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Inspiring
0January 24, 2012
This article is truly inspiring, and upholds the phrase “when you fall off your horse you need to get back on”! This line in the article says it all “Although my body has been broken, my spirit never will be. I am unbreakable!” See the full article below courtesy of the star Tribune. RENO, Nev. [...]
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I want these skis!!!!!
0January 21, 2012
Moment continues to roll out the goods. Identical in shape and rocker profile to it’s big brother, the Bibby Pro, the PB&J provides an amazing all-mountain ride with it’s 101mm waist. Moment’s mustache rocker helps the ski perform when you venture off trail, and traditional camber under foot rockets you out of turns [...]
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It really does snow in Tahoe!!!!
0January 21, 2012
The moment you’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived!!! 4″ of new snow has blanketed the Tahoe basin and it’s still coming down hard. The snow started off wet and should be sticking to anything and everything on the hill, which will help provide a solid base for the snow that is going [...]
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You will be missed!
0January 20, 2012
There are very few sports in the world that are based so much around individuals yet feel so much like a team and a family. Skiing, Snowboarding, Surfing, Skateboarding just to name a few are these sports. The Action Sports community suffered a heavy blow this past week when we lost a friend, team member, [...]
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Do you Remember????
0January 18, 2012
Remember when Tahoe was getting crushed with 800+” of white fluffy goodness last winter? Remember when you would get home from work to find a hood-high berm across your driveway? Remember shoveling and shoveling and shoveling said driveway? Remember all those early mornings in the KT line? They may be [...]
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The Future of Snowboarding Competitions
0January 12, 2012
So stoked to find this video this morning, over the years we have watched snowboarding competitions change into something more of a big trick contest. Travis Rice is trying to change that with The Red Bull Supernatural. The best thing that I took away from this video is Travis saying, “we wanted to make a [...]
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Its cold outside for a pimp…
0December 11, 2011
While out procuring my christmas tree…or should I say “holiday tree” I received a call from our Salomon Snowboard rep, Ryan Kronenberg, he was inviting the Porters crew to head out for a night session Friday night at Boreal with the Salomon Snowboard Team. The Team is on a “Team Vacation” and are in town [...]
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Excellence in Education- Skiing for schools tickets
2December 9, 2011
Yes it is that time of year…the Excellence in Education Skiing For Schools Dates and Resorts have been announced. The First one kicks off December 17-23 at Sugar Bowl. Tickets are $35 and available at Porters in Tahoe City and Porters in Truckee. Below you will find a flier with all the dates and pricing. Today [...]
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Early Season Boreal Shred with Garrett Russell and Nicky B
0November 29, 2011
Here is a little edit from our friend Garrett Russell, also featuring myself. Special thanks to Jon Slaughter for helping us out with passes. Its a really fun set up out there, and they’ve been switching things up on the regular. By far the most fun set up in the Tahoe area right now. Go [...]
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The Steep Life Presents: Dean Cummings
0November 15, 2011
November 17, 2011 7pm CommRow, Reno,Nv
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Double Feature Snowboard Film Premiere- Twel2ve & YES. It’s a Moive
0October 19, 2011
October 29, 2011, Fifty Fifty Brewing co Double Feature Snowboard Film Premiere. The Absinthe Films premiere tour is rolling through again presenting our newest movie: Twel2ve along with the new film from the YES crew: YES. It’s a Movie. Sphere of Influence is our annual carbon neutral film tour, bringing featured riders and your favorite snowboard films to an [...]
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Skirp Clothing Presents- Level 1′s After Dark
0October 18, 2011
October 27, 2011, (Truckee, CA) — Skirp Clothing (Kailua, HI) presents at Fifty Fifty Brewing Co. the premiere of Level 1 Productions’ film “After Dark.” The doors for the ALL AGES show will open at 8pm with the premiere starting at 9pm. Cost is $5.00 Along with the raffle, Skirp Clothing will have surprises before, during and after the [...]
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South America – 2011- Highlight Ski Video | Patagonia & Las Leñas
0October 14, 2011
http://vimeo.com/30466686 Here is my version of what went down this summer in South America. From July 25th until September 15th it snowed about every 4th or 5th day. It was a killer summer of pow skiing and learning more about Latin American culture. I love it down there. Skiers: Miles Clark, Eric Bryant, Evan Haines, and Friends. Locations: [...]
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Backwash-Project Go
0September 15, 2011
For more information on Project Go please visit their web site, www.projectgo.org
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GNU is feeding your hunger for shred with THE FEEDERS!
0September 13, 2011
Gnu Snowboards is once again bringing you The Feeders! – a series of amateur qualifiers to the Downtown Throwdown. Snowboy Productions will be building an amazing rail set-up and bringing in 40K lbs. of snow for 40 lucky snowboarders to shred on in the parking lots of their local Zumiez location. This event is free for spectators [...]
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