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	<title>Northwest Boarder &#124; Portland Oregon Mt. Hood Snowboarding Skateboarding Surfing &#187; Landon</title>
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		<title>Department of Skateboarding closes it&#8217;s doors.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Landon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you may or may not have already heard, the building that The Dept. and Cal’s Pharmacy have occupied for the last 9 years was sold a few months ago. The new building owners weren’t going to immediately occupy the building and were able to allow the park to remain open but beginning next month [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As you may or may not have already heard, the building that The Dept. and Cal’s Pharmacy have occupied for the last 9 years was sold a few months ago. The new building owners weren’t going to immediately occupy the building and were able to allow the park to remain open but beginning next month will have to start some re-modeling work to re-purpose the space and need to have the course removed to do so. Work on the course removal will begin next week so this Sunday August 15th will be the last day the park will be open to skate. [NOTE: CAL'S PHARMACY WILL REMAIN OPEN..ONLY THE DEPT. IS CLOSING]</p>
<p><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/14484514" width="540" height="304" frameborder="0"></iframe>
<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/14484514">Department of Skateboarding</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/deptofskate">DEPT.</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p>Obviously this is a huge bummer to many skaters in Portland’s skateboarding community. The Dept. always strove to be a positive contributor to that community and will continue to do so in whatever way it can in the future.</p>
<p>The Dept. and Cal’s Pharmacy would like to extend their eternal gratitude to the previous building owners for the incredible support of skateboarding they provided by seeing it as the positive and constructive lifestyle and activity that it is-when for years that was not the popular opinion.</p>
<p>The Dept. would also like to thank the many thousands of amazing skateboarders who shared some of their skateboarding experiences with us. The skaters themselves are what truly makes skateboarding the best.</p>
<p>Stay tuned and we’ll see you out skating.</p>
<p>-The Dept.<br />
[Jason,Garric,Hayes,Shawn,TSpence,TBrown,Early,Cube,Normine,Manson,Richardson,Compton,CDubs,McCloud,Manny,Joe D.,Birdie,Dan,Kyle,JakeO,Paul Anderson,B.Mohr,and all the locs.]</p>
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		<title>Timberline Season Passes Now Available</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Landon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just when you thought summer was getting into full swing, and you were planning on finally laying out on the back deck to work on your fat belly tan line&#8230; &#8220;La Nina&#8221; rears her head early, just as we anticipated. Summer came late, and left early this year. But who&#8217;s really complaining right? I know [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just when you thought summer was getting into full swing, and you were planning on finally laying out on the back deck to work on your fat belly tan line&#8230; &#8220;La Nina&#8221; rears her head early, just as we anticipated. Summer came late, and left early this year. But who&#8217;s really complaining right? I know we aren&#8217;t here at NWB. Especially when the forecast is looking like it&#8217;s going to make for an epic season on the mountain. My fingers are crossed as I&#8217;m sure everyone&#8217;s are as well.</p>
<p>Timerline passes are <a href="http://www.timberlinelodge.com/rates-info/">now currently on sale</a>, and they are set to re-open for Fall Skiing starting Oct 1st (if conditions allow). Prices go up on 11/8/10 so don&#8217;t miss out on early bird pricing. It will cost you a case of beer!</p>
<p><strong>So sit back and have a quiet look at some of the most memorable moments from the 2009/2010 season at Timberline. Then insert your face into the photo and imagine it&#8217;s you this year&#8230;</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/pow3.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/pow3.jpg" alt="" title="pow3" width="540" height="376" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1384" /></a> SWC / Timberline / © Drew Smalley</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/blair7.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/blair7.jpg" alt="" title="blair7" width="540" height="720" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1396" /></a> Adrian Blair / Timberline / © Karim Hadid</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/1.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/1.jpg" alt="" title="1" width="576" height="864" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1399" /></a> SWC / Timberline / © Drew Smalley</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/adrian.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/adrian.jpg" alt="" title="adrian" width="540" height="360" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1401" /></a> Corey Caswell / Timberline / © Adrian Blair</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/pow1.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/pow1.jpg" alt="" title="pow1" width="540" height="400" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1383" /></a> SWC / Timberline / © Drew Smalley</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/pow2.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/pow2.jpg" alt="" title="pow2" width="540" height="376" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1385" /></a>  SWC / Timberline / © Drew Smalley</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/joel.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/joel.jpg" alt="" title="joel" width="540" height="719" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1404" /></a> Joel Fuquay / Timberline / © Taylor Hanson</p>
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		<title>Cory Smith Interview</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Landon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cory Smith is one of those guys who you meet, and quickly realize that he&#8217;s got this thing called life totally figured out. He kills it on the snowboard, and had a long successful career as a professional rider before being hired on to help Smith Optics transition into the snowboard scene over ten years [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cory Smith is one of those guys who you meet, and quickly realize that he&#8217;s got this thing called life totally figured out. He kills it on the snowboard, and had a long successful career as a professional rider before being hired on to help Smith Optics transition into the snowboard scene over ten years ago. He built his own house, created and runs his own private back country training facility, he&#8217;s a husband, father, and all round ultra talented guy.</p>
<p><strong>So Cory, tell us about living in Idaho.</strong><br />
Yeah, I’ve been living here in Ketchum for ten years now and loving it. Originally I’m from Silverton Colorado so I’ve been living in small mountain towns most my life. Actually Ketchum is a city compared to Silverton. Silverton was an amazing place to grow up though, it sits at 9,000 feet and all the peaks are just under 14k. I started snowboarding in 1987 on an old Burton Elite and had to get certified at Purgatory (local resort) before I could get on the chairlift. I moved out of there after I graduated high school but went back and filmed on Red Mountain Pass with Standard films back around 1995. I think that was one of the first snowboard companies to film there.<br />
<a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/archives.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/archives.jpg" alt="" title="archives" width="540" height="733" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1355" /></a> Snowboard magazine archives</p>
<p><strong>Whats it like living in Idaho?</strong><br />
The lifestyle here is amazing, very cool community of smart, athletic and motivated people. Living here has definitely helped elevate my quality of life and has exposed me to life outside of the snowboard world. The year around outdoor activities are abundant. I’ve really gotten into mountain biking in the ten years I’ve been here, there&#8217;s an amazing trail system right out the front door. I live right in Ketchum in an old barn that my wife and I converted into a house. We did all the work ourselves and now live there with our <a href="http://vimeo.com/9618392">three year old daughter Sophie</a>. We’re expecting another girl in late October so the house which is only 700 square feet will be quite cozy! Lucky I have a detached garage to escape when I feel the need to tinker on something.<br />
<a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/CoryWDig.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/CoryWDig.jpg" alt="" title="CoryWDig" width="540" height="700" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1349" /></a> Mid barn conversion<br />
<a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/barn.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/barn.jpg" alt="" title="barn" width="540" height="360" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1350" /></a> Cory&#8217;s house<br />
<a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/garage.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/garage.jpg" alt="" title="garage" width="540" height="360" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1344" /></a>Hiding out in the garage</p>
<p><strong>Do you do a lot of back country riding having so much open terrain at your disposal?</strong><br />
Ketchum is an ideal place for the backcountry enthusiast. There are so many unexplored zones and the ones that are established are relatively empty. It’s completely different than Colorado or Utah where you see so many people in the Backcountry and loose some of that BC isolation.<br />
<a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/CoryMethod.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/CoryMethod.jpg" alt="" title="CoryMethod" width="540" height="637" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1345" /></a>Cory Smith / Mt. Hood Circa 90&#8242;s</p>
<p><strong>Do you have a season pass at a mountain or do you only go up into the back country?</strong><br />
I have a pass at Sun Valley which is three blocks from my house. It’s a big mountain with 3,000 vertical feet and a steep continuous fall-line. We haven’t had a terrain park until this last season so my jumping skills quickly deteriorated upon moving here. However I think this is what pushed me into the BC looking for the goods. When SV gets a good dump it’s hard to beat.</p>
<p><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/8874389" width="540" height="304" frameborder="0"></iframe>
<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8874389">Suprise pow day in Sun Valley</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user406127">smith optics</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Do you use a sled at all or mostly hiking in the BC?</strong><br />
I bought a sled brand new in 1999 when I was living in SLC. I quickly linked up with Mike Basich and discovered how much terrain you could access. We went up American Fork Canyon which is just South of Little Cottonwood and within 20 minutes we were standing at the top of Alta. This zone is pretty blown out now I guess, I haven’t been back up there since that winter, I see the jumps we used to hit in videos still. When I moved to Ketchum I didn’t know anyone so I would just go out on my sled by myself (sketchy, I know). I ended up discovering amazing zones and there was no one out there skiing or snowboarding. I called my buddies Chris Englesman, Travis Parker and some of the other Robot Food guys and told them about this spot, they came out and we ended up filming a ton of stuff for the RF movies here. One of the zones is a privately held mining claim so it’s gated off now. I have a working relationship with the owners and have a key to the gate, so basically we have our own private BC zone. This past winter we got two cats back there and built park style jumps with powder landings. We’re currently working on the edits to the web series that will be out in October. We’re ramping this operation up for 2011 and will be building some amazing stuff back there.</p>
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/14676030">Untitled</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user406127">smith optics</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p><strong>So basically, you have your own private back country cat tour operation with jumps, jibs and pow stachs. How sick is that&#8230; so it&#8217;s kind of a private training/filming facility for the Smith Team and all your buddies?</strong><br />
Yeah kind of, to be cliché it’s “our own private Idaho”. We’ve been going back there to film for years but this season we took it to the next level and leased the property and a cat.  Then Prinoth <http://www.prinoth.com/default.asp?l=3&#038;sit_id=15> donated a cat for us to use and with the help of Pete Colombo we built a real BC park. When I told the team what we were doing they didn’t really grasp it until they showed up. Needless to say everyone was blown away at the potential and the perfectly groomed jumps 10 miles back was unheard of. </p>
<p><strong>That place looks amazing. So we can look forward to more edits from this place?</strong><br />
If things go as planned yes, there will be a lot more from this zone. We just signed a deal with SKI-DOO to get new sleds up there for everyone to use and hopefully we just scored a lodge to house everyone who comes through. It’s kind of an ideal situation because it’s a 40 minute drive from the office to the trailhead. There is a yurt out there too so if we want to spend the night out in the zone we have that option as well.<br />
<a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/CoryMethodBig.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/CoryMethodBig.jpg" alt="" title="CoryMethodBig" width="540" height="688" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1347" /></a>Cory Smith / Dropping Bombs / Transworld Archives</p>
<p><strong>Do you do all of the filming/editing?</strong><br />
Not all of it, I used to do it all but one thing I’ve learned over the years is that you can’t do it all yourself.  It’s crucial to have people you trust in place to do the jobs that need to get done. We had a good crew this last winter, Lane Power, Mark Oliver, Dan Moses and myself were the principal filmers. I do a lot of editing for in-house needs and building a lot of banners ads etc&#8230;also spend a lot of time working on motion graphic stuff for tradeshow reels and POP presentations.</p>
<p><strong>What camera do you use to shoot all the video?</strong><br />
I have a Canon 5d mark2 and love it. I used to shoot an Arri S 16mm then switched to the Panasonic P2 camera and kind of lost interest in shooting for awhile. I just missed the feel of the 16mm and the depth of field and lens options. The Panasonic was convenient but the footage all looked the same and it was complicated, I missed the simplicity of film. Shooting video with an SLR brings back a lot of the same feel the 16mm had.</p>
<p><strong>You have been working at Smith Optics for a long time right?</strong><br />
I’ve been at Smith for 10 years. I was originally hired to be the TM and to help establish Smith in the snowboard world. Smith had this reputation as being a ski company when I started, I almost passed on the job because of this. Looking back on it I find it funny, so glad I took the job because I have learned so much working there. I produced three snowboard team videos for Smith when I first started and put a lot of young guys on the team to help build the snowboard presence. I think the videos worked for us as a brand and really showcased the talent of the team I put together. Riders like Eddie Wall, Jussi Oksanen, Scotty Arnold, Hana Beaman, Louie Vito, MFM, Otterstrom, Travis Parker were all on the program at one point. We gave the DVD’s away for free with the purchase of a goggle, we did like 40k copies each year. The DVD’s were “You’re off the team”, “Smithereens” and “VHS. <a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/CoryMethodOldSchool2.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/CoryMethodOldSchool2.jpg" alt="" title="CoryMethodOldSchool2" width="540" height="360" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1348" /></a><br />
Cory Smith / Swallow tail method</p>
<p><strong>So what exactly do you do at Smith?</strong><br />
Currently my title is Senior Promotion Manager and Multi Media Manager. I basically Help oversee the snowboard team and the promotions but primarily produce all of our in-house videos as well as web banner creation and some still photography.</p>
<p><strong>Sounds like a dream job to me, do you get to do much traveling with the team and/or travel for &#8220;work&#8221; to sick spots around the world?</strong><br />
Not as much as I used to, which is cool with me. I enjoy hanging out locally with my family and friends riding the Idaho BC. There were about five years where I wondered why I even paid rent because I was on the road all the time. It’s part of the job though, that’s how you get it done and network with the right people, it’s beneficial for the brand and for yourself.  I have a lot of fond memories of the days spent in the trenches traveling to all the events, buying drinks for everyone, a lot of hung over mornings too. That’s the one thing I don’t miss, the drinking can take it’s toll. I rarely drink now, being hung over and having to manage Sophie is brutal, plus I’d rather spend my free time getting outside and playing.   </p>
<p><strong>Do people ever ask you if you are Mr. Cory Smith, owner and founder of Smith Optics? </strong><br />
Sometimes but I’m quick to correct them. I’ve put in a lot of work for Smith but certainly not enough to be mistaken for Bob Smith or the legacy he helped build. I mean that guy established the goggle industry, he invented the first double lens goggle back in 1965. We stand on the shoulders of giants&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>If there&#8217;s 3+ feet of powder on a Wednesday morning, do people still show up at work at the Smith Optics headquarters?</strong><br />
I think if there is only 6” of snow people don’t show up for work. The office is so close to the mountain that you can go up for three or four runs, get in 12,000’ of vert and be back at your desk by 11, it’s hard to not to take advantage of that situation. </p>
<p>Same goes for lunch rides on the mountain bike. We all try and live the lifestyle we promote, we all work hard but ultimately we’re in this industry because we like to play hard too.  Smith has been nominated by Outside Magazine for three years now as being in the top 10 places to work, pretty awesome. </p>
<p><strong>I have been hearing a lot of chatter of how &#8220;La Nina&#8221; is coming this year. What are your feelings/predictions on that subject?</strong><br />
Well I’m positive it’s going to be a deep winter here in the PNW, not because of La Nina but because I’m about to have my second child and I’ll be shackled a bit. So I’ll take one for the team and sit some of it out and change diapers while you get the goods.<br />
<a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/CoryIndy.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/CoryIndy.jpg" alt="" title="CoryIndy" width="540" height="663" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1354" /></a> Cory Smith / Cliff drop / Transworld Archives<br />
<a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/CoryFlip.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/CoryFlip.jpg" alt="" title="CoryFlip" width="540" height="608" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1356" /></a> Cory Smith / Transworld editorial shot</p>
<p><strong>Do you have any riders in the Pacific Northwest?</strong><br />
Yeah we have quite a few but the two standouts are Josh Dirksen and Temple Cummins.</p>
<p><strong>Any last words or people you want to thank?</strong><br />
I think if there is one person who helped me the most in this industry it would be Tim Windell. I befriended him back in 1991 in Durango when he had a shop at Purgatory. He hired me to rent snowboards to Texans all season at this little hole in the wall shop. I guess he liked me because he offered me a job at his summer camp at Hood as the head cook. I didn’t know the first thing about cooking for 100 + people but I jumped at the opportunity. I put out some pretty questionable meals. I held that job for 8 summers in a row and used it to my advantage by riding and skating every day. God we had fun in those years, if you were there, than you know, it was all-time.</p>
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		<title>Meadows season passes pricing announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Landon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meadows just announced their season pass pricing for 2010/2011 $449 for the unlimited pass if your over 22. $339 for ages 15 &#8211; 22. The same unlimited season pass you used last season can be used for lift access for the 10/11 season, once it is renewed. So keep that pass! Once renewed you&#8217;ll be [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meadows just announced their season pass pricing for 2010/2011</p>
<p>$449 for the unlimited pass if your over 22.<br />
$339 for ages 15 &#8211; 22.</p>
<p>The same unlimited season pass you used last season can be used for lift access for the 10/11 season, once it is renewed. So keep that pass! Once renewed you&#8217;ll be able to use the very same pass for lift access &#8211; no picture or reissue required. If you want to have a new picture or reissued pass for your collection &#8211; no worries &#8211; you&#8217;ll be able to do that if that is your wish.</p>
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		<title>Tour Chop</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Landon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ASP tour is in Tahiti at the moment waiting to literally chop the lowest ranking 13 surfers into tiny little bites. So it&#8217;s only fitting they are at the wave known as Chopes. After this event is finished, the number of surfers goes from 45 down to 32 and the new One World rankings [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The ASP tour is in Tahiti at the moment waiting to literally chop the lowest ranking 13 surfers into tiny little bites. So it&#8217;s only fitting they are at the wave known as Chopes. After this event is finished, the number of surfers goes from 45 down to 32 and the new One World rankings system kicks in.<br />
<a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/chopes1.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/chopes1.jpg" alt="" title="chopes1" width="540" height="400" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1324" /></a> Sitting in the channel / photo: ASP world tour</p>
<p>There are a bunch of guys who need a solid score in this event in order to stay on the tour. And to make matters more stressful for everyone, the waves haven&#8217;t been good enough to run the contest yet, nor really get any time in the water at the famed break. But this could actually be a blessing for the lower ranking guys, who most of which haven&#8217;t ever even surfed Chopes. Especially at a solid 6-8 foot. So if the conditions are small like they are expecting, I think the lower seeded world tour surfers actually have a good change of getting through heats. Which is going to make things really interesting as far as who get&#8217;s cut.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/chopes2.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/chopes2.jpg" alt="" title="chopes2" width="540" height="400" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1325" /></a> Gabriel Villar get pitted / photo: ASP world tour</p>
<p>It&#8217;s looking like the contest might run tomorrow and over the weekend in the 4-5 foot range. So expect to see guys ripping as hard as they possibly can. Because it&#8217;s a do or die situation for many of the pros, who rely on the tour to stay in the limelight. If it&#8217;s not classic barreling Chopes, then it&#8217;s going to be a rip fest of airs, hacks and mini shreds&#8230; and I&#8217;m sure we will see some reef injuries as well.</p>
<p>So stay tuned and watch the <a href="http://billabongpro.com/">contest live</a> here.</p>
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		<title>Lucas DeBari Interview</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently caught up with local Northwest super shredder, Lucas DeBari. He&#8217;s been winning big contests, signing new deals with sponsors, and filming with the best crew in the industry. Here&#8217;s what makes him tick&#8230; So you grew up in Glacier, Washington right? What was it like growing up there? Growing up in glacier was [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I recently caught up with local Northwest super shredder, Lucas DeBari. He&#8217;s been winning big contests, signing new deals with sponsors, and filming with the best crew in the industry. Here&#8217;s what makes him tick&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>So you grew up in Glacier, Washington right? What was it like growing up there?</strong><br />
Growing up in glacier was awesome. There were three other kids born within 6 months of me that I had to rip around town with. More than anything it was awesome to grow up in such a tight knit community like that. I really enjoy spending time there and seeing all my friends.</p>
<p><strong>Where do you call home when your not traveling to film?</strong><br />
Right now I live in Bellingham, but I try my hardest to spend as little of time as possible at home. I enjoy traveling more than anything else.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/LucasDebari.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/LucasDebari.jpg" alt="" title="LucasDebari" width="540" height="809" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1303" /></a> Back country line / photo: Matt Georges</p>
<p><strong>Seems like you have had a really productive last couple of years. What was it like winning the rookie of the year award for Transworld?</strong><br />
Yeah, the last few years have been great. I&#8217;ve put in a lot of time and energy into my snowboarding and it has been paying off for sure. Winning that award was a huge honor for me. It wasn&#8217;t until then that I realized that my snowboarding was actually being noticed by a large portion of the industry. And to top it off I received the award in Vegas, which was quite an experience.</p>
<p><strong>Winning that title in Vegas must have been a blast for sure. No better place to win Rookie of the year. What were some of the crazy things that went down that night, being that it&#8217;s Vegas and all?</strong><br />
I would have to clear it with some homies to get into details&#8230; no it was a blast for sure. I was barely squeezing by with my terrible fake ID at the time.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/vegas.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/vegas.jpg" alt="" title="vegas" width="540" height="340" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1302" /></a> I guess the saying is true. &#8220;What happen&#8217;s in Vegas, stay&#8217;s in Vegas.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Then you went on to win the Mt. Baker Banked Slalom. That must have been great being that it&#8217;s your home town mountain? </strong><br />
The one banked Slalom title I have is by far the my greatest accomplishment to date. My whole family was there at the award ceremony, and the support I got from the Baker locals was phenomenal. I&#8217;ve been working my ass off to get another title, but beating Temple Cumings ain&#8217;t no joke.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Lucas-DeBari-wins.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Lucas-DeBari-wins.jpg" alt="" title="Lucas-DeBari-wins" width="540" height="360" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1304" /></a> Winning the Mt. Baker Banked Slalom</p>
<p><strong>Temples the man to beat for sure. He&#8217;s not slowing down one bit either. What do you do to train for the Banked Slalom? Anything special?</strong><br />
Ya temple is the man. In my opinion the only way to train for that race is to snowboard as much as possible. I usually don&#8217;t drink much in the winters either, that seems to help out.</p>
<p><strong>So you have been filming with the Absinthe crew the last couple of years. I actually filmed for a couple of Justin&#8217;s first movies back in like 97/98. That guy is so creatively gifted. What&#8217;s it like filming with Justin and that whole crew these days?</strong><br />
Getting the opportunity to film with Justin and the Absinthe crew was huge. I remember my first filming trip was in the Revelstoke area. I was so nervous going into it, but once again I just tried my best to make thing&#8217;s happen and I think both parties involved were stoked.</p>
<p><strong>Did you shoot with them for the latest film NOW/HERE?</strong><br />
Yeah we just wrapped up the filming this may. I went on my first Heli trip to Alaska. That changed my whole perspective on snowboarding. I got to ride with people like Jeremy Jones, Wolle Nyvelt, and DCP. I think when that movie drops this fall it will be the best video part I have ever had.</p>
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/13476645">NowHere trailer by Absinthe Films</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/absinthefilms">Absinthe Films</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Is there any footage from the North West in it?</strong><br />
Not as much as I would have liked. Last winter wasn&#8217;t exactly epic in the NW. I did manage a few days filming at Stevens Pass, and a couple in the Baker back country. Most of my footage though will be from the interior BC, and AK.</p>
<p><strong>What else do you have going on this summer? Are you still living down in Cardiff in the summers and surfing?</strong><br />
This summer I have been doing a lot of rock climbing. Ive been spending as much of my time as possible bagging peaks in the North Cascades. This will be the first year I won&#8217;t make a surf trip to SoCal. That place is fun, but all the people drive me insane.</p>
<p><strong>Do you surf at all up here in the Pacific Northwest?</strong><br />
Not nearly as much as I would like. I usually make one trip a year out to my buddy&#8217;s place in La Push. I see surfing as something I will get into more as I grow older and my knees get weaker. In the meantime Snowboarding and climbing are my mane addictions.</p>
<p><strong>You recently started riding for The North Face right?</strong><br />
Yeah its been almost a year now and I couldn&#8217;t be more stoked to be working with that company.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Rome_Lucas1.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Rome_Lucas1.jpg" alt="" title="Rome_Lucas1" width="540" height="700" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1305" /></a> Back country line / photo: Matt Georges</p>
<p><strong>I&#8217;ve heard it&#8217;s some of the most technically advanced waterproof gear in the industry. Perfect for the winter we had last year here in the Northwest. It was pretty damn wet.</strong>Yeah, the Goretex Jacket was a must have for last winter. The gear that The North Face puts out is by far the best I have ever used, and the people within the company are great to work with.</p>
<p><strong>What other sponsors are you working with this year?</strong> I recently started riding for Rome Snowboards, which is a great rider owned company out of vermont. They are dedicated to representing the core snowboards who love to shred. Also I&#8217;ve been riding for Dragon optical for a couple years now.</p>
<p><strong>What are your plans for 10/11 season? </strong><br />
My only real plans are to be home riding baker until Christmas time. After that it is on the road following the snow until April when I go back to Alaska for a month or so.</p>
<p><strong>Sounds like a great plan. Anyone you would like to thank?</strong><br />
Mom and Dad of course. They made it all happen for me. Also Nate Lind was a huge part in getting me on track, and helping me realize what I was capable of.</p>
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		<title>World Premier of Videograss&#8217; new movie, Bon Voyage tonight!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Landon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[World Premier of Videograss&#8217; new movie, Bon Voyage Location: Livingroom Theaters 341 SW Tenth Avenue Portland OR 97205 August 2nd: Under 21 show at 6:00pm 21 and over show at 7:00 (Get there early and enjoy stiff drinks in the lounge) $5 entry Fee, tons of prizes and plenty of pros to mingle with.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>World Premier of Videograss&#8217; new movie, Bon Voyage</strong></p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong><br />
Livingroom Theaters<br />
341 SW Tenth Avenue<br />
Portland OR 97205</p>
<p><strong>August 2nd:</strong><br />
Under 21 show at 6:00pm<br />
21 and over show  at 7:00<br />
(Get there early and enjoy stiff drinks in the lounge)<br />
$5 entry Fee, tons of prizes and plenty of pros to mingle with.</p>
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		<title>Skate Camp with Paul Rodriguez @ Dept of Skate still has open spots</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Landon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Week 7 features a visit from one of the greatest pros in the world, Paul Rodriguez. We generally have additional pro visits throughout the summer and we’ll do our best to update who might come through during other weeks. Sign up for camp 3 ways: 1. online at departmentofskateboarding.com/skatecamp 2. call Cal’s Pharmacy Skateboards 503-233-1237 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Week 7 features a visit from one of the greatest pros in the world, Paul Rodriguez. We generally have additional pro visits throughout the summer and we’ll do our best to update who might come through during other weeks.</p>
<p>Sign up for camp 3 ways:<br />
1. online at <a href="http://departmentofskateboarding.com/skatecamp/">departmentofskateboarding.com/skatecamp</a><br />
2. call Cal’s Pharmacy Skateboards 503-233-1237<br />
3. visit us at the shop -<br />
Cal’s Pharmacy<br />
11 NE Hancock<br />
Portland, OR 97212</p>
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		<title>The kids from Northwest Apparel know how to stay cool in the summer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Landon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jake Southard and the kids from Northwest Apparel know exactly how to stay cool during the summer heat. Check out this edit they just put together, showing a few of the NWA riders. Jake you better invite me out sometime! The Canada Edit from Jake Southard on Vimeo.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jake Southard and the kids from Northwest Apparel know exactly how to stay cool during the summer heat. Check out this edit they just put together, showing a few of the NWA riders. Jake you better invite me out sometime!</p>
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/13747377">The Canada Edit</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jakesouthard">Jake Southard</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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		<title>In the hot seat with Shawn Wayne Craddick</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Landon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So Shawn&#8230; a lot has changed since we caught with you last time. Winter has come and gone and the birds are flying back North. The summer sessions are flocking to Mt. Hood and the sun is cooking their faces off. How many summers have you been up here on Mt. Hood? Wow, this is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>So Shawn&#8230; a lot has changed since we caught with you last time. Winter has come and gone and the birds are flying back North. The summer sessions are flocking to Mt. Hood and the sun is cooking their faces off. How many summers have you been up here on Mt. Hood?</strong></p>
<p>Wow, this is my 15th summer up on Hood if you can believe that&#8230; holly crap! 6 years straight at Windells, 3 summer&#8217;s at MHSSC, and a few years as a digger before all that. That makes over 300 summer sessions!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Shawn_1.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Shawn_1.jpg" alt="" title="Shawn_1" width="540" height="602" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1219" /></a> SWC / photo: Taylor Hanson</p>
<p><strong>What exactly is a session considered for those who don&#8217;t know?</strong><br />
Typically it&#8217;s an 8-10 day period where a group of campers come to snowboard, get coaching from the pros and learn tricks, film video&#8217;s of themselves, and really just have fun. Kids freaking love it up here! We all have the time of our lives up on Mt. Hood in the summers. </p>
<p><strong>The transition from winter to summer happened in like one day this year. How bizarre was that?</strong><br />
East Wind turned on (50 plus) and the snow, as well as the park, was gone&#8230; or in shamble&#8217;s after 3 days of that fricken wind. It went from a &#8220;EPIC&#8221; PUBLIC PARK, to crap over night with sand paper landings. The heat was on that week too, from riding the entire hill, to riding the vain&#8217;s of snow, as of July 16th there no more laps all the way to the chair.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/bs180-edit-1.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/bs180-edit-1.jpg" alt="" title="bs180-edit-1" width="540" height="632" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1259" /></a> SWC / photo: Taylor Hanson</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Shawn_4.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Shawn_4.jpg" alt="" title="Shawn_4" width="540" height="360" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1242" /></a> Shawn and friends at MHSSC</p>
<p><strong>Give me a run through on a typical day-in-the-life for you in the summer up on Hood</strong><br />
First off you have to get up early, because it get&#8217;s so hot out and the snow get&#8217;s super slushy by like noon. So I&#8217;m on the hill first thing. I usually start by shooting photo&#8217;s for 1 hour in the public park. I&#8217;ll take a look at who&#8217;s ripping and who the stand out kids are, because I like to hand pick the up and comers and get them headed in the right direction if I can help them. Then I go to MHSSC for some more shots. They are without a doubt my favorite camp on the hill. Rick and Mark are the coaches there, they are the coolest guys and they rip so hard it&#8217;s amazing.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/millet.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/millet.jpg" alt="" title="millet" width="540" height="752" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1247" /></a> Rick Millett / photo:Taylor Hanson Summer 2010 MHSSC</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Shawn_5.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Shawn_5.jpg" alt="" title="Shawn_5" width="540" height="729" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1246" /></a> Mark S. Head Coach at MHSSC / photo: Taylor Hanson</p>
<p><strong>So you have helped a bunch of kids get sponsors over the years right?</strong><br />
Oh man&#8230; so many I can&#8217;t even count. The one that I am most proud of is probably  Megan Ginter. That girl rips so hard&#8230; and she&#8217;s pro for Ride, and a bunch of other companies. She&#8217;s all set up now, and totally deserves it.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/shawnpow1.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/shawnpow1.jpg" alt="" title="shawnpow1" width="540" height="582" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1283" /></a> SWC / SkiBowl</p>
<p><strong>How do you keep your face from burning off with all that sun?</strong><br />
Snowboarding is my fountain of youth. I&#8217;m like a plant, I get happy from the sun (YEAH LIKE A HERB PLANT). Ever since I was a little grom, sunscreen or facemask&#8217;s were the rule. It would burn my eye&#8217;s when I sweat. I love sunblock &#038; facemask, who needs to breath, it&#8217;s a full on effort to dodge that thing.</p>
<p><strong>What boards have you been riding this summer?</strong><br />
Amplid Snowboards&#8230;&#8230; Branden P. (head of the US force) hooked me up. I&#8217;ve been helping them with R &#038; D, riding their version of the VAPOR. This board stomps everything, it&#8217;s so responsive, you think &#038; the board performs.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hiking.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hiking.jpg" alt="" title="hiking" width="540" height="446" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1252" /></a> SWC / photo: Taylor Hanson</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Shawn_11.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Shawn_11.jpg" alt="" title="Shawn_11" width="540" height="640" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1223" /></a> SWC / photo: Taylor Hanson</p>
<p><strong>After 12 years with Sessions you just started riding/working with Volcom. Tell me more about that relationship.</strong><br />
Tim Snails is a true OG. He has done so much for the Northwest, from the snow scene, to skateboarding, to finding some of the true talent up here. Tim is good friends w/everyone&#8230; Jamie Lynn &#038; Tim are tight&#8230; I just respect that dude so much&#8230; I&#8217;m going to help w/all of his events and get him a few upcoming groms, for the snow program&#8230; about Sessions, Joel rulz, he&#8217;s such a awesome guy.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Shawn_21.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Shawn_21.jpg" alt="" title="Shawn_2" width="540" height="810" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1224" /></a> SWC / photo: Taylor Hanson</p>
<p><strong>Are you helping with the Volcom Skate tour this summer?</strong><br />
Yep, Volcom ARMY for Craddick from here on out &#8211; Tim from Volcom is the coolest guy. I&#8217;m going to be working on all the NW events with him from now on. The new Gigi movie premiers, a couple skateboard events, and all the snow events&#8230; we will keep you entertained forever.</p>
<p><strong>Tell me about this show that your going to be staring in.</strong><br />
SSSSSSSHHHHHHHH!!! I can&#8217;t talk about that! Um let&#8217;s call it second chance&#8217;s, I will tell you only this, all new teeth (I CAN&#8217;T WAIT) and a total make-over for Craddick. hahaha!!!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Shawn_10.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Shawn_10.jpg" alt="" title="Shawn_10" width="540" height="360" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1225" /></a> SWC / photo: Taylor Hanson</p>
<p><strong>OK, so now it&#8217;s time to put you in the hot seat. A few years back&#8230; you got got banned for life from Timberline right?</strong><br />
Ohhhhh man. YES!</p>
<p><strong>Tell me what happened! </strong><br />
hahahahah!!! So the story goes, it was from an illegal photo shoot&#8230; (yes I did), pouched the jump around 4:30 (sunset), when they had a private jump just built ($10,000 of cat time). I went &#038; shot photo&#8217;s with a photographer, the funny shit is that I had 2 things published in the mag&#8217;s within a week or two &#8220;the  jump was that magic&#8221; and so was the sunset and well&#8230; people got fricken pist. OOOPPPSSS! I crossed that line though, and I know it. I had so many times in the past and nothing happened, but this time there were repercussions. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Shawn_61.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Shawn_61.jpg" alt="" title="Shawn_6" width="540" height="810" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1257" /></a> SWC / photo: Taylor Hanson</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Shawn_7.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Shawn_7.jpg" alt="" title="Shawn_7" width="540" height="335" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1226" /></a> SWC / photo: Taylor Hanson</p>
<p><strong>But they let you back on the mountain just recently. That&#8217;s really cool of them. Anything you want to say to Timberline regarding that incident?</strong><br />
I will never f*%# up again&#8230; &#038; I always walk the straightest line now. I am so thankful for Steve Cruz &#038; Logan for letting me shred Hood&#8230; I have had over a hundred ads, throughout the past 20 years, &#038; 80% of them are all from Hood. I was kicked out for LIFE, but they changed it to 2 years &#038; that was good enough for me.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/shawnpow2.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/shawnpow2.jpg" alt="" title="shawnpow2" width="540" height="330" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1285" /></a> SWC / Bluebird powder slash</p>
<p><strong>So what are you currently spending your time on right now when your not riding?</strong><br />
I&#8217;m coaching 3 of Oregon&#8217;s best up &#038; coming groms (time to help create more little champs) these are kids I really believe in. I&#8217;m also working for Volcom, CTi KNEEBRACE&#8217;S, &#038; being the OG BUM, which I am fully. And hanging w/my chicky and just loving life.</p>
<p><strong>Who do you want to thank for everything over the years?</strong><br />
BRETT G. at CTi, Tim SNAILS @ Volcom, Blotto, Logan Fuquay (Candy Grind), Jon &#038; SCOTT (Auviq), Charlie (DANKsquad), Brian Reed (Timberline), Pat Allen, Kele Rosecrans, Omar Hasan, MLG, MOM, Imagart @ Volcom, John G. @ Burton, Jeff Anderson (RiP), Steve Grahm (OG LEGEND), Daimen Sanders (OG), Bryan Iguchi, Jeff Brushie, Kevin Jones, Jim Rippey, Jesse Marley, Chris Bradshaw&#8230;.. Utaka Hara (Marvel Comics &#038; Hubs SNOWboards), Joel Gomez, Pat Bridges, Pat A&#8230; the list goes on forever, but that will do for now&#8230;.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Shawn_31.jpg"><img src="http://www.northwestboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Shawn_31.jpg" alt="" title="Shawn_3" width="540" height="360" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1227" /></a> SWC / Late season powder slash @ Timberline / photo: Karim Hadid</p>
<p><strong>NOTE:</strong> I wanna thank my chic CN. She fricken rulz and her entire family has taken me in and has helped me in so many ways&#8230; so THANKFUL! Check her son Juvaun out. He&#8217;s killing in on the skateboard!</p>
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		<title>Volcom brand jeans tour coming to the NW</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Volcom just announced their upcoming 2010 tour. Their entire skate team will be traveling all over the U.S. putting on demo&#8217;s, doing in-store signings, and straight ripping apart all of the local spots along the way. And they are coming through the NorthWest on the tail end of the trip. Click here for more info [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Volcom just announced their upcoming 2010 tour. Their entire skate team will be traveling all over the U.S. putting on demo&#8217;s, doing in-store signings, and straight ripping apart all of the local spots along the way. And they are coming through the NorthWest on the tail end of the trip. <a href="http://www.volcom.com/vbjtour">Click here</a> for more info on the tour.</p>
<p>The tour is in conjunction with the Volcom Give Jeans a Chance promotion, which is a denim donation for the homeless. Just drop off a pair of any old jeans in wearable condition into the bin in any participating store, and get a free Volcom hat, pin or sticker. It&#8217;s a worthy cause, and a great way to help out people in need. <a href="http://www.volcom.com/givejeansachance">Click here</a> for full details.</p>
<p><strong>THE VOLCOM BRAND JEANS TOUR DATES:</strong><br />
August 13, 2010 to August 30, 2010</p>
<p><strong>TEAM RIDERS:</strong><br />
DUSTIN DOLLIN, CASWELL BERRY, GEOFF ROWLEY, RUNE GLIFBERG, MARK APPLEYARD, DARRELL STANTON, DENNIS BUSENITZ, AARON SUSKI, JAKE DUNCOMBE, DAVID GONZALEZ, NICK TRAPASSO, DAVID GRAVETTE, GRANT TAYLOR,  LUAN OLIVEIRA, CHIMA FERGUSON, COLLIN PROVOST, LOUIE LOPEZ, FILIPE ORTIZ, ALEX PERELSON, CHRIS PFANNER</p>
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<p><strong>TOUR VENUES:	</strong><br />
Saturday, August 14th, 2010 &#8211; DEMO @ 4:00 pm<br />
NORTHBROOK SKATEPARK &#8211; <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=1750+Techny+Rd,+Northbrook,+IL&#038;sll=41.939063,-88.071899&#038;sspn=1.60175,2.125854&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;hq=&#038;hnear=1750+Techny+Rd,+Northbrook,+Cook,+Illinois+60062&#038;t=h&#038;ll=42.118408,-87.816746&#038;spn=0.012717,0.021479&#038;z=16&#038;iwloc=A">click here for map</a><br />
1750 Techny Rd<br />
Northbrook, IL 60062</p>
<p>Sunday, August 15, 2010 &#8211; DEMO @ 4:00 pm<br />
CREAM CITY SKATEPARK &#8211; <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=5560+N+Park+Dr,+Butler,+WI&#038;sll=33.636832,-117.90668&#038;sspn=0.014203,0.021479&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;hq=&#038;hnear=5560+N+Park+Dr,+Butler,+Waukesha,+Wisconsin+53007&#038;t=h&#038;z=16&#038;iwloc=r0">click here for map</a><br />
5560 N Park Dr<br />
Butler, WI 53007<br />
(262) 790-9675</p>
<p>Tuesday, August 17, 2010 &#8211; DEMO @ 6:00 pm<br />
3RD LAIR SKATEPARK &#8211; <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=850+Florida+Avenue+South,+Golden+Valley,+MN&#038;sll=43.1186,-88.0688&#038;sspn=0.012452,0.021479&#038;ie=UTF8=&#038;hnear=850+Florida+Ave+S,+Golden+Valley,+Hennepin,+Minnesota+55426&#038;t=h&#038;z=16&#038;iwloc=r0">click here for map</a><br />
850 Florida Avenue South<br />
Golden Valley, MN 55426<br />
(763) 797-5283</p>
<p>Friday, August 20, 2010 &#8211; SIGNING @ 4:00 pm<br />
ZUMIEZ (Rimrock Mall) &#8211; <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=300+S+24th+St+W,+Billings,+MT&#038;sll=45.764484,-108.576422&#038;sspn=0.0119,0.021479&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;hq=&#038;hnear=300+South+24th+St+W,+Billings,+Yellowstone,+Montana+59102&#038;ll=45.764679,-108.576422&#038;spn=0.0119,0.021479&#038;t=h&#038;z=16&#038;iwloc=A">click here for map</a><br />
300 South 24th St W<br />
Billings, Mt 59102<br />
(406) 652-8183</p>
<p>Sunday, August 22, 2010 &#8211; SIGNING @ 3:00 pm<br />
SNO CON &#8211; <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=263+Yale+Ave+N+Seattle,+WA&#038;sll=45.764559,-108.576314&#038;sspn=0.0119,0.021479&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;hq=&#038;hnear=263+Yale+Ave+N,+Seattle,+King,+Washington+98109&#038;t=h&#038;z=16&#038;iwloc=r0">click here for map</a><br />
263 Yale Avenue North<br />
Seattle, WA 98109<br />
(206) 467-8545</p>
<p>Sunday, August 22, 2010 &#8211; DEMO @ 4:00 pm<br />
SEA SKATE &#8211; <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=SEA+SKATE+Seattle,+WA&#038;sll=47.620587,-122.330439&#038;sspn=0.011498,0.021479&#038;g=263+Yale+Ave+N+Seattle,+WA&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;hq=SEA+SKATE&#038;hnear=Seattle,+King,+Washington&#038;ll=47.621554,-122.349072&#038;spn=0.044546,0.085917&#038;t=h&#038;z=14&#038;iwloc=A">click here for map</a><br />
Seattle Center<br />
Seattle, Washington 98109<br />
(206) 684-7200</p>
<p>Tuesday, August 24, 2010 &#8211; DEMO @ 4:00 pm<br />
BATTLEGROUND SKATEPARK &#8211; <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=841+E+Main+St,+Battle+Ground,+WA+98604&#038;sll=45.781741,-122.527964&#038;sspn=0.002974,0.00537&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;hq=&#038;hnear=841+E+Main+St,+Battle+Ground,+Clark,+Washington+98604&#038;ll=45.78097,-122.528758&#038;spn=0.005948,0.01074&#038;t=h&#038;z=17&#038;iwloc=A">click here for map</a><br />
841 E Main St<br />
Battle Ground, WA 98604</p>
<p>Thursday, August 26, 2010 &#8211; DEMO @ 4:00 pm<br />
GRANITE SKATE PARK &#8211; <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;q=GRANITE+SKATEPARK,&#038;sll=38.540764,-121.403185&#038;sspn=0.006369,0.01074&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;t=h&#038;split=1&#038;rq=1&#038;ev=p&#038;cd=1&#038;radius=0.35&#038;hq=GRANITE+SKATEPARK,&#038;hnear=&#038;ll=38.541847,-121.404462&#038;spn=0.006671,0.01074&#038;z=17&#038;iwloc=lyrftr:lmq:1010:GRANITE+SKATEPARK*,,14335333687345977325,38.541578,-121.404123">click here for map</a><br />
Ramona Ave &#038; Cucamonga Ave<br />
Sacramento, CA 95826</p>
<p>Thursday, August 26, 2010 &#8211; DEMO @ 8:00 pm<br />
SURF AND SKATE &#8211; <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=Surf+and+skate+7400+Greenback+Ln.+Citrus+Heights,+Ca&#038;sll=38.67789,-121.292001&#038;sspn=0.006659,0.01074&#038;g=7400+Greenback+Ln.+Citrus+Heights,+Ca&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;hq=Surf+and+skate&#038;hnear=7400+Greenback+Ln,+Citrus+Heights,+Sacramento,+California+95610&#038;ll=38.679094,-121.291755&#038;spn=0.006659,0.01074&#038;z=17&#038;iwloc=A">click here for map</a><br />
7411 Greenback Lane<br />
Citrus Heights, CA 95610<br />
(916) 721-5000</p>
<p>Saturday, August 28, 2010 &#8211; CHILL @ 1:00 pm<br />
VOLCOM BROTHERS SKATEPARK &#8211; <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.639812,-118.949393&#038;num=1&#038;t=h&#038;sll=37.64022,-118.948781&#038;sspn=0.003377,0.00537&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;ll=37.64022,-118.948781&#038;spn=0.003377,0.00537&#038;z=18&#038;iwloc=A">click here for map</a><br />
1390 Meridian Blvd<br />
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546</p>
<p>Sunday, August 29, 2010 &#8211; SESH @ All Day<br />
VOLCOM BROTHERS SKATEPARK &#8211; <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.639812,-118.949393&#038;num=1&#038;t=h&#038;sll=37.64022,-118.948781&#038;sspn=0.003377,0.00537&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;ll=37.64022,-118.948781&#038;spn=0.003377,0.00537&#038;z=18&#038;iwloc=A">click here for map</a><br />
1390 Meridian Blvd<br />
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546</p>
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