Active Ride Shop News

 ”Best damn slideshow you’ll ever see.”, says Megan Whiteside.

 I hope you’ll agree.    Take a look please at Transworld Snowboarding Magazine’s website through this link.   Give me some feedback also; be a harsh critic, I love it.  Thanks.

http://snowboarding.transworld.net/2009/01/07/the-robbie-sell-photography-collection/

Torrance, CA – Flux Bindings would like to proudly announce Romain DeMarchi as the newest addition to the International Team.  Flux is very thrilled to have him onboard.

Romain has been a long standing figure in the snowboarding world.  From his off-hill antics to his powerful riding style in the backcountry, Romain represents the quintessential snowboard icon. Romain’s energy and passion for snowboarding is infectious.  Since becoming a professional, Romain has put all his time and effort into becoming the best he can. He has been filming with the Absinthe squad for many years and continues to do so, making sure his presence is known with solid video parts.

According to Romain, “I hope to have a long and fruitful relationship with the Flux family. I am so happy to finally be able to team up with a company that recognizes what being core is all about. Together, we’re gonna rule the world ! ” 

When asked why he chose to team up with Flux he responds, “Back in the day, before I was riding for the B, I was using Flux bindings. I always remembered how comfortable they were and how beautiful they looked. After leaving my previous sponsor, I felt that I would go back to my roots and align myself with a company that represented a core image. I’ve always seen myself on Flux, so here I am, back on Flux.”

This man demonstrates how to have fun on the mountain even if you don’t know how to Ski or Snowboard. It’s not known if this guy was drinking before getting on the lift, but either way, I say bottoms up!

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Yesterday a few of me n’ the boys when out snowmobiling; that’s sleddin’ to you rednecks, sledneckin’ to you jocks/rich guys, and snowmachining to you Canandians.

We went up to Castle Peak on Donner Summet, CA. This was my first time out in the backcountry this season because of the low snow amounts here in Tahoe. There were a few shallow areas, but we found a couple real nice deep “secret” powder zones.

You can paypal me $100 and I’ll give you the GPS coordinates.

Active Ride Shop supporter Jared Johnson.

This guy was a rookie, didn’t know when to turn around and ran into these rocks.

It was difficult to get this sled back to the trucks with no steering. Not fun.

Step up.

Step down.

Air show.

Good times.

I’ve been lucky to get a bunch of photos published this season, 19 so far. Here’s a few of them.

Stephen Duke Transworld Nov 2008

Eric Messier Transworld 2009 Photo Issue

Stephen Duke Snowboarder Dec 2008

Seth Huot, pillow line. Snowboarder Dec 2008

Stephen Duke fs 900. Transworld 2009 Photo Issue

Ben Rice, nose pick transfer. Snowboarder Nov 2008

Chad Otterstrom, chute line. Transworld Nov 2008

Zac Marben, Ollie. Transworld Jan 2009

Robbie Walker, switch front board. Snowboard 2009 Photo Annual

A couple months ago, I wrote a couple times during a bike tour that I was on. It was with Neoproto/People producer Pierre Minhondo and friend Justin “Boosty”. I’ve got the photos edited and posted an album on myspace.com. If you want to see them, go to this link.

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.editAlbumPhotos&albumID=2013540&MyToken=d7132fb8-bb0f-4643-85d6-1c8f939dcc28

I’ve been going through my photo archives, mainly organizing my snapshots from the past few years, and have been totally reliving the past. I’ll be editing up some stuff and posting it soon.

So I was going through a group of photos from a Neoproto video premier years ago, and came across a snapshot of one of my best friends- Scotty Wittlake. We used to hang out a lot back in Truckee; I lived on his couch for months during the winter and springs. We also were both very into bicycling, and still are. He’s been a bike courier in Portland for a few years now, and I haven’t been able to visit as much as I’d like. He even sold his truck so bikes, hitchhiking, and skateboards are his modes of transportation now.

Scott’s a badass and has been a huge influence on me in the past. He’s a very intelligent and kind person, and will do literally anything for a friend in need. He’s seen a lot in his young life; his grandkids (if they are ever created) are going to be amazed by his stories. Anyways… here are a few photos of him.

p.s. If you didn’t know, Scotty used to ride for Active Ride Shop. Check out the Active movie “One” to see a very unique video part.

Words and pictures.

http://www.snowboard-revolution.com/artist/Robbie-Sell.html

I’ve just updated my website, finally. I have to wait until the magazines first publish my photos until I can put them on my site, because they want the exclusive first showing to the public. So now that the majority of the issues have been out, I can put them in my portfolio. There still are a few shots that I hope will come out, but I’ll show those later.

A few of the Active team riders are on it. Check it out. Let me know what you think, leave critique and suggestions in the comment area please. Thanks, enjoy.

www.robbiesell.com

This photo of Ryan Thompson was just published in the photo annual of Snowboard Mag.

The Lodge, CA – Signal has teamed up with Chris Miller to create an impressive outerwear line that is both accessible and stylish. They have kept the line simple by focusing on quality, key price points and features that work. Every style can be merchandised together including beanies and T’s. Signal jackets and pants are fully loaded with features like media pockets, goggle wipes, 9 point adjustable hoods, critical or fully taped seams and waterproof/breathable ratings of 10,000mm / 5,000gm/24hrs.    “I am really proud of this line. The colors and prints look great, every piece is ready to ride and very sellable. In this market it’s important for specialty shops to offer great product that can’t be found at every big box in town. We designed Signal Outerwear to fill that void of high quality, stylish outerwear that is priced right.” Says Chris Miller on the premiere of Signal Outerwear.

Bad news party people. Our days of Sparks are limited. I’m not talking about the town down the street from Reno, I’m talking about the greatest invention since coffee and Baileys… SPARKS! If you aren’t familiar with this drink (which could be a good thing), it’s a malt liquor energy drink. It’s given me the best/worst of times, and that will only continue until January 10, 2009.

Back to RedBull and Stoli I suppose.

Check it, vote.

The Signal team took a little time a few weeks back to go hang out with Pat Parnell on the Daily Habit.  Peter Benchelter (man with the Ashbury shades on) emailed us to let us know.  I guess Peter was too busy hanging out in LA and forgot to give his friends a call while he was down in So Cal. Thanks Pete! 

Anyways, you can check out Signal/ Active Riders Peter Benchelter, Spencer Link, Chris Dufficy, and Matt Hammer, on the Daily Habit, December 26th at 6 pm PST/9 pm EST

She was a little late this year, but showed up packing a mean punch. Mother nature came out guns blazing and left about 18″ - 24″ of brand new snow to shred. According to weather reports, we haven’t seen the last of this storm. We should see more snow tonight and into Wednesday, so ditch work and get up there.

Mt High

Mt. High

Bear Mtn.