Latest Update: October 20, 2004

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Mammoth's October Opening
That's right, after getting 48 inches of snow (so far) from the latest storm, Mammoth Mountain is officially opening Oct. 21, 2004. Ellllll Niiiiiiiiinnnyoooooo!!

Winging It At Yale
At a "Pierson Master's Tea Friday" at Yale, Wahoo's Fish Taco's Wing Lam discussed marketing strategies for entrepreneurs. What's next an honorary degree?

Skaters On The Links
Eric Koston, Lee Dupont, Tim Gavin, and Adrian Lopez hit the golf course with Golf Magazine's Jose Sens. Hey look, they're just like every other successful almost 30 dudes. Bet they drive Mercedes, too.

"Poseurs" Girls Suck
In an LA Times editorial piece, new SG Editor Melissa Larsen explains her mission statement for the new SG. Prime Editorial Director Steve Hawk must have connections at the Times, huh?

Can Carlsbad Be Saved?
Blockhead Skateboards founder Dave Bergthold is launching a plan to save the world's first skatepark from eternal destruction. He only needs 6 acres and $2 million.

Heddings Trial Scheduled Next Month
Pro skater Neil Heddings and girlfriend Christine Rams are tentatively scheduled for trial next month in the death of their two-year-old son Marcus. It's a recap of the story we all know, too well. (Hit the stop button just before the page loads and you can read it without registering.)

Abberton Requests Dismissal of Charges
Koby Abberton was in Downing Centre Local Court court yesterday to tell Magistrate Brian Lulham why charges against him should be dismissed.

Surfers Honor Bali Victims
On the anniversary of the Kuta Beach bombing, surfers paddle out in rememberance of the 202 people killed there last year.

Jacobellis In USA Today
According to USA Today pro snowboarder Lindsay Jacobellis doesn't use the world "like" or "stoked" in interviews. And they say it like that's a good thing. Stoke.

Avalanche Survivor Sentanced to Jail
John -D- Settle, the 21-year-old snowboarder, who lost three friends in a Utah avalanche last December, was just sent to jail for 60 days for shooting out 200 car windows with a pellet gun. Apparently, shooting out windows relieves stress.

Brian Wilson Releases Smile
Said to be one of the greatest albums that never was, The Beach Boy's Smile is finally released by its former song writer.

Mr. Burton Goes To Hollywood
Burton Snowboards has signed an media entertainment deal with Peter Guber's Mandalay Entertainment to develop snowboard content on "all media platforms." Can you say "product placement", sure you can.

Bring The Pain: Three Ways
If you haven't checked out TW Skate's Wednesday Woe Quicktime clip, then you really don't know what pain is. . . hospital.

Random Acts of Error
". . . Jake Burton Carpenter is credited with inventing the first snowboard and the sport itself." - from an Intrawest PR on the Learn To Ride Program

Gotcha Glacier East
Officials of East Rutherford, New Jersey signed a lease with The Mills Corporation that reported paves the way for the $1.3 billion Xanadu Sports and entertainment complex which will feature an "indoor ski hill." Golly Batman, it's the Holy Grail.

Mad Dog Still At It
"Six years to the day after Jimi Hendrix died, Tony Alva won the World Professional overall title. . ." and he's still at it today, working out of his Oside Alva headquarters. The SD Union Tribune reports.

Billabong Acquires Kustom
Billabong says it acquired Kustom surf shoes as part of the purchase of the Palmers Surf wax company. They spent AUD$20-$25 million, including earnouts.

Frye Running for Mayor of San Diego
Donna Frye, who's husband is legendary surfer/shaper Skip Frye (star of Thomas Campbell's Sprout), has filed the paperwork to run as a write-in candidate for the position of Mayor of San Diego.

Gravity Games at Copper?
Resort officials at Colorado's Copper Mountain admitted to having conversations with the Gravity Games for 2005. What better place to hold the games than a huge, flat, parking lot on the side of I-70.

Ride Snowboards Wins HIssie Award
The editors of PlanetOut Magazine awarded Ride Snowboards a Hissie Award for "distributing homophobic banners and stickers at a 2004 trade show." Other Hissie winners include George Bush, and The Kansas court system. How straight is that?

Spy Going Public
Spy Optics filed for an initial public stock offering of $20.7 million two weeks ago. In the six months ending June 30, 2004 they only lost $432,000. Okay, it would be better if that was other people's money, right?

Stand Up For Skateparks
On Oct. 3, 2004 Tony Hawk will be hosting a "family oriented" LA fund raiser for his foundation with help from David Spade, all Tony's skate friends, Blink 182, and more. Tickets are $500 a person click here for more info. Give 'till it hurts.

The Future of Action Sports?
Future Network USA, has officially announced it's new action sports venture. Former TWS VP of Marketing Fran Richards will be publisher and former TWS Business skate editor Adam Sullivan will edit Future's Skateboard Trade News.
-Mediapost story

Globe Not Over the Hills
Matt Hill, Steve and Peter's little brother, recently became Globe International's fourth CEO in two years. The 33 year old spent the last 10 years in LA setting up Globe North America. So far the market is happy: stock is up.

Quik On the Radar with Captain Zero
Quiksilver has joined up with Ted Field of Radar Films in producing the Allan Weisbecker surf memoir In Search of Captain Zero starring Sean Penn. More surfers, more trunks. More surfers, more trunks. Repeat.
-Quik joins Akimbo VOD over broadband

Naude's Million
Thanks to a 14 percent increase in profit last year Billabong's Paul Naude got an AUD$754,752 bonus bringing his annual pay to AUD$1.6 million (US$1,139,198.51). That's AUD$200,000 more than CEO Derek O'Neill. But it's only a 100 percent more than we make here.

Østvold Dies In Chile
Pro snowboarder Line Østvold, 26, or Norway died in a boardercross training accident while practicing for the a World Cup event. She will be greatly missed.

A Little Seedling Sprouts
Do something nice for yourself and check out Thomas Campbell's newest film, Sprout. There is a lot of longboarding in it, but when it comes to films about real surfing, few do it better than T. Moss.
-LA premiere coverage

Photogs Getting Jacked by the Hole?
OG action photog Greg Epstein is not happy about Jackson Hole's new "10 photos to be used any way we want in exchange for a free photographer season pass" policy and he's trying to drum up a little support. Maybe a little too hard: Wade McKoy, who's name was included in the first message sent his own message just to clarify (and maybe distance himself a little).

Snowboard Journal Wins Gold
Issue number two of the The Snowboard Journal recently won a Gold Ink award (we've never heard of it either). Hey, being "award winning" is good. "We’re completely honored," said Publisher Jason Ford.

Swift Skateboarding's Elderly Statesman
Over the weekend Dave Swift, editor of The Skateboard Magazine turned 40. His friends helped him ease into old age with a party at Petco Park.

Shark Nips Oregon Surfer
Seth Mead saw a huge head come popping up out of the water while surfing Gold Beach. The shark then got him on the leg and spit him back. "

Snowboard Outreach Commissioner
Arn Menconi, director of the Snowboard Outreach Society is trying to hold on to his position as an Eagle County, Colorado commissioner. Politics and snowboarding?
-Vail Daily profile

Aussie Surf Pioneer Playing Dead?
Roy Norris, one of Australia's leading surf personalities may have faked his own death according to reports. Has anyone seen Roy lately?
-Surf pioneer's fate a mystery
-Norris found dead

Jason Murray's New Site
Camera jockey Jason Murray updated his website. We never saw the old one, so we don't know if this is better or not. Check it out and let us know.

Malibu's Blue Horizon
The Malibu Film Festival got it's official kick off with a screening of Jack McCoy's Blue Horizon. Of course, the festival ended Sept. 23, but we just wanted to note this for the archives.

ASR Bikini Overkill
If you missed the fall ASR show in San Diego no problem. Kevin Roache was there for you. Funny thing is, none of the girls are dishing Kevin that "you dirty creep" look. How does he do that?

Lyn-z In USA Today
Seems like only yesterday Lyn-z Adams Hawkins was learning to air the spine on the old Encinitas Y mini. (Tear in eye) Kids grow up so fast these days.

Zellweger A No Snow
Thanks to silly film insurance policies actress Renee Zellweger has not been able to snowboard for seven years. What a sell out.

DC and Fallen Apart
Rebagliati Sued by X
Salter Savier's Savior?
K2's Gorilla Warfare

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-September 10, 2004
-August 09, 2004
-June 22, 2004
-May 11, 2004