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With only weeks to go until the Swiss Snowboard Awards, Whiteout magazine announced the nominees for Best Rookie.Stay tuned to whiteout.ch to find out which rookie will make a huge step in his career with this award.

And the nominees are:

LUCAS BAUME
Age: 15
Residence: Vallée de Joux
Sponsors: DC, Volcom, Nitro, Raiden, Spy, Grenade, Manlyshop, LGS, Raiffeisen, Vallée de Joux
Some titles: 1st at the Waliser Tour, 2nd at the Iceripper Halfpipe Comp and 3rd at the World Rookie Fest
More info / photos in Whiteout Snowboarding 18

JAN SCHERRER
Age: 16
Residence: Ebnat-Kappel
Sponsors: Nike6.0, Nitro, Swatch, RedBull, Clast
Some titles: 1st Iceripper Junior Open Halfpipe and Big Air under 16  
More info / photos in Whiteout 17

DAVID HABLÜTZEL
Age: 14
Residence: Zürich
Sponsors: Burton, Anon
Some titles: 1st European Open slopestyle, 1st Iceripper Junior Open Halfpipe and Big Air under 14
More info / photos in Photo Issue 3

PAT BURGENER
Age: 16
Residence: Crans-Montana
Sponsors: Nitro, Volcom, Dragon, Vans, Clast, RedBull, Grenade, Sly Tech, Superpark
Some titles: 2nd Champs Open and Kreichberg FIS  
More info / photos in Photo Issue 3

More information on our media partner website whiteout.ch

For 2010/11, major events on the Swatch TTR World Tour have agreed to work together to expand and implement the Snowboarding Live Scoring System (SLS) for all halfpipe, slopestyle and big air competitions for the upcoming 2010/11 season.  The Live Scoring System is planned to be introduced across all 6Star TTR events in an effort to break down barriers posed by the current Overall Impression system and to improve the presentation and understanding of competitive freestyle snowboarding as a whole.

To read more about the system read the interview done by TTR’s media partner Method.tv with Dani Kiwi Meier, one of the main persons behind the development of the project.

TTR VIDEO INTERVIEW ABOUT THE SLS SYSTEM

As a sequel to their previous cutting-edge product collaborations, Burton Snowboards and leading British fashion designer
Paul Smith have once again teamed up for the Winter 2011 season. This time, their collective partnership moves from apparel and outerwear to hardgoods, with the co-design of the 2011 Burton Vapor snowboard.

Available this month in Burton authorized retailers worldwide, the Burton Vapor snowboard represents both the finest in snowboard technology and artistic design. This season it sets a new standard of polish and refinement, with its sleek graphics styled by Paul Smith. The black, glossy topsheet is strong and sophisticated featuring Paul Smith’s signature and Burton branding, while the base graphic delivers a powerful statement with the tip-to-tail pop of Paul Smith’s iconic multi-color palette.

“It’s always a pleasure to work with the crew at Paul Smith,” says Greg Dacyshyn, Chief Creative Officer at Burton Snowboards. “This is our fourth collaboration, and the two brands really have become connected in our understanding of one another. Creating a snowboard together was the natural next step, and the Vapor was the perfect platform, given its legacy for rider-driven technical innovation combined with iconic designer-driven graphics. Paul Smith epitomizes what the Vapor is all about, and they took it to the next level with the 2011 model.”

“Burton Snowboards is a company I admire very much and I have enjoyed working with them over the past four years,” says Paul Smith. “To see my signature stripes on such an innovative piece of equipment as the Vapor snowboard is a great compliment.”

The 2011 Burton Vapor snowboard sets the industry standard when it comes to high-tech snowboard construction. Taking engineering cues from NASA, the Vapor is one of the lightest and most responsive boards on snow. Quite simply, it brings out the best of anyone who gets on it.

The Burton Vapor retails for € 1.000.  For more information on the Burton x Paul Smith Vapor, stop by your local snowboard shop, a Burton flagship store or visit www.burton.com.

The first signs of winter are hitting riders worldwide today with the launch of the completely re-designed http://www.burton.com/
and the arrival of new 2011 Burton catalogs in mailboxes from Milwaukee to the Netherlands.

The 2011 Burton catalog is the printed resource for all things Burton, while the all-new burton.com is fully loaded with more rider-friendly features and usability than ever. The new site focuses on the overall snowboarding experience, allowing riders to connect with Burton and to the sport in ways they never have before.

From extensive team rider info, updates and profiles and the ability to connect to a global rider network, to exact coordinates of your local snowboard shop and live info from local mountains, the 2011 burton.com is all about servicing and supporting riders.

Check out some of the features of the new burton.com, all of which will make you swear off summer and wish for winter.

•    Meet the Team: The all new Team Timelines let you really experience the life of our team riders – from birth to their first podium, film part and mag cover.
•    Support Local Snowboarding: Check out our new and improved shop locator to find a store near you.
•    Board Finder: Find the board that’s right for you in two easy steps.
•    Look Books: See our team riders living the dream and check out the gear they’re wearing in each photo.
•    Product Tech: Want to know exactly what our boot backstays or bindings’ SensoryBED™ look like up close? See more product tech details than ever on the new site.
•    Twitter feed on the homepage: See Twitter feeds from Burton, team riders and shops right on the homepage.
•    The Community: Join the Community to upload your own photos, videos and interact with riders around the world.
•    Catalog sign-up:  Get your copy while they last. And if you just can’t wait to see it, flip through the entire 2011 catalog online. You can even turn the pages, just like the paper one.

The new burton.com is live now, and catalogs are available at your local snowboard shop or online when you sign up.

And just in case you need any more reasons to get stoked for winter, check out some fresh 2011 footage here http://bit.ly/c4cuyH

Can’t get enough of winter 2011? Follow our line at
facebook.com/burtonsnowboards and twitter.com/burtonsnowboard

It’s not easy making it as a pro, and a new award in an upcoming Australian snowboard contest aims to boost one lucky rider’s climb towards the top.

The Gatorade Rookie Award, part of the 3Star Dew Hut Jam 2010 at Mount Buller, Read the rest of this entry »

On September 23rd, 2010, the third Whiteout Swiss Snowboard Awards will be held oin Zürich / Switzerland. With a red carpet show, many VIP’s and the who is who of snowboarding, the event will be the most glamorous yet. The awards are only for invited guests, however, if you wanna catch an autograph from one of your favorite riders, make sure to attend the after party at Stall 6.

Awards will be handed out in eight categories:

Best Video Part
Best Competitor
Best Rookie
Rockstar Award
Outstanding Sister

There is an online voting for the categories Best Photographer, Swiss Brand and Park Resort. This is your chance to vote, so go to www.whiteout.ch and win your entry ticket to the award show.

Check out the video of lat year’s awards right here.

We have just received the new video from the mellowparks team in China. These guys have been very successful organizing the  4Star Red Bull Nanshan Open over the last years. If you wanna see their latest project check out the video teaser below:

With the “Niu” year behind us, we’ve now entered the Year of the Tiger – ‘Hu’ in Chinese. This year’s movie ‘Hu Am I?’ showcases the best of Chinese snowboarding, as our favourite pastime grows momentum in the Middle Kingdom.

The third full-length snowboard movie from Mellowparks.cn, ‘Hu Am I?’ features shred sessions with well-known riders Wang Longsheng (Andrew), Steve Zdarsky, Marco Huang, Wang Lei, He Wei (Xiao Hu), Sun YiMing (Mingming), Zhang Wei, Xiao Guo, Li Jie (Jay) & Liu Li as well as all our friends that stopped by along the way!
Shot primarily at our home base in the Quiksilver Nanshan Mellow Park, we also travel to Wanlong Ski Resort for some freeriding and hit up the Nike 6.0 Summer Lab over the off-season for some indoor shredding.

A big thanks goes out to Quiksilver, Nitro, Dakine, Nike 6.0, Nanshan Ski Resort, Wanlong Ski Resort, Capita, Union, Raiden, Nixon, Kagen, CityWeekend and Speed Snowboard for all their support – without them this project would not be possible.

The full-length ‘Hu Am I?’ movie will be released FREE for download October 2010. See you then!

We all know the image: snowboarders only wear baggy pants (sometimes now real skinny rocker pants, too), drink too much and can’t behave properly at parties….well…let’s say that the gala night in Barcelona definitely proved the first stereotype to be untrue! Everyone tried their hardest to show up in an impressive outfit to shine on the red carpet and to make this event a full success.

Maybe we also proved the third stereotype to be untrue considering  the amount of free booze that was consumed and that we left the FAD Exhibition Hall in one piece (not like the hotel roof top afterparty area). It was a fun night with great people in a sick location. Barcelona rocks!

Photos (c) Domingo Gris for SooninTokyo and Giacomo Margutti for snowbox.it

For more background photos and stories head to methodmag.com or  snowbox.it

Check out more videos from the Breathe Foundation project that just happened in Itacare/Brazil. Breathe/Respira Brazil is a week long event with field trips, sports events, workshops, seminars, music & art, relaxation, wellness and participation in direct action projects.

Welcome concert and Creme Skate Team exploring Itacare

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Capoeira Dancing School “Tribo do Porto”

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More videos are soon to come so make sure to check back to the TTR blog or go to www.breathefoundation.org to get more information on the project and find the latest news.

With victories at both the 6Star Billabong Air & Style and the O’Neill Evolution Slopestyle, Slovenian Marko Grilc had one of his best season’s on the TTR Tour so far. Check out the video below to find out about his latest project with his sponsors Red Bull and Canadian Ross Mercer.

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