Posted May 17, 2013
All around ripper Pat Moore is the latest addition to the Vans family, and we couldn’t be more stoked to have him on the squad. Although he’s still a young man, Pat’s resume is already one of the most impressive in all of snowboarding. A veteran of Forum films and Travis Rice’s groundbreaking Brainfram productions, Pat’s been pushing the limits of street and backcountry riding since his early days as a Youngblood. I recently sat ...
Posted May 14, 2013
Colin White caught up with Hana Beaman to ask her about the X Games Real Women competition, her lengthy snowboard career, filming and contests in a thorough piece on XGames.com. Although Hana lost in the second round of the fan favorite voting, she still has a shot at X Games gold to be voted on by a panel of judges at X Games Barcelona this weekend. Watch her entry and check back to find out what happens.
Posted May 12, 2013
Markus Keller testing a jump. Photo: Vernon Deck. Vans Team Rider Markus Keller and his CHAMäLEON crew hit Snowboarder Magazine's Superpark 17 as well, and as usual photographer Vernon Deck was there to capture all the action. Markus has been filming for the Red Bull project all winter long and has been going hard. From Japan to Switzerland, he's been on a mission to make a masterpiece, and his "Making Of" webisodes are worht a watch. Check out ...
Posted May 10, 2013
Pooch going HUGE. Photo: T-Bird. Snowboarder Magazine's Superpark 17 presented by Gatorade is going down at Mt. Bachelor this week, and the Day 4 recap on snowboardermag.com features Vans Am Nick "Pooch" Poohachoff throwing down on the Woodward step-up. There are tons more photos, live webcast recaps, videos from every day and more. Head over to snowboardermag.com to check it all out.
Posted May 8, 2013
Andreas heads to Vans Headquarters in California to design his pro model boot in Episode 3 of "Under The Wiig".
Posted May 7, 2013
brightcove.createExperiences(); Local Wyoming legend Bryan Iguchi joins Markus Keller and the rest of the crew in bluebird conditions in Star Valley, WY.
Posted May 6, 2013
Wes Makepeace and Jamie Lynn mid jam. Photo: E. Stone. More from one of the most unique events in snowboarding: Holy Bowly 2013. Snowboarder Magazine dispatched veteren photographer E. Stone out to Japan to document the realness. No triple corks or gold medals here... Holy Bowly is all about shredding with your friends and making new ones, smooth skate style and sharing it with the world. As E. Stone puts it, "We all got into snowboarding because it was a ...
Posted May 3, 2013
With Vans team riders Pat Moore, Zac Marben and Hana Beaman. Superpark 17 presented by Gatorade begins on Monday, May 6th, and this year promises to up the ante, yet again. Four of the best park crews in the world are assembled at Mt. Bachelor right now, pushing snow around the clock, creating never before seen, next level features for the incoming slew of talented snowboarders. Seven Springs, PA; Copper Mountain, CO; Boreal Mountain Resort, CA; and Loon Mountain, NH ...
Posted May 2, 2013
Vans Team Rider Hana Beaman is part of the first X Games Real Women contest, which is live right now at XGames.com. You can VOTE everyday for Hana as she battles 8 other action sports ladies for a shot at X Games gold. Transworld Snowboarding "Caught Up" with Hana to discuss the contest, women's snowboarding and her season in general. Read for full interview with Hana at twsnow.com.
Posted April 30, 2013
Pat Moore. Photo: Tim Peare. Since the announcement that Forum, Special Blend and Foursquare are officially shutting their doors for business, team riders have been on a frenzy closing deals for new sponsors to keep the dream alive. One of those riders is Pat Moore, and he’s in high spirits… You have new sposnors supporting you, how has the transition been? It’s been pretty awesome, I’ve gotten to go on a few trips with the Volcom and ...