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• Carving Through History With C Carving Through History With Chuck Barfoot Part One: The Old Days

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    With each year that passes, the opportunity for seeing, meeting, and speaking with a snowboarding legend diminishes. The passing of Tom Sims last September is a stark reminder of this. The ranks of the original riders, the guys who took what we would consider simple wooden or fiberglass planks to the snow, are fading fast. On Friday February 1st at the SIA Snow Show, I was fortunate enough to come across one of the original riders. I was lucky enough to meet Chuck Barfoot.
    
    After speaking to Chuck and his board-building partner Ernie Delost, I was nearly at a loss of words. I had never met a stranger who had lived through so much snowboarding history, let alone helped to create it. I knew I needed to learn more about this man. Before he parted to meet with old friends on the snow show floor, I asked if he would be willing to do a brief interview with me the next day.
     
    Being simply a down to earth guy, he agreed to come back the next morning and speak with me for fifteen minutes. This fifteen-minute meeting turned into a thirteen-minute interview plus another twenty minutes of great conversation, just talking, laughing, and enjoying the snow show vibe.
    
    Chuck Barfoot is a humble, inspiring, and truly good man. We should be thankful he loves snowboarding so much, because without him we might still be riding wooden boards with black grip tape and skyhooks for bindings (ok, it probably wouldn’t be that bad).
    
    This is Chuck’s story.
    
    The Old Days
    
    Chuck Barfoot started surfing in Beach Haven, New Jersey in 1961. Nine years later, in 1970, he moved to Santa Barbara, California and was living with Tom Sims. Chuck was well positioned to help craft the snowboarding industry that we know today, but he didn’t know it.
    
    It was 1977; he was working for Tom Sims, building prototypes and doing research and development on the classic skateboards and surfboards that Sims produced. At this point, he had never even touched his feet on a board and placed that board on the snow. He was a surfer and a skater. He had no idea how much his life would change.
    
    One day, Tom Sims approached Barfoot with a project Bob Webber and Tom had worked on. According to Barfoot, it was a “yellow plastic ski board with a skateboard deck on it.” It had black grip tape, and skyhooks for the riders’ feet. The board worked, but it had some problems.
    
    The grip tape would pack with snow, and the skyhooks were permanently mounted regular or goofy. There was no switching the skyhooks from regular to goofy, or vice versa. At the time, these snowboards were a rare thing (the word “snowboard” wasn’t even used yet). If you had a board, you wanted to share it with all your friends. With the skyhooks mounted only in one direction, if your friend was regular and you were goofy one of you was simply out of luck.
    
    Tom Sims approached Barfoot with the crude snowboard device and said, “What can we do to fix these problems?” Barfoot gave the board a quick look up and down and replied, “Well first, get rid of the black grip tape.” He replaced the standard black tape with a sheet of clear plastic grip tape, and then sprayed the board with a coat of silicon to help relieve the skate deck from packing with snow. Thinking about how to fix the skyhook problem, Barfoot took rubber bungee cord and bolted it to the top of the skate deck, running from tip to tail. Instead of having a set mounted position, a regular-footed rider could now stand on it, set his feet underneath the bungee, ride down a hill, and then hand the deck over to his goofy-footed friend.
    
    Snowboarding could now be shared.
    Sims knew Barfoot was onto something. Shortly after this, Sims approached Barfoot again and asked, “How about building me a fiberglass prototype of a board I built like in 1963?“ Always the tinkerer, Barfoot began working on what he described as, “a little four foot bullet with a v-bottom.”
    
    At this point, it was 1978 and Chuck Barfoot had still never ridden a snowboard, a snurfer, or even one of those plastic ski boards. Barfoot finished his fiberglass copy and knew he could do better. He took the board back to Tom Sims and immediately said; “I can build something way better.”
    
    Sims told Barfoot to go for it, and go for it Barfoot did. He wanted to craft a board that would let surfers and skaters like him carve through snow just like they were surfing or skating.
    Barfoot began designing his first snowboard in his head; “The idea was like putting two skis together, with camber and channels.” The channels ran along the sidecut of the board, allowing loose snow to flow (at this point, boards were only made for riding powder). He started by building a mold, “a solid rectangular fiberglass shape, with camber, v-shape, nose and tail lift, and sidecut.” After the mold was complete, Barfoot built his first snowboard.
    
    It was time for him and Bob Webber to begin the nearly thousand-mile journey from the Southern California Coast to entry three between the Snowbird and Alta ski resorts. At the time, entry three was a series of switchbacks winding up the mountain. He had no idea that his life was about to change forever.
    
    We aren’t all lucky enough to first experience snowboarding riding in 18 inches of champagne Utah powder on Christmas day, but lucky for us, Barfoot was.
    
    “I remember taking off, taking my very first toe and heel turns, 15 yard beautiful carves all the way down the freaking mountain.” Chuck reminisced. He wore a red, white, and blue jersey, and after getting to the bottom he grabbed his board, held it high above his head, and screamed. “YEAHHH!”
    
    Chuck Barfoot and Bob Webber weren’t the only ones enjoying a miraculous Christmas. By some stroke of luck, fate, or both, they spotted another rider, sporting a snurfer-like board with a rope on the nose, coming down the mountain. It ended up being Jeff Grell’s older brother, Jay (Jeff was one of the designers of the highback binding).
    
    Barfoot was amazed. “We were like ‘Oh my god!’ So we snowboarded together all day long.” The three pioneers enjoyed a day of powder, laughter, and camaraderie that truly created history. To this day, riders across the world unknowingly seek to emulate those three young men as they search for that perfect day of freedom, riding, and friendship.
    
    Barfoot continued to work for Sims for the next several years. But that day was the real beginning of Barfoot Boards. His mind and more importantly his heart were in it. He worked hard, building one of a kind snowboards. Each new board was a little bit different from the last, a little lighter, just a bit more flex, a new shape.
    
    “I did about fifteen different models until I had boards that worked, really-really well.” He described his motivation for building boards. “It was basically just to surf snow.”
    With such a simple goal in mind, Chuck lovingly built boards for Sims until the 1980 – 1981 season, when he left Sims Snowboards and founded Barfoot Boards. He continued to build individually crafted snowboards and skateboards for the next twenty odd years. Until, around the 2003 – 2004 season, his company had grown too large. It was out of control and unfocused. It became such a problem, that he decided to stop producing snowboards (he continued to craft surf-style longboard skateboards under the Barfoot brand).
    
    Chuck didn’t sound happy as he said this. “Things were being done for not the right reasons. It was more about money and all that stuff.” Chuck was fed up with the corporatism that had invaded his, and so many other good companies.
    
    “My philosophy has always been, build something really good, that works. Take care of someone and they'll be back, and your company will grow and the money will come with that. And that's not the corporate world. And I am so far away from the corporate world.”
    
    Fast-forward ten years, and lucky for us, those same snowboard corporations, the mass media, and most importantly, the internet, created a huge market for snowboarding. The market was so big, that people wanted something smaller, something personal. People began demanding a product made just for them.
    “The internet got so many people getting ahold of me saying, ‘You need to be building boards again. My fifteen year old Barfoot is at the end of its road, I need a new board.’ So my old partner, Ernie Delost, him and I got back together again. So him and I, we are hand building the boards in his factory.
    
    We design them together. We hand build them in house, and that’s just what I love doing. So that’s why I'm building boards again. It’s for the right reasons.” As Chuck said this, the grin on his face widened to remind me of a child’s first visit to a toy store, his mind hungry for the possibility of building even greater adventures.
    
    What really amazed me about my meeting with Chuck Barfoot was his willingness to become my friend after just speaking a few words with me. I never once caught a rude tone come out of his mouth, and it was hard to catch him without a smile. The word that kept coming up was “personable.” With his business, Chuck wanted to, and still wants to create a personal connection with every single one of his customers (and many more lucky people, like me). He was also very humble. It never once seemed like he was boasting, or trying to make what he did out for more than it was. Long after our interview was over, and just before we said our goodbyes, Chuck Barfoot left me with one last history lesson.
    
    “All credit really goes to Dimitrije Milovich, Winterstick founder. He was the one that set the right direction. P-tex base, sidecut, steel edges, swallowtails — it was straight up surfing on powder-no rope attached.”
    
    Remember to check back later this week for part two, “Barfoot is Back,” a sneak peek at the new Barfoot Boards.
    
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• News: Aspen/Snowmass Free Conc News: Aspen/Snowmass Free Concert Series Dates Announced Sponsored By Bud Light

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    Aspen/Snowmass is once again bringing music to the mountains this winter with major acts heading to the valley including The Easy Star All-Stars, Brett Dennen, Grouplove, The Infamous Stringdusters, Donavan Frankenreiter and the Toubab Crewe.

    
    Aspen/Snowmass, Colo., January 9, 2013 – Aspen/Snowmass is celebrating the 10^th season of the Bud Light Hi-Fi concert series with a top-notch line-up including Mutemath, Easy Star All-Stars, Brett Dennen, MarchFourth Marching Band and Grouplove. These acts will rock various locations around Aspen/Snowmass this winter as a part of the ongoing free Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert Series and CORE Party concert, now expanded into two-nights. The Bud Light Hi-Fi concert series kicked off with a performance by Reverend Horton Heat on November 24. Aspen/Snowmass has presented over 60 free outdoor concerts since the Bud Light Hi-Fi Series began in 2003 with a different band taking the stage for each event. The bands have been booked in partnership with Belly Up Aspen since 2006.

    
    “Live music is a vital component of the Aspen/Snowmass event calendar and this year’s Bud Light Hi-Fi Series line-up raises the bar on providing a fun, entertaining experience for guests and locals of Aspen/Snowmass," says John Rigney, VP of Sales & Events for Aspen Skiing Company.

    
    X GAMES ASPEN WEEKEND

    Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert Series featuring Mutemath – Friday, January, 25, 5:30 p.m. – Gondola Plaza, Aspen Mountain

    
    Mutemath makes their Aspen debut reigning from New Orleans as an American alternative rock band that formed in 2003. The band melds hip-hop, moments of grandeur, and vocals that are reminiscent of classic rock to create a sound that is inherently their own.

    
    X Games week kicks off at Belly Up Aspen with electro-fusion act Kung Fu on Monday, January 21.  Tuesday, January 22 Belly Up is headlining California roots-reggae act Tribal Seeds. Wednesday, January 23 the club kicks into high gear with British indie rock band Bloc Party, presented by X Games Music.  Friday, January 25, X Games Music Presents Odd Future's lead rapper, Tyler The Creator performing at 7 p.m. and a late night show with Scottish producer-DJ Calvin Harris (this show is SOLD OUT).  Sunday, January 27, Belly Up Aspen closes out X Games weekend with dup-step artist Datsik with special guest Sex Panther.

    
    PRESIDENT'S DAY WEEKEND

    Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert Series featuring Easy Star All-Stars: Dub Side Of The Moon – Saturday, February 16, 3:00 p.m. – Snowmass Base Village

    
    Internationally renowned reggae act, Easy Star All-Stars brings their superb rhythm with the Dub Side Of The Moon to Snowmass Base Village on Saturday, February 16 for the third free Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert of the season. The show will begin at 3:00 p.m. with a soon to be announced act and Easy Star All-Stars will take the stage at 4:00 p.m. Since their debut in 2003 with their cover album of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon entitled "Dub Side of the Moon," the reggae collective has built an ever-growing, international fan base.

    
    For President's Day weekend, the Belly Up Aspen brings Grammy nominated Bluegrass band The Infamous Stringdusters on February 14 and New Orleans funk jam band Galactic on President's Day, February 18.

    
    SPRING EVENT
    13^th Annual Bud Light Spring Jam – March 21-3 1
    The 13^th annual Bud Light Spring Jam – the premier spring festival in the Rocky Mountains – brings two weekends of competitions, concerts and parties to Aspen/Snowmass.  Brett Dennen kicks off the live music on Friday, March 22 in Snowmass Base Village to celebrate the NASTAR National Championships. This youthful folk/pop singer first won the heart of his loyal fans in 2004 with his soulful lyrics, easy groove and the hit single "Desert Sunrise." The show will begin at 3:00 p.m. with a soon to be announced act and Brett Dennen will take the stage at 5:00 p.m.

    
    The eagerly anticipated Bud Light Spring Jam Core Party is expanded into two nights for the first time and will feature a beer garden. The event will kick off with MarchFourth Marching Band playing a street concert in downtown Aspen on Friday, March 29. M4, as their devotees call them, throws itself and the audience into a swirling volcano of high-energy music and spectacle. Grouplove will take to the same downtown Aspen stage on Saturday, March 30. Their live shows sweep up the audience with an energetic blend of upbeat indie-pop, rock and folk. Their shows are kinetic and engaging. DJ Naka G will be performing at 8:00 p.m. each night while the crowd enjoys giveaways from sponsors. MarchFourth Marching Band and Grouplove will take the stage at 9:00 p.m. on their respective nights.

    
    At Belly Up, Hunky surfer, singer-songwriter Donavan Frankenreiter will take the stage March 23.  On March 24, See-I & Toubab Crewe will co-headline a fun night of worldly sounds. Music festival darlings, The Dunwells also return to the Belly Up on March 26. The Colorado based folk group Elephant Revival will perform on March 29. On March 31, Belly Up brings back their favorite Talking Heads tribute act, THIS MUST BE THE BAND. This show will include a full band performing the album Stop Making Sense in its entirety.

    
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• News: Jeremy Jones, Travis Ric News: Jeremy Jones, Travis Rice, Gretchen Bleiler And More Remind You To Vote November 6

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    PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - With voter turnout a major issue in the 2012 election, Protect Our Winters and the Surfrider Foundation have asked professional skiers, snowboarders and surfers to remind their respective communities to get out and vote.
    
    Eleven pro athletes such as Travis Rice, Jeremy Jones, Shea Lopez and Gretchen Bleiler have all submitted personal video clips asking people to remember to get out and vote on November 6.
    
    “Do you part to protect the environment and get and vote, because every vote counts,” professional skier Chris Davenport said. 
    
    “Climate Change is affecting our oceans … and if you don’t vote, you can’t complain,” pro surfer Torrey Meister said.
    
    “This is a critical election for the environment. It’s just so important that everyone who can vote, takes a few minutes to do it.  We spend the entire year fighting for key environmental issues and this is our opportunity to be active participants to create the change we’re seeking.  And we know that having pro athletes deliver that message can be really impactful,” Protect Our Winters Executive Director Chris Steinkamp said.
    
    POW/Surfrider’s goal is to distribute these as widely as possible throughout the action sports community between now and Election Day to remind the action sports community to get out and vote.
    
    Share these videos to remind people to get out and vote on Nov. 6.
    
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• Video: Holding Your Breath For Video: Holding Your Breath For Three Minutes With Big Wave Surfer Ian Walsh

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    In this episode of The Ian Walsh Experience, Ian undergoes training to improve his lung capacity and peace of mind when he wipes out on huge waves. With the help of specialized trainers, he increases his breath holds to over three minutes in just one day. Big wave surfing requires more than just physical fitness; it requires mental endurance to prepare for the inevitable hold-downs that happen when pushing limits goes wrong. 

     

    Catch Up On Previous Episodes Of The Ian Walsh Experience Here:

    
    Epic Maui Surfing – Jaws To Honolua With Ian Walsh 

     

    Meet Ian Walsh's Family Of Big Wave Charging Surfers  

     

    Series Premiere – Ian Walsh Welcomes You To His World

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• News: C4 Waterman Co-Founders News: C4 Waterman Co-Founders To Be Inducted Into Hall Of Fame

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    C4 Waterman co-founders Brian Keaulana and Archie Kalepa will be honored by the Duke Kahanamoku Hawaii Waterman’s Hall of Fame on Thursday, August 23, at the Waikiki Outrigger Canoe Club. 

    The Waterman’s Hall of Fame acknowledges recipient’s legacies and all that they have represented to Hawaii’s ocean sports community. Other recipients this year include famed big-wave surfer and oceanographer Ricky Grigg and Michael Tongg, an instrumental leader in the growth of canoe paddling statewide.
     
    “I am really proud of Brian and Archie and I could not think of any one more deserving of this honor,” said friend and business partner Todd Bradley. “They have spent a lifetime dedicated to the ocean and have made significant impact in not just their community but the surf, rescue and movie industry as well.”
     
    The Hawai‘i Waterman Hall of Fame Awards Dinner is presented by the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation (ODKF) and Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Along with paying tribute to the new Hall of Fame honorees, the evening’s festivities will feature a concert by Henry Kapono and music by Maunalua.

    “We are honoring truly remarkable watermen who have meant so much to modern-day ocean sports in Hawai'i and whose influence is seen in generations of young people throughout our islands,” said Tim Guard, event co-chair and ODKF board member.

    Table sponsorships seating eight are available for $3,500, $2,500, and $1,000, with individual seats at $65 each. Net proceeds raised will benefit ODKF’s college scholarships and athletic grants program. Tickets and information are available at www.DukeFoundation.org.

    The Hawai'i Waterman Hall of Fame was initiated in 2010 to create a lasting tribute to the Hawaiian Islands’ water sports legacy and honor the achievements of Hawaii’s standout watermen and waterwomen.

    The criteria used to select inductees are:

    • Keiki o ka ‘äina / keiki o ke kai
    • Sustained outstanding contribution to the sport
    • International, national and local accomplishment and recognition

    Past Hawai'i Waterman Hall of Fame honorees include Duke Kahanamoku, Eddie Aikau, Wally Froiseth, Fred Hemmings, Buffalo Keaulana, Rabbit Kekai, Keo Nakama, Nappy Napoleon, Rell Sunn, Peter Cole, Ethel Kukea, Aileen Soule, and Nainoa Thompson. 

    ODKF is a public, nonprofit foundation whose mission is to financially support the development of individuals and organizations that perpetuate the spirit and legacy of Duke Kahanamoku. ODKF has awarded college scholarships and athletic grants of approximately $1.8 million to 1,277 Hawai'i individuals and nonprofit organizations in water sports and volleyball since its formation in 1986, including $130,950 to 60 recipients in 2012. 

    C4 Waterman, Inc. is an Oahu, Hawaii-based lifestyle and adventure sports equipment company. They are a brand focused on providing the highest quality hard goods and soft goods to water sports athletes and enthusiasts around the world. C4 was the first company with a focus on SUP and continues to lead the pack when it comes to industry recognition, authenticity, innovation and product design.
     

    Click Here To Visit C4waterman.com

     

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• News: Shaun White On ESPY Stre News: Shaun White On ESPY Streak, Jamie Anderson Top Female Action Sport Athlete

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    Los Angeles, California – Two-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White, from Carlsbad, California, took home his fifth-straight ESPY for Best Male Action Sports athlete Wednesday night during the 20th ESPYs. White beat out surfer Kelly Slater, snowboarder Travis Rice and motocross athlete Ryan Villopoto.
    
    White took his fifth-straight X Games halfpipe gold when he won the X Games halfpipe last winter with a score of 100. He dominated the 2012 snowboarding season with halfpipe gold at the Aspen and European X Games in addition to a slopestyle gold at Euro X.
    
    Three-time X Games gold medalist Jamie Anderson, from South Lake Tahoe, California, earned her first ESPY as Best Female Action Sport athlete.
    
    Anderson beat out Olympic gold medalist Kelly Clark, Canadian freeskier Kaya Turski and surfer Carissa Moore. Her 2011-12 season consisted of 10 podiums, including two X Games gold medals and second at the TTR World Snowboarding Championships.
    
    The annual ESPY awards recognize the top athletes and performances from the past year and are decided entirely by public voting.

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• From The Past To The Future: K From The Past To The Future: Kaya Turski Interview

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    Kaya Turski, slopestyle skiing's most dominant female competitor ever and one of the most confident-looking female skiers ever, is nominated along with surfer Carissa Moore and snowboarders Kelly Clark and Jamie Anderson for an ESPY award in the Best Female Action Sports Athlete category.  We sat down at our respective tables, connected through our cell phones, and got down to talking about the ESPYs, the Olympics, Kelly Sildaru, and where rollerblading stands since she left it to dominate the ski world.
    
    Using words other than “stoked” and “honored,” how would you describe your reaction to being nominated for this ESPY?
    
    Other than stoked and honored?  Very excited I guess?  I ‘d have to say that I’m honored.  It’s just an awesome opportunity to be named among these people that I’ve looked up to for so long and who are my heroes – it’s really great to be among them.
    
    How did you get into skiing in the first place?
    
    D-Structure, a Montreal skate and ski shop, was sponsoring me for rollerblading.  Rollerblading had kind of died down while I was in high school… and I decided to attend one of D-Structure’s ski events and kind of fell in love.  I had cruised on skis when I was younger, so I kind of knew how to ski, but I tried some boxes and rails and it totally clicked and I had such a blast.  So I decided to finish high school and then move out to Whistler to ski and have fun and see where it could take me – that’s how it all started.
    
    What is the level of women’s riding like in rollerblading these days versus skiing?  Would you ever go back?
    
    You know, I don’t know.  It’s probably running a really small scene.  But since about ten years ago there hasn’t been much support for rollerblading.  I think it’s definitely a sport that’s struggling, but there’s a small community out there that does it and loves it.
    
    What has the transition into Olympic training mode been like, how is that routine different from what you were doing before slopestyle was added to the Olympics?
    
    I don’t know that my routine has changed that much.  I tore my ACL and had an internal injury in 2007 and after that I really got on the gym grind.  I started working with a trainer that I still work with to this day, so my off-seasons have always been pretty intense in the gym, and I’ve always tried to take good care of my body.  Where it’s changed a lot is the support that I’m getting.  Being part of the Canadian National Team, now I have coaches, nutritionists, and doctors that I’m close contact with.  And Red Bull has always been supportive but there’s more going on now, and I’ve been working closely with my coach Matt Christensen, and so in that sense, it’s changed.

    
    Who are you looking at as your real competition for the Sochi Olympics?

    I don’t know that there’s anyone that’s not on the scene right now that will be a major threat at the Olympics.  I think that my teammate from Canada — Darrah Howell — she’s young, she’s new on the scene, and she’s got a lot of talent and is hungry.  Devin Logan is really strong and I see a lot of myself in those younger girls.  They’re young, they’re ready to throw down, and they’re willing to do it all and progressing at a really fast rate.  Anna Seagal is another really hard-working athlete who’s really training hard and working hard at her skiing, taking care of herself as well.  I could go on — a lot of girls have talent, but I’d say those three definitely have a good chance of doing well at the Olympics.
    
    How long will it be before you and Kelly Sildaru begin a T-Hall vs. Dumont-level X Games rivalry?
    
    Umm, probably as soon as she’s old enough to ski big jumps [laughing]…  I’ve seen what she can do and it’s really, really impressive.  She’s got a lot of talent and I’m looking forward to seeing her grow up and being able to attend these bigger events, because I definitely think she’ll be a force to be reckoned with — no doubt. 

    How are you sizing up your competitors, surfer Carissa Moore and snowboarders Kelly Clark and Jamie Anderson?
    
    They’re all extremely accomplished and extremely talented athletes, and they all deserve to be up there.  The amount that they’ve pushed their own sport, and Kelly who had an amazing year winning something like a dozen events in a row, and Carissa Moore who is killing it in surfing… I mean, everyone is doing super well. I’m not the type of girl to say “I’m the best; vote for me!” I think we all deserve to be up there and I’ve definitely put in my fair share of work to make it up there and be nominated.  For me it was a really great year — to be able to land the first switch 10 in competition and three-peat at the X Games was amazing.  I think for all of us it was a great year, and now it’s up to the voters to decide who deserves it.  I think we all in our own way do.
    
    Despite all the talk of equals, we would imagine Kaya might support the idea of you voting for her, the lone skier.  If you can spare a minute to do so, hop on over to ESPN’s website and do so.

    

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• Video: Surfing In Alaska With Video: Surfing In Alaska With Ian Walsh — Brothers On The Run Episode 4

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    In the fourth episode of Brothers on the Run, Eric and John Jackson jump ahead a few steps on their itinerary for their trip from Alaska to South America. Why wait for the warm weather down south when you can ride a bone-chilling river-mouth break in Alaska? John may have felt a bit more nipped since he's currently recovering from bone-fractures (Gnarly air to unintentional rock-bonk in Episode 1). Although out of their element, with pointers from pro surfer Ian Walsh, the brosephs manage to do quite alright - excellent example at 5min, 10 sec. After all, Ian owed them one since they recently gave him the ride of his life on a big AK powder spine in episode 2.
    
    Luckily they had 2-3 foot waves to practice on before a solid day of overhead sets rolled in. Everyone looks identical in a full-suit, hood and booties - to spot Ian, look for the only one throwing 360s. Travis Rice also jumped on-board and brought along some classic commentary: "End of the road, my ass. We can take a boat!"
    
    Want to see John Jackson in a bathrobe? Spectators at Alyeska Resort's Pond Skim probably didn't either. Fortunately for your sake, that's how this episode ends.
    
    New 'Brothers on the Run' episodes release every other tuesday. Don't lose track of the Johnsons' shred reports during their epic road trip from Alaska to Chile.
    
    Catch up - Here's Episode 3 'Powder and Kickers'
    
    

    Click Here To Watch Episode 2

    Click Here To Watch Episode 1

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• Video: On Repeat — Kelly Slate Video: On Repeat — Kelly Slater’s Surprise Excitement Party Segment

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    I’ve probably watched this clip 10 times now. Maybe it’s the song, "No Love" by Hooray For Earth, but the footage of Kelly Slater is just so sick. The whole thing hits. Such aggressive and fierce surfing — especially around the two-minute mark — put to an epic jam. It's perfect.

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• Video: Ian Walsh And Travis Ri Video: Ian Walsh And Travis Rice Shred With The Jacksons In Brothers On The Run Ep. 2

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    Damn, this web series is shaping up to be all time. The concept of the show is to follow brothers John Jackson and Eric Jackson as they go on an epic snowboarding road trip from Alaska to the tip of South America. In episode 1 they got ready for their trip and went fishing with Travis Rice. In episode 2, the brothers still haven’t gotten on the road and actually go in the opposite direction of South America when they fly to the Tordrillo Mountains to go heli-skiing for four days with Rice and surfer Ian Walsh. Will they ever get on the road? Who cares?! Here, the crew scores an epic four-day window of powder slaying and Walsh rides the run of his life. Why would they ever leave?
    
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• Video: Guinness World Records Video: Guinness World Records Confirms Garrett McNamara Surfed The Largest Wave

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    Guinness World Records can confirm that Garrett McNamara has entered the record books for surfing the largest ever wave.
    
    The Hawaiian 44-year-old managed to surf a mammoth 78-foot wave last November at Nazaré, Portugal, a feat which has now been ratified by GWR after examining evidence.
    
    His epic ride, which required him to be towed into the wave from a jetski, beats a record set by Mike Parsons at Cortes Bank in southern California, in 2008 by over a foot.
    
    Garrett, a professional big wave surfer for the Body Glove International team, is part of an elite group that travels the world chasing storms and tracking swells in an effort to surf the largest waves.
    
    In the past he has ridden breaks such as Waimea in Oahu, Mavericks in California and Todos Santos in Mexico.
    
    Describing the record breaking wave ride, Garrett said: "It's the most challenging, dangerous wave I've ever surfed - it's the only place in the world in which a giant canyon reaches all the way to the beach".
    
    Among those to congratulate Garrett on his achievement was Jorge Barroso, mayor of the town of Nazaré, who commended the daredevil surfer with a tribute at last week's 2012 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Award awards ceremony in Anaheim, California.
    
    The mayor said: "It is an honour to bring this title to our waters.. For the strength, bravery and the constant will to improve. Nazaré is a bit like your second home and our population admires you."
    
    The record for largest wave surfed (paddle-in) remains held by Shane Dorian, who managed  to successfully ride a wave measured at measured 57ft (17.4 m) in height without a tow at a break known as 'Jaws' off the coast of Maui, Hawaii, USA in March last year.

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• Video: Jacob Sutton's L.E.D. S Video: Jacob Sutton's L.E.D. Surfer - Nighttime Snowboarding Short Lights Up The Snow

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    Fashion photographer and filmmaker Jacob Sutton swaps the studio for the slopes of Tignes in the Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France, with a luminous after hours short starring Artec pro snowboarder William Hughes. The electrifying film sees Hughes light up the snow-covered French hills in a bespoke L.E.D.-enveloped suit courtesy of designer and electronics whizz John Spatcher.

    "I was really drawn to the idea of a lone character made of light surfing through darkness," says Sutton of his costume choice. "I've always been excited by unusual ways of lighting things, so it seemed like an exciting idea to make the subject of the film the only light source."

    Sutton, who has created work for the likes of Hermès, Burberry and The New York Times, spent three nights on a skidoo with his trusty Red Epic camera at temperatures of -25C to snap Hughes carving effortlessly through the deep snow, even enlisting his own father to help maintain the temperamental suit throughout the demanding shoot.

    "Filming in the suit was the most surreal thing I've done in 20 years of snowboarding," says Hughes of the charged salopettes. "Luckily there was plenty of vin rouge to keep me warm, and Jacob's enthusiasm kept everyone going through the cold nights."

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• Snowworld's Homies 3 Teaser Snowworld's Homies 3 Teaser

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    Here is the Homies 3 teaser. The movie will out this fall with Snowsurf, Playboard, Whitelines and Surfer Rule Snowboard.

    http://homiesgrounds.com

    Band: Tilly and The Wall Song: Beat control

     

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• Video: Pro Surfer Andy Irons o Video: Pro Surfer Andy Irons on Snow

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    Pro Surfer Andy Irons took some time off for a little snowboarding in Jackson Hole with Kevin Jones and Travis Rice. Field Producer and HD Videography by TGR's Dustin Handley. Edited by Graham Wade.

    Thanks to Steve Jones, Todd Jones and Corey Gavitt at Teton Gravity Research; Anna Olson and Zahan Billimoria at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort; Julie Taylor at Jackson Hole Resort Lodging; John Urdi and Shannon Brooks – Hamby from Grande Targhee Resort; Mountain Guide Nick Hunt.

    Muchas gracias to Grande Targhee Snowcats!

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• Gopro HD splitboard snow surfi Gopro HD splitboard snow surfing

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    Snow surfing (noboarding) on a splitboard. First day out testing the gopro hd. Seems to do a good job, just turn it on and go. Super user friendly. For more info check out: www.snowsurf.ca http://www.facebook.com/pages/Almond-Mfg/161129532815?ref=ts

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• Ian Walsh in the JH backs coun Ian Walsh in the JH backs country

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    This photo was taken February 12th, 2010. Photo:Todd Jones

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• I think I see a hand? I think I see a hand?

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    Ian Walsh getting barreled at Jackson Hole. Photo :Todd Jones

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• Big Wave Surfer Ian Walsh shre Big Wave Surfer Ian Walsh shreds Jackson Hole

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    February 12th, 2009

    Ian Walsh has been coming off what he calls "the best big wave season of my life." Storms have been pounding Hawaii and Walsh has been catching them at Jaws and then travelling to Mavericks in California and then down to Todos Santos Mexico. Jackson has recieved almost 20 inches of new snow in the last two days with another 8-10 expected to fall over the next day. Here are a few shots of Walsh sessioning Jackson Hole. You can really see the surfer in his turns.

    

    Walsh sets up to barrel himself
    

     

    Ian Walsh Powder Slash into sick face shot

    A Teton Surf Barrel

    This is a cool shot. Walsh is in the middle of a big white wave he created.

    Can you see a hand?

    Ian pumped at the bottom of the mountain. Surfing the big white is pretty fun.

    
    

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• Patrol Shack at top of JAckson Patrol Shack at top of JAckson Hole

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    This photo was taken February 12th, 2010. Photo:Todd Jones

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• Big Wave Surfer Ian Walsh subm Big Wave Surfer Ian Walsh submerged in the white wave

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    This photo was taken of Ian Walsh in Jackson Hole Wyoming in February 2010. photo: Todd Jones

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