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Warm gloves for cool hands…

Jul 17

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Transform gloves offers a European twist in a largely U.S dominated industry

Transform gloves, now about to begin year two is proud to present a preview selection.

This product will drop for the 2009/ 2010 season.

There are five gloves in the line up, one for every weather condition.

Pictured below is “The Shoreditch”

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‘The Shoreditch” is a spring weather glove, it features a full silicon grip palm, reinforced fingers, oversized nose wipe thumb and is available in unisex sizing.

For year two “The Photo Incentive” has been re-released in a limited edition, eggplant colour way. It features a full leather construction, reinforced fingers, oversized nose wipe thumb and is also available in unisex sizing.

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For more information on Transform Gloves go to www.transformgloves.com

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REVIEW: Rome Graft 2010 ‘A ton of pop in the nose & tail’

Jul 17

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It really comes down to whatever floats your board when you ride a Graft. Dropping pillow lines? Check. Dropping burly retaining walls to near-flat landing? Check. Dropping hammers off widow-makers? Check. Doubts? Re-check the footage in No Correct Way.

a ton of pop in the nose and tail

The Rome Graft 2010 is pure fun. Its twin tip design allows for happy shred times regular or switch. It has a ton of pop in the nose and tail for going big off any booter at your favourite hill.  The Graft is soft enough to be buttery and playful for pressing, and packs some torsional strength  to hold a strong edge at higher speeds.  If you like to ride the whole mountain be it park, rails, jumps, pow the Rome Graft 2010 delivers the goods.

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Rome Snowboards History
Rome Snowboard Design Syndicate (more commonly known as Rome SDS or simply Rome) is a relatively new snowboard manufacturer located in Waterbury, VT. It was founded in 2001 by Josh Reid and Paul Maravetz. Before this, the two worked together in marketing and product development at Burton.
Reid and Maravetz decided to team up with snowboarders like Jonaven Moore, whose stunts are popular amongst advanced snowboarders. Other well-known Rome snowboarders include Marie-France Roy, Marius Otterstad, Bjorn Leines, Max Legend, Casey Neefus and Jesse Fox.
Rome started out selling snowboards and accessories, and over the years has introduced new lines of merchandise such as bindings for the winter of 2005/2006. They introduced their first line of snowboard boots in the 2007/2008 season, and new to the 2008/2009 winter, Outerwear.

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Priscilla Levac launches Cilla, First Layers for girls!

May 24

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Cilla is going into it’s 2nd official year with a full line of unique women’s first layers!  The company is the brainchild of pro snowboarder Priscilla Levac. It offers a wide collection of tops and bottoms to keep you warm, dry, and looking hot for the upcoming season. Girls don’t have to be self conscious anymore about taking off their jacket in the lodge, Cilla is all about making sure girls will feel comfortable to show off their first layers! It’s about time!

 

Fashionable and functional with a water repellant hip band, you will be guaranteed to avoid wet and frozen bums this winter!  Cilla is endorsed by an amazing line up of pro riders including Erin Comstock, Alexis Waite, Hana Beamen, Marie-France Roy and Priscilla herself. You will be seeing lots of colourful bands on the slopes this winter!

To quote Priscilla, “I literally live in them! And that’s what I keep hearing from the girls!” 

You can even wear Cilla for multiple activities like at the gym, yoga, hiking, or even on a night out! Check out their website, www.cilla.ca, to find a retail location near you and check out the teaser!

 

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More Good Times you say….hell yeah!

Apr 23

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Tara Dakides Hiking Norquay ParkMGT Camp, Norquay 2009!  

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Words by Emily Park
  
More Good Times you say….hell yeah!  
  
I’d been pretty much crossing off the days on the calender and counting down to April 4th all season.  Using it as an excuse not to go big I’m ashamed to admit…but I wanted to be fighting fit ready to ride with MFR, Raewyn Reid, Leanne Pelosi, Robin Van gyn and Tara Dakides! What a line up! MGT was coming to Mt Norquay, Banff, AB.  I couldn’t pass up the chance to ride with some of the worlds top female pros and take some box tricks to the rails!  These were the girls who were gonna give me the push I needed. 

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 Heading up the camp was “fellow Brit” Leanne Pelosi (born in Wales then moved to Canada when she was 2).  Outnumbered by the 50 Canadians it was like my first day of school all over again.  It was a beautiful bluebird day and the first real scorching spring day of the season.  I was really pleased to be in Leanne’s group and after a couple fun buttery tripod and nose block warm up runs we hiked a box till lunch.  We got all jumpy in the afternoon and Leanne’s tip to pop later off the tail cleaned up my back 3s a treat! 

I was gutted Norquay park didn’t feature a down rail so as it turned out the scariest part of the weekend was sitting on the knuckle of the XL jump and having Tara, Leanne, Robin and Bev jump over our heads!!  It was brilliant to see the pros throw down and see Tara bust out her signature backflip!

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We got to see Robyn’s bum with a back board to moonie! Ha ha ha! …and athough I didn’t get to see Raewyn grease it up on the boxes or MFR in ‘RL’, Bev Vuilleumier definitely had more than enough steeze to make up for it! She went on one of the MGT  camps before becoming pro, proof that it can be done!

Your browser may not support display of this image.Overall I guess what made it for me was to see 50+ girls hanging out in the park, all having ‘more good times’, giving their best, smiling and slamming.  The line ups were long but the vibes were great and the music was cranking…mostly cheesy 80’s pop!  Props to  Katiie Fagan who was getting everyone amped!  That girl rocks!!

Thanks to Leanne and Joanna Majcherkiewicz for bringing MGT to the Bow Valley, hooking everyone up with some great stash and kicking off spring with a spark!  I made some new friends and have a new hunger to try new stuff and eat lots of steeze burgers! See you next year…that’s if u don’t bring the camp to UK snowdomes before then!…I’ll be looking for more good times this summer for sure!  

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My friend Sam took the photos. Not bad for someone in a neck brace on codeine!…(back on the board soon girl x).  

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Tara Dakides & Emily Park

 www.mgtsnowboardcamp.com

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Go to JAIL… Clothing ?

Apr 22

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JAIL Stripe Hoodie

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Here at snowboardmagazine.org we respect the smaller core companies.  We know JAIL clothing is a small independent UK brand striving to provide some original designs for snowboarders to wear on or off the snow… 

JAIL Clothing spiel…

Jail Clothing has been making streetwear for shredders since 2004 and now we are opening up a new frontier in personalised gear. Individually hand painted Tall Ts, Hoodies and Tall Hoodies are now available for extra steeze on the slopes. Check out the Jail Clothing fan page on Facebook and contact us for more info.

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