Day 3 Ramp Rebuild

We are getting down to the wire, but we got decorations, and the ramp is almost done. Finishing up on Friday with a couple custom obstacles. Should be the Beez Neez. Come down and check it out this Saturday:

More info HERE

Old Skool

Keeping it real with an old 3ccd. Going to bring her out to Bear this weekend and see if we can capture any movie magic? haha

Anybody free on Easter Sunday? Come up and join us.

Spot Check: Bear Mtn

32 Boots has been putting together some sick videos with locals from different resorts. Check out this Beartastic clip below.

Yellow Snow Advice

Make sure you wash your hands if you are making miniature yellow snowmen. Look at Jason's face in the background. Cheers!

der Wikberg

Pierre Wikberg has an amazing talent for filming, photos, snowboarding, etc. Check out his Blog HERE and below is some video he shot up at the chicken jam with some local heroes.

Saturday In The Park - March 27 - Roxy Chicken Jam from Video Hyper Shred on Vimeo.

Roxy Chicken Jam 2010

Made it up to Mammoth for the Roxy Chicken Jam. Amazing weather, great riding, lots of friends, good music, etc, etc! Still plenty of snow up there and looks like more coming this week. Check out some of the Shaningans:

Louie Vito Weekend

Utility Pro Rider Louie Vito was at Mt High on Friday the 26th riding with the groms. Then on Saturday under a cold sunny day, a bikini contest.
Louie Vito was guest judging the event. Check out some photos here:

Jared and T-Flan Spot Check

32 Boots Presents: Spot Check Mammoth. 4 minutes of fun with Jared Dawoud and Tyler Flanagan. These 2 guys are unstoppable up in Mammoth.

Utility Shop Sponsors

Gotta give a shout out to Jamie Madrid, Brandon Davis and Shane Heckman. 3 of Utility Board Shops up and comers. These young rippers have been throwing down all year. Next up, they all made it to Nationals.

Jamie Madrid 16yrs old . She rides at Mt. High Ca., she also had a 1st place finish for open class women at the Active sponsor me rail jam this Sunday the 10th.

Shane Heckman is a 17yrs old also rides at Bear Mt. He is a complete rider from rails to pipe

Brandon Davis is 14yrs old, rides at Bear Mt. Saturday the 10th

he received a Groms Award at the Trans am rail jam finals at Bear.

Keep up all the hard work and good luck!

US Open Halfpipe Louie Vito

Check out the US Open Halfpipe from Snowboarder.com. Congrats to Louie Vito getting a podium finish in 2nd place!! This guy is unstoppable. 3 Doubles and one amazing run. All 5 hits were clean and a bit more technical than Kazu's 1st place run. I-pods run was insane, but only 4 hits. Check it out, I vote for a recount.

U.S. Open Slopestyle

Mikkel Bang throwing it down to take 1st place in this years slope event at the US Open, and Utility Board Shops, Tyler Flanagan grabbing 7th in a competition consisting of nothing but heavyweights! Keep up the good work T-Flan, you are killing it!

Fine Tuned

Got my hands on a new 2011 Nitro T1 to try out ths weekend up in Mammoth. 156cm, zero or flat camber. Should be the best of both worlds. Edges were a little sharp, so I figure this was faster than using a file.

Looks like I am sleep de-tuning. Open your eyes dummy!

Nitro Snowboards 2010/2011 available at UBSSNOW.COM next year.

What's up Doc?

If you want to see my face getting stitched up, check it here.

Mt Baldy Stitches from UBSSNOW.COM on Vimeo.

I took the stitches out 5 days after, and I healed up with almost no scar. Big thanks to the Doc that stitched me up.

Straight Reppin'

Went shredding with local Southern California rep, Brad Bergenthal the other day. Crazy icy in the morning, and then turned to mashed potatoes pretty fast. We found a small window to get out there and throw it down.

Fridays at Bear from UBSSNOW.COM on Vimeo.

Good times up at Bear mountain, I am still sore and I didn't get too crazy. I think age is catching up to me...
Nitro Snowboards and Holden Outerwear

Spotlight: Bataleon Snowboards

I got a chance to jump on a Bateleon snowboard this past weekend to see what all this triple base technology was all about. I rode the Evil Twin model. I didn't get a chance to de-tune the edges, so I just went for it. Surprisingly, it felt pretty catch free on boxes and rails. Really responsive and a super fun ride

. Check out more on Bataleon and TBT: Here

Look for the all new 2010/2011 models at UBSSNOW.COM

Hip Hopulation

Check out Utility Board Shop riders Tyler Flanagan and Jared Dawoud up in the Mammoth park doing work.

Metal History

Black Death are an American band who have been noted as the "first all-African-American heavy metal band." The group were also mentioned in Ian Christe's book Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, and metnioned Rock 'n' roll and the Cleveland connection by Deanna R. Adams as "one of the only, if not the only, all-black metal bands in the country" in 1987

The group formed in 1977 in Ohio and had a fan following in their local area. After several lineup changes and demos the group eventually released their self-titled debut in 1984.

Sooo Peaceful

ahhh a nice sunny afternoon up at Mt High. Got away from the park and checked out the views from the top of the hill. Rockin' a little "Heart of Gold," and keeping it mellow after a day in the office.

Now that I read this...sounds pretty lame. Next time its "Holy Diver," going nuts trying to snap my deck into pieces. Sunday at Bear it is on!

New Release

I came across some pretty sweet GW's. Maybe its like all the different quarters for each state. Not sure if these are the real deal, but I am going to keep collecting. haha

Maybe the middle top could be a $5 since he is rockin' Abe's hat...

Double, Double, Double!!

Louie Vito threw down an amazing run at the Euro X games. Double Cork madness! Keep up the good work Louie!

Men's Snowboard Superpipe Final Results

1. Iouri Podladtchikov 98.00

2. Mathieu Crepel 95.00

3. Louie Vito 92.33

4. Markus Malin 90.33

5. Aluan Ricciardi 88.66

6. Christian Haller 85.00

7. Luke Mitrani 82.33

8. JJ Thomas 79.66

3 Great Movies

Here are 3 Dvd's that everyone should own. For a few more: check here

"Thank you very little" 

Sweet Backside Air

...or I mean just sweet backsides!

I wish Reef sponsored every snow event.

Making History

Ingemar Backman was raising the bar since you were rockin' huggies. Way back in May of 1996, Ingemar earned over 10 covers with this HUGE backside air. It also became the opening shot in Mack Dawgs movie Stomping Grounds.

Check the old school video below

Junkyard Jam...Progress

Today we started tearing up old wood and rebuilding the mini ramp for the big Junkyard Jam Invitational April 3rd. info here Started the day off with some Roman Candle remains, some hard labor, and a fresh Bee Hive that has been growing over the past year. The guys are working on 2 new layers of plywood, and the new addition of Skatelite! Coping will be set just right and the Junkyard Jam should make for a great contest. Daewon and Haslam will be throwing down along side of a superstar line up pros and ams. Stop by your local Utility Board Shop to see how you can get a ticket for this event. You don't want to miss it!

Built to Shred Halldor

While we were up at DC Mtn Lab, they were filming a snow episode of "Built to Shred." Jason busted out the iphone for some sweet footage of Halldor Helgason.

Built to Shred Halldor from UBSSNOW.COM on Vimeo.

Podium Finishes Jamie Madrid

Congratulations to 16yr old Jamie Madrid. Jaime grabbed herself a 2nd and 3rd place finish up at 2 different contests in Tahoe this past weekend. At the Trans Am Rail Jam Northsatr, Jamie ended up 3rd out of 28 girls. Then off to Boreal for the Rev Tour. Jamie took 2nd place out of 29 girls there.

Next stop, Mt Hood Rev Tour stop 3/16/10. Good luck Jaime, keep up the good work.

Getting Strapped

If your beanie keeps flying off from some serious SHREDDING, do like I do and get a super functional designer beanie strap. I am working on the final design, this is just a prototype. Don't steal my million dollar idea!

Cocktails and Dreams

If you are ever in Rosemead California. Go to a place called Bahooka Ribs and Grog. Crazy drinks they ligt on fire, and an ambiance that will make you feel like you are on a serious trip.

Monday Bloody Monday

So we figured we would hit some Mt Baldy in the AM and head to work around 1pm yesterday. We got to the parking lot and it seemed like it was rained out, but to our surprise the snow was really good up top. We hiked up to the Twilights for our 1st run and found some good stuff. We were headed back to the lift and I see a little tree tunnel to a fresh patch. I go blasting through the trees to get chin checked by a branch. I didn't think much of it until I put my glove up to my face to see if I was bleeding.

I ended up getting 6 stitches and the Doctor said it should heal with little to no scar. That means I will  be ready for the annual chin modeling expo 2010! Sweeeet Cheeks!

SP Bullog Post

WINNERS OF MALAKYE.COM'S OFFICE BOYS SNOW CONTEST / BOARDING FOR BREAST CANCER BENEFIT

Check out more of the Bullog Here

Snowboard Trax

Pretty sweet ass picture. Shiny Toy Guns have some good snowboard jams. Check em out.

Choking the Chicken

The Bravery is playing... Come up to Mammoth Mountain for an amazing event and free concert. Roxy Chicken Jam March 25th-28th. Great snow, fun times, and good people. BE THERE!

CHICKENHEADS

Whats with this guys little ass shirt that is half tucked in?

Keep Praying

I just came across this new release on Kevin Pearce in Denver Colorado at Craig Hospital. Read the latest on his recovery and keep praying, it seems to be working! Update

Keep up the hard work KP, we wish you and your family the very best.

Video Recap and slides

Even though we are all just shop and office guys, we still had to bust out a little video so we could remember the fun we had up at the DC Mtn Lab. Thanks again to Doug and his crew. Great Times!