Suburban Blend in downtown Jamestown is one of the most core snowboard and skateboard shops in the world. They currently sell worldwide through the website Shoptheblend.com and have been really making a name for themselves this past year.

Their are so many snowboard shops in the industry today and that is ok with me. The more shops in the world, the more people have the ability to get snowboard gear and the more people that will actually be snowboarding.

Check out Suburban Blend now.

Skateboardrev.com presented the 1st annual Block, Rock and Session on National Go Skateboarding Day which is June 21. Check out the full report from the event which took place in downtown Jamestown New York and featured over 70 of the best local skaters. You can see the full report at SKATEBOARDREV.COM

Torah Bright is one of the most talented and beautiful snowboarders in the game.  She was the 2007 TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion, X Games 13 Champion and since 2001 has an event resume that would blow your mind.  You can see it on her website http://www.torahbright.com/
Also check out our interview with Torah Here:

There has been talk about a reality show featuring Danny Kass and The Dingo for some time now. This youtube video looks like the pilot/ teaser for the television series. They feature the scene from last years Grenade Games where the entire Grenade crew got kicked out of their hotel. It was a pretty funny thing to see and it will be even funnier to see it again on tv. So whens it dropping??

Alphanumeric Clothing - Alphanumeric Clothing is a company based in San Diego, CA owned by Alyasha Owerka-Moore and Mirko Magnum. Alphanumeric is one of the few clothing lines out there with innovation and fresh look. For the next year they will be coming out with a full outerwear division. Honestly we saw some of the designs and they are top quality and unique designs. I still remember back in the days when they had Jeremy Jones on their pro team with a few other great riders; also the whole ad campaign related with the students, the school and Jeremy on the chalkboard (Jeremy Jones is still schooling people today). Check out  alphanumericbrand.com

- Aly The man behind the show

Snowboarding tops lists for outdoor injuries

By STEPHANIE NANO Associated Press Writer
Published: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 9:12 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 9:12 p.m.

NEW YORK - More people are hurt snowboarding than any other outdoor activity, accounting for a quarter of emergency room visits, according to the first national study to estimate recreational injuries.

Trailing snowboarding are sledding and hiking, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report in the journal Wilderness and Environmental Medicine.

The most common problems were broken bones and sprains, accounting for half of all cases. About 7 percent of ER visits were for concussions or other brain injuries.

“We want people to participate in outdoor recreational activities. But we want people to recognize that there’s cause for concern and people can and do get injured,” study co-author Arlene Greenspan said Tuesday.

She said injuries can be avoided through planning and preparation: making sure your fitness level and skills match the activity and using proper equipment like helmets.

Greenspan said the study is the first to look at injuries from all activities, instead of individual sports or geographic areas.

The researchers looked at data on nonfatal injuries from outdoor activities treated at 63 hospitals in 2004 and 2005. They calculated that almost 213,000 people annually were treated for such injuries nationwide. About half of those injured are young, between ages 10 and 24 and half of the injuries are caused by falls.

Males are injured at twice the rate of females, but the research didn’t look at the reasons.

“It could be that males are more risky or it could be that males just participate more than females, or a combination of both,” said Greenspan.

Nearly 26 percent of the injures were from snowboarding followed by sledding (11 percent); hiking (6 percent); mountain biking, personal watercraft, water skiing or tubing (4 percent); fishing (3 percent) and swimming (2 percent).

From his experience on ski patrols, “it makes perfect sense to me that snowboard injuries rank high,” said Dr. Paul Auerbach, of Stanford School of Medicine.

For full article go here

Mads Jonsson - Burton Snowboards, Von Zipper - Mads Jonsson is a Global Burton team rider. His job is to travel the globe nonstop during the season searching the best powder. Mads Jonsson films for Standard Movies and every year his parts get better and better. A few seasons ago he hit a huge 187 foot jump at Hemsedal, Norway with a slow motion 360. He won TWS 2006 Stand out of the year hitting the Hemsedal 187 jump. Here is a picture with our friend Lonnie Kauk filming for Standard in a heli-mission.

Eric Jackson is a Mammoth Local kid since day one. By the way Eric and his brother John Jackson, who rides now for Forum Snowboards, where born and raised in Crowley Lake The closest neighboring town to Mammoth Lakes, California. Eric Jackson is sponsored by Lib Tech Snowboards, Grenade, Thirty Two Boots, Elm, VZ and Nike. For the last year he has been filming for Standard movies.
He kills it in and out of the back country. Jackson Brothers for life.

Tim Nelson and Murray Hodgson - Tim Nelson and Murray Hodgson are part of the Ambassadors team of Omatic Snowboards. These Canadians ride hard with no excuses. I see in both brilliant futures in their snowboard careers. Good attitude and hard work is the key to success.