etnies GvR Snow on Fuel TV
Posted by: Alex | Monday, March 31, 2008It's coming so get ready. The first ever etnies GvR Snow is coming to a boob tube near you, via the one and only Fuel TV. Next Monday... April 7th... tune in!
Markku Koski on The Daily Habit
Posted by: Alex | Wednesday, March 26, 2008In the air... on the air... that's just how he rolls. etnies & ThirtyTwo rider Markku Koski was on last night's episode of The Daily Habit. If you missed, as I did, catch the show when it airs again this afternoon!
Tyler Flanagan On The Daily Habit
Posted by: Alex | Monday, March 24, 2008
The folks at Fuel TV's The Daily Habit had etnies and ThirtyTwo wunderkind Tyler Flanagan in for a little Q & A and you can catch the re-broadcast tonight!
The show promises to be "...a sample platter of all things awesome. Pro skater and World Industries team rider, Kurtis Colamonico hits The Habit. Also, we catch up with the young Volcom shredder, Tyler Flanagan. Plus, the band Howlin Rain brings their groovy beats to the studio."
Tune in!
Shoe The Shoeless
Posted by: Alex | Monday, March 24, 2008Last Friday, etnies kicked off Spring Break at the Los Angeles Mission's Easter Event... not quite the barefoot romp we'd normally opt for, but well worth it.
etnies founder and CEO Pierre André Senizergues lead the team in delivering 2,000 pairs of new shoes to the homeless on LA's Skid Row. Each person was welcomed with a hearty holiday meal, a cleansing foot bath and a pair of etnies.
“Growing up I had the opportunity to meet a lot of homeless people while I was out skating spots in the city, and I really felt for them,” said Senizergues.
GvR & Stepchild Saturdays
Posted by: Alex | Thursday, March 20, 2008
Stepchild Saturdays and Transworld Snow take you through the etnies GvR course. Check out the video featuring JP Walker, Simon Chamberlain, Joe Sexton, Markku Koski, Scott Vine and Stian Solberg.
Leanne Pelosi's Top 5
Posted by: Alex | Wednesday, March 19, 2008Keep an eye out for our girl, Leanne Pelosi, in Transworld Snowboarding's April issue... get the scoop on her Top 5s.
Sexton Takes To The Walker Jib
Posted by: Alex | Wednesday, March 19, 2008
etnies Snow Team Update
Posted by: Alex | Tuesday, March 18, 2008Markku Koski stopped by Fuel TV’s studio to chat with Pat and film a Daily Habit episode which will air later this month (check back for air times). Shortly after his visit, he jumped on a flight headed for the US Open in Stratton, VT.
Simon Chamberlain and Joe Sexton recently returned from a successful trip out in Toronto filming with Mack Dawg. Word on the streets...Joe Sexton’s killing it with Mack Dawg.
Marie-France Roy spent the last couple of weeks in Russia getting her shred on and drinking the finest Vodka. She’s headed to Vermont for the US Open this week.
Leanne Pelosi was last seen in the streets of Montreal slaughtering the rails. She’s headed to Vermont to compete in the US open this week.
Ståle Sandbech continues to ride hard and work hard. He’s been shooting tons of photos with his brother and getting a lot of coverage in several magazines.
Tyler Flanagan will be in Mammoth riding everyday and finishing up his home schooling just in time for Spring madness.
Stian Solberg has been hanging out in Southern California working on his tan. He took a slight fall after the GVR snow filming with the StepChild crew at Bear so he decided to take some time off to heal. You may see him in the local mountains sometime this week.
J.P. Walker and Wille Yli-Luoma will be in Whistler for the time being. They plan on posting up to hit the back country for the month or until the weather turns on them.
And happening now...the US Open in Stratton Vermont. Look for results later in the week.
Ghostface Killin' It
Posted by: Alex | Tuesday, March 18, 2008
I can tell where this is going...
Get it, girls.
Ghostface, bringin' da MF ruckus...
And gettin' some love.
Simon Chamberlain In Action
Posted by: Alex | Monday, March 17, 2008
Here's Simon Chamberlain working the Walker jib at GvR Snow, makin' it look easy...a little too easy.
New Styles Available Now
Posted by: Alex | Monday, March 17, 2008
Free pair of socks is for a limited time only. While Supplies Last.
Domo Arigato
Posted by: Alex | Friday, March 14, 2008You've seen the pics, now check out the vids. Transworld Snow's got Stian, Simon, Sexton and Koski in Japan Trip Part 1 and Part 2.
Chris Sörman
Posted by: Alex | Friday, March 14, 2008
After 2007's canceled session, due to poor conditions, a crowd of almost 7000 people turned out for last weekend's resurrection of the Red Bull Gap Session in Garmisch, Germany...and they were hungry for some gnar. Thankfully, etnies Sweden's Chris Sörman totally delivered. With 2.81 seconds airtime and a frontside 10, Chris conquered the 65 foot high jump with a 164 foot wide, 230 foot long landing to earn the awards for "Longest Air Time" and "Best Overall Performance".
Congratulations Chris! Prost!
photos by Sami Touriniemi
She Loved That Pony
Posted by: Alex | Thursday, March 13, 2008
As rumored, Timebomb will be killing off 3 Trick Pony with “She Loved That Pony," an event dedicated to the competitiveness of snowboarding.
Harkening back to the good ol' days (the early 90's), the hand-shaped half pipe—made with shovels, racks and love—will feature classic barrels, logs and a manual pad.
Location: Mount Seymour - Lodge Park's half pipe
Date: Sunday, March 23rd
Time: Noon to 4pm
Join etnies/ThrityTwo Canada riders Jeff Keenan, Sean Genovese, Jessica Kimura, Matt Belzille, Molly Milligan, Logan Short and Jordan Bell. There's no entry fee but there will be LOTS of prizes...so come on out!
Japan Invasion, Part 2!
Posted by: Alex | Monday, March 10, 2008
Photos and words by etnies/ ThirtyTwo TM Eddie Lee, continued from Japan Invasion.
The etnies team (Simon Chamberlain, Stian Solberg, Joe Sexton and Markku Koski) tour the land of the rising sun with an escort from the Transworld Japan editor and photographer to capture an 8 page exclusive. Their mission - To session a variety of street rails, take some deep powder turns, explore the Japanese trees and compete in the slope contest at Joetsu Kokusai resort.
After a solid four days of hitting it hard out in the streets and in the trees, the crew headed for Joetsu Kokusai resort for the Slope Contest.
Here we are at the Hotel Green Plaza, looks like a Swiss Chalet doesn't it?
Shred invaders...Markku, Simon, Stian and Joe.
The Slope Live Session! Haaaigh! The podium.
The sun decided to grace us for about...ahhh...five minutes...but what an incredible view, eh? Can you believe we were in Japan?
Stian and Joe sizing up the course...Joe Sexton on the right looks a little nervous. I think he was concerned with the size of the rails?
The course was pretty basic...Starting off with a plethora of rails to choose from, then off to a giant size tabletop and finishing off with a step up gap. During the contest most of the riders were having trouble with their speed due to the tremendous amount of snowfall. Luckily the snow park crew was there to groom as much as possible to help the riders clear the jumps.
View from the top of the course while the sun lasted.
Unfortunately, Stian was in the first heat, which meant his run was bright and early in the morning when the snow just wouldn't let up.
Here's Stian giviner during his heat.
Markku Koski with a cab 5 as the crowd went nuts!
During the intermission the 32 team sets up for the famous "AUTOGRAPH SESSION"...
The boys making their marks in Japan.
The booth was packed and the fans lined up in proper order.
Even the little kids were hyped to get some free shwag.
Simon tossing out some stickers and almost causing a riot!
So after the autograph session, Simon decided to play ro-sham-bo with the crowd, for what reason? I don't know...but the fans seemed to love it.
Maybe Simon was sizing up the crowd so he could go crowd surfing? Or maybe Simon Chamberlain thought he was at a punk show?
I think Simon made it about 2 feet until he hit the ground.
AARRRRRRGGGGG!!! Simon feeling the bling!
Saturday night's big event...the Rail Jam. As you can see in the photo, the snow just kept coming down and didn't let up.
Joe Sexton mixing it up and showing the judges what he's made of.
I don't know if Joe owns a pair of gloves? I guess he's so used to the cold, he doesn't need them?
Joe pretty much dominated and took Best Jibber. Congratulations Joe! It's all about the Yen!
Markku and Stian having some backcountry withdrawals.
As we were getting ready to leave Joetsu Kokusai resort, we realized it had been snowing for 3 days straight.
Japanese Twinkie, anyone?
It only snowed about 4ft...
so the crew busted out the shovels...
to help dig out cars.
So back on the road again headed to Akakura Kanko for our last stop before Tokyo bound. As you can see, the snow level just kept rising.
Can you see the resemblance? Joe Sexton vs. Hokaido snow pile?
Back to the slashing...here's Stian Solberg in mid "haaayah!" position.
Stian 50/50 tree ride.
Markku Koski ollies the abaranch blocker.
Stian Solberg was told a few months ago that he couldn't do methods? Looks like he proved someone wrong...ooooh soooo-cooouer.
Well, after 10 days of snow and lots of abaranch dangers, the crew made it—despite a few road blocks and some sickness, but all in all, everyone survived the 2008 ThirtyTwo/Stepchild Japan Invasion. (Joe Sexton, aka Ninja-sahn, giving the thumbs up)
Domo Arrigato once again from the crew!
Spring Forward With New Spring Tees!
Posted by: Alex | Saturday, March 8, 2008Daylight ain't the only thing worth saving! The etnies Online Store has new tees, FREE socks and FREE shipping! Lose an hour of sleep but save on etnies gear...call it even.
Fuel TV GvR Snow Airtimes!
Posted by: Brink | Friday, March 7, 2008The etnies GVR Snow will air on FUEL TV on Monday, April 7 at 8:00pm ET/PT. For more information, please check the Fuel website for local times and listings.
