Posted April 12, 2010 | Filed Under Community
Written by Peter Kray | Comments: 0
Photo: Olympic Moguls Gold Medalist Hannah Kearney and SWB Team Rider Corbin
K./Telluride, Colo. (Shred White and Blue)-The new John Cusack Movie Hot Tub Time Machine is a hit, drawing positive comparisons to every film from The Hangover to Hot Dog, The Movie.
Retro snow and social styles from Walkman’s to leg warmers to neon all make the wayback trip to 1986 nostalgically scary for anyone who actually lived and shredded through those long ago seasons. But the best part for Shred White and Blue fans has got to be the skis, custom made by our buddy Pete Wagner of Wagner Customs.
Pete says he got a call from the film company early on in the process, asking him to make a couple dozen era-specific boards for the film.
“My first suggestion was that they just go and raid a ski fence,” said Wagner. “But they were adamant about wanting brand new boards for the actors.”
Wagner made the skinny sticks the film co’ desired, and then the filmmaker’s art department got involved, making up custom ski designs for faux Austro-Franco sounding shred designs with names like ‘Fachmann,’ ‘Schnell,’ and ‘Rasse.’
Check out the teaser and then go see the movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DCFPS58KYY
Venture Partners w/POW for Enviro Boards
Silverton, Colo. (Shred White and Blue)-More Shred White and Blue favorites Venture Snowboards and Protect Our Winters partnered for a snowboard graphic contest to help publicize the impact global warming is having on our snowpack.
The winner (pictured here) is “Unknown Future” by Julie Boake. Congratulations Julie!
According to a release from Venture, “Our panel of judges liked the clean look of Julie’s design, as well as its illustration of the role that mountains play in the water cycle.”
Julie will take home the grand prize – a brand new Venture deck emblazoned with her very own artwork. These limited edition POW boards will be available for sale this fall and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Protect Our Winters. The runner up, Aggie Drelich Smith’s “Modern Threat” wins a 09/10 Venture board and the top ten contestants will receive Venture swag as prizes.
U.S. Mogul Gold for Kearney and Discoe
Squaw Valley, Calif. (Shred White and Blue)-It was icing on the cake for one, and a new frontier for the other as 2010 gold medalist Hannah Kearney (Norwich, VT) and Joey Discoe (Durango, CO) took moguls titles at the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships at Squaw Valley.
Joining Kearney on the podium were two women who picked up the first World Cup wins of their careers this season. Eliza Outtrim (Steamboat Springs, CO), just off a win at World Cup finals in Spain, was second and Heather McPhie (Bozeman, MT) was third.
Kearney was happy to share the podium with such distinguished talent.
“The podium was three individuals who have won a World Cup so you’re really skiing against the best in the world, which makes it that much more difficult,” Kearney said.
The Olympic champ broke out some new moves Friday, throwing a mute grab off the bottom air to freshen up her run and set herself apart from the stiff competition.
“That was the first time I’ve ever thrown a mute in competition or qualifying and a new trick, it’s always satisfying when that goes well,” Kearney said. “I like to try to push myself because I’ve been stuck in a rut for a few years as far as my tricks go.”
Joining Discoe on the podium were Jeremy Cota (Carrabassett Valley, ME) who was second and Michael Morse (Duxburry, MA) who was third.
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