Features
Nearly 30 years in the making, Lib Tech's new surfboard line will hit shops in late spring. We caught up with Mike Olson, the mad scientist behind this truly revolutionary take on surf, for a sneak peek.
The 2012 SIA Snow Show is officially under way in Denver under warm skies and snowy forecasts looming for the on snow. Here's what went down on the first day of the show...
Chuckbuddies, the brainchild of industry vet Rasmus Ostergaard, is launching its line of shred-inspired toys at SIA this week with a line-up featuring of pro models from Terje to Jamie Lynn to Torstein and Lago. We caught up with Ostergaard, the former CEO of Europe's Method Magazine to learn more about crossing the pond with their rad new toys.
Agenda posted its strongest New York show to date with exhibitors growing by nearly a third. We caught up with top attendees for the low down and got a grip of pictures for a look back at what went down January 23-24 in the city.
TransWorld Business and KBS+ P, a leading advertising and digital agency based in New York, have partnered to create Informant, a video series with leading brand managers, founders and directors in the action sports and streetwear industry, launching at this week's Agenda New York show. The roll out is hosted by Amy Gunther of KCDC New York, and gets an insiders perspective on new and established brands, how technology is influencing their business, and what’s driving trends. Stay tuned for the next two days for updated videos from the show...
Ryan Villopoto tops an epic season with his first-ever Exposure Meter champion title.
While things were popping inside the show's walls, the attendees flooded the city after hours, as well as checked out the other events going on around the city. Here's a look at some of the other mayhem that made Berlin and Bright the place to be last week.
Ten-year TWSNOW vet Nick Hamilton has been promoted to the newly created role of content director, and will oversee the title's direction going forward. Take a look back on Nick's career with some his favorite photos and fast forward to the future of action sport's media.
Day two shines a light on one of the most heated races of the year, the TransWorld Business Surf Exposure Meter. Get the complete report right here.
The 12/13 snowboard season could quite possibly go down as the year that binding technologies became the new rocker. Switchback's new bindings allow riders to customize their look, and also include a patented system to remove the highback at the drop of a hat. With a totally tool-less binding, you can adjust your angles and set up on the fly as well. We caught up with founder and Bataleon Director Dennis Dusseldorp to get the low down.
Shops 1st Try, whose third-annual snowboard demo went off January 7-10 in Landeck, Austria , was one of the best demos, hell, one of the best on-snow events we've ever attended.Check out ten creative twists on the demo format that made it stand apart, and have helped grow the event to over 700 people from 160 retailers and 60 snowboard brands.
This week we're unveiling our top athletes who were crowned as the best of the best in 2011 in our world famous Exposure-Meter. First up: Skateboarding. Find out who took top honors as skateboarding's No.1 athlete and which brands won our logo wars competition.
Red Bull Media House and NBC's Red Bull Sigature Series will be storming into houses across the nation tomorrow with the first installment of their partnership, which includes 35 hours of innovative action sports contests like Travis Rice's Supernatural. We caught up with Alli Sports President Wade Martin, Red Bull Media House Managing Director Werner Brell, and Red Bull Director of Event Marketing Sean Eggert to learn more on the eave of the launch.
The newest look book from Sol Republic, outlining exclusive product for action sports retailers and "Saviors of Sound" ambassador Julian Wilson.



















