This just in from Australia: Billabong International announced it has acquired Sector 9 skateboards from Co-founders Steve Lake and Dennis Telfer. The acquisition includes Gullwing trucks. Billabong expects Sector 9 to contribute approximately 2% to the company’s overall sales in 2008-09.

The snow sports products market grew by $280 million to reach $2.97 billion for the 2007.08 season, up from approximately $2.69 billion in all channels last season.

Freestyle, the original action sports watch manufacturer, announced today, April 1, the grand prize winners of the “Are You Next?” contest, held in conjunction with Loop’d.com.

To celebrate their first 10 years, Board-Trac is offering 30% off on any report available from the online store. With purchase of any of the annual reports, Size of Market reports, ASR Seminars or a subscription to Trend Watch, a 30% discount will be given at checkout.

With a little more than 17 feet in snowfall this winter, New Hampshire’s Loon Mountain has announced it will stay open through April 21.

The only event of its kind in the US, Ultimate Boarder™ is a one-week competition to find the first athlete who can conquer the art of surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding

USA Today recognizes that the action sports industry is an ever-increasing market with its unique lifestyle brand and notes that it’s not uncommon for youth to know the names of professional skateboarders, snowboarders and surfers over the most mainstream athletes today.

Oceanside, Calif.–February 27, 2008– Transworld SNOWboarding’s Regular team was ready to rumble as they hit the fresh powder that awaited them at the inaugural etnies GvR Snow on Saturday, February 23.

Ezekiel talks to Transworld about ‘07 clothing trends at 2006 ASR trade show.

Quiksilver VP of hardgoods, Vans Senior Director of Marketing and owner of O-matic Snowboards talk to Transworld Business about prospective snow season 2006 at the Riders Poll Awards.