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Wholesome Family Fun

2008-08-25T09:31:00.000-07:00

In case you've never been to an evo company picnic, it's a lot like a third grade end of the school year party: more chips than anyone can eat, lawn games, skateboards, brownies, and cool prizes. Except no chaperones! And we brought a boat. And beer. Also, people were making bets, making out and making jokes at Shilo's expense. There was almost a dog fight. At least one person got sort of drunk, and I don't mean that in a metaphorical way. After Bryce and Shilo kept losing warshers repeatedly, the last game got a little bit heated, but when it was all over everyone chipped in to clean up and we all gave each other hugs goodbye. Family parties are always the best - can't wait 'til next year!

Malibu Pro Team Challenge Results

2008-08-20T01:37:00.000-07:00

August 16th and 17th marked the second annual Malibu Pro Team Challenge. The scene at the campground was great - family and friends setting up camp for the weekend, watching in anticipation as teams Liquid Force, Ronix, Gator Boards, and defending champs, team Hyperlite battled it out for a grand prize of $25,000. The beautiful Silverlake Resort in Eatonville, Washington served as this year’s venue. The players included some of the top riders in the sport: Adam Errington, four time X-Game gold medalist Danny Harf, Mikey Ennen, Jimmy Lariche, AJ Racinelli, Bob Soven, and many more. These athletes teamed up to compete in three events: boat-pass, rail jam, and a double up contest - the perfect set up for the crowd's viewing pleasure. The riding was incredible. Bill Geiger, creator of the event, remarked, “All these guys out here are killin’ it”.

The Malibu Pro Team Challenge is the only pro wakeboard event held in Washington, and, aside from being in evo’s backyard, it was super fitting as most of the board companies call the Northwest home. The audience and the participants seemed to think the venue ideal as well. Eric Ruck, a Hyperlite rider told evo, “It’s cool getting to see Mt. Rainer and everyone just hanging out by the campfire enjoying themselves. I think the whole idea for it [Malibu Pro Team Challenge] was to keep it intimate, a little more relaxed than normal events.”

Besides the wakeboarding competition, the weekend was packed with amazing weather, after-hours shindigs hosted by local sponsors, ride with the pros, and hob-knobbing with legends like Parks Bonifay and Gator. Spectators not only left with great stories, but also great swag. Raffles and giveaways included wakeboards from Hyperlite, a wakeskate by Ronix, vests from both O’Neill and Liquid Force, Ronix rope and wake handle, Malibu beach blankets, a signed board by Gator, and not to mention a ton of hats, t-shirts, coozies, and stickers.

Before the beginning of competition on Saturday, Malibu hosted a “ride with the pros” event., where, Mikey Ennen divulged some of his wake skill secrets. Later at the evo tent, Mikey Ennen was visibly stoked, “Yeah I took a little kid out riding, and taught him some basic skills: how to jump the wake, and he was going big,” pausing to laugh a little, “It was pretty awesome seeing a little grommet just charging.” Danny Harf of team Ronix also dropped by the evo tent to sign a Ronix board and chat with some fans. evo was interested in his thoughts on his first Malibu Pro Team Challenge, “We [normally] ride against these guys individually, so its kinda fun to cheer for your teammates while they’re going, and it’s a little less stressful out here, a relaxed environment, makes for a good time. The conditions are perfect, I can’t really ask for more.” But what about vendor sponsored parties?

Reps from Skull Candy, Monster Energy Drink, Reef, Ronix, Hyperlite, NW Riders Clothing Co, Bake’s, Von Zipper, and Liquid Force chilled, chatted and enjoyed cold Pyramid Brewery beer at Friday night’s festivities hosted by evo. Bake’s Saturday night VIP party included ample food, more Pyramid brew, and some impromptu Indo board demonstrations by riders and patrons.

Sunday morning brought the last day of competition, with the finals in the rail jam and double-up events. At the end of the day Jimmy Lariche was awarded overall best rider—a prize of $1,000, and team Hyperlite was crowned champions for the second year running winning the $25,000 purse. Participants, vendors and patrons a like left the lake asking what is in store for next year? Bill Geiger answered this question best, “Well I think the goal for everyone, evo, Alliance, and Malibu… is to absolutely keeping it in the Northwest, making it bigger, better, and more fun for everyone, every year as we go.”
-Rhesa

Boat Comp
1st Place - Aaron Rathy - Hyperlite
2nd Place - JD Webb - Hyperlite
3rd Place - Bob Soven - LF

Double-Up
1st Place - Danny Harf - Ronix
2nd Place - Jimmy Lariche -Hyperlite
3rd Place - Kevin Henshaw - LF

Rail Jam
1st Place - Jimmy Larich - Hyperlite
2nd Place - Bob Soven - LF
3rd Place - AJ Racinelli - Gator

Overall Winner - Team Hyperlite (defending champions) with 240 points earning $24,000 and hanging on to the "Malibu Cup" for another year!

Check out the video.. These guys go big. Like opening ceremony fireworks in Beijing big.

Hunting Yeti Update // The Summer Months //

2008-08-14T10:48:00.000-07:00

Hello Nimbus fans and supporters. This is Chris here reporting in from my endless summer of Hunting Yeti’s...

It all started with a crew discussion of taking a road trip down to Mexico for a month. It was the plan all season, until we unfortunately lost the keys to Pollard’s shackles, which had him locked to his 22-hour days of editing. Andy got up close and personal with a softball, leaving him a new grill and a large dental bill. And the news channel’s left us skeptical of traveling as clueless Gringos all the way through Mexico for an entire month.

With that in mind, when Eric found a free moment, the crew (sans Andy) booked a 10-day flight to Cabo, Mexico. As a whole (of passionate not so great surfers), we wanted to document a trip away from the snow, while at the same time capture some third-world traveling..

As anticipated, it was more then just surfing good waves.. There was rattlesnakes, feeding donkeys, surfing, rallying rental cars, attempting to speak spanish, snorkeling, and much much more.

After a successful and funny trip, Pollard went directly back to his computer and finished up the movie. Pep went to his sisters wedding. Andy was still dealing with dental issues. And I booked a quick flight to Whistler to get a day in with DaKine at COC.

Sure enough, we had Whistler fog both days we tried to shoot, which left us with little to no skiing footage. Directly after Whistler, Pep and I had agreed to coach at Windells for a session. So, that’s exactly what we did. We originally planned to get some more footage there, but an Oregon bug unfortunately hit me hard, giving me bronchitis and an ear infection.

Needless to say, we had another amazing couple months together, and were able to document something new, that we all truly love… With that said and webisode 4 all wrapped up, I am here in Mammoth packing for Australia and Chile to give you the seasons last webisode of shredding powder. To make my packing more enjoyable, I put my Hunting Yeti DVD on loop. Yep, that's right, Hunting Yeti DVD's are shipping out all over the world as we are proud to announce the film is done. I got a box full of Yeti's just a couple days ago. Go to your local shop and ask for a copy.

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CB

Rail Rendezvous | Mt. Hood Oregon

2008-08-06T17:41:00.000-07:00

by Matt Holihan

Mt. Hood, Oregon is one of the most unique places America has to offer. An endless winter is made possible for riders all over the planet by providing a special retreat for summer jibbing, pipe riding, and jumping. One rider in particular, who calls Mt. Hood her summer home, is Randa Shahin. Randa, an evo team rider, has been a part of the Mt. Hood community for the past 5 years. She is recognized by many as not only a driven and talented snowboarder, but as a caring and loving friend. However, her boarding skills have recently been put on hold. While taking her first lap through the Timberline Park this year Randa overshot a jump, which resulted in a horrific accident. Randa suffered a double fracture in her neck, which is clearly evident by the halo she currently wears. Randa is presently at home in Virginia recuperating, and learning that the road to recovery is not an easy one. However, the community of Mt. Hood, after becoming instantly aware and distraught regarding Randa’s injury, has been proactive in providing the support she needs.

Mt. Hood and the good people of Timberline Lodge are a close community of skiers and snowboarders who dedicate their summers to playing in the snow. When one of their own is in need of assistance, they join together to show their full support. An example of this camaraderie is apparent in the circumstances surrounding Randa’s accident and subsequent healing. To help Randa, the Timberline Lodge, and the society of riders from Mt. Hood quickly came together to host a fundraising event for their fallen friend. The “Rail Rendezvous,” a rail-jam competition, was put together by Randa’s close friend Megan Ginter and Timberline Lodge Event and Promotional Manager Jenny Johnson to raise money for Randa during her recovery period. The funds will help Randa financially, allowing her to make payments on her Mt. Hood home, which she is currently struggling to keep up with, among other expenses.

This event took place on July 12th at the base of Timberline Ski Area’s Magic Mile Ski Lift and registered just over 60 participants. The competition was in jam format and was called by rider’s choice judges. Based on participation there were three categories: 1st-5th male snowboard, 1st-5th female snowboard, and 1st-5th male ski. The judges helped draw attention to those riders who threw down on the three obstacles, a down rail with a donkey kick, a flat bar to step-down rail, and a wall ride. Towards the end of the comp the judges called out a handful of noteworthy riders to stand in front of the crowd, where the riders themselves voted (by shouting) who they thought should place.

Lake Tahoe resident and snowboarder Andrew Brewer took first for the men, and earned his spot rightly by throwing down back lips, back side 180’s to pretzel out - all around nasty moves. Everyone else who placed received a hefty supply of prizes including snowboards, complete setups of outerwear, gloves, boots, shoes, and certificates such as Burton’s “free wax for life”. There was also a sizeable swag toss, which gave everyone a little something to go home with.

The Rail Rendezvous brought in a total amount of $3,340 which is going directly to Ronda to help out with her current situation. Randa’s sponsor Betty Rides donated $2,500 while $840 was accumulated through entry fees. The event couldn’t have been done without the great people of this unique Mt. Hood community. Randa will soon be back shredding with the best of them, and her friends at Timberline have clearly shown that they are looking forward to that day.

Evo would like to take this opportunity to thank the wonderful people at Timberline Lodge and Ski Area, along with friends of their community, for allowing us to take part in the event, and experience a weekend to remember and share. Tre Dauenhauer (evo Photographer), Matt Holihan (evo Intern Creative Writer), and Chris Shalbot (evo Team/Shop Manager) covered The Rail Rendezvous, inherited their own experiences while traveling down to Mt. Hood, and were welcomed into this unique and supportive community formed by those sharing a similar passion for snow sports.

Evo also thanks: The 7-11 guy for turning down Matt, Tre, and Chris’ request for free slurpees on 7/11, Graham Hiemstra for letting the trio crash at your house for the weekend, evo team rider, Austen Sweetin, for letting us bring down your abundance of camping stuff in a tightly packed Honda Civic to end up not even using it, Seth Kitzke for falling in the tree-trunk hole, Timberline Lodge and Ski Area Promotional manager, Jenny Johnson, and Megan Ginter for keeping The Rail Rendezvous organized and successful, and thank you to Marketing Manager, Brian Reed.

Timberline Ski Area is still covered with tons of snow left over from last winter’s record breaking season. The conditions are amazing, and without the people of Timberline Lodge and Ski Area we wouldn’t have been able to cover the event or enjoy the excellent conditions. Thank You Everyone!

Art Deck-o: Rivard Merges Skateboarding and Art

2008-08-04T15:19:00.000-07:00

Abandon what you thought skateboard graphics could be—farewell kitschy skulls and a few predictable stars. Artist Mark Rivard has rescued skate design and has reinvented it with his original artwork. He’s amping up skatedecks with everything from a two-years-in-the-making Breckenridge landscape to an organic blending of a women’s body with a tree—fine art and skateboarding have collided.

In celebration of Fremont’s First Friday Art Walk, evo’s Times Infinity art gallery debuted the opening of Mark Rivard’s feature gallery. The opening rocked steady with jams from our guest DJ, and even Rivard himself was there to hang out, drink some free beer with the evo crowd and talk about his artwork. Incredibly, we learned Rivard has no formal artistic training. He began sketching on skatedecks after a ski accident in ’03 left him wallowing on his mom’s couch. “I pretty much needed something to do and so I reached for a skatedeck and starting drawing.” Rivard explained.

This artist has gone from injured to ingenious, sketching up his super-detailed skatedeck magic with Sharpie markers. That’s right, Sharpies.

Several of Rivard’s pieces in the evo gallery include the artist’s free flow writings about life, liberty, and pursuit of skateboarding. When asked if the writings were poetry, Rivard just laughed: “I don’t consider it poetry. It’s just what I have to say. The piece Slow Beat came from a night of drinking.”

Rivard keeps it real when talking about his art, skipping out on the fancy “isms” and fine art snobberies. We’ll skip those too. Rivard’s skatedeck art is what would happen if graffiti artist Banksy was a Siamese twin with the graphic designers at Imperial Motion. These skatedecks are urban mindwarps, with skylines melting into faces and faces melting into crows. Rivard’s art is inventive; Fishing for Ugly goes underwater with a fish, while above the surface an emu peeks out. There just aren’t enough emus at art galleries these days.

For those of you who missed out on opening night’s free beer, chill vibes, and the DJ's grooves, fret not; you can still take in the emu. Rivard’s skatedecks will be displayed in evo’s gallery for the rest of the month.

Evo’s art gallery openings are a regular event held every first Friday of the month to debut the work of a feature artist. To find out about upcoming artists, check out evo.com.

Surviving the SOS Beach Blast Party!

2008-07-22T22:36:00.000-07:00

Oh my gosh i think we went over the top again! People came out of the woodworks in their beach attire to support the SOS Outreach Program and by the photos i'm sure you can tell that people were so incredibly pumped to rock some old school beach attire and SPEEDOS!!!

The shop floor had been cleared out and we made way for a volleyball court, a mini bar, twister, beach balls, a round of limbo, bboys and bgirls, raffles and really there was so much going on...i'm sad you missed it but check out the pics and you can relive the night with us!

There was a silent auction with incredible items brought to you by Ride and K2 Snowboards, Cappel Outerwear, Drake bindings, tickets to The Summit at Snoqualmie...there was so much more!

Thanks to all of the sponsors and most of all to YOU for coming out! ...and if you haven't made it to the shop to check out the Obey Giant/Shepard Fairey Gallery Exhibit you MUST pop in before the end of July!!!

Support a friend, go to Mt. Hood!!!

2008-07-11T14:33:00.000-07:00

Randa Shahin, a member of the evo family was recently injured. A bunch of Randa's friends put together this really cool event to help offset the cost of her injury. So if you are in need of a snow fix, I couldn't think of a better reason to slide in some summer slush.
For all the details check out http://timberlinelodge. com/events/rail-rendezvous. php

-Sat 7/12/08
-Registration 8:30-10

See ya there-

evo hosts - Obey Giant Shepard Fairey Signed & Numbered Original Prints

2008-07-08T18:04:00.000-07:00

Photos: Tre Dauenhauer

Red, White & WHAT?! Maybe it was the image of a german leader biting the head off of a white peace dove or the simple portrait of Barak Obama's face with the word "Hope" but this Fourth of July proved to be a fun one with our gallery opening of original Obey/Shepard Fairey prints.

The collection comes from August Tarantino a private collector who has over 100 original signed & numbered prints- and we have just about half of them right now. These prints were lent to us in support of the charity SOS (Save Our Snow – Gus is a director) in which we are hosting a fundraiser for on July 19^th. Not only that but August also wanted to share these prints with the public to do exactly what Fairey achieves – spark conversation.....

....Many of the gallery goers on the 4^th happened to be walking by evo on their way to watch fireworks and saw our open doors. Unable to resist a free beer and cool art, people funneled through the gallery stopping to discuss Fairey's messages of political propaganda and current social issues. Many pointed with an awkward giggle at the image of our nation's president with bloody fangs and glowing red eyes that reads "One hell of a leader!" Some enjoyed images of famous social leaders like Malcolm X or the image of skateboarder Tony Alva flipping off the camera.

The exhibit will be up throughout the entire month of July so come check it out!!

evo's timesinfinity art gallery | Feat. Song Duong

2008-06-10T14:34:00.001-07:00

Did you make it down to Fremont for the First Friday Art Walk? If you didn’t make sure to come by evo through the month of June to check it out. This month the timesinfinity gallery at evo is featuring local artist Son Duong and Friday June 6 was the opening. Son is a local artist who does graphic design with Byerly Wakeboards as well as other industry brands such as Skullcandy . A lot of us here at evo were familiar with his work and were really excited to have him showing at evo. Also, for those of you unfamiliar with First Friday, it’s a reoccurring Art Walk in the Fremont district of Seattle where businesses feature new artist exhibits and open their doors to the community to debut them on the first Friday of each month. Go to www.fremontfirstfriday.com for more on the Fremont Art Walk!

For this month’s opening event the evening sun came out around 7pm as people started trickling in down the streets of Fremont to check out our latest artist Son Duong. With a drink in hand, everyone enjoyed watching Son put some final touches on one of his pieces. Between painting, and chatting with peeps about his work, Son also brought his own line of tees and caps that will be available at evo for the rest of the month. While most attendees had been to the spot before, newcomers were overwhelmed by the large retail space that accompanies the timesinfinity gallery.

A big thanks to all of you that made it to First Friday and for those that didn’t, we hope to see you on July 4th. I know it is the 4th of July but we have an amazing gallery for the month of July: original works by Shepard Fairey thanks to Gus Tarantino and his private collection. See on the 4th of July at 7:00pm!

Photo Cred: Tre D. (www.onetwotre.net)

Hunting Yeti Update

2008-05-29T11:39:00.000-07:00

The Nimbus Independent crew has been keeping busy...check it out!

HUNTING YETI SPRING UPDATE
By Ike Smith

Hello again friends, family, and supporters of Nimbus Independent’s “Hunting Yeti” project. This is your trusty correspondent Ike Smith with an update from the first month of shooting for Webisode 3.

The last half of April blessed the Northwest with steady snowfall at a lower than average elevation, so we all celebrated by skiing nearly everyday for two weeks. Chris and Pep were in Alaska filming for PBP, while the rest of the crew was in Oregon. Mt. Hood Ski Bowl was nice enough to let us come to the resort midweek for a private pow session, which produced the worlds smallest backflip session on the world’s smallest jump. Andy won the style award, with a perfect statue backflip, while I tried a double back off a jump that came up to my waist, receiving crash of the day. Once the skies started to clear, we hiked around the canyons and found some pretty cool snow formations. We were able to jump off, on, up to, and use them any which way we could. The filming hunt only lasted a day or two until the snow baked out, and with the inspiration of the “Duff Pirate” we decided to gear up for the first snow camping mission of the year.

After having such a good time in Oregon it was time to try out Washington, on a volcano that blew up in the last 30 years. The crew consisted of myself, Pollard, Mahre, Wiegand, and Felix Rioux. We took our snowmobiles with us, which made us think it would be a good idea to pull a trailer behind us. Mine was two snowboards with a plastic sled mounted on top, while Pollard and Wiegand tried the inflatable raft method. Let’s just say it took us over two hours to make it ten miles to the camp spot, and it wasn’t pretty. Once we got camp set up and ate dinner it was time to rest up for the next day. We woke up early and started to explore the mountain. It wasn’t long before finding a real nice left side hip. After some deliberation on the angle of the lip, we got it built and sessioned it for a while. It turned out to be one of the most fun jumps of the year. We decided to leave the next day, and fortunately, the ride out was much easier since all the beer was in our belly’s instead of on our backs. After a few days rest, it was time to head to Mammoth, California and meet up with Chris and Pep.

Chris, the big time local aside from my 4 year stint, got us in to hit Snowboarder Mag’s Superpark on the backside of the mountain. Since it was snowboard SP, we got to session with some crazy snowboarders. As usual Mammoth had some big hits pushed up; hips, step down, crazy three way gap, which all had real nice transitions. After a couple days back there, it was time to hit the Main Park, which had some awesome features as well. Chris, Pep, Eric, and Garrett Russell sessioned down a 10 foot section of a lift tower stuck straight up in the snow, with a 15 foot gap on and off. It was all fun and games until Pep went for a leap frog, and did a Kung Fujas straight into it. Unfortunately, the tower won. He toughed that one out as usual, while the rest of the crew got some good shots. Eric, Wiegand, and Garrett left that night to get the next camping mission lined up in Mt. Hood. Chris, Pep, Felix and I stayed behind and got to hit another amazing jump that Mammoth built on the backside. It was a bit windy, but the backdrop was beautiful and the boys got some more shots in the bag. As I write this, we’re on our way to meet up with the rest of the crew at the campsite tomorrow morning for what should be a great session on Mt. Hood, with the whole crew together for the first time this year! Could get crazy. Tune into Webisode 3 at rip.tv/nimbusindependent on June 15th and be sure to download the Hi-Def version!

evo Timesinfinity Art Gallery | Feat. Mike Enen

2008-05-09T15:04:00.000-07:00

Fremont First Fridays @ evo Timesinfinity art Gallery
Featuring: Mike Enen
May 2, 2008

evo's Timesinfinity Art Gallery was glad to open it's doors once again to Fremont First Fridays! We took a short break there but we were stoked to bring in artist and Pro Wakeboarder Mike Enen.

For those of you who are not familiar, Mike is a talented Northwest's wakeboarder and is a key rider on Liquid Force's pro team. Mike is also a gifted artist whose work has been featured on Liquid Force's boards. Mikes work at first glance looks like detail line art or a drawing, but upon closer inspection you'll notice that there is something very unique about his work. Its an olde process called releif printing...check it out on Wikipedia!

there was a steady flow of groups from 6:30pm - 9pm during the opening gala, but unlike many evo parties it never got too crazy which was kind of refreshing for those of us working the event. A lot of people were actually here for the art walk, and others were here to stop by before the "Drive" wakeboard premiere that was the same night down at Showbox Sodo. The store was open during the gallery party so people cruised around and checked out all the new Spring clothes and sipped on some PBR's.

If you haven't seen the exhibit yet, definitely come check it out...it's pretty amazing stuff!

*Photos by: Tre Dauenhauer

Chat With The Nimbus Crew | Tues. 3/18 | 6pm (PST)

2008-03-17T22:41:00.000-07:00

The Nimbus Independent crew is taking some time out of their travel schedule to answer your questions tomorrow night, LIVE on Freeskier.com. It all goes down at 6:00 PM (PST) and goes until their hands go numb from answering your questions. Nestle up with your computer and join Pep Fujas, Eric Pollard, Chris Benchetler, Justin Wiegand, Ike Smith and Andy Mahre tomorrow night.

This is your chance to ask some of the sickest skiers in the game about where they’ve been, what kind of shots they’ve been getting for websisode 2 of Hunting Yeti, their favorite Golden Girl and more!

East Coast: 9:00 PM
Central Time: 8:00 PM
Mountain Time: 7:00 PM
Pacific: 6:00 PM

BP @ Salt Lake "Shootout"

2008-03-14T10:51:00.000-07:00

Pro skiers and photographers converged on the not so sleepy town of Salt Lake City for the inaugural Ski Salt Lake "Shootout". It was a week of shooting and an amazing experience for all involved, including local photog Grant Gunderson and evo's Bryce Phillips:

"Bellingham, Washington-based photographer Grant Gunderson took home the Best in Show Grand Prize and a $4,000.00 check with his mind-blowing shot of Bryce Phillips making a powder turn under star-trailed skies above Little Cottonwood Canyon. Up until 4:30 am the night before the judging deadline, Gunderson spilled the beans about this long sought-after shot. "This shot really means a lot to me due to the fact that so many variables had to come together for it to work. I got the idea for this two years ago, and then it took me about a year to figure out the technicalities of how to make it work, and then another year to get the right combination of conditions. To see the image win Best in Show is hugely satisfying."

For the full story, check it out at Ski Salt Lake.

Join Our friends @ Frequency!

2008-03-11T19:46:00.000-07:00

Baldface Lodge, BC: With only a few days left until freq week, several spots do remain available with special pricing and incredible conditions in the Kootenays. Step into an A-Star helicopter at the Nelson heliport and lift off several thousand meters to the remote and sublime Baldface Lodge. Dine on world-class cuisine, get up in the morning to a stunning view of the alpine, climb into comfortable snowcats and take off for an entire day of epic turns through some of the Interior’s best bowls and glades, ride back down to the lodge, gather around a private bar for cold beers and enjoy a slide show of the day. More four-star food.
Repeat. Repeat again.

Two sessions March 14-16/17-20, one Ladies Cat. Dance parties, potato gun wars, powder, friends, life memories.

Come join us at the House the Craig Built. You can still make it, if’n you want it.
For booking information call Baldface Lodge at 250-352-0006 or visit them online at www.baldface.net

evo represents at the Oakley Uprising

2008-03-09T22:16:00.000-07:00

Saturday was the Oakley Uprising contest at the Summit. Mr. Chris Shalbot got us on the bill as a cosponsor last minute and Chris, Jake and I worked the event. Oakley is super stoked to work with evo in the future. What does this have to do with the team you ask. Cool your jets man, evo Team riders Ivan Marcinko and Austen Sweetin got first and second in the rail section and then second and first in the Quarter
Pipe. Well that leads to an overall first for Austen are newest team rider. Austen also cleaned up by taking biggest air too.

He is from Lake Forest Park and is 16 at a towering 5 feet high. "Ten"'s current sponsors are evo, Oakley, Ride and Pow gloves and Vitamin Water. Oh wait, we now have 6 year old Keala Cole taking the spot as the newest team rider and he is about 3 feet tall 40 pounds and hails from Edmonds. He had a great showing but does not go as big as 8th graders. Eric B needs to check him out because he is even better on a skate board, a real full season threat (unless you are a really big 8th grader). Well
this did take me over an hour to type so got to go.

-Gorio

Oh yeah, check out evo rider Austin Sweetin and the FULL ARTICLE from Oakley's site: 2008 Oakley Uprising - Click Here!

"Hunting Yeti" Webisode 1 Premiere - Were you there?!!

2008-02-25T11:25:00.000-08:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

“HUNTING YETI” AT EVO

WELCHES, Oregon (February 20, 2008) – Throwing an event, party, or premiere is always just as entertaining behind the scenes as it is for the attendee. There always seems to be a little stress, anxiety, doubt towards success, and exhaustion upon completion. The world premiere of “Hunting Yeti”, presented by K2 Skis, at evo was no exception.

The question you have to ask yourself in the beginning is, “how big do you want to go?” Since this was a world premiere I wanted to go freaking HUGE. But going big takes serious budget, something Nimbus doesn’t have yet. I had visions of renting a thousand dollar HD projector, getting a band or big name DJ, finding a drink sponsor (booze), hiring an event staff, filming the event, and presenting to a sea of people. It’s important to aim high, even if you miss the mark.

So we showed the film without the band, DJ, booze, event staff, or red carpet. Instead we showed the film to a smaller crowd of friends, evo employees, industry insiders, our partners, and about 150 people who were truly interested in the project and there to support the cause. It was as I should have envisioned from the beginning.

Leading up to the show, the amp blew so we had no sound. I rushed to American Music up the street to rent one, just to arrive as they closed. Then I called my friend, Ryan Goedhart, who rushed over to the POW Gloves office and we ripped out the company stereo. Then rushed back to evo just in time to set up before the show started. The sound problem was averted. Thanks buddy, I owe you one.

The first episode ended to the sounds of applause and praise. We then cleaned up, put merchandise back on the floor, and the crowd headed to the High Dive for something to quench their thirst.

A big thanks to everybody who came and showed their support. Thanks to all our partners, as it’s been a collective effort. Thanks to Matt, Molly, Peter and Grace at evo for staying late and hosting the event.

“Hunting Yeti” is presented by K2 Skis and produced by Nimbus Independent in association with Poor Boyz Productions. Nimbus is producing five webisodes premiering on the 15th of February, April, August, and October. Check out the final cut of “Hunting Yeti – The Film” in early September on DVD or on tour in a city near you. Visit our producer page at: www.rip.tv/nimbusindependent.

Contact: Gary Winberg
Ph. 425-246-9668
gary@garywinberg.com

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2008-02-21T16:03:00.000-08:00

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STEVENS PASS + BURTON: WMS FREERIDE RETREAT

2008-02-20T14:23:00.001-08:00

Burton Snowboards and Stevens Pass are teaming up to bring you the Northwest’s first ever Women’s Only Snowboard Retreat! Don’t miss this chance to take your snowboarding to the next level and share a weekend with a great mix of women from across the Northwest (and beyond!)

Join us on the hill Saturday and Sunday March 1st & 2nd for 2 great days of riding & camaraderie - there will be several members of Burton’s Pro team there as well as professional instructors from Stevens Pass & Burton’s “Learn to Ride” training staff to share the fun with.

Whether you’re a “never ever been before” first timer, terrain park connoisseur or a certified powder fiend we’ll have professional instructors on hand to help progress your skills and take your snowboarding to the next level.
All ages & ability levels are welcome and everyone will receive instruction appropriate to their skill level. Regardless of whether this is your first day on the hill or your five-hundredth it is going to be a great time!

We will have plenty of Burton boards, boots and bindings available for you to demo (for free) & we encourage everyone to try out some new gear – especially if you are new to snowboarding. If you already have your own boots please bring them.
There are 3 different package options – see below for the details.

There are "Day Tripper" and "Overnite" package options. All packages include two days of instruction, gear rentals/demo’s, lift tickets, meals and of course lot’s of great give-ways from Burton, Scion of Seattle and Stevens Pass!

Check out the Stevens Pass Website for all the details!

Contact marketing@stevenspass.com or go to www.ridestevenspass.com for more details

Social Networking for skiers & snowboarders!!!

2008-02-13T17:46:00.000-08:00

So you're probably wondering that this is all about? Think of it like Myspace or Facebook but a more targeted space for people with the same interests as you.

"Powder Church is a community for snowboarders, skiers and anyone that is pretty much a fan of mountain sports.

Powder Church was started by Nick Murto in 2007 as a place for skiers and snowboarders to come together and share their winter passions. Nick started a similar site for wakeboarders Wakefirst in 2006 that lead to an active community. He was amazed at how many people that were out there with a passion for wakeboarding that didn’t know many other people with the same passion.

Powder Church members can upload photos and video of their latest trips, share stories and offer advice in the forums. There are also posts with the latest events coming up and you can download the Powder Church snow report widget to your desktop, Facebook or MySpace page. If you have an iPhone their web app puts all of the snow report tools at your fingertips."

Check it out and while you are there, check out evo's Powder Church profile!

Epic Winter!!!

2008-02-10T21:42:00.000-08:00

Hey Everyone,

Conditions have been crazy out there over the past couple weeks...snow good, avalanches bad! If you're wondering whats going on in the Washington Passes, check out the WSDOT Website for updates!

Also, make sure to be aware of what the snow is doing and be aware of avalanches... evo recently got together with Stevens Pass for an Avalanche Awareness course. I highly recommend courses like this. We spent about an hour in a classroom learning about the snowpack, basics on what causes avalanches and the equipment and then made our way out on the hill for some beacon training....it was a blue bird day... the hosts and all the staff were awesome! Big thanks to Chris Rudolph and the Stevens Pass crew that helped out for the day! Check out the Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center for more info and please PLAY SAFE!

Rossignol’s Seven Artistic Sins Limited Edition Freeski Collection Debuts at evo

2008-01-08T19:46:00.000-08:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Rossignol’s Seven Artistic Sins Limited Edition Freeski Collection Debuts at Blowout Seattle Exhibition Event at evo

(Salt Lake City, UT) January 7, 2008 – On Saturday, January 5, 2008, hundreds of snow culture aficionados, board sports icons Andy Howell, Steve Caballero and Squindo and a host of Rossignol athletes descended upon Seattle’s renowned retail giant evo to pay homage to board culture’s most infamous artistic talents and see the first true fusion of ski and board culture at Rossignol’s Seven Exposed.

More than two years in the making, the unprecedented event marks the global debut of Rossignol’s Seven Artistic Sins (SAS) Collection, a group of seven limited edition twin tip models pairing the most technologically advanced, athlete-developed product available on the market. The SAS collection is canvassed with artistic interpretations of the seven sins as imagined by iconic board sport legends Andy Howell, Steve Caballero, Caia Koopman, Mr. Jago, Andrew Pommier, Will Barras and Squindo whose work has covered skateboards, snowboards, surf boards and album covers for much of the last decade.

“Our goal was simple; We wanted to give these artists the recognition they deserve, collectively, they have basically created the visual identity for board culture and they have been behind the scenes for far too long,” said Jason Newell, Director, Sports Marketing & Promotions for Rossignol. “The time has come to put the spot light on these artists – a nod to their individual style and creativity. These artists have shaped the evolution of our sports and created a deep emotional connection with our equipment.”

Seven Artistic Sins marks a new era for Rossignol, leading a charge that will head ski graphics into a new dimension that celebrates the influence of traditional board sport disciplines on the Freeski culture. The result is an important cultural play and new dimension in rideable art to be used by Rossignol’s world class roster including Cody Barnhill, John Spriggs and Kye Peterson, all of whom were in attendance at the launch event.

Guests at the Seven Exposed event enjoyed an incredible exhibition curated by Jerome Katz of Space Junk, featuring images of the original canvases along side the skis they were translated to. Additionally, Andy Howell painted an original canvas throughout the evening for guests, while Steve Cabellero and Squindo made their way through the massive crowd of revelers. Complimentary top-shelf cocktails flowed freely until the wee hours of the evening under evo’s roof accompanied by a soundtrack from DJs Mat the Alien, Dana D and DJ Vinyl Ritchie. evo will continue to showcase the art of Andy Howell, Andrew Pommier, Mr. Jago, Squindo, Will Barras, Caia Koopman, and Steve Caballero in their Times Infinity Gallery throughout the month of January.

The Seven Artistic Sins collection will be formally introduced to the global market at the January 2008’s SIA show in Las Vegas, NV to the industry and an ultra limited pre-release of the skis will be available beginning today at www.evogear.com to lucky collectors.

For event photos and video go HERE!

To access USNAPS photos, go to www.usnaps.com and type in "Seven" for the Code.

For images and further product info contact Mariana@turnerpr.com

Media Contact:
Turner PR 212.889.1700
Mariana@turnerpr.com
Jeizel@turnepr.com
SIA Booth Number: C32
Seven Exposed!

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BURTON'S SNOWBOARDING CHALLENGE

2007-12-20T11:48:00.000-08:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/20/2007

Online Ski and Snowboarding Retailer www.evogear.com is adding $5,000 to the total prize money for Burton's "Poach for Freedom" Snowboarding Video Contest.

In a surprise move, Seattle-based ski and snowboard retailer evo (www.evogear.com) announced that they will add $5,000 cash to the total purse Burton is giving away in their "Poach for Freedom" contest. Burton's controversial challenge referred to as "Sabotage Stupidity" offers $5,000 to the person or crew that submits the best video documentation of their poach experience from each of the last four remaining "fascist" resorts that do not allow snowboarding. Videos entries can be submitted and watched on Burton's website at www.burton.com/poachers/. evo's additional $5,000 increases each award by $1,250.

LEARN MORE!!!

evo | Two Year Anniversary Party

2007-12-09T14:12:00.000-08:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/7/2007

“evo House Party 2” – 2nd Year Anniversary Party!

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – We are a week into recovery over here at evo from our 2nd Year Anniversary party! Those of you who were down for the neon themed bash got to experience the sights and sounds of a historic celebration. Neon clad manufacturer reps, evo employees, friends, family and evo supporters were in attendance. Graced with awesome performances from hip hop’s rising sun, Kid Sister, DJ Catchdubs and DJ Sean Cee.

A lot of hard work… and yes, blood, sweat and tears have hit the shop floors at evo over the past 2 years and this party was our opportunity to kick back and say thanks to everyone who has been along for the ride! As people started strolling in we saw everything from neon 90’s to neon construction workers and I can’t begin to count the number of neon fanny packs! It didn’t stop at neon though. There was interactive entertainment from photobooth sensation Usnaps (enter secret code: “evohouse2) and video karoake from Danceheads!

Check out the 2min video recap of the night, you won’t want to miss it! Thanks again for being the best part of what makes evo the best place to work!

evo has been 6 years in the making guided by founder, Bryce Phillips’ contagious entrepreneurial spirit. Founded in 2001, Bryce, formerly sold gear out of his garage. Initially, selling closeout gear provided him the ability to support his travels, but eventually www.evogear.com built a following of people searching for ski and snowboard deals. In the 2005 evogear.com re-launched with a facelift coupled with an 8,000 sq. ft. retail store (www.evoseattle.com ) and company headquarters located in Fremont, a creative neighborhood of Seattle.

evo explores the collaboration between culture and sport by seamlessly joining fashion, music, art, and sport. Through our unique events, movie premiers, art exhibitions, and partnerships we are simply providing a venue to share what we love. Passion for building community is a driving force; both on a national level and locally here in Seattle.

Media Links:
Usnaps - http://www.usnaps.com/
Dance Heads - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCBvv1wnEIE
Video Recap on You Tube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E7i7fueGLc

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First shreds of the season!

2007-11-23T08:56:00.000-08:00

A good majority of our crew at evo has most likely passed on tripdophan and family visits for this Turkey Day. If you go around the office and look at everyone's "Out of Office Replies" most likely you will see something to the effect of "Gone Shredding, see ya Monday!"

evo Team Rider Ivan Marcinko already sent in some shots from Baker!

"Float" Premeire Recap-izzle!

2007-11-19T22:05:00.000-08:00

November 17, 2007 - They say that good friends are like a fine wine....so if i understood that right, what you're saying is that they make everything WAY more fun?! That said, it was awesome to be able to have my friend Erin Valverde Pollard premiere her film "Float" at our shop! With her husband Eric by her side, family, friends, and fellow riders from the film, Erin rolled deep with a large posse and everyone was so chill and there was all kinds of good energy from her whole crew! A great film, good friends, yummy food, art, lots of snow hungry boys and girls, and a crap load of stuff to giveaway pretty much sums up the night....

As described by the Float Crew, "The Float Film project is a rider driven and produced film that focuses upon the level of women's riding today as well as documenting the lifestyle and environment surrounding their snowboarding." Aside from the killer soundtrack, i really appreciated their approach and film style. Shot in 16mm, the cinematography is beautiful and riding shows that the ladies are really giving the guys a run for their money!

Special appearances were made by Erin of course, snowboard legend Barrett Christy and all the way from Japan, Sachi Tanaka! Pay special attention to the photos and you'll probably recognize some of the boys who dropped in to show their leading ladies some support!!

Thanks to all of you, guys and girls who came down to support "Float"!!! And last but not least to all our sponsors. our friends at Whistler Blackcomb rallied the YUMMY food from Ohana, a popular Hawaiian Restaurant and Sushi bar here in Seattle. Our girl Amanda was on site talking to girls about Whistler's "Women's Week", Edge Cards and oh yeah, did you know that Whistler OPENED the same day as the premiere???! Alongside Whistler, Mamafest "Ride for the Cure" was on site with some rad event apparel and you may have noticed some copies of Future Snowboard magazine floating around? If you got yours you probably noticed the evo/"Float" ad, if you haven't gotten yours yet, you can get it at evo!! Thanks Kale for helping out! And of course Rossignol Snowboards was there in a big way showing the ladies what they are all about. And to show that they mean business they gave our Grand Prize winner of the raffle a 2008 Women's Rossignol women's snowboard!