

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Head up to Summit and witness the future of freestyle snowboarding as Forest throws down his brand of hot banana pickle action right in your face! Gnu is the Northwest’s original snowboard brand. In the early 80’s Mike Olson pioneered the modern finless snowboard and deep carving sidecuts up at Ski Acres now (Summit Central) and Snoqualmie Summit now (Summit West).
Revolutionary award winning industry changing Banana Magne-Traction Technology was first tested and refined at Summit Central… Forest is going to be riding a Park Pickle twin asymmetric banana for ducks and some Backdoor bindings. Support Forest and Gnu “the home team”, every Gnu snowboard is handmade by snowboarders with jobs right here in Washington State.

Get Tickets for a $50 two day pass/ticket, it is the best deal out there.
You can get them at Evo, Sno Con, and US Outdoor Store (PDX).

TORAH WINS GOLD! BANANA TECHNOLOGY IS NUMBER ONE IN THE OLYMPICS AND THE OLYMPICS!

Webmonkey — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:02:31 +0000

Mervin Manufacturing, nestled at the base of the Olympic Mountain range near Canada in the USA, would like to congratulate Lib Tech rider Greg Bretz, Gnu’s Mathieu Crepel and Roxy’s Gold medal winning Torah Bright for their outstanding performances on Banana Technology and Magne-Traction in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic half pipe event. Nice work all! Ride a Banana on the world stage in the Olympics or anywhere else..! Torah, Greg and Mathieu do! Temple Cummins rode a banana when he won the 2010 Mt. Baker Banked Slalom! Forest Bailey rode a banana when he won almost every rail contest he entered this year. Forrest Burki and Shannan Yates ride bananas when they win North Face Masters big mountain freeride events…Travis Rice rides one too…The world’s best ride bananas because bananas are easy to ride!

Banana tech is not “Rocker”, Banana tech is rocker between your legs! For more info on revolutionary all terrain performance Banana Magne-Traction technology (patent pending) check the Mervin websites…mervin.com

Mervin Manufacturing “the world’s most environmental and innovative snowboard factory” handbuilds every Lib Tech, Gnu and Roxy Banana Magne-Traction snowboard near Canada in the USA.

Woodward Women’s Camp + Summer Session

Webmonkey — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:27:44 +0000

The GNU GIRLS have been actively involved with the Woodward Women’s Camps in Colorado. The last session had 17 women signed up! The women had an awesome time shredding GNU Bananas with the coaches including GNU GIRL Sandra Hillen.

They were stoked to walk away with such awesome GNU prizes!

+SUMMER CAMP SESSION

Get $200 off if you sign up for Session # 3 (June 27th through July 3rd) before March, 26th!
Call 888.350.1544 to make a reservation.
More information is always available at www.woodwardatcopper.com
Sandra Hillen is one of the pro coaches at the Woodward day camps!

Lexi Hooper in Bl!sss Mag!

Webmonkey — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:44:48 +0000

Lexi just got her first photo published in Bl!sss Mag!

Congratulations Lexi, the first of many to come! She’s been busy juggling highschool, powder days, winning regional USASA competitions in the Slopestyle, Halfpipe and Boardercross events. She’s looking forward to competing in all 3 disciplines at USASA Nationals next month in Colorado, this looks like the best kind of training!

Transworld Snowboarding: Caught Up With Danny Kass

Webmonkey — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:00:48 +0000

Transworld caught up with Danny Kass and asked him about what he has been up to and whats next…

Adaptive Snowboarders: Try To Keep Up

Webmonkey — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:01:33 +0000

Adaptive snowboarders say they’re frustrated boardercross hasn’t been added
to the Paralympics. Amy Purdy is working with her organization Adaptive Action Sports to get snowboarding in the Paralympics, this is a good clip documenting their efforts.

http://www.kcra.com/video/22575438/index.html

Mid Season PowPow with Max

Webmonkey — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:59:28 +0000

Mid Season PowPow from Tre Squad

2 days of great pow ripping up at bachy!

Tre Squad baby!