Danny Davis - Burton Snowboards - Danny Davis is an incredible snowboarder; he can ride any type of terrain with great control and style, from half pipe to powder. He was born in Michigan, attended Stratton Mountain School and moved to Tahoe because of the amount of resorts around this area and the proximity to the Reno Airport.

In the 2006 US Open Danny won the Quarterpipe Competition and took the second place at the Halfpipe Competition. He is sponsored by Burton Snowboards, Analog, AG Streetwear, Anon Optics, R.E.D and Frends. Check out some pics!

Terje Haakonsen - Terje Haakonsen is considered one of the most influential riders ever.  Terje dominated freestyle snowboarding in the 90’s winning ISF World Championships in half-pipe three times:  1993, 1995 and 1997. He also won 5 European half-pipe competitions, 3 times US Open and 6 times Mt Baker Banked Slalom (one switch time stance). Terje also has the current world highest air with a 9.8 meter backside 360 in a Quarterpipe.
Terje Haakonsen developed a few Burton Snowboards:  the Burton T6, the Burton Malolo, the Burton Fish and the famous Balance series back from the 90’s to 2000. His sponsors are: Burton Snowboards, Oakley, Swatch, Skullcandy, Volcom Outerwear, etc. These days he lives between Oslo, California, Hawaii and the back country.  Check out this a picture from his original Burton Balance Series.

George Crosland Photographer - What to say about George Crosland? Motorhead fan, truly Californian nothing to proof nothing to lose, great skateboarder, very good surfer and an insane snowboarder. George can be Monday with Danny Kass, Tuesday skating with Danny Way, Wednesday shooting pics of a model and Friday with MFM shredding powder. Never ask him what his plans are coz he will never know for sure, his life change more than David Bowie in Hunky Dory. Long life to one of the best quality humans in the snowboard and skateboard industry! Don’t forget to check out George’s BLOG

George Crosland after he destroyed his cell phone with a hammer. No joke

Danny Kass is one of the best snowboarders on earth. Danny can shred any terrain with finesse, control and power like no other. His style remains me of half Kevin Jones and half Todd Richards. This year he is filming for the new Grenade snowboard video The Boned Age, cannot wait to watch it! Gabe Taylor told me that Danny’s part in powder will be insane. The list of Danny Kass sponsors goes on and on: Gnu, Nike, Oakley, Grenade, Monster, etc, etc.  Plus he is an amazing skateboarder like his brother Matt Kass and a business owner as well. How will be the reality show with Dingo and Danny Kass?

Louie Vito is Great Person and Snowboarder. He is sponsored by Omatic Snowboards, Spy Optics, Kicker Audio, Boost Mobile, Grenade Gloves, Vestal Watch, Monster Energy and Skullcandy. Louie Vito kills at Pipe, slopestyle and jumps. He has great style and personality. Check out some of his pictures:

One of his great Tattoos

Always on the phone

Stephen Duke - Stephen Duke is a great rider and a master of style. He is sponsored by Billabong, Hoven, Northwave, Drake, Bakoda, Grenade, Active, and Elm. Stephen lives in Tahoe and for the last couple of years he has been filming for MDP Peolple division. Here is a life style pic that George Crosland took last week in Vista, CA while Stephen was in So Cal taking care of the business end of riding. Be ready for his exclusive interview at Snowrev.com

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.