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January 05, 2009

Hannah Teter’s Year-End Celebration

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By Kyle Lemmon

Olympic Gold Medalist and Sierra™ Resort Elite Team Rider Hannah Teter hosted her annual Hannah’s Gold celebration on December 30 at the Sierra Pub. The pro snowboarder from Belmont, Vermont has made South Lake Tahoe’s Sierra Resort her humble abode since snatching the 2006 halfpipe gold in Torino, Italy.

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January 02, 2009

A Year’s Worth of Antics

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By Jake Anderson

For the last 8 months, team Antics has been zigzagging across the nation like possessed tornado hunters, feverishly in pursuit of the Perfect Party. Here, party can be loosely defined as a gathering, cultural nexus, music festival, skating expo, art gallery, witches’ brew, etc.  I mean, a hot dog eating contest can be considered a party so long as there is Peter Frampton music playing.

As we wave goodbye to 2008, it feels only natural to reflect and marinate in our own nostalgic tapenade.  I thought about contriving a ‘12 Days of Antics‘, but then remembered that I hate Christmas (somehow I always manage to have an extended allergy attack), and opted instead for a more prosaic list.  Out of the hundreds of events we put on, the following is a run-down of the top ten West Coast Antics affairs for 2008.  You might want to fetch a bib to quell the drool about to distend from your open mouth!

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December 29, 2008

The North Face Launches iPhone Snow Report App.

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By Kyle Lemmon

The North Face and Apple launched a new free iPhone application earlier this month that will prepare snow addicts with up-to-date weather and map info about winter resorts around the world.  The information beamed into your iPhone will be snow conditions with current and expected snowfall, detailed daily forecasts and wind direction and speed information. Who knew meteorology could be so gnarly?

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December 18, 2008

Hit the Breck: Winter Dew Tour Starts Dec. 18

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By Kyle Lemmon

The newly retooled/renamed Alli Dew Tour is ready for the slopes, taking its inaugural free-snowboarding and skiing series to three resorts — Breckenridge, CO, Mount Snow, VT and Northstar-at-Tahoe, CA.

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December 10, 2008

Masterpiece in Motion IV

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By Kyle Lemmon

Original Snowboard Art Festival launched its fourth annual online art contest with a global search for the frostiest original snowboard and twin-tip ski art. The Masterpiece in Motion (MIM) contest is a free game for amateur and professional artists alike. MIM is produced in association with the Telus World Ski & Snowboard Festival, the biggest annual winter sports festival in North America held each April in Whistler, British Columbia. For 2009, Original Snowboard Art and Masterpiece in Motion are casting a worldwide call-for-submissions for the best original visual art and graphics submissions for snowboard and twin-tip canvases.

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November 06, 2008

The Videograss is Greener

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By Evan LeFebvre

Headed up by Mikey LeBlanc, Darrell Mathes, Nima Jalali and Lance Hakker, Videograss is the latest power-move addition to the world of snowboard filmmaking. Mikey, Darrell and Nima are all pro snowboarders; Mikey also being the co-owner of Holden Outerwear; and Nima and Lance being co-owners of Ashbury Eyewear, just to give you some background info.

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