SUPERCHARGED, the life and times of tim brauch

Come celebrate the life and times of Tim Brauch!

December 5th, San Diego at Two Roses Cafe. 7PM

Free all ages show

November 21st, Milan Italy

For more information please go to www.timbrauch.blogspot.com

Tara Dakides is twittering

Go check it out and become a follower of Tara's twittering!

www.twitter.com/taradakides

REALLY!?3

Last week, Really!?3 went down at the Interpark Village center court in Utsunomiya Japan. 30 invited Japanese pros came out to show the judges and crowd of 700 their snowboard talents. Thanks to all the sponsors that supported this event! SESSIONS, Muraki Sports, Skullcandy, Endeaver, DVS, Matix

Tara Dakides heads out for Baja 1000 Today!

November 17, 2009 -- Venice, CA -- The Baja 1000 is the biggest off-road motor sports event on the planet -- drawing over 200,000 spectators from around the globe to watch over 350 trucks, buggies and bikes from 40 countries. These bold souls contend with flash floods, dust storms and the all around rowdiness of the Baja peninsula for, get this, no prize money. Instead, these enthusiasts race for the pleasure and honor of the race alone.

This year five-time winter X-game gold medalist Tara Dakides is teaming up with three legends from their respective fields -- Glenn Plake, considered the father of extreme sports; P.J. Jones, Nascar racer and son of famed Parnelli Jones; and Boris Said, the Nascar driver and overall motorsport enthusiast -- to take on the infamous Baja 1000.

Founded in 1973 by the mythic Mickey Thompson, the “one thousand,” as the racers and support teams call it, is quite simply the most dangerous, exciting, pure motor sport in the world. This year’s Baja 1000 travels a loop through barren and technical desert starting in Ensenada and winding back to the start. Like past years, the race will have various types of vehicle classes such as small and large bore motorcycles, stock VWs, production vehicles, buggies, trucks, and custom fabricated race vehicles.

The 2009 team was set up by Baja WideOpen (bajawideopen.com), the final word on everything Baja. Their interests and talents encompass extreme tours and motor sport specialties. To get the game rolling, Dakides and her team have been outfitted with a 1300 class buggy aptly named “Ménage à trois” to tackle the treacherous run through Baja.

This year marks Dakides’ third year racing the “one thousand.” She holds notoriety as part of the first all-women’s team to finish the off-road challenge from tip to tail. This year is especially amazing because the team of guys she gets to run with – all legends. She’ll be a driver and co-pilot with Plake, Jones and Said.

What’s not automatically apparent to industry insiders is that Tara has been working with well-respected driving coach Peat Hidalgo for the last 7 years and getting behind the wheel to race off road in SCORE and CORE "Champion of off road racing" last summer. She has also put time into road racing, her most recent in September 2009 at the AMG race school with Skip Barber at Lime Rock Raceway. In October she finished 3rd in her class at the Powder Puff off road race in Barstow where there were over 250 Driver entries. To Tara, the “one thousand” represents an opportunity to challenge herself and her fellow drivers. The honor of racing with this team in particular marks 2009 as a milestone in Dakides’ Baja career.

Dakides – “I feel ready mentally and physically to take it to the 1000 especially coming off our 3rd place finish in Barstow. You cannot ever get enough seat time as a driver and in every corner there is something new to learn, to improve your skills.”

You can track Tara Dakides and her team at www.taradakidesdoesthebaja1000.com or follow her Twitter at twitter.com/taradakides

For more information about the Baja 1000 visit www.score-international.com

Or to find out about Wide Open go to www.wideopenbaja.com/

For more information about footage or photos contact Shanti Sosienski: Shanti@sos-communications.com

Local Montana friends video "Make Believe"

Here are some segments from a video me and my friends here in Bozeman, Montana made last season. Hope it gets you stoked to ride. - Shane Stalling

Intro:

Make Believe Intro from Miah Favara on Vimeo.

Early Season:

Early Season from Miah Favara on Vimeo.

Park Riding:

Park Riding from Miah Favara on Vimeo.

Check out a few runs with Euro, Niki and NAKU!

Ruka from Eero Ettala on Vimeo.

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SESSIONS Get to Know a Pro!!!

Do you have a question you are dying to ask a member of the SESSIONS Team? Maybe you want to know Tim Humphrey's favorite contest to compete in, or Tara's favorite summer hang out? Submit your questions tosessionsteam@gmail.com and we will pick one question per week to have a SESSIONS team rider answer. If your question gets selected you will also receive a goody in the mail from SESSIONS!

Closing In

November 8th, 2009:

Around midnight, the temperature of the ocean water dropped 3 degrees,
meaning that we crossed the Antarctic convergence. We are making some
good progress today as our engines are going full tilt. Being on a
boat this long sure gets boring, especially when you make the mistake
of forgetting to pack some books to read. Thankfully, I found the
boat's library filled with books about the Arctic and Antarctic. My
days so far at sea have been spent either in bed, juggling a soccer
ball, or looking out over the open seas. Occasionally, a ski movie
gets thrown into the mix to keeps things sane. It will be interesting
to see what these seas will do to us this afternoon as there are some
waves crashing over the bow and its getting ugly again. Earlier today
we had a spectacular sight which unfortunately I missed since I was
taking a nap. About a dozen Fin whales were spotted swimming next to
our ship. I do hope that there will be plenty more of these sights -
maybe some Killer whales, Sperm whales, Minkes, and Humpbacks. Last
year I got to witness a mother Humpback and her calf playing around
ice burgs and it was rad. There are currently hundreds of birds
around our ship gliding slightly above our now stormy seas. There are
Albatross, White Chinned Petrels, Southern Giant Petrels, Cape
Petrels, and many others all entertaining us with spectacular gliding
capabilities. We are also now under iceberg watch and should be
snowboarding and skiing come morning in the South Shetland Islands.

Iceberg dead ahead!
Sean Busby

Antarctica Expedition

Nov 6-7, 2009:

Around 1 am we rounded Cape Horn and entered into the Drake Passage.
The snow outside is really coming down. The seas are much rougher
this year. About 25 - 30 foot waves so far. I placed a soccer ball
in the lounge and watch it pick up speed last night and roll from one
side of the room to another. By 3 am we were really rocking and
rolling. I spent most of the early hours laying awake in bed
listening to cabinets open and slam close. The boat makes giant
creepy creeks as it plows through these large swells and with every
few waves, our boat gets slammed and shakes violently from end to
another, just like a wet dog. We are going up and down and side to
side, I am nervous and am not used to the seas. Waves are hitting the
windows and allowing water in through some of the port holes. The
waves are hitting us from all ends and this will continue till we get
down to Antarctica. The toilets have been swishing about all over and
the shower curtain keeps sliding open and closed. Another large wave
hits and I hold onto the side of my bed to keep me from falling out.
A few waves later, we are slammed again and this time I hear what
sounds like to be a human body thrown into the side of a wall in the
hallway. I can’t sleep and am exhausted. This lack of sleep keeps me
up till early breakfast. At breakfast, I struggled to walk up the
stairs and through the halls and I could only take my steps when the
waves allow me too, always holding onto a railing or taking an
athletic stance to counter the waves. I arrived at the dining room
and there are only a few others. Most are still struggling to sleep,
some are passed out from medications, and others are hugging toilets
back in their rooms. Some of the boat staff struggled to set up
breakfast as the tables that weren’t bolted into the ship slide side
to side, knocking food off the table and silverware. About every 4
waves, we are hit by a big one, and glasses of orange juice or coffee
slide across our tables. Some are caught, others are not and shatter
on the floor. Plates are also falling to the ground and a lady flips
back out of her chair onto the ground. It is going to be a long day
for most of us.

Looking forward to getting on land,
Sean Busby

Wildwood Rail Jam Great Divide, MT

The 3rd annual wildwood rail jam happened last weekend outside of Kyle Millers hometown Helena, Montana. Click the title above to check out a story on TWSnow.com featuring sessions riders Kyle Miller and Shane Stalling.

50 hours of seas till Antarctica

Sean Busby is a snowboard Olympic hopeful in the slalom, giant slalom disciplines and living with type 1 diabetes. He is currently on an Antarctic expedition finding first descents. Check in daily to see how his trip and story unfolds! Trust me, you don't want to miss it! For more on Sean check out www.seanbusby.com

Hi everyone, I have been out backcountry touring everyday and just haven't found the time to get an update out. Anyways, the snow is fantastic. The month is equivalent to about May down here and its been snowing everyday - even down at sea level. I have been riding the backcountry of the southern most city in the world - Ushuaia and it is epic. These Patagonian mountains are gorgeous and the lines are plenty. I could live here year round and find a great new line each day. With a drive through town you will see some of the most perfect "U" shaped valleys between the mountains! Yesterday, my rope team and I met up to do one last glacier travel practice. We all seem to be dialed in which is very important. For those of you who don't know much about rope teams - on a rope team, everyone holds each others life in their hands should anyone fall into a crevasse of get blown over and exposed peak, etc. Everyone must be in tune with each other and we move together as a team. It is one of closest teams required compared to other sports and you must put your full trust into others. We all have to take steps at the same time to keep the rope from getting tight or having slack. I am really looking forward to sharing these turns with these guys on the rope. They are a great group from Colorado, California, and Jackson Hole. Big Mountain Jeremy Jones is also now down here in route to Antarctica to film for his new movie Steeper. Everyone is pumped. We now all get to charge the roughest seas for 50 hours with our first stop off point being Deception Island. The sea forecast is for about 30 feet on Saturday along with 50 + mph winds. Powder Lines, Sean Busby

Cleveland Autumn Line Premier!

Go check out Autumn Line's newest creation "Montevideo" featuring Sessions riders, Kyle Miller, Brett Butcher, Taylor Carlton and Andreas Gidlund!

LATE SESSIONS SUPER PARK POST

It was Andreas first super park and he was stoked to be there!

Tim Humphreys was boosting this hip well into sunset. One of his warm up hits...

Kyle with a proper plant...

Peter Benchetler about to eat a delicious burger...

Andreas, Billy and Miller taking a lunch break...

This jump was big and narrow. Taylor wasn't scared... FS 5 over the beast...

Kyle Miller boosting a method on the big hip...

Brett and Billy, there to show the team how it's done...

BS 180 courtesy of Zak Hale...

Chris Benchetler was one of only a handful of skiers to get to ride Super Park...

Chris sending it over the 100 footer...

Miller gaping some rollers...

Humps on the hip...

Taylor Carlton was sending FS 3s through the gap and taping the tree...

Miller and Zak taking a time off to chill...

Miller shooting one off on the Bear Hip...

Andreas sending it on one of the bigger jumps...

Super Park was a blast this year and lived up to it's name. Thanks to Pat Bridges and everyone at Snowboarder for a putting on a great event!

Tim Humphreys invited back to the air and style!

Air & Style 09 – Riders List

1. Peetu Piiroinen (FIN)
2. Antti Autti (FIN)
3. Risto Mattila (FIN)
4. Werner Stock (AUT)
5. Seb Toutant (CAN)
6. Chas Guldemond (USA)
7. Gigi Rüf (AUT)
8. Travis Rice (USA)
9. Torstein Horgmo (NOR)
10. Tim Humphreys (USA)
11. Elias Elhardt (GER)
12. Mikkel Bang (NOR)
13. Pat Moore (USA)
14. Andreas Wiig (NOR)
15. Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI)
16. Eero Ettala (FIN)

Congrats Tim!!!

Windells winter and spring camps

Mt Hood Meadows and Timberline are open this week with over 5 feet of new powder! You know the winter/spring windells sessions are going to go off with this much early season snow. Get over to windells.com and sign up for a session today!

5 Minutes With Jeremy Thompson

Words by Joe Carter

Photos by Joe Carter, Tyler Heffernan

CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE AND GO READ THE INTERVIEW!

Snowbomb.com Ski & Snowboard Festival

Last Saturday and Sunday kicked off the 2nd annual San Francisco Ski & Snowboard Festival put on by Snowbomb.com. Everyone from the Bay Area came to check out their favorite vendors, buy gear, and test out some of the Bay’s best beers and wines. This year was even better than the last, offering extreme sports shows, professional athletes, and the best deals on ski and snowboarding gear that you will be able to find, not to mention the beer and wine! Sessions headed up to the city to set up a tent and give away some great prizes and offer some great deals throughout the weekend, and luckily it was extremely nice weather so we got check out SF’s great nightlife!! Snowbomb.com will be throwing another event this coming weekend, November 14-15 at the Santa Clara County Convention Center so be sure to come down for a chance to catch some free Sessions swag or maybe just hang out with all the Sessions homies in out tent lounge area. Hope to see you all there!

Sessions tent

Raffle's at the Sessions tent!!!

Overview of the show

Beautiful day in the Bay!

More raffle fun!

Kyle Miller rocking a pink shirt! Wait thats not Miller thats Johnny Mosley...My bad bro!

Danielle with Pro skier and Nitro Circus' nut Erik Roner hangin out at the Sessions Tent.

Sun setting in the Yay Area....Crazy for November!

Wall in memory of Shane...You can see by the comments he was a pretty cool dude.

Sessions TM Brett Butcher scores photos in both Snowboard-Mag and Transworld Snow!

Transworldsnow.com

Snowboard-mag.com

Photos shot by Jeffhehlen.com

Sessions friend and snowboader Johnny marr who is in the band The Cribs will be performing this Sunday in Portland Oregon!

In keeping with their age old tradition of the secret, free show, The Cribs will be playing a secret 'hometown' (for Gary, at least) show in Portland, OR this Sunday!! It will be at the downtown Jackpot Records, and will be the first US performances of any of the Ignore The Ignorant songs, and the band are excited to do this in Portland, all ages, and for free. Info is below, from Jackpot Records. Free, all ages live show to celebrate the release of THE CRIBS "Ignore the Ignorant". Unless you’re wintering in Belgium or holding tickets to upcoming Letterman tapings, chances to see the The Cribs in person anytime soon are minimal to nil. simply walk through the door of Jackpot Records on Sunday, November 8th 2 PM. For an instore performance w/ The Cribs free at Jackpot Records (Downtown Location) to promote their new album "Ignore The Ignorant" The brothers Jarman, along with new brother and guitarist Johnny Marr, will be rocking an absolutely free, all ages instore at our downtown location. Topping their previous honor of selecting Jackpot Records as one of three places IN THE WORLD to sell the deluxe Roses (they’ve really taken to their new Portland homes) Edition of their latest album “Ignore The Ignorant”, they’ve picked us as the launch pad for their upcoming tour. After this they’re off to a Letterman taping, a few coast dates and then the world. In all practicality, this is it for seeing them this year until they return to America to tour in January 2010. Come early to find a spot and brace yourself. We predict a swift transition from SRO to SOL. If you’re unfamiliar with a Cribs gig, it’s not exactly an evening with The Chordettes. Be safe Jackpot Records SHOW INFO: Sunday, November 8th – 2 PM Jackpot Records (Downtown location) 203 SW 9th Ave. Portland, OR 97205 2 pm GIGS 09/11 // The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA 12/11 // Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY 13/11 // Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY 17/11 // Batschkapp, Frankfurt 18/11 // Röhre, Stuttgart 20/11 // Sportshalle (w/ Franz Ferdinand), Hamburg, DE 21/11 // Lotto Arena (w/ Franz Ferdinand), Antwerp, BE 22/11 // Heineken Music Hall (w/ Franz Ferdinand), Amsterdam, NL 24/11 // Arena (w/ Franz Ferdinand), Berlin, DE 25/11 // Phillipshalle (w/ Franz Ferdinand), Dusseldorf, DE 26/11 // Le Zenith (w/ Franz Ferdinand), Paris, FR 28/11 // Le Liberte (w/ Franz Ferdinand), Rennes, FR 30/11 // Medoquine (w/ Franz Ferdinand), Boreaux, FR 02/12 // Academy, Birmingham 03/12 // Brixton Academy, London

SESSIONS Get to Know a Pro!!!

Do you have a question you are dying to ask a member of the SESSIONS Team? Maybe you want to know Tim Humphrey's favorite contest to compete in, or Tara's favorite summer hang out? Submit your questions to sessionsteam@gmail.com and we will pick one question per week to have a SESSIONS team rider answer. If your question gets selected you will also receive a goody in the mail from SESSIONS!

Gatorade Free Flow Tour

About The Gatorade Free Flow Tour

The Gatorade Free Flow Tour, the official amateur series of the Winter Dew Tour, holds competitions at resorts across the country throughout the month of January, providing a platform for amateur freeskiers and snowboarders to showcase their skills. The inaugural winter leg of the Tour consists of 10 regional events across the U.S., featuring freeskiing (superpipe and slopestyle) and snowboarding (superpipe and slopestyle). The winners of each regional event earn a trip to compete in the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals held in conjunction with the Dew Tour's Toyota Championship, Feb. 5-7, 2010, and the overall champions in the four disciplines automatically earn a spot to compete against the pros in the first stop of the 2010-11 Winter Dew Tour. Gatorade's partnership with the Free Flow Tour began in 2009 and its presence and commitment to uplift amateur freeskiers and snowboarders and provide an extended platform to grow action sports enabled the creation of the winter season of the Gatorade Free Flow Tour. Fuel TV will broadcast select coverage of the Gatorade Free Flow Tour and allisports.com <http://www.allisports.com/> will be the home of all digital content and Tour information.

January 9th - Big Boulder Ski Area, Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania (slopestyle only)

January 9th-10th - Vail Ski Resort, Vail, Colorado (slopestyle & pipe)

January 16th-17th - Tyrol Basin Ski and Snowboard Area, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin (slopestyle & pipe)

January 17th-Mountain High Resort, Wrightwood, California (slopestyle only)

January 23rd-24th - Killington Resort, Killington, Vermont (slopestyle & pipe)

January 23rd-24th - Keystone Resort, Keystone, Colorado (slopestyle & pipe)

January 23rd-24th - Bear Mountain Resort, Big Bear Lake, California (slopestyle & pipe)

January 30th - Brighton Resort, Brighton, Utah (slopestyle only)

January 30th-31st - Loon Mountain Resort, Lincoln, New Hampshire (slopestyle & pipe)

January 30th-31st - Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, Mammoth Lakes, California (slopestyle & pipe)

February 5th-7th, Mount Snow Resort, West Dover, Vermont (slopestyle & pipe)

Big Bear Opening day video

Head over to TWsnow.com and watch Zak Hale get down on opening day at Big Bear!

Nick Rockwood... SESSIONS welcomes newest So Cal Rep Rider

Look for Nick riding up at Big Bear this winter. He rides for Sessions/Flow/Freestyle/ Kicker audio. Welcome to the Sessions Family Nick!