2012 Vans Wängl Tängl Photo Recap
Posted March 28, 2012
Eric Willett and Kalle Ohlson. What if you took some of the best park riders in the world, invited them to the ultimate mountain town in the Austrian Alps, gave them a sick setup to ride at will for a week in the warm, spring sunshine, and had a party every night with good DJs, live music and crazy Europeans ready to rage? Oh, and throw in a random late season snowstorm with a foot of fresh pow. That pretty ...
P.S...Revelstoked at Tailgate BC
Posted March 28, 2012
I'm not sure if Hana is going for the most powder ridden or most miles driven award this season, but either way I think she's in the lead. Last time we left the girls they were all the way down in Southern Colorado hitting jumps in Silverton; one week later they're all the way up in Revelstoke, Canada for Tailgate, BC! Talk about powder hounds. Almost nowhere gets as much snow as Revelstoke, and the ladies find ...
Vans Hi-Standard Series Canada at Bromont, Quebec
Posted March 27, 2012
The final stop of the Vans Hi-Standard Canada Series took place at Bromont Resort in Quebec on Saturday, March 24th, 2012. Young riders from Montreal and the surrounding area entered to win a piece of the $2,000 prize purse and celebrate the end of the spring season. With unusually warm March temperatures in Quebec this year, most snowboarders had all but forgotten the joys of spring shredding. But the dedicated few that showed up were treated to an all ...
Vans Hi Standard Double Big Air at Sierra At Tahoe
Posted March 27, 2012
Words and Photos: Ben Birk (via twsnow.com) Video:Wojtek Targosz Welcome to the Vans Hi Standard Double Big Air. A contest where you can’t spin above a 540 and you don’t have to spin a 1080 to win. Style counts for everything and you better have some weird grabs in your bag of tricks. It went down like this. Two heats with two runs per heat. Take top 10 riders and put them in finals. Double grabs ...
2012 Vans Wängl Tängl Makes History in Mayrhofen
Posted March 26, 2012
The weeklong Vans Wängl Tängl Presented By G-Shock Contest-ival in Mayrhofen, Austria showcased the highest level of snowboarding the event has ever seen, epic weather conditions, innovative skateboarding, nightly parties, live music and life-long memories for all who attended the 10th Anniversary of this rider driven event. Snowboarders Eric Willett, Iouri Podladtchikov and Arthur Longo made the trek from the Winter X Games in Tignes to join the laid back vibe of the unique team-format Vans Wängl Tängl snow event ...
The Finns Win at the 2012 Vans Wängl Tängl
Posted March 24, 2012
Team "Triple Cock". Photos: Red Bull The snow finals at the Vans Wängl Tängl Presented by G-Shock in Mayrhofen, Austria took riding with a crew to the next level as seasoned veterans edged out hungry up and comers to take home cash and glory. The Finns of team “Triple Cock” chose innovative lines and stomped their landings for first place at the 10th anniversary of this legendary snow event. Out of the gate Janne Korpi, Peetu Piiroinen & Ville Uotila rapidly ...
Network A Checks In With Darrell Mathes
Posted March 21, 2012
Portland, Oregon is a hub for pro snowboarders. Videograss rider Darrell Mathes checks in from his home base in the city and scores some deep pow days at nearby Mt. Hood Meadows. There's nothing like a foggy, damp Northwest powder day in the trees. We're totally serious; just don't forget your Gore-Tex and your goggle squeegee. New episode dropping every Monday! (via network_A)
Hana Beaman's "P.S...Colorado, Land of White Gold"
Posted March 20, 2012
Check out the latest episode of Hana Beaman's "P.S..." web series. This time the girls escape the powder-filled gray NW skies and head to sunny Silverton, Colorado to get ride some soft stuff they can actually see. A long road trip makes 'em get a little goofy in the backcountry as they build booters, jump off some cliffs and throw down some pretty slammin' tricks. Extra props to Hana this year for really stepping her game up. Whoop ...
Vans Team Double Podiums at Europe X Games 2012!
Posted March 19, 2012
Vans Team Riders Iouri "IPod" Podladtchikov and Eric Willett both claimed podium spots at the Europe X Games 2012 in Tignes, France. Iouri wrapped up the best season of his life with a Bronze medal in Superpipe to add to this year’s collection, which includes a Silver medal at the X Games in Aspen, CO, a TTR World Tour Halfpipe Championship, the Burton Global Open Series Title and a 1st, 2nd and 3rd at The Winter Dew Tour stops ...
Vans Hi-Standard Series Video: Canada Olympic Park
Posted March 15, 2012
Last Saturday was the third stop of the Vans Hi-Standard Series at the COP resort in Calgary,AB. A beautiful sunny day and a solid crew of riders showed us that they can shred with style without mentioning their bottomless bags o' tricks. The stand out rider of the day was Kurt Layton who took MVP, not only for his good looking mustache but for consistent and stylish combinations. As for the hardest crash, otherwise know as the Pain Reliever ...
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