Vans Team Rider Iouri "IPod" Podladtchikov made headlines on Friday after qualifying in first place at the Winter X Games 2013 in Aspen, Colorado, narrowly edging out ESPN media darling Shaun White. IPod recently took the win at the FIS World Championships in Quebec, Canada and is poised to finally claim gold and stand atop the X Games podium. Check out our latest "What's the Word" with Iouri straight from Aspen on the eve of another historic showdown between ...

Vans Am Nick "Pooch" Poohachoff releases his full online part from last season. Nick steps it up, not only getting creative with the urban shredding but manhandling some monster booters in the Tahoe parks. Check it out and you'll see why Pooch is one of the illest up-and-coming riders around.

Wolfgang "Wolle" Nyvelt is one of the most fluid and naturally talented riders on the planet; He's featured in 12 Absinthe movies, won rider of the year, and is arguably the best binding-less rider in the world, but the biggest accolade he's received is the respect and admiration shown to him by legends including Travis Rice, Romain Demarchi, Gig Ruff and more. Watch the full Absinthe Flipside series! Subscribe to Absinthe Films for free! Subscribe to Network A!

ASPEN, Colo. -- If Shaun White is to win his sixth straight Snowboard SuperPipe gold medal Sundaynight at X Games Aspen, he'll have to do it from an unfamiliar position. White qualified second Thursday night, one-third of a point behind Swiss rider Iouri Podladtchikov, whose second-run 87.33 trumped White's conservative first run down the Buttermilk pipe. That means Podladtchikov will drop in to the SuperPipe last in the final, a coveted position almost exclusively occupied by White in ...

Vans Team Riders Eric Willett and Iouri Podladtchikov have arrived in Aspen, Colorado for Winter X Games 2013 ready to ride. Practice has already started as the riders feel out the terrain and prepare for the biggest contest of the year. We'll be here rolling with the crew and giving you the inside look into all the action and behind the scenes. First off is a brand new "What's The Word" with the contest killa Eric Willett, who ...

Arielle Gold (USA) and Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI) have clinched halfpipe Gold at the 10th FIS Snowboard World Championships staged in Stoneham, Quebec, Canada. While the reigning Junior World Champion and runner-up of the first ever Olympic Youth Games did honour to her last name by earning the highest score of 79.00 points in the first run of the six girls finals, Iouri Podladtchikov secured his first FIS World Championships title in the second run of the twelve men final ...

Words and photo: Peter Line In the conservative Salt Lake City, heads turn when a loud Harley comes rumbling down the street. When there is a hot girl driving that Harley, heads stay turned until she’s out of sight. This is what I witnessed, as a leather-clad Hana Beaman cruised through the streets of downtown Salt Lake. It was much like a supermodel strutting down the busy hallway of a Catholic boys school. Men were drooling and gawking after ...

Hana Beaman considers throwing her hat in the Olympic ring and meets up with Erin Comstock, Gabi Viteri and Danyale Patterson for a playground session. (-via XGames)

When you’re a snowboarder, you can appreciate other snowboarders who just have it. Guys who have the style, and finesse that you just want to have. Not everyone has it though, and you certainly can’t try and copy it. Guys like Benji Ritchie, Nicolas Muller, and Terje Haakonsen are who we emulate, and respect. They are what some people might call legends. Check out these photos, and see what we are talking about. - via twsnow.com.

Our good buddy Pat Moore is competing in the X Games Real Snow contest. Eight of the world's best urban snowboarders have submitted 60-second video parts for a shot at X Games gold. The medal will be awarded by a panel of judges, but the winner of the Fan Favorite will be decided by us! Please help push Pat to the top, he kills it on some next level jib isht Watch the videos here and VOTE!

Carlsbad, CA— Over 100 of snowboarding's biggest pros voted on the best riders, video parts, and performances of the year for the 14th annual TransWorld SNOWboarding Riders' Poll Awards presented by New Era and the results are in. To see who wins, join us on Friday, February 1st at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, Colorado for the biggest night in snowboarding. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. The show starts at 8:30 p.m. For those who ...

COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO (Jan. 9) – The Sprint U.S. Grand Prix opened its 17th season with slopestyle qualifiers at Copper Mountain today. The newly added Olympic sport of slopestyle snowboarding saw over 100 athletes from 37 countries at the first domestic FIS World Cup of the year and 5Star World Snowboard Tour event. Fan favorites Chas Guldemond (Reno, NV) and Eric Willett (Breckenridge, CO) both made it to finals, that takes place on Friday. The weekend will be televised on ...

More photos from Darrell Mathes and the Videograss gang in Nebraska as they continue to slay rails and wreck shop in the Midwest. With a crew like Darrell, Zac Marben, Jake OE, Joey Sexton and Nick Dirks, you know some serious isht is going down. Looks like they're keeping the action under wraps for now, but there's some sweet lifestyle shots from Mr. Mathes here. Hey Darrell, you're gettin' pretty good at this whole photography thing... Check ...

Darrell Mathes and the Videograss crew are back at it, this time trading the foreign streets of Helsinki, Finland for the familiar landscape of Omaha, Nebraska. Darrell, Jake OE, Joey Sexton and the rest of the squad are out there doing work, and Darrell is posting updates on the howlsupply.com. Check in regularly to see what the boys are up to as they film for the new Videograss movie all winter long.

Cheryl flying hiiigh above the Kitzsteinhorn – photo: Marcus Rohrbacher/Nitro Our first interview partner of the brand new year is none lesser than European trail blazer Cheryl Maas, who used the holidays to heal her ACL and enjoy some family life Interview by Anna Langer Hey Cheryl, where did you spend the holidays? I spent the holidays in Kongsberg, Norway with Stine’s family. Do you enjoy the festive season? I do enjoy it. It’s nice to be with ...

Join us as we unveil our second Canadian edition of the Vans Hi-Standard Series in collaboration with Snowboard Canada. This big air contest features riders judged on their individual style and no rotations over 720 are permitted. We're rewarding creativity and self-expression in these events ... the VANS way. It’s pretty simple: the more style and trick variety you have, the more you get paid. Each stylish manoeuvre will get you cash on the spot! The event will also ...

Snowboarder Magazine's New Year's High Resolution continues to feature Vans Team Riders, a payoff for all their hard work in 2012. This time it's Hana Beaman with another shot from the infamous Mt. Baker road gap. Hana stepped up to this bad bot while filming for her "P.S." web series. You can also check out the full video Intervals which has footage of this jump and many others that Hana slayed last winter .

Two of the most legendary dudes to ever strap in are sharing one part that will blow your mind. Throughout the nineties and the turn of the millennium, Bryan Iguchi and Jamie Lynn led the freestyle charge as they paved the way for progression in the park and off the piste. Now, a decade after their dominance, they're about to show you that they've still got it. From Guch's gigantic back sevens off of four story drops ...

(via espn.com) The ladies of the all-women snowboarding web series "P.S." have just released a teaser to herald the beginning of their third season. Episodes will release twice a month and follow Hana Beaman, Leanne Pelosi, Robin Van Gyn and friends as they ride and play in mountains across the world this winter, and we are excited to announce that XGames.com will be the new online home for all of the filmed shenanigans that are about to ...

Words and photos: Larry Nuñez There’s an annual tradition for Colorado snowboarders looking for that first legit powder day of the year. It usually happens around late October, when often before the Halloween masks are even drawn Wolf Creek Ski Area receives a big snowfall and opening day signals the start of the season. This year, however, was a little different. Although Wolfy opened up on time, they haven’t seen the usual early season storm cycle that earns ...