August 29, 2010 11:47 AM
Makers of beautiful and inspiring snowboard cinema,
Absinthe Films return triumphant once more for the 2010 winter with the intriguingly titled '
NowHere.' Multi-discipline super talent
Marie France Roy stars once more (despite a season dogged by injuries), alongside her mentor and fellow Whistler, BC local the backcountry queen
Annie Boulanger.
From the concrete city-scape of Salt Lake City, to the virgin spines of Alaska,
Absinthe consistently capture the cream of creativity on frozen water - and
NowHere doesn't disappoint: watch the trailer and super excited for winter after the jump...
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Posted by Gemma Freeman in Movies, Pros, Snowboarding, Videos
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July 26, 2010 12:41 PM

With the
longboard womens world championships wrapping up after just day two, the
Roxy Jam Biarritz then got creative to really get in tap into their tag line of celebrating art, music and surfing with the stylee, but slightly odd,
Expression Sessions jam. And a world record attempt for girls in a hut tub.
Check out the lifestyle video podcasts from day three after the jump...
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July 16, 2010 12:00 PM

The
Roxy Jam Biarritz took over the beautiful French Basque city of Basque earlier this month - bringing the world's finest female longboard surfers, artists and industry for a celebration of the culture circling women's wave riding. Day two saw the semi finals and finals take place with icon
Kassia Meador, 09 champion
Jen Smith, plus
Coline Menard, Kelia Moniz, Cori Schumacher,
Joy Monohan all embodying true style with a stick - with a surprise winner.
Catch the pair of videos from day two after the jump...
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July 15, 2010 8:00 AM
Catch the opening ceremony & first day of competition videos after the jump...
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July 9, 2010 11:59 AM
The French Canadian ripper has kept her successes on a down low - unlike many pros where being social media savvy is a prerequiste, but
Annie Boulanger has been quietly killing it, and gaining massive respect away from the overhyped contest scene.
A backcountry pioneer, pushing snowboarding into the steepest, deepest and gnarliest terrain while stepping up women's representation on film hugely, Ms Boulanger is our third and final
Thrilling Three - to celebrate
Mazda's new Thrillseekers campaign.
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Posted by Gemma Freeman in Legends, Pros, Snowboarding, Travel, Videos
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July 8, 2010 3:40 PM

The latest installment of
Lois Pendlebury and
Dani Mellor's Ladies monthly skate sessions saw the 5.0 edition roll not just into skatepark, but hold a whole weekend long session travelling all around Scotland's premiere spots.
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Posted by Gemma Freeman in Events, News, Pros, Skating, Travel
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