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Snowpool.org: Catching up with founder Patrick Davey
July 19th, 2010
Hannah Trigger Interview
July 19th, 2010
Hannah Trigger, a rising star in the Female Snowboarding ranks has had a unlucky previous season in terms of injury-but strikes to remain positive and look forward to things going forward. We were lucky enough to ask her a few questions on life, injury and the plans ahead. Read more »
Shaun Belmore from the the movie SpareChange Talks
June 1st, 2010
This Saturday at Strike in Prahran, Shaun Belmore and the crew at WetSocks Productions are hosting the premiere for their debut film ‘Spare Change‘. We’re really pumped to see the click-and happy to get behind Shaun and the crew. Read more »
Torah Bright Wins Olympic Gold
February 19th, 2010
Torah Bright has won Australia’s first Olympic Gold in the womens halfpipe at Cypress Mountain earlier this afternoon. After qualifying first, Torah had a shaky start falling on her first run.
Rise from the Indoors – Pim Stigter Interview.
February 10th, 2010
Pim Stigter, a 20 year old dutch snowboarder has had an unconventional rise to become a professional snowboarder. From his humble beginnings at his hometown resort of Snowworld Zoetermeer (An indoor resort), he now travels the world thanks to his sponsors O’Neill, VANS, Elan snowboards to name but a few.
Apart from a trip to the Austrian Alps at the age of four, Pim was relatively unaware of snowboarding with an unavailability of any major resorts in Holland. “After I saw a snowboard half pipe contest in Fieberbrünn , Austria . I really wanted to try that, so I did. One year later there was a indoor slope ten minutes from my house. As a kid I began to spend most of my spare time there” Pim said. Read more »
Yuho Sekihara
February 10th, 2010
Giving Back. The Yuho Sekihara Intervew.
There is something about snowboarding that makes us strive for more. We make sacrifices, we become devoted. Often commiting yourself to snowboarding spans far beyond the riding itself and we can find this devotion is often the most satisfying.
Snowlife recently caught up with Canadian Yuho Sekihara, an individual who has spent her life giving back to the thing she loves most in life, snowboarding.
Yuho Sekihara has had her fair share of experience in the global snowboard industry. The Japanese born Canadian snowboarder has gone from professional rider to development coach to professional photographer and even a kind Whistler host to up and coming riders. The last 15 years have been good to Yuho and she has been good to the sport. Read more »
Trickie Business – Making Boards
February 10th, 2010
Last week Snowlife began a 3 part series on Australian snowboard manufacturers with Heresy Snowboards. Today we introduce the second in the series with Trickie Snowboards.
Trickie Snowboards didn’t have the most standard of conceptions. Good thing though because today it is far from standard in the boards they make, the service they deliver and their commitment to the snowboard industry here in Australia.
Snowlife sat down with Trickie Snowboards to find out more. Read more »
Catalyst Snowboards – Ballarat vs The World
February 10th, 2010
3 weeks ago Snowlife began a 3 part series on Aussie snowboard manufacturers, today we meet our final brand, Catalyst Snowboards. Words by Richard Evans of Catalyst.
Catalyst started back in 2002 as a thing i wanted to try and do for fun, I’d just come back from living in Canada for a while and knew a few people there that made boards and kinda got into it like that, wasnt for 2 or 3 years after that, that we started to sell a few boards.
Inspiration is one thing that i guess i dont need to much of, I’m more determined to always make something better than the last, its hard to compete given some of the import laws in Australia that make it more expensive to import materials than it is to import a finished board from China. To try to make the best snowboards is all that I need to keep me going. Read more »
Ski.com.au – 14 Years On
February 10th, 2010
Over the many years there have been certain things that have stayed true to the snow industry in Australia. These things have developed over time to become institutions to our sport. Ski.com.au is no doubt one of them. From their humble beginnings to where they are now, 14 years on – it is still going stronger than ever.
Not long ago, Snowlife had the chance to catch up with Ian Dunlop of Ski.com.au to find out why they did it, how they did it and whats left to do. Read more »
Becoming A Snowboard Instructor
February 10th, 2010
There is not a snowboarder out there that hasn’t thought about it, heading off and chasing the winter as a qualified snowboard instructor. It certainly sounds like an amazing opportunity but how many people actually go through with it?
Often the choice can be made blind, not really really sure what your getting yourself into, not really sure what to expect. Snowlife recently caught up with Snow Skool, an organisation who specialises in turning you into a qualified snowboard instructor to find the ins and outs on making that decision and living your dream Read more »
