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Photos And Recap From Three-Day Snow Conference in Solitude, Utah

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Dirtball Fashion Founder Joe Fox Discusses Sustainable Products

Created by Fox in 2008 in his home state of North Carolina, Dirtball was founded on the idea of using in-house, eco-friendly manufacturing practices to both revive the regions depleting economy and create a solution to often overlooked environmental issues.

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TransWorld Snowboard Industry Conference Wrap Up

An elite crew of snowboarding industry executives, retailers, and resort representatives rallied in Solitude, Utah last week to discuss the industry’s most pressing issues. Find out what went down here and check out the photos.

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Rip Curl’s Dylan Slater On Premium Retailer Program

Spyder Surf Co-Owner Richard O’Reilly and Rip Curl Marketing Manager Dylan Slater discuss the new Mirage Boardshort premium retailer program, how its impacting small surf shops and what the brand hopes to achieve by focusing on its core retailers.

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Ask The Expert: Minimizing Taxes Through Effective Planning

Attorney Phil Jelsma, partner at Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP and a member of its action sports group, explains ways that small companies within the industry can take full advantage of available tax benefits through better planning.

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Seth Wescott at a Sugarloaf press conference with Maine Governor John Baldacci

Olympian Seth Wescott Returns Home To Kick Off Boardercross Tour

The two-time gold medalist is welcomed home in Sugarloaf, Maine by more than a thousand friends, family and fans, and announced the kick off for the Visa Seth Wescott Ride With Me SBX Tour.

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Tom Burt. Photo: TW SNOWboarding

Catching Up With: Tom Burt and Jim Zellers At The North Face Masters

TransWorld Business sat down with Big-Mountain legend and Winterstick co-owner Tom Burt and The North Face’s Jim Zeller during The North Face Masters to hear about their past antics, which arguably helped shape the future of the sport

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Snowboard Sales Down 8.4% Through January

Through January, total equipment (boards, boots, and bindings) sales were down 9.1% for specialty retail and 8.4% in dollars. Read more here and see a breakdown of sales by channel and region.

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Catching Up With: BambooSK8’s Ron Stebenne

BambooSK8’s Co-owner discusses eco-friendly aspects of the business, the difference between bamboo and maple decks and the reasoning behind BambooSK8’s sustainable model.

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Todd Canipe, Owner of Vertical Urge, Raleigh North Carolina

Retailer Round Table: Todd Canipe Of Vertical Urge

TWBiz Regional Retailer Of The Year weighs in on your toughest questions.

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Top Sellers: Costa Mesa’s The Armory

Co-Founders Dave Ashley and Chris Harris discuss what’s been selling since they opened up shop five months ago.

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