Bev Vuilleumier and friends get RAD on Peep Show. Check out their blog.

The latest and greatest from Echo Mountain

Seasonal Siblings on the East Coast killing it...

New Think Thank...Ransack Rebellion teaser!! Watch for Nick Visconti!!

Kyle and Taylor rip Boreal a new one

Taylor Carlton, Kyle Miller, & Jason Robinson Shred Boreal from Sam Tuor on Vimeo.

A day off at the resort filming for the Robinson Bros movie "Of Life and Love." Filmed/editted by Sam Tuor. Enjoy!

Dangerzone Season 3 Episode 4- "North Lake Vs. South Lake" by Nick Visconti

Look for Ian Thorley at the Denver Big Air Comp tomorrow!

Catch us at the Snow to Snow in Denver!

Seasonal Siblings crew moves to Tahoe...

Park and Pow Shredding in July and August?? YES please!! Visit Evolve Chile's new fan page..

Here is the debut episode of “Seasonal Siblings” following Sam Hulbert, Ian Thorley, and Brandon Reis through their winter.

DewTour Prelims

Ever pole jammed an electric guitar? Naku has! Check out his appearance in this music video by Monday Box.

Monday Box - I'm In Love music video from Flatlight Films on Vimeo.

Seasonal Siblings

Check out Sessions team rider Ian Thorley's new webisode series.

Dangerzone Season 3 Episode 3 "Pop-Overs"

Dangerzone Season 3 Episode 3- "POP" from Nick Visconti on Vimeo.

Air Time in the Bag

Boreal just got an air bag and I was asked to come up and test that bad boy out. I said yes and chucked my meat. Here is a little video from my digi cam.

Sean Busby Travels, Part 2

New Zealand......Oh, I felt right back at home and happy when we touched down in Auckland—especially given the unfortunate circumstances of our visit to the Cook Islands. For those that haven't been to New Zealand yet, I must mention that the north island is almost a completely different country then the south island when you compare the scenery. On the north, you have many volcanoes and tropical-like plants while on the south you have the "Southern Alps," glaciers, and fjordlands. The greatest feeling about touching back down in New Zealand was knowing that I no longer needed to fear the food that I ate or the water that I drank. That's a good fear not to have... I was glad that the food poisoning nightmare from the Cook Islands was in the past.

The plan for the week was to stay around Auckland with day trips up north to various beaches and nature preserves in order to shoot some photos and to give a slideshow presentation in Auckland before heading south towards Rotorua. Rotorua would then become our base camp for daily activities such as soaking in the hot springs, shredding some volcanoes, meeting up with some friends, and speaking to another group of local kids and teens about expedition snowboarding. New Zealand, is one of only a few countries that also has an indoor ski resort with real snow (not dryslope). On a rainy Tuesday, Mollie and I exchanged all of our Cook Island beach attire for our brightly colored snow gear. We quickly re-organized all of our equipment in our closet sized hostel room (every movement of our ski/boards resulted in knocking off one lampshade after another). We then proceeded to our circus style vehicle as we were questioned about our days' journey by other hotel-stayers. After a few minutes of gaper chaos, we were finally on our way to florescent lighting and 365 days of machine-made powder snow in a giant refrigerator.

Snowplanet was for the adventure, certainly not for the incredible shredding. I wasn't sure about the experience aside from the fact it would be different from your average day snowboarding in the backcountry. Whether that is exploring unknown mountain ranges, crazy wildlife, or jibbing turkey feeders at the local turkey farms, I am seeking my artistic abilities in the name of shred. Surely, this opportunity would somehow fit into the mix. Snowplanet needed to be explored. In under 10 minutes, I had ridden every feature and "run" in the giant snow dome. From what I could tell from the layout of the...uh, "mountain," there are basically two runs split in half by a beginners area at the bottom. In the 3-4 hours spent there, I do admit that we had a lot of fun. After I found myself bored, I went in search of infamous death cookies created by the snowblowers and side hips for more indoor jibbing pleasure. All in all, Mollie and I exchanged some high fives and continued our adventure later that day further north to shoot some photos.

The following night, I gave a slideshow presentation in Auckland about my camps and expeditions. I really enjoy these moments when I get to meet others who seek adventure or advice in managing a chronic disease. Antarctica is still one of my favorite expeditions to share. I can't describe the wilderness and how off the wall that place actually is. Crazy mountains, unreal wildlife, seracs, icefalls, crevasses - man oh man that place is awesome. Everything is all new frontier down there with lifetimes worth of exploring and first ascents and descents. Not to mention, telling how I manage a chronic disease in such a remote environment to ad to the mix.

The next day, we headed south towards Rotorua for more adventure. We spent the next couple days exploring that region with two objectives in mind. One was to backcountry ride Mt. Ruapehu's volcanic crater and the second was to spend a day "Zorbing" with local kids and teens from the nearby diabetes foundation. With rainy conditions and high snow levels that were at the summit of Ruapehu, we stayed in local Rotorua with fingers crossed for a clearing. A day or two later we had the green light and took the long drive to the volcano. Upon arrival, my stomach sunk, it looked like late May in the Wasatch range—not ideal. It turned out that the snow level went well above the summit of the volcano and cleansed the mountain of most of its soft snow for an icy attire. I swore I could see my reflection while driving closer. With my crampons and ice axe ready to go, I made a few steps and even some turns before making the decision to call it and drive back to Rotorua. The consequences were to severe and though that meant 6 hours of driving time for just 30 minutes of being on snow - it was worth it to call it quits. I value my life to much and I know I will have many more opportunities for backcountry summits in that region. The following day, a skier with the same ambition slipped and fell to his death on the same climb. I had made the right call.

Thankfully, to lighten things up, we had Zorbing on our agenda next. What is Zorbing? Well its a mix of being placed in a giant sized hamster ball, filling it with some water, and then being pushed down a steep hill. We have all seen those hamster balls that hamsters run around in, now just picture yourself in one of those and being able to bounce all over the place without being hurt. That is Zorbing. The best part is the end. When it is time to get out of the inflatable ball you must unseal the small entry door. As you do this, the water rushes out from inside the ball and you literally squeeze out of the entry and plop out onto the ground. Its like being able to experience being born again, but as an adult. Zorbing was a lot of fun. We would fill up a Zorb ball with 2-3 kids from the local diabetes foundation and off they'd go, sliding down the hill. Being larger then these kids, I did my best not to crush them as we were tossed down the hill. The Zorb day was made complete with me sharing my diagnosis story and a mini slideshow of snowboarding in Patagonia.

The next few days we explored local museums of the region and soaked endlessly in hot pools. Not to mention took part with the locals in supporting the All Blacks (NZ Rugby Team) as they played the Wallabies (Australia Rugby Team). A fantastic rivalry. After a few days of down time we packed up and headed north again to catch our flight to the south island to begin guiding.


Part three - New Zealand South Island will follow next

Dangerzone Season 3 Episode 2- "Tribute to Sorels" from Nick Visconti on Vimeo.

Mammoth's Record December w/ Benchetler

Mammoth Mountain, California is in the midst of a record breaking December and Chris Benchetler was there along with EXPN to capture the madness. Receiving over 13 feet of new snow since Dec. 17, California's internationally known ski area breaks its record for most snowfall in December and most snowfall in a season to date. The previous record stood since 1969 until last weekend, when it snowed nearly two inches per hour, every hour...

Read the full story on EXPN's Freeski blog:

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays! Naku poping an Ollie for Snowextreme Mag

Naku

Ian Thorley Down Under

Down Under, Episode 4, Perisher from Luke Mallinson on Vimeo.

Also check out www.seasonalsiblings.com for more of Ian Thorley

Chris Benchetler 2010 Self Edit

Chris Benchetler Self Edit from NIMBUS INDEPENDENT on Vimeo.

Alpental opening day w/Miller

Opening Day at Alpental with Aaron Robinson & Kyle Miller from Sam Tuor on Vimeo.

Sean Busby Travels, Part 1

Hi Everyone,

So here is the trip report from this summer/winter guided expeditions
and trips. My adventures took me from Mt. Hood to the Cook Islands,
to both the North and South Islands of New Zealand, and finally to
Australia. I will break apart these emails weekly to help provide
more insight of the experiences. Hope you enjoy.

Only 11 months on snow this year. September was mostly a dud so I
will hang my hat with an 11-month winter. June, I was out coaching
and riding at Mt. Hood through early July. I then headed out for what
I thought would be a real summer experience before tackling winter
again in a few weeks.

Instantly, upon arrival into Rarotonga, Cook Islands, I could feel my
skin turning clammy from the humidity—it was only 5 am! I knew my
next week would consists of lots of snorkeling and water time spent
right out front from the lagoon bungalow I would be staying in.
Mollie, my publicist, was with me for the entire mini vacation and the
guiding in New Zealand and Australia. After deplaning, we quickly
grabbed our ski/snowboard bags to the sounds of a ukulele at the
airport and took off in a little van that drove us around half the
island to our beach bungalow. We watched storm clouds break upon the
horizon and witnessed an awesome sunrise from behind the reef. Later
that day, we took to the lagoon and some needed sun and relaxation
(despite being there during the "dry" season, this was really our only
non-rainy day). It was my goal on this trip to break my own coconut
and drink its milk too. So after finding a coconut and about 20
minutes of sweat labor, my goal was accomplished and I could take to
enjoying the lagoons again.

The next day some weather came in around noon. However, earlier that
morning we went into town to get a scooter rental. In the Cook
Islands, you must have a valid Cook Islands drivers’ license in order
to drive a car or scooter. After passing a driving test and then a
visit to the government's chambers, I had my very own Cook Islands
drivers license and was ready to rock and roll with a sense of
16-year-old freedom. We were now free to explore the entire island at
our own will, granted traveling around the island gets very redundant
quickly as there is basically one road around the 32 km (20 miles)
circumference.

When the rain came in later that day, we went and purchased our
groceries for the evening. Mollie and I were both craving some pasta
so we found some noodles, sauce, and ground beef (a rarity on the
island). As we cooked our food in a central kitchen, many other
international guests asked about where we found the meat, as it was so
rare to find on the island. We explained the deli we found it in, but
we should have taken their questions into more consideration. You
see, on the islands you've got seafood, fruits, chickens, and goats,
which are all part of the local dining experience. However, there are
NO cows for standard red meat consumption. All of this kind of red
meat is brought over by boat and some of that meat gets spoiled on its
journey up towards these equator islands. (See where this story is
going?)

As it happened, Mollie was vomiting up a storm within a few hours, but
I was not. Baffled as to why I wasn't puking out my insides, we
chalked it up to the fact that Mollie’s case was probably caused by
the latte she has in the morning from the local cafe (bad unfiltered
water). It was the only thing that made sense, especially since we
ate the same stuff that day. As Mollie crawled around the main
hallway that night, I slept peacefully not really knowing how bad of
shape she was in. In the morning it was apparent that she was
severely dehydrated and nearly incoherent. She needed to get to a
hospital right away.

Since we wouldn't have been able to ride a scooter into town with her
in that condition, we hitched a ride with a local to get there. Once
there, she was hooked up to IV's and was given anti-nausea meds.
During this time, I hitched my way back around the island to go grab
our scooter which was back at the bungalow. Luckily for me, a storm
rolled in and monsoon'ed me with a downpour on my drive back to the
hospital. By the time I was back at the hospital to pick up Molly, I
was shivering and it was sunny. We were now both miserable.

Mollie and I then went back to the bungalow for rest. As night drew
upon us, I took to Mollie's leftover pasta (remember, we ate the same
stuff except the latte so I was pretty confident with my food
choices). I can't say that Mollie did not give me fair warning to
stay away from the pasta, but I couldn't help it - I love pasta and
wanted some of that comfort food from the day. We followed up dinner
with a movie. Exhausted and drained from the day, I fell asleep
quickly. After a couple of hours and near the end of the movie, I
awoke from my slumber, violently. I ran across the room, not knowing
where I was and then turned around. My mouth opened like a Christmas
nutcracker and projectile-vomited noodles.

Noodles shot across the air like a bad horror movie and reached so
far, it would have made any shot-putter proud! After a violent
episode of vomiting, I began to sweat profusely and tried to gather my
thoughts. I wasn't sure if I was having an insulin reaction or if I
had what Mollie had. I told her that if I threw up again, we were
going straight to the hospital because I didn't want to mix type 1
diabetes with dehydration. 30 minutes later, I was right on her
bandwagon and going strong with flying noodles and meat sauce.

Upon arrival at the hospital, I was placed in the ER and given large
doses of anti-nausea injections. I was then released and as I was
leaving, more noodles decided to show up. Mollie and some of the
locals helped me back in and I was seen by a doctor. The doctor
evaluated me, gave me more anti-nausea medications and sent me back on
my way. Then more noodles came and the hospital staff decided it was
best to admit me into the main hospital. I was placed into a hospital
bed for the night and monitored frequently in my own room.

Almost every hour, I was given some dose of anti nausea that would
always fail. My vomiting was on a schedule of about every 30-45
minutes. I saw contents come out of my mouth that I really never want
to see again. Around 4 am, I began running a fever. Running a fever
near the equator with no air conditioner is a HORRIBLE experience. It
was a constant feeling of overheating and getting warmer by the minute
and trying to relax your body at the same time. It was a nightmare.

Then Ralph came to visit. Who is Ralph? Ralph, was the giant lizard
that I named that ran around my hospital room walls. Mollie wasn't
stoked on Ralph at all. She informed one of the nurses about Ralph's
presence in a hospital and the nurse laughed and said, "Don't worry,
he wont bite!" I also reassured Mollie, that this is all part of the
experience and encouraged her to just take it in. That was easier for
me to say, as I wasn't sleeping on the ground on a flimsy mattress
like she was.

Later the next day afternoon, with Ralph watching over us from the
ceiling, I was in much better shape and released. We took a taxi back
to the bungalow and went to sleep. We continued to suffer for a few
more days. Near the end of the vacation we worked on recovering with
little adventure bouts of sea kayaking, visiting waterfalls, and
swimming to other islands. We weren't nearly at 100% and had gone a
few days without eating nothing more then saltines, but we weren't
going to let some bad meat ruin this “vacation.”

Needless to say, we were just as excited to get to work in New Zealand
than our "vacation" arrival in the Cook Islands. In all honesty, we
both were ready to get the hell out.

Part two: North Island New Zealand will follow next week

Frequency acticle on Stevens Pass w/ Miller

Met up with Colin at Frequency and ripped opening day at Stevens Pass. click title

Kyle Miller opening day vid at Big Sky MT

Click title, bottom right of main page.

Thanks again to Chad Jones at Big Sky!

Sessions is featured for our partnership with B4BC on TWSNOW!

Sessions is featured for our partnership with B4BC on TWSNOW!

Chris Benchetler on Mammoth Mountain Homepage!

Chris Benchetler on Mammoth Mountain Homepage!

Sessions Warehouse Sale!!!

Sessions Warehouse Sale Is Back! 40-60% OFF RETAIL!!!
New Location In Downtown Santa Cruz!

Tim Humphreys Interview on TWSNOW

Kyle Miller featured in SnowRev article

Nick Visconti In Snowboarder Mag

Looks like nick Visconti was able to catch two 2-page spreads up in Snowboarding Magazine, keep it up bud!

Tim Humphreys Interview on TWSNOW

Opening Weekend

Naku comes back to Finland to Skate and play music.

Naku is finally back in Finland playing with his band Half Crap and skating some bowls. Here are the pics to prove it.

Vote for Sessions rider, Chris Benchetler, for Skier of the Year at Freeskier!

Chris Benchetler made the cover of Downdays Magazine wearing his signature outwear!

Chris Benchetler our skier who also has a signature outerwear line for this coming season received the cover shot in Downdays Magazine wearing his signature outerwear available for purchase now!

Naku placed 11th in Slammer Mag for the all time most published photos!

Congrats to BoardInsiders for winning the bid of the B4BC painting!

Pumpkin Carving Contest

12 Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Skate Contest Video!

12th Annual Tim Brauch Skateboard Contest from Dosmafia on Vimeo.

12th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Contest

We had record breaking contestant numbers for Scotts Valley Street Contestants on Saturday October 2nd!!

It turned out to be a great day!! Raffle's going off at the Sessions booth at 12:30 and 3:00PM with great prizes from all of out sponsors! Etnies and Skullcandy were also out there playing great games.

Groms Standings:
1. Drake Riddiogh
2. Marley Humphrey
3. Connor Kepp
4. Justin Miller
5. Jake Kottke
6. Ricky Wiliams
7. Max Otake
8. Grant Von Pingel
9. Reid Nikolaieff
10. Koa Cortina
11. Chris Brotherton
12. Chasen Christenson
13. EJ Bright
14. Alejandro Matinez
15. Jacob Dennis

Ams Results:
1. Anthony Anaya
2. Jason Thurtle
3. Brandon Ayayla
4. Steven Smith
5. Nick Hickland
6. Tommy Werner
7. Cameron Hart
8. Jake Selover
9. Blake Spencer
10. Ryan Sanders
11. Camilo Arana
12. Nate Linford
13. Cody Chapman
14. Cano Cardanes
15. Sage Wilkenson

1st Prizes for Groms & Ams:
Pig Duffle Bag, Skate Deck, Vans Wallet, Bones Wheels, Robot Guts Hardware, Skullcandy Pipe Speakers, Skullcandy Skullcrushers, Zumiez Gift Cards, Dakine Backpack, Bones Hat, Sessions Hat, Thrasher Hoodie, Assorted T-Shirts, Bones Reds Bearings

2nd Prizes for Groms & Ams:
Element Skate Deck, Vans Wllet, Pig Wheels, Robot Guts Hardware, Skullcandy Agents, Zumiez Gift Cards, Dakine Backpack, Bones Hat, Sessions Hat, Stance Socks, Assorted T-Shirts

3rd Prizes for Groms & Ams:
Element Skate Deck, Vans Wallet, Powell Wheels, Robot Guts Hardware, Dakine Backpack, Bones Hat, Sessions Hat, Stance Socks, Assorted T-Shirts.

Some winners also received Bucci Sunglasses.



Pro Results:
1. Josh Mattson- $1,000
2. Brad McClain- $600.00
3. Sky Siljeg- $400
4. Josh Borden- $300
5. Michael Brookman- $200
6. Josh Rodriguez
7. Rion Lindermann
8. Daniel Cuervo
9. Jerry Gurney
10. Nate Linford

Masters Results:
1. Steve Cabballero- $600.00
2. Mark Partian- $400.00
3. Steve Alba- $300.00
4. Jeff Hedges- $200.00
5. Gavin Pierce- $100.00
6. Steve Steadman
7. Jason Richardson
8. Brandon Fields
9. Mike Rogers
10. Josh Nelson

Ladies Results:
1. Lizzie Armanto
2. Allysha Bergado
3. Erin Wolfkiel
4. Amee Jay Papelera
5. Evelyn Abad
6. Jordan Abraham
6. Julie Westfall
8. Ashley Espinoza
9. Danielle Gomez
10. Mellissa Spillman

Open Ams Results:
1. Chris Russell
2. Cason Kirk
3. Archer Braun
4. Jason Thurite
5. Drake Riddlough
6. Montes Malaka
7. Tucker FitzSimmons
8. Justin Rivera
9. Koa Cortina
10. Mark Almaguer

Congrats to all of the contestants.

Special thanks go out to all of sponsors especially Skullcandy & Etnies, Billy Flick, Cheryl Walsh, Lina Jurkunas, All of the Bands Who Played Sunday, Ray Stevens, Pete Koff, World Cup of Skateboarding, Nancy Linford, Vic Yanez, all of our volunteers, all of our artists, Andy Glagola, Joey Bunnell, Nate Iorns, Rex Castillo.

Sessions Boarding for Breast Cancer Painting Auction Bidding starts TODAY!

CLICK HERE to place your bid on this painting now!

Check out this update from Evolve Chile!!!!

Evolve Chile Session Tres - Valle Nevado 2010 REMIX from daniel on Vimeo.

12th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Skateboard Contest!

October 2nd and 3rd for Northern California's Largest Skate Contest and the "World's Longest Running Bowl Contest" to remember and celebrate the fantastic talent and life of Tim Brauch. The 12th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Contest is a 2 day contest. October 2nd is the Am Street Contest of the contest held at the Scotts Valley, CA Skate Park built in memory of Tim Brauch. October 3rd, Sunday, hosted by the World Cup of Skateboarding, brings out the largest names in the game to compete for cash prizes. In addition to skating there will be live band performances by Hot Lunch, Jonny Manak, High Tower, and odd Numbers. There will also be an art show, live art including a mural in dedication of Tim Brauch, food, games, and more. All proceeds made from this contest are donated to the Tim Brauch Memorial Fund. Come out, have fun, and hang out with our sponsors: Sessions, Skullcandy, Etnies, and Wahoo's Fish Tacos. Sunday finishes with an After Party at Wahoo's Fish Tacos in
Santa Clara, CA. See you there!

Sessions wants you to check out a photo on MySpace

Sessions wants you to check out a photo on MySpace

Woodward at Copper - Sessions Team - Tim Humphreys - Matt Walker - GoPro...

Sport Swappin' at Woodward Copper

After doing double corks and 9's all year, some times you need to just take it back to the basics. Due to some rain and the hot summer conditions the jumps were a little slow and it seemed that some mellow jibbing was a better fit for the day. Tim and Matt decided to swap sports and try their hand in some sport swap jibbin! Turns out they might just switch over for good!

Tim trying to figure out how to get his foot in a plastic boot

At Woodward form is key!

Are you kidding me? Jean Claude Killy?

We got you a replacement Shaun!

Straight Thuggin'