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Internet Drama Goes Skiing

By brooke17 Comments

The boys here at BroBOMB have really been milking the SIA coverage. I get it, it’s a big deal and you worked super, extra hard, but come on dudes, it’s snowing in the real world. (And by Real World, I am talking about DC, even though on the show it’s magically summer and not the midst of the storm of the century. There is also some bitch who is complaining that she needs to go home cause she can’t last 6 WEEKS without her boyfriend, or something. Anyway, I feel like I may be getting off track.)

I ventured over to this WordPress back end as opposed to my own, because while my hate mongering towards skiers is mostly for show, I felt the video submission YoBeat received recently and the attached story may better be suited for the BroBOMB readership. Allow me to introduce Jeremiah Paquette, aka Jermagain.

Hopefully you enjoyed that little vid, as Jeremiah made it to prove a point: Snowboarding is easy, but skiing is easier. Apparently this was his first day shredding on two planks this season. But don’t worry, that’s not the good part of the story, or the reason I posted it. No, the real reason Jeremiah made this video is out of pure spite! You see, as Jermagain, he is a frequent commenter on REELcomp, a sort of extreme Youtube where kids post their videos and make fun of each other. Apparently, the kids trying to show off their skills don’t appreciate Jermagain’s subtle brand of hate-filled humor though, and he recently received this letter:

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Feb 12

SASS Around the World

By Ryan Dunfee2 Comments

New media outlets are so great because they provide timely, relevant content. So it’s a little awkward for me to be writing a blog post about SIA more than a week after it happened. But the beauty of BroBomb is that you don’t stop by to find out what trick Bobby Brown did two minutes ago; you stop by because we find some funny way to hate on Bobby for being sponsored by Under Armour.

burton casino Photo courtesy of Yobeat

This year SIA moved from its traditional home in Las Vegas to the more pedestrian locale of Denver, Colorado. Burton made a mis-directed effort to maintain the Vegas motif with a series of table games and slots. All lame because after winning in slots I had to give all my coins back to the woman standing attentively by the machine, without even a shitty Burton hat to show for my performance. Despite the lack of distractions, SIA was a pretty intense experience thanks to the six hundred meetings and after parties I attended on behalf of South America Snow Sessions. The founders of SASS spent years and years building the brand. I got to show up two months into working there, and attend meetings in which top-level ski and snowboard companies and media would shower praise and money on SASS. It was pretty overwhelming and really cool to be a part of, or more accurately- ride the coattails of. Not to mention that having a business card & a media pass let me fuck around with numerous unsuspecting industry personnel. I just hope that chick from Bitch Boards doesn’t call me asking about the SASS/Bitch Boards signature session that I promised her.

While the vast portion of SIA was taken up with SASS-related business, I did find a little bit of time to bask in BroBomb’s growing celebrity and get led around by Mike Rogge to meet several industry big-wigs (read: BroBomb readers). Eric Iberg, feeling rosy after a few frosty brain grenades from the Orage booth, proceeded to bow to us. I don’t really know how to finish that comment in a way that would make it remotely believable, but Iberg was pretty stoked when I gave him a BroBomb sticker at the X Games. For what it’s worth, he was sober then.

Proof

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Feb 10

Trewly Technylish

By chrasual10 Comments

trew bus
When images of Trew Gear’s ’09-’10 line made their way online sometime last year, I wasn’t exactly blown away. I was a fan of the brilliant thumbs-up logo immediately, but nothing else struck me as particularly original. I thought the colors were fairly similar to what companies like SAGA and LDC were producing, and the fit appeared to be thugtastic. Essentially, I assumed that Trew was another fledgling outerwear startup that unabashedly placed “form” miles ahead of “function.” What I didn’t know, was that the masterminds behind Trew Gear were 100% committed to producing some of the most technical gear this side of those brands your dad swears by and that you wouldn’t be caught dead in.

TREW promised us no cheeseball ad campaigns.

Any other reservations I had about Trew were totally laid to rest upon seeing and touching the 2010-2011 line, and talking with the guys behind the wheel. While the designs and colorways of last year’s line were cool—if not exactly groundbreaking in my estimation—this year’s stuff is top notch in both style and quality. Trew appears to have set their sights on a slightly wider audience, while still retaining an undeniable freeride influence and styling. For guys looking to steer clear of skittle steeze and yet still look the part, Trew is positioning itself as a viable alternative.

Thanks to the guys at TREW for taking time out to chat with us, and be sure to check their site for updates.

Feb 09

Unemployment Chronicles 2

By Jon Hartley2 Comments

The job hunt continues, but in the meantime Owen shreds Colorado.

You can catch the jib-heavier first episode here.

Feb 08

When is Walks of Life Dropping?

By Jon Hartley3 Comments

Way back in 2008 Surface dropped a trailer to their upcoming team video- Walks of Life. The forums have been buzzing ever since. There’s been plenty of speculation, but no official word from the Surface camp as to when it will be dropping. We’re as eager as any of you, so we cornered Mike Schneider of the Surface/Causwell/JOY empire in his booth as SIA. Matt and Chris stood guard at the entrance, and I snuck up behind Mike with an audio recorder and started firing questions.

BroBomb: When is Walks of Life dropping?

(Mike tries to run away)

Mike: Come to find out, making a movie is harder than we thought. We’re going to continue filming through this winter, and try to put something out this spring that we’re proud of. We have a lot of footage gathered, but we’re not 100% satisfied with it, so we’re going to keep cracking at it and try to put something out this summer.

BB: What’s been the stumbling block so far?

Mike: You know, we need to get a camera first. We need a camera.

Rob: And with new athletes, new talent we want to get them in there.

Mike: That’s true; we’ve got to get a lot of Jeff Kiesel, Banks Gilberti, and some Anthony stuff. Blake’s on the road with the Nimbus guys now and we don’t want to make a movie without those guys. It’s going to take us a little longer to put something together that we’re proud to show the world.

BB: Are you currently filming with your grandmother’s Super 8?

Mike: No, I wish. That would be a treat. We got a nice JVC that we purchased from a friend of ours over at Fifty Fifty BMX, who made us a hell of a deal on it, so we got that. But it broke, it’s not working anymore.

BB: How broke?

Mike: It’s done. I actually threw it away. We need to invest in a camera here pretty soon. We’ve been getting filmers like Hennie. He’s been filming a bunch when he can.

Chris: Can we throw a Surface camera benefit party?

Mike: That would be amazing. Let’s do some sort of fundraiser on BroBomb where we can get a camera. But really, we’re going to get crackin’ on it again.

BB: What are we looking at for a date now?

Mike: E.T.A?

BB: We’ve pushed it back a few times so far, so what are we at?

Mike: Walks of Life E.T.A? I don’t know?

Jason: Two years!

Chris: Teddy Bear Crisis 2 is coming out before Walks?

Mike: Yeah, we wanted to bring Ostness on board…if we can find him. Nah, we’ll do something one day. But we’re going to spend a whole bunch of time up at Hood, so if we don’t have something by spring, it’ll be the middle of the summer.

This is an ambush.

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Feb 06

Canadians Go Skiing!

By Jon Hartley2 Comments

We want to make it known that we’re an international phenomenon here at BroBomb. Here’s an edit from north of the border; Canadian Dylan does the skiing/editing, and Canadian Josh mans the Sony FX7.
For you old heads, I want you to think about what backyard mini-jib used to look like. Then notice the rail diversity this kid’s got. Some things actually get better with time. Who knew?

Feb 05

Let’s Be Honest

By Jon Hartley8 Comments

About three weeks ago I was in Burlington, VT with Mike Rogge. I was going on the Ski Show that night, and the timing couldn’t have been better. I was sitting on the couch, checking out the latest edits, and I came upon Tanner’s now-deleted rant at the Linecatcher event. I heard Rogge coming down the stairs, so for dramatic effect I held up my laptop and said, “check this shit out” as I pushed play.

Those of you tuned into the Ski Show that night already know that Rogge drinks a special brand of Kool-Aid that renders him blind to all of Tanner’s miscues. You also know that I’ve been known to sip the Haterade a bit myself. Mike and I went skiing at Smuggler’s Notch the next day, and spent a great portion of those long lift rides discussing/debating the issue.

Tanner makes for good conversation—his mannerisms, outbursts, accent, and ever changing self-identity are like a case study in being famous too young. At some point in the conversation I used Mike Tyson as a comparison. Little did I know, the comparison would only get more compelling.

The trailer for Eric Iberg’s new Tanner-based documentary, “Like A Lion,” dropped yesterday. This is the point where you expect me to shit on the cheesy monologue about skiing as a “means of survival,” but I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you figured that part out on your own. I actually think this project has a ton of potential, if it takes some cues from Iron Mike’s recent documentary- “Tyson.”

Tanner isn’t as famous as Mike Tyson, and he hasn’t come close to the career implosion that befell him either. That’s just the point though; that documentary was honest about Mike’s mistakes, and thus it restored the humanity of a man commonly portrayed as a monster. If “Like a Lion” can be unpretentious and honest about Tanner’s amazing achievements and at-times bizarre behavior, then all the petty hate will be put to rest. It’s a lot less fun to point out that somebody’s crazy if that person just said on film, “You know what? Sometimes I’m a bit crazy.”

Is that the type of movie we’re likely to see? Hopefully, but probably not. It’s unlikely for one reason: Eric Iberg is Tanner’s close friend. It’s really hard not to protect your friend, and this movie will suck if it’s just a bro-fest of Tanner accolades. I’m hoping we see a human, not a bizarre Rasta-robot, but the tag line “the true story of legendary skier Tanner Hall” might have already tipped their hand.

Feb 03

SIA 2010: Holden Outerwear

By Matt Barber4 Comments

Mikey Leblanc of Holden Outerwear took the time to show us the new designs for 2010-11. You’re not going to see this stuff on any of those other ski sites, so tell your friends.

Feb 02

Ruby Hill With Garrett Russell & Andy Parry

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Three consecutive days of wandering aimlessly around the Denver Convention Center for SIA (stands for Snowsport Insiders and Alcohol) left many in attendance clamoring for something to do other than shake hands and flex skis. Luckily, the brilliant minds behind The Rail Yard at Ruby Hill Park—minutes from downtown Denver—hosted a rail jam on Saturday night.

So, two bored BroBombers, a circus clown, a Garrett Russell, and a charmingly jaded filmer decided to head for the best damn free-public-park-hikable-rail and box-garden-thing known to man.

Courageously shot on two budget point and shoots by Matt Barber and edited (sloppily on iMovie) by yours truly, we present a look at The Rail Yard, and a potential sneak peek of Traveling Circus Episode 5.

Look out for an article and interview with the founders and organizers of the incredible Rail Yard in the next week or so. Simply put, it’s the coolest thing I’ve seen in a long time. For now, head over to their site for more info. Big thanks to Tim Hutchens for being so cool about the whole thing.

Feb 01

Last Day at SIA and Ruby Hill Preview

By Jon HartleyNo Comments

After three days of meandering through a maze of SIA booths under oppressive fluorescent lighting, the Brobombers, Andy Parry, and Garrett Russell took to Ruby Hill Railyard in Denver to get some shred done. You can check some sneak peak photos in the gallery below, but the edit is damn near done so be sure to check back for that.

The rest of the photos are from Day 4 of SIA. The partying is over and everybody is just waiting to disassemble their booths. We wandered through some booths we hadn’t seen yet, and even found our way into the heavily-guarded Holden compound.