Archive for February, 2006

A different vacation with Whitepod

Sunday, February 12th, 2006

Whitepod offer a bit different exclusive experience. Whitepod is a hi-tech eco camp for just twelve guests situated 1500m up in the swiss alps. The camp consists of six pods and a old farmhouse serving as dining area and spa. Each pod is designed for single or double occupancy and is heated by a wood […]

Art, skateboarding and life

Saturday, February 11th, 2006

“Art, skateboarding and life” is the title of a 304 page hard cover book with two DVDs. The title pretty much tells you what the book is about, the book is made by Andy Howell with Amely Greeven and the DVDs are directed by Ted Newsome. Interviews and contributors includes Tony Hawk, Shepard Fairy, Patricia […]

Clothing from Kari Traa

Saturday, February 11th, 2006

The norwegian freestyle skier Kari Traa, currently in Torino for the olympics, is not only a skier. She has her own clothing line too, simply called “Kari Traa”. Being a girl (and what a girl) her clothing is primarily made for girls. The design is quite playful and “girly”, see the helmet and beach bag […]

BMX video from Animal

Friday, February 10th, 2006

Animal’s third bmx video is out now, even if you won’t get the video you can check out the trailer. Some of the riders Animal sponsors is Bob Scerbo, Butcher, Jared Washington and George Dossantos. They also have a stylish online catalog with some cool photos and all their products. View trailer for Animal’s third […]

Weekly snowboard news by video

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

Shralp! is a site that provides the latest news from the snowboard scene in video format. The videos is produced together with “Blank paper studios” who made “91 words for snow”. You can watch the video news in all different kind of file formats, mov, mv4, mp4, wmv and 3gp. In other words you can […]

Maverick surf contest

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

The fifth annual Maverick surf contest were held on tuesday. Twenty four world class surfers and waves with 30-40 foot faces. The contest if often labeled “the most dangerous surf contest on the globeâ€?. This year the contest was won by the 32 year old south african Grant Baker. He walked away with $30,000 in […]

Photo blowout

Wednesday, February 8th, 2006

Slap magazine have a photo blowout with various skating photos including the photo below with Leo Romero doing a heelflip. Photo Blowout Photo: Dawes / Slap Magazine