Day 2 at the Burton New Zealand Open

IPod at the 2010 Burton US Open

Day two of the Burton New Zealand Open, and the Japanese young guns are taking charge. Halfpipe qualifiers were today, an on the men's side, 14 year old Taku Hiraoka out of qualified in the first spot while 15 year old Hikaru Oe took the top qualification on the women's side. Okemo's Benji Farrow continued his solid run, qualifying third in the pipe after snagging the top spot in Slopestyle yesterday. Riders will run with some big names like Stratton's Louie Vito, IPod, and Mount Snow's Kelly Clark. For today's complete breakdown, drop by the official New Zealand Open Day 2 Wrap Up.

It's Not Snowboarding But...

Check out this crazy video, taken by Chuck Patterson, as retweeted by Tricia Byrnes.

2010 Burton New Zealand Open

The 2010 Burton New Zealand Open kicked off yesterday, with today being the last day for rider registration. The events run through the 14th, with Some solid names are there, including Okemo's Benji Farrow. He is the leader after two runs in the Men's Slopestyle Pre-Qualifier, so look for him in the main event. The event is free, and so are the concerts following the events. For more information if you happen to be in New Zealand, visit the BNZO site.

Knife Show Video Contest

The guys over at Knife Show are running a "Snow and Skate Contest" through the end of next week. All you need to do is upload a video in this thread, then sweat out the results. The winner is hand chosen by Casey himself, and gets the Knife Show hoodie featured to the right. So far only a few entries have been submitted, and this thing is absolutely still winable.

Featured Photo - Week of August 9th

This weeks photo comes to us from Swedish photographer proboarder at deviantART. Using an EOS1, 28-70 2.8L with booster, he was able to catch this backflip sequence and merge it into this glorious photo.

Think you can do better? Prove it.

2010-2011 Winter Forecast

Accuweather.com has posted their way-too-early-to-be-right forecast for the 2010-2011 winter. While it's most likely not going to be correct, any mention of snow in the forecast this time of year is worth a look. According to this prediction, the Northwest is the place to be this winter, with a 50/50 shot of a good winter in the Northeast. We could use a solid one up here.

Go Big or Go Home

"I'm With Stupid" teaser from Chad Otterstrom and Role Model Productions. Some pretty epic fails in the first part, including the font. Rosewood? Really?

LNP and Johnny Lazz Face Off in a Game of Shred

Johnny Lazz and LNP played a (long) game of Shred up at Mt. Hood. Check out the video from TWSnow and Rome.

Australia Opens Up Superpipe

Perisher has taken advantage of the recent dumping in Australia to open up the continent's only Superpipe. Yea, that's right, we're playing the "Australia as a continent" card. Just sounds more impressive that way. It's 328 feet long, 52 feet wide and has walls at 17 feet. To celebrate the opening, Perisher is giving away a chance to ride with Torah Bright for a day. Not a bad deal.

Burton 2011 Site Launch

Burton rolled out their 2011 site today, and I gotta say, vast improvements were made. It responds a lot quicker than the previous site, and is just sleeker overall. The layout seems simplified, and it is much more user friendly than last year. Also, they have completely revamped the team pages. This year, they have put timelines of riders careers as well as "lookbooks" on each shot to let you know what's being worn and what set up is being used. It's a pretty impressive upgrade, so take a look for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments.

Featured Photo

This weeks featured photo comes from luisah on deviantART. The glare from the sun and the colors reflecting off the snow create great effects, but check out the snow subtly trailing behind the rider. Just a great shot.

Got something better? Send it over for your shot to be the featured photo.

Argentinean Pow

It's winter down in the southern hemisphere, and we're all jealous of the 20 inch plus dumping Australia just got. They're not the only place getting some fresh - check out this video from SASS, down in Argentina.

Knife Show's Gnarcade

This has got to be the best video released so far this year. Knife Show released their video Gnarcade a couple weeks ago, but seeing as how this site started just recently, it's just getting posted now. According to the guys over at Knife Show, this video took over a year to edit. Personally, I'd say every minute spent on it was worth it. Gotta love reliving the 8-bit era. Check out the video below.

Gnarcade from Mike Benson on Vimeo.