IAN THORLEY TIES FOR FIRST AT HCSC

A new contest format erupted on Mt. Hood this week with the underground launch of the HCSC Spin Cycle Classic™. The premise is simple: which rider(s) can cycle through all four directions of spinning (frontside, backside, switch frontside and switch backside) from 180º to 900º with the least mistakes and the best style. Ian Thorley tied for first with Heikki Sorsa in the inaugural rotational event, and earned himself a Cobra Dog, Volcano Cone, Huck Shake, and his name permanently engraved on the iconic Spin Cycle Classic golden washing machine, the major appliance version of the “Stanley Cup of Snowboarding”.

EB - Es Game of Skate - New England Finals

On a blistering hot and humid Sunday, EB and Es footwear hosted the official tour stop of the its Game of Skate in Beverly Mass!
A little over 100 competitors sweat it out to have the chance to win the golden ticket to California for the Es Game of Skate finals!
6 lanes were constructed due to the sheer volume of competitors. It was great to see some great skating by some of the areas great skaters. Gavin Mcmahon, Matt Jay, Greg Cotto, Eddie Camini, Jay Clement, Derek Lemoine, John Desimas, Little Eric, Alex Filho, Hector Gill, Kevin from EB, Pat Hickey and of course Channdy Kohn.
When the dust had settled, 2 competitors were left. They were definitely some of the youngest also. It came down to Little Eric and Channdy Kohn! The victor after what seemed trick for trick, was Little Eric! Congrats go out to everyone who made it out and of course Channdy and Eric. Little Eric won a flight to the finals in Calif. One more contest remains close by. NYC will host its Game of Skate on the 28th. (tomorrow)

Special Thanks to the Es crew for making the journey and creating a great contest and great photos.

FORUM TWEAKER BOOT TECH!

Tweaker from Forum Snowboards on Vimeo.

Spanking new to this year’s boot line-up is the Tweaker featuring Forum’s very own Tweaker Cuff. Like no other boot on the market, the proprietary neoprene Tweaker Cuff, located on the inside (medial) ankle, offers increased flexibility for tweaking power on those cranked methods and styled-out backlips. This park boot maintains standard flex from toe-to-heel so you can power through if you’re in the back seat or on flat landings. Lay it down and tweak it out with the new Tweaker Cuff.

White Flag welcomes MIKE COTTO - Emerica

We here at the office are excited to introduce western mass native and Theory rider MIKE COTTO to the New England EMERICA flow team. Congrats Mike! He will join Jay Clement, lowell, mass, as the 2 regional Emerica rep flow riders.
More photos and video to come soon.
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Bobby Worrest 3rd Degree - DLXSF TV

Go to this think and watch a hilarious 3rd Degree featuring Es and Spitfire pro Bobby Worrest:
http://www.dlxsf.com/summer09/sf/#/signature

TALENT SKATEPARK GAME OF SKATE

JULY 16TH, 2009
Approx 45 competitors showed up for TALENT SKATEPARK's Es Game of Skate. Local talents of the Hale brothers and last years champion Marshall Heath made it out to compete in what was a battle to the end. First round qualifyers went for good extended amount of time as many battled it out. One first round qualifying match consisted of Marshall Heath drawing a young grom. the youngin' really battled hard and I do believe actually drew a letter off Heath! In the end it was Marshal Heath winning that match. other notable were Colin and Cody Hale having to battle it out to advance to the finals against Heath. This by far has been the longest most technical trick for trick match we have seen during the whole tour series. Crazy!
In the end, Cody Hale and Marshal Heath were our finalists. It was once again great battle , but in the end Marshal Heath was once again victorious and won the golden ticket to advance directly into the semi finals of the Official Tour Stop in Beverly , Mass.
Congrats to Marshal and to everyone who came out and especially Talent Skatepark!

FOREVER TEASING CIOFFI AND PIERCE

FULL LENGTH VIDEO RELEASING FALL 2009

FORUM/ TEAM SHOOTOUT REPRESENT

JUST WATCH, MORE TO COME.....

PAT MOORE SPINS TO WIN

Not sure if it’s just Luck of the Irish, or his blazing spinning-speed that set Pat’s scalp ablaze, but Forum’s red-headed wonder boy was the over-all victor in the First Annual Snowboarder Magazine SPIN TO WIN Contest for America’s Next Top Pro Model. Nice work Patty Cakes. If you’re still dizzy, pick yourself up some Dramamine.

Just some Good Vibes from FORUM

Coming to a store near you....

The Forum Shaka binding is everything you want in a jib binding....peep the vid
Be sure to go get a pair at your local snowboard shop this season.
Comes with a free ticket to Waterville Valley too

Damn!

Shaka from Forum Snowboards on Vimeo.

THEORY/JUNCTION ES GAME OF SKATE RESULTS

Hosted by no other than western mass powerhouse Theory Skate and Snow and Junction Skatepark, the Es Game of Skate went off great with roughly 44 competitors!
The course was broken down into 4 qualifying lanes with one large lane focused on for the final four competitors down to the Finals.
Some of the highlights throughout the day:
Repeat champion and Junction local Eddie Camini was knocked out by out of towner , Mike Leaver who then proceeded to the finals to face the winner of the brother battle. Mike and Greg Cotto had to throw down against each other for the finals. Went the dust had settled, Greg Cotto had come out on top.
The final ahead was of epic proportions...Out of towner Mike Leaver pitted against Local legend Greg Cotto on Greg's home turf.
Who came out on top?
Mr Greg Cotto threw down and pushed out Mike leaver for first place of the day! Congrats to Greg Cotto for winning the day and advancing directly to the semi finals of the Beverly, mass tour stop July 26th
Enjoy the pics! Thanks go out to Frank and Dan at Theory, Rob Collins for the photos, and all the competitors who made it out!
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HCSC CHILLY DOG SLIP N SLIDE

HCSC CHILLY SLIP N’ SLIDE HOSTED BY PAT AND PETE
07.15.2009
Peter Line and Pat Moore’s High Cascade Signature Session wrapped up an amazing week with a brand new, apres activity. Yes, their session hosted the First Annual Forum ChillyDog slip n’slide contest just outside of Cobra Dogs. Campers hurled themselves down a 25 foot chili covered hill into a chili filled pool for the chance to win Shaka bindings and an autographed Substance board from Peter Line. With Pete as head judge, and Pat Moore on the mic, the level of trickery was raised every time a new rider dropped in. Video coming soon…

What do you mean you dont know what a Chilly Dog is?

simple math....

Chilly Dog = Reverse Camber...go to forumsnowboards.com for more details...

Maloof Footy- ETNIES

Yup
Catch a glimpse of the Etnies team at Maloof.

MALTO,SHECKLER, TAYLOR...KILLING IT

Heath Kirchart

Just in case you didnt know already....

Heath Kirchart is ALL BUSINESS!

Go buy his shoe hitting shelves in your local skate shop as we speak

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NEW LEO ROMERO PRO MODEL HITTING THE SHELVES

Leo Romero's second Emerica pro model shoe is a thinly padded Laced-inspired skater. The vulcanized-looking cupsole comes complete with an STI Foam footbed and a System G2 heel cushion for extra support. Cruise the streets in the bitchin' Romero!

Be sure to visit the Romero's own special section on the Emerica site, featuring a video, photos, downloads, tech features, benefits, inspiration, and a contest to win a free pair plus a Leo Romero Toy Machine Board. Or be sure to visit your favorite skate shop to grab some.

Etnies Maloof photos

Here are some casual pics of the Etnies crew at the Maloof Cup
Enjoy, the kid next to Snoop is killing it!

SHAUN MURPHY $1000 RICHER

The thundering waters of Niagara Falls provided the perfect backdrop for the latest installment of the Red Bull Butter Cup Contest Series. With several successful stops gracing the east coast this season, what better to compliment these prior events than a summer event, at Snow Park Niagara.
50 of the top amateur riders in the country descended on the venue, with heavy hitters such as Shaun Murphy, Ricky Beuler, the Mindich brothers, Forest Bailey, and Tim Humphreys all joining the mix. This was by no means your typical rail jam, as these riders were testing their creativity, and technical skills all in an effort to bag the $2,500 first prize.
1st Place – Tim Humphreys $2,500
2nd Place – Shaun Murphy $1,000
3rd Place – Forest Bailey $500
4th Place – Hans Mindich $250
5th Place – Ricky Beuler $250
Best Trick – Forest Bailey $500

THANKS EASTCOASTSNOWBOARDING.COM FOR THESE DETAILS!

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Etnies at Maloof

check out the footage of some of the etnies riders at Maloof. The Etnies guys are killing the place.

PEETARD.COM

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO PETER LINE'S PEETARD SITE. WTF. GET ON IT YOU SCALLYWAGS!
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NEXT GENERATION GAME OF SKATE

HERE WE GO!
HERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR YOU TO JUMP STRAIGHT INTO THE SEMI'S OF THE NATIONAL ES TOUR STOP OF IT'S GAME OF SKATE ON JULY 26TH.
NEXT GENERATION WILL BE HOSTING JULY 11TTH!
FLYER FOR DETAILS:

PAT MOORE HUMPS AT YOBEAT.COM

YUP, JUST ANOTHER HUMP DAY FOR PAT MOORE. CHECK OUT HIS INTERVIEW AT YOBEAT.COM
HOW'D HONDO SQUEAK IN THERE?

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MORE FROM MALOOF

Airing, Wednesday, July 8 at 9:00 pm Eastern Time (6:00 pm Pacific Time) and telecast three additional times Eddie Wall, Joe Maloof and etnies Owner and CEO Pierre Andre Senizergues will appear on “The Daily Habit.”

Today, Forum/Foursquare pro snowboarder Eddie Wall is back on the Habit to talk about the upcoming Forum film “Forever”. Plus, Joe Maloof and Sole technology founder Pierre Andre Senizergues are in the studio to tell us what’s going down at the highly anticipated and highest paying skate contest in the world; the second annual Maloof Money Cup presented by etnies.

BRAYDEN X MALOOF

THATS RIGHT OUR VERY OWN EMERICA AND NEFF RIDER BRAYDEN SZAFRANSKI WILL BE COMMENTATING DURING THE MALOOF CUP. CANT WAIT FOR THIS. ITS COMING SOON TO A TELEVISION NEAR YOU!

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THEOTIS- ASHBURY- ALTAMONT

DID WE MENTION......

BEASELY ON ASHBURY AND ALTAMONT

KILLIN IT KID

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FORUM NEWSLETTER CONTEST

COME JOIN US AND ENTER YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A 2010 PROTOTYPE FORUM BOARD WITH LIMITED EDITION GRAPHICS! SIGN UP FOR THE FORUM NEWSLETTER BY HEADING BACK TO THE HOMEPAGE ( FORUM-SNOWBOARDS.COM) AND ENTERING YOUR EMAIL. KEEP UP WITH WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON AND MAYBE YOU’LL WIN.
Contest goes from now to July 15th!

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MADE FOR SKATE

Made For Skate is 400 pages of Skateboard Footwear history! The comprehensive collection of photos and anecdotes includes everything from the "Bare Foot Sidewalk Surfers" of the '50s, to the first pro model shoe (by yours truly!), all the way through the '90s and into the future! Yep... the future.

Check it out and you just might learn a thing or two, about a thing or two.
Come educate yourself as to why Es , Emerica, and Etnies are the leaders of skateboard footwear design and construction. Go get yourself a copy asap.

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Day in the life- Scuba Steve's Garage

There's a lot of éS aficionados out there, but es TM Scuba Steve is without a doubt one of the biggest... and here's a small glimpse into the collection he's got stashed in his garage. So timeless!
Remember why Es is the B-Es-T
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ITS JUST SKATEBOARDING - ETNIES

HERE COMES THE FURY.
THE NEWLY ANTICIPATED AND FULLY STACKED ETNIES TEAM IN "ITS JUST SKATEBOARDING"

ETNIES IS ON A COMEBACK AND DONT MISS THE FREIGHT TRAIN OR IT WILL PASS RIGHT THE FU@* BY YOU!

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THEORY - GAME OF SKATE - JULY 11TH

SATURDAY , JULY 11TH, THEORY SKATE AND SNOW, IN WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASS. WILL BE HOSTING A WESTERN NEW ENGLAND ES GSME OF SKATE. WINNER OF THE DAY WILL WIN AN AUTOMATIC SLIDE INTO THE SEMI FINALS OF THE MAJOR TOUR STOP IN BEVERLY, MASS ON JULY 26TH! DO MISS OUT. GO TO THEORYSKATEBOARDING.COM FOR MORE DETAILS OR CONTACT THEORY AT: 413-731-7528

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NEFF X MICHAEL JACKSON

THATS RIGHT, THE GUYS AT NEFF HAVE PUT TOGETHER A SEVERELY LIMITED MEMORIAL TEE DEPICTING THE OUR PAST KING OF POP, MICHAEL JACKSON!
FOUND ONLY IN LIMITED SHOPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY!

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Forum Honeypot X Yobeat.com

From the depths of the top secret vaults of the Forum Honeypot comes episode 2 brougt to you by Forum and Yobeat.com

Make sure to visit Yobeat.com for all your Honeypot updates.

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Thunder RVL X Etnies

Thiebaud and the crew at Thunder along with the Etnies team have come up with something great! All great things must be noticed. Get on it and read this yo. Romano eternal.

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ERIC DASARO- WINNER- EB FOUR DOWN CONTEST

Congrats go out to Eric Dasaro for winning the first Eastern Boarder and Etnies Four Down Contest! This was the first contest of its kind and proved to be quite successful. Eric will be winning a full head to toe kit from Etnies for throwing down four in a row.
Peep the vid, this could of been you. Your gonna have to wait until next time now. keep up on Easternboarder.com for the next Four Down Contest from Eastern Boarder and Etnies.

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ETNIES RIDER OVERTAKES TRAFFIC

Yup, remember this!
so good.

etnies Guy Skates the 405 Freeway on Go Skateboarding Day! - watch more skate, snow, surf, and moto videos