Mar 15, 2021
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Today, the ThirtyTwo® crew is proud to welcome Elena Hight to the T32M! Elena was a standout at a young age when she made history as the first-ever female to land a 900 in a competition. This two-time Olympian and seven-time X Games Medalist is also the first snowboarder to land a double backside alley-oop rodeo in a halfpipe contest!
The Kauai born and Lake Tahoe raised snowboarder has shifted her focus from halfpipe competition towards big mountain riding in recent years. She has taken the backcountry by storm and is quickly becoming as established in this arena as the halfpipe. She has been featured in films like
How Nick Russell’s snowboarding career has taken him to unlikely places.
The Curious Case Of Nick Russell Story by Ben Gavelda
There’s more beneath all the fur. A carefully and calculated mind bent on riding, a thoughtful and compassionate soul, a student of the mountains. Turning riding into a career has taken decades, and it hasn’t been easy. But snowboarder Nick Russell has ridden far more because of it, he’s become wiser, stronger and well-travelled in the process. After finally gaining much-deserved support and recognition in recent years including being a member of the
Smartwool athlete squad, it’s all falling into place for him. After all, not many snowboarders turn “pro” in their thirties. He might not be a household name, but for those who’ve been following his feats, he’s been a fountain of inspiration, dreaming big and broadening the view for the rest of us. He’s ridden arguably the earliest concept of a snowboard in Turkey with Alex Yoder, so
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Feb 12, 2021
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Boarding for Breast Cancer’s (B4BC) virtual winter campaign, LOVE YOUR PEAKS Presented by Suja Organic kicks off today and runs through April 14. The goal of the LOVE YOUR PEAKS campaign is to get everyone outside doing winter activities they love in support of B4BC’s mission to promote the importance of a healthy, active lifestyle as the best means of breast cancer prevention. Statistics show that 30 minutes of exercise three-to-four days per week can reduce cancer risk by 30-50%. Participants are encouraged to dedicate a day of snowboarding, skiing, snowshoeing, hiking at their nearest participating mountain resort, or going for a walk in their neighborhood to honor a loved one who has battled breast cancer or to celebrate their triumph.
If you’re tuned into the core snowboard community, you know the value of a proper switch method and from the moment Mikkel Bang took the win over Pat Moore in the Quarterfinals with a switch Method, one thing was abundantly clear Natural Selection is a competition for your favorite snowboarder’s favorite snowboarder.
The judging might have had the masses scratching its collective head here and there, trying to decipher trick differences and what constituted a stomp, those sorts of details, but in the end, most of it made perfect sense, and the finals day went down flawlessly.
The men’s quarterfinals kicked off the day with matchups that couldn’t have been better on paper Austen Sweetin vs. Blake Paul, Ben Ferguson taking on Sage Kotsenburg, Mikkel Bang and Pat Moore facing off, and two riders who may go down as G.O.A.T’s, Mark McMorris and Travis Rice going head to head.