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Another insightful list of termiology from your friends at Snowboarder Magazine.Lift Ticket [Lihft Tik-it] noun: Displayed to show that the bearer has paid handsomely for access to the ski area’s facilities, most notably the lifts.Clipping Tickets [Klip-ping Tik-its] verb: Procuring lift tickets through less less-than than-legal means.Clipped Ticket [Klipt Tik-it] noun: Having one’s ski area privileges revoked for any manner number of offensces. (more…)

Check out all of the hot action going down @ Red Bull Headquarters this weekend.

NHSSA Finals from 5-8pm. So Cal kids represent their High School by throwing down some mad skate in teams of three. Jam style format. Team Palisades is looking to win four in a row!!

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Ashbury Eyewear has just announced the latest addition to their rapidly growing team.  Louie Fountain.  Louie has been a long time Active Family member, and we are excited to see him working with the amazing crew at Ashbury.   We are looking forward to watching Louie’s part this fall in Down With People.

Back in 2001 we with the help of a lot of others, made a snowboard movie.  We did not set out to change the way snowboard movies were made, but rather showcase an entire team as ONE.  We contacted our good friend Neil Goss to see if he still had a copy of the One video.  We will be releasing clips from this movie over the coming weeks, so be sure to check back for the video parts of your favorite Active riders from the past and the present.

Here some Jib terminology brought to you by Rome’s Yan Dofin, who is no stranger to the “Jib”! Read below to see if you are current with all the jibber jabber on the street!

Smith [smihth] adj: A skateboarding trick that snowboarders once thought they could do. It involves trucks— (which we don’t have—), so leave it alone, ladies and gents.

Firecracker [fi-urr-crahk-urr] verb: Tailpressing down a flight of stairs so your tail slaps each and every step on the way down, making it sound very similar to firecrackers exploding.

Hot Garbage [haht gahr-bij] noun: A frontside boardslide where your board is turned well past the perpendicular 90? mark. The more your tail turns down the hill, the hotter the garbage is.
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Check out the new Down with People Trailer.  Featurinng Active riders:  Bryan Fox, Austin Smtih, Josh Mills, Ryan Thopmson, Simon Chamberlain, Shaun McKay, Nima Jalali, and Stephen Duke.  With a deck that stacked you know this movie will be winner.

Sea No Evil Art Show with guest speaker, Paul Watson, live performance by Matt Costa, and Guest DJ Shepard Fairey. The only thing that would make this any better is if when you got there they gave you cash, and some of that really good beef jerky from Bishop. The whole thing goes down Saturday July 12, 2008 at the Riverside art Museum located at; 3425 Mission Inn Ave Riverside, CA (951)  684 - 7111. Go to riversideartmuseum.org or seashepherdartshow.com for more info. Doors open at 6:00 PM.

Free music by Never Enough, live art by Deph, and free stuff all hosted by the amazing crew at To Die For! A great time for you and your friends!!

Snowboarder Magazine has compiled a list of terminology that every snow shredder should know!  Here is a list by category of words you should know before you go shopping for your next snow setup.  Happy reading!

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Mack Dawg’s new snowboard video, “Double Decade”, looks pretty legit. I can’t believe “Decade” was 10 years ago, it was the first snowboard video I ever saw. Not only did it make me fall in love with snowboarding, but it made me start wearing big chains, baggy snow pants with suspenders hanging off, and crooked goggles on top of my head, I looked kinda like this: (more…)

To Die For Takeover coming to an Active near you with amazing free shows, gnarley artists, discounts on all TDF clothing, and free gifts!! Stop by Temecula on June 1st@ 1pm to find out who’s doing the secret performance. The bands too big to mention and they are doing their first ever acoustic performance. Trust, you will be blown away!! Mission Viejo June 13th w/ the band Never Enough @ 5pm and Mikoto in Riverside on June 14th @ 1pm. Come for the rad offers and stay for the free music!

SNOWBOARDER MAGAZINE?s Sicktionary: September 2007

This photo was taken in Qu?bec City on my first filming trip of the year. They had plenty of snow, which allowed us to get creative and do some different things. It was a fun setup. Here I am doing a wallride to fakie. Eddie Wall, Nic Sauv?, and I got to hit it for a few hours before it got too dark. We all got something on it, so that was a plus.-Jake Welch

Qu?bec City (Kuh-beck Sit-ee) noun The capital of the Canadian province of Qu?bec, it holds a metric population of 528,595. As Canada?s answer to Salt Lake City, Qu?bec?s rails and ledges are shaping some of today?s most notorious jibbers, including LNP, Nic Sauv?, Ben Bilocq, Max Baillargeon, Marie-France Roy, Frank April, Charles Gagnon, Will Lavigne, etc., etc.

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Check out the new trailer for The New Autumn Line Snowboard Film, “Technicolour” featuring Active Riders: Gabe Taylor, Matt Hammer, Peter Benchetler, Cody Rosenthal, Spencer Link, not to mention the talent of many up and coming riders

Here’s something to help hold you off until next fall. It’s the trailer for next year’s video from Forum Snowboards is called “Forum or Against ‘Em.”

Green Apple Tree presents Isolation @ Burbank Active May 3rd 2008 6pm to 10pm.

Be apart of something creatively driven!!

Come make the trip up to Burbank this Saturday night 6-10pm. Special Tee sale and raffle for limited edition canvases. Qu’est-ce C’est The bands name is French and is pronounced ?Kiss-kiss-A?, translation “What is this, what this is??

**to peep the limited edition t shirt click on more

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