Tijdens SnowClash draait het rond de kern van het snowboarden. De hoofdingrediënten voor dit evenement zijn de Belgische & internationale topriders, de improvement sessions en de sfeer tijdens de Freestyle coaching. Het concept is simpel: zowel beginners als pro’s leren van elkaar bij om zo iedereen zijn freestyle-skills naar een hoger niveau te brengen.

De organisatie achter SnowClash gaat creatief los dit jaar. Zo liet SnowBite ter plaatse alvast een speciale module maken voor dit evenement in Avoriaz. De crew wordt klaargestoomd om zelf ook creatief los te gaan tijdens de demo-shows, urban sessions en evening shoots. Met de bevestiging van deze Canadese O’Neill rider is de SnowClash-crew compleet. Truchon zal aanwezig zijn om alle deelnemers te voorzien van gratis tips & demo-shows. Een ideale kans ook voor de grote Belgische topriders zoals C. Reynders, K. Broncki, A. Smits, P. Bosmans, … om ter plaatse tal van ervaringen & tricks uit te wisselen.

Dat deze Canadese snowboarder wil deelnemen aan het Belgische Freestyle event is een grote eer en zorgt gegarandeerd voor extra spektakel tijdens de demo-shows! Truchon vond het concept achter SnowClash wel interessant en is benieuwd naar het niveau van de Belgen. Benieuwd wat deze ‘clash’ zal geven? Neem deel aan het Philips O’Neill SnowClash event en leer deze Canadese O’Neill rider persoonlijk kennen in een losse Freestyle sfeer. Profiteer van de unieke kans om persoonlijke tips te ontvangen van deze professionele Canadese snowboarder!

Boek snel via www.skikot.be & www.snowbite.be/snowclash, wacht niet langer want de laatste kamers vliegen de deur uit!

Antoine Truchon is een klepper van formaat en maakt deel uit van het Global O’Neill Team. Hieronder zie je alvast enkele van zijn straffe resultaten.
4th Shakedown St-Sauveur 2011
2nd Winter Games Slopestyle New Zealand 2011
2nd Winter Games Big Air New Zealand 2011
4th O’Neill Evolution 2012
6th Dew Tour Killington 2012
3rd Toyota Big Air Japan 2012
1st World Cup Big Air Quebec City

Ever wondered what makes O’Neill rider Antoine Truchon so darn good on a snowboard? Well, this video confirms it; he is a cyborg! And he will be joining us at SnowClash 2012 this year!! Check out this great video edit of the Canadian O’Neill rider!

Seppe landde op een knappe 5de plek in de slopestyle, maar het niveau lag megahoog met Alek Oestreng die won. Halfpipe werd gedomineerd door Iouri Podladtchikov, ook hier hing de spanning in de lucht!

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Oslo, Norway – February 19, 2012: The final day of the inaugural TTR 6Star World Snowboarding Championships played host to an amazing competition where Chas Guldemond (USA) and Spencer O’Brien (CAN) earned their 2012 Slopestyle World Champion titles. Chas and Spencer beat out an amazing group of riders today on the very progressive slopestyle course and were awarded $40,000 USD each for their outstanding riding. Sebastien Toutant (CAN) came in second place for the men followed by Seppe Smits (BEL) in third. On the women’s side, Jamie Anderson (USA) took second place and Enni Rukajarvi (FIN) finished in third.

The riders were greeted with sunshine and a perfectly manicured slopestyle course that started off with a three-option handrail, an option of four jibs, a set of two kickers, channel gap, option of two jibs and ended with a huge step-over jump. It was a dramatic final for the men and Chas took the win away from Canadian, Sebastien Toutant, at the very last minute of competition. Chas’ winning run was made up of a frontside blunt 270 out, frontside boardslide to 450 out, switch backside 1260, backside 1080, tailpress to backside 180 and ended with a huge Cab 1260. Chas was very excited about the event and his win saying, “It was an amazing day. I’m stoked to win the World Snowboarding Championships. This was the best event I’ve seen this year and in snowboarding so far.”

Canadian, Spencer O’Brien, took the win in the ladies field beating out the tough competition from American Jamie Anderson. Spencer was able to top Jamie’s lead with her last run that consisted of a frontside boardslide, noseslide, backside 540, switch backside 540, 50-50 and ended with a large frontside 720. Spencer had this to say about her newly acquired World Champion status, “It feels amazing. It’s still sinking in and the idea of being World Champion is so crazy. I’m so happy and so excited and so proud of all the girls.”

The first-ever TTR World Snowboarding Championships has come to a close and has crowned four new World Champions for the sport of snowboarding in slopestyle and halfpipe disciplines. The Halfpipe World Champions, Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI) and Kelly Clark (USA), were crowned last night. With the success of the inaugural event, TTR and the riders are already looking forward to the next edition slated to take place in 2015. Slopestyle World Champion, Chas Guldemond, already mentioned defending his new title saying, “I’m the oldest rider in today’s final, and I’ll be thirty for the next one, but I will for sure be there to defend this title.” For news, photos and videos from both halfpipe and slopestyle finals, check out www.ttrworldtour.com or www.wsc2012.com.

Win win win dikke prijzen, stuur je beste urban jib foto – zal nu wel moeilijk zijn met het gebrek aan sneeuw – maar mits wat creativiteit valt dat wel op te lossen. Liefst moet er een bekend Europees gebouw of monument te zien zijn, hoe creatiever hoe beter. Er valt 2000 euro aan prijzengeld te winnen. Je kan winnen in de categoriën video en photo. Lees verder voor meer details:

Hoe winnen?

1. By sending a simple e-mail to besturbanshot@blue-tomato.com, you can register for the ‘Blue Tomato Best Urban Shot’.
2. Additionally, you will get a free Stickerbag with the ‘Best Urban Shot’ stickers and the ‘Best Urban Shot’ logo. They are also available at the Blue Tomato Shops in Vienna, Schladming and Graz.
3. To ensure that only current photo and video shots are entered, the ‘Best Urban Shot’ logo or the ‘Best Urban Shot’ sticker must be placed visibly in the photo or video.
4. The deadline is February, 29 2012, all entries must be sent by e-mail to: besturbanshot@blue-tomato.com.
5. 500 € in cash await the winners of each of four categories: Best Snowbwboard Video, Best Freeski Photo and Best Freeski Video.

You still don’t know what being “Famous” means to a Forum rider? Then, let us sum it up for you: sick snowboarding, wild rock’n’ roll, sexy girls, true friends, bar fights, drugs, travels, partying, fierce competitions but most importantly not taking yourself too seriously and just having lots of fun with your friends!

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Zin om de Alpen eens van op de top van de Mont Blanc te bekijken? Zet dan je beste winterfoto op www.montblancxpedition.be en verzamel het meest likes. Op dit moment voeren bikini girls het klassement aan, dus je zult wel straf uit de hoek moeten komen!

De internationale online shop voor boardsports Blue Tomato is partner van het ‘Kings Park’ in Hochkönig te Mühlbach. Verse features en innovaties zijn er in gestoken om het bestaande park uit te breiden, wat nu meer afwisseling biedt en ruimte voor creativiteit.

Kings Park had een heel successful seizoen vorige winter, en dit jaar, wilde Blue Tomato de lat nog hoger leggen. Door samen te werken met de QParks Shape-Crew, onder leiding van park designer Karl Sanderson (USA) en zijn 4 shapers, was alles in de juiste plooi om het park naar nieuwe hoogtes te brengen. Twee nieuwe zones en de 49 obstakels maken het “Blue Tomato Kings Park” tot de perfecte speeltuin voor snowboarders en freeskiers! De ‘Kings Cab’ 8-persoonslift brengt je naar een park dat rijkt over een lengte van 1,8 kilometers. Kickers met table lengtes van 5 tot 13 meter, all kinds of boxes and rails, en zelfs speciale obstakels wachten je op.

After the successful launch of the first two episodes in the previous week, Forum releases the third episode of Famous – Join The Team. Check in on www.forumfamous.com, click on the “Watch Now” button and find out how the story continues.

Previously on Famous – Join The Team
The fast life of a drummer in a rock band takes an unexpected turn for the worst and ends in a dramatic finale. At the same time, your career in snowboarding could not start off better and it soon shows that you’re a real talent and could make it far. Only two years after taking your first turns, you impress the judges at your first contest and you get invited to join the Forum team for a shred session in Mayrhofen / Austria. Then it was up to you to prove your skills to the Forum Team Manager who decides whether got what it takes to join the team or not. Many hard decisions awaited you and you needed to chose wisely so your career doesn’t stop before it ever really started. The third episode takes you to The Hague where you have to compete at an internationally renowned rail battle.

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