Danger!

Dangerzone Season 2 Episode 8 - "Old 40 Fun" from Nick Visconti on Vimeo.

New snow in Tahoe means fresh powder fun! DangerParty members Brett Butcher and Taylor Carlton take on Old Highway 40, aka ASI.

Filming and Editing by Tim Bradley. www.tahoedangerzone.com

BRIGHTON RESORT TO DONATE A PORTION OF LIFT TICKET SALES TO HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF EFFORTS

January 15, 2010

Brighton Resort UT. - Brighton Resort will be donating $1 for every lift ticket sold this Saturday, January 16th, to the Healing Hands For Haiti International Foundation to support earthquake relief efforts. Guests will be given the opportunity to match the donation.

"We're glad to be able to help the people of Haiti in our own way during this extremely difficult time," said Randy Doyle, General Manager of Brighton Resort. "Hopefully people will come up and support the cause this Saturday while taking advantage of the improving conditions," he added.

For more info contact
Jared Winkler
Brighton Resort Marketing
801-532-4731 x 268

Snow returns to Tahoe!

January 15th, 2010

By Brett Butcher

Tahoe has been in quite the dry spell as of late. It was feeling more like April than January. The jet stream and weather has finally shifted and bringing Tahoe much needed snow. One of my best friends and photographer Abe Blair (www.blindmanphotos.com) came up from San Francisco to get in on the fun at Alpine Meadows Ski Resort. Here are some photos from the other day. Rumor has it that Tahoe is going to get 5 to 10 feet next week!

Brett and Abe stoked!

Abe dropping in

Taylor Carlton met up with us late in the day. Yep fresh landings 4 hours into it!

If you haven't had the chance to ride Alpine on a Powder day i suggest you get on it.... You will not regret it!

www.skialpine.com

Windells Presidents Camp

From February 13th through the 19th, Snowboarders and Skiers from around the World will be Flying into the Portland International Airport to come to Windells, a place to experience mind-blowing powder days and endless park runs suitable for beginners through Expert. Mt. Hood Meadows, Timberline Ski Area and Mt. Hood Ski Bowl provides lap-able parks, pipes, natural halfpipes, wind lips,rollers, banks, tree runs, steeps, cornice drops and wide open cruisers. Your coach is your guide to these secret spots, including the best place to build a BC booter to stomp your first backy ever!

Mt. Hood Meadows and the Timberline Ski Area are where some of the most advanced Winter riding in the world happens and their parks are among the best in the country. Campers will also have the chance to ride a fully lighted park at Mt. Hood Ski Bowl, America’s largest night time resort. Their is Still Time to Signup for Presidents Camp, along with Windells Easter and Spring Break Camps. Please Visit www.windels.com for more information.

Kevin Pearce Update

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (January 13, 2010) Snowboarder Kevin Pearce (Norwich, VT)
is continuing to recover at the University of Utah Hospital. He consistently
encourages his doctors and family with the strides he is making.
Elaine Skalabrin, MD, Medical Director, Neuro Critical Care, and one of
Kevin’s doctors, states, “Kevin continues to improve and is actively
participating in his therapies. He is making progress on a daily basis.”
Pia and Simon Pearce, Kevin’s parents, have been by Kevin’s side at the
hospital since his arrival. They would like to share: “ We cannot say enough
good things about the doctors, nurses, and support staff here at the
University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City. They have shown Kevin and
our family the best of what modern medicine can offer and have been
completely caring and supportive throughout this entire process. We extend
our heartfelt appreciation and admiration to everyone involved Kevin’s
recovery.”
Kevin's Facebook Fan page, Well Wishes to our Frend Kevin Pearce, is still
the preferred site for people posting their get-well wishes and for getting
the most current and reliable information.

Andreas Gidlund Disney Update

Andreas Gidlund is currently filming a TV show with Disney. The purpose of the show is to mentor an up and coming snowboarder or skier. There are 3 skiers and 3 snowboarder pros mentoring the kids. Here is an update from Andreas.

France has been pretty fun!
My main mission here is to guide and be a mentor for my norwegian kid Stian. We've been shredding pipe and jumps.

It was fun to get to know stian a bit, his a real talent, quite shy but i guess your shy when your 12 years old…
He did really good during these days and at the contest,
i think his strong points are jibbing and kickers!

The hotel we were staying at was super nice! Sick rooms and super good food!

Im pretty happy im not a movie star… because having 5-6 huge cameras in the face the whole day isn't super fun.
And especially not when you have to wait around a lot and do a lot of retakes. One scene we did we had to walk 10 meters, and we had to do it 10+ times!

Anyway its been quite fun to do it and i think its good their doing something like this for kids!
Its a great way to show the sport and get more kids involved!

So keep your eyes open for this show.Disney will show 6-8 episodes during 2 months. 1 new each week, then a 30 minute episode for the final.im not 100% sure when its suppose to air but i know the Final show is in April so should be feb – march i guess!

So get Disney Channel XD right now!

Tim Humphreys Chillin in Breck

Southern Califormia Update

Reps have a tough job. Constantly on the road, doing clinics with snowboard shops and pushing the brands they represent. If your reps don't do their part, it is hard for your brand to grow. Chris Dunham is one of the best. He takes care of Sessions, Flow and Axion in Southern California. This winter Chris has put together a solid team of rep riders for Sessions and they are turning heads at Big Bear. If you are up riding at Mt High and Big Bear keep an eye out for Chris and go say hello!

Nick Rockwood, Chris Vitchev and Chris Dunham @ Bear on-snow demo

Chris and the girls holding it down at the Surfside Sports annual snow carnival

So Call Sessions rider Curtis Hill

Jeremy Thompson Edit

Here is an edit Sessions rider Jeremy Thompson put together... Enjoy

Feldman Fridays: Rail Mission

Nial Romanek has been cruising around the Midwest with the Dump Em Crew. Here are some shots from the past couple weeks. Nial is wearing the yellow plaid Sessions soft shell. Check out the dump em blog at www.dumpem.blogspot.com. Head over to Yobeat.com to check out the video. http://www.yobeat.com/2010/01/08/feldman-fridays-rail-mission/

Sessions Get to Know a Pro!

This weeks question is from Dallas Scharf to Tara,

Tara, There has been alot of epic riders on sessions over the years. I've been riding since 95' and now that I am 30 I don't keep up on the most current riders anymore. I came across the FB challenge to ask so,eone on the team a question,. I was suprised to see you are the only one left that I really know of. So my question to you is , 'Who is your favorite past sessions rider that you've shredded with"? I think my favorite sessions rider ever is a toss up between T.J. and Stephen Duke. Thanks! -Dallas Scharf Dallas....sessions has had a lot of great riders but my two favs are probably Jamie Lynn and Mike Ranquet. It was good times traveling with them and Matty Goodman...you should check out the old video Viva La Sessions if you haven't already. Some good time before snowboarding got to Olympified. Have a great season!! TD If you have a question that you would like a member of the Sessions team to answer, email your question to www.sessionsteam@gmail.com. If your question gets picked you will receive some goodies in the mail!

Dangerzone Season 2 Episode 7 - "SnowBoating"

Brett Butcher's backyard birthday bash! Featuring Nick Visconti, Joshua Parker, Brendon Drury, Brandon Cocard, Jason Robinson, James Brumfield, friends and the birthday boy himself.

Filming by Tim Bradley and Leland McNamara.
Editing by Tim Bradley.

Dangerzone Season 2 Episode 7 - "SnowBoating" from Nick Visconti on Vimeo.

Sessions CEO and Founder Joel Gomez featured in Transworld Snow!

More B-Day bash fun

Robbie Sell and Brett Butcher did this four play for Fuel TV. Click the link below and go check it out!

FOURPLAY™ With Brett Butcher

Brett Butcher's 29th back yard B-Day Bash

January 5th 2010 was a great day. The sun was out, it was warm and Brett Butcher was turning 29. I have always been envious of friends that live in homes with a hill in their back yard. Up until this winter, all of my yards have been flat. So needles to say I was super excited to learn that our new home has a hill to build a back yard park on. We have been working hard for the past couple weeks to get this park ready for our friends to ride and play on. The yard has it all, BMX rhythm section, tree bonk transfers, wall ride, jumps to the roof, a big jump and even a down canoe! I won't go into details about the day, lets just say everyone had an amazing time and things got boarded on hard. Danger Zone was there to document the action. Look for an edit to hit the world wide web in a few days! Thanks to everyone who came out to laugh, play, hangout and make this one of the best B-Days ever!

Photos courtesy of Jeffhehlen.com

Brett throwing up a FS invert on the wall

James Brumsfield with a BS invert on the wall

FS 180 over the big jump

Canoe rides!

different angle of the FS invert

Rainbow muffs are in for 2010!

Remix project featuring Andreas Gidlund

Courtesy of Bataleon Snowboards

Kevin Pearce Injured while riding Pipe at Park City

January 4th, 2010 SALT LAKE CITY, UT Kevin Pearce, (Norwich, VT) was injured last week while riding half pipe at Park City. He come up short on a cab double cork and hit the lip of the pipe just above his eye.

Kevin Pearce remains in critical condition at the University of Utah Hospital intensive care unit in Salt Lake City. Doctors indicate that his condition is stable and that he is continuing treatment for a head injury sustained on December 31, 2009 while training in the halfpipe in Park City, Utah. Pearce was in the process of completing a cab double cork (a twisting double back flip which he has landed before) when he caught his toe-side edge while landing. Pearce was wearing a helmet at the time of his fall. Kevin was airlifted to the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City where he is being treated. One of Kevin's doctors, Holly Ledyard, M.D., a Neurointensivist (a physician with specialized education and training in critical neurological conditions) at University of Utah Health Care statesS. Kevin sustained a severe traumatic brain injury. He is currently in intensive care and in critical condition, but stable and has not needed to undergo surgery at this time. He is intubated and being kept sedated. The focus over the next week will be watching for any swelling in his brain and keeping his brain pressure normal. Kevin has a long recovery ahead of him. Family and friends remain positive and are thankful for the outpouring of support.

The family has created a Facebook Fan page, Well Wishes to our Frend Kevin, where followers can receive information and updates on his condition and show their support for Kevin. For media inquiries please contact Danielle Burch, danielle@shpny.com and/or 516.850.9275.

Jan 4, 12:19pm: Kev just had a great exam…responding well to treatment…Your thoughts and prayers are definitely working! -Adam Pearce

Kyle Miller and Nial Romanek cruising around North Star

North Star fun in the sun from brett butcher on Vimeo.

FREE GOODS FRIDAY WITH SESSIONS!!

Today is New Year’s day and the majority of the population is regretting decisions made in last night’s debauchery and swearing-off various vices. A new year is like a new beginning, and what better way to start off fresh than with a new snowboard jacket from Sessions. Tell us yourSnowboard Related New Year’s Resolution and your entered to win. One lucky New Years Resolution-er picked by us will receive a newReplay Jacket courtesy of Sessions.

Here are some examples:

-always find a bed by 2 am the night before a powder day
-never grab your boot and try to play it off like you didn’t
-never stop when ski patrol says “stop”

As always you can increase your chances of winning by marking your comment with yourGravatar!! Gravatars are the small images that appear next to your name in comments and will automatically appear once you sign up at Gravatar and enter your email below!

Shipping only to US and Canada.
Contest ends Wednesday January 6, 2010.
Jacket is a size Large.
Check www.sessions.com for more.

E-Man Anderson ON DECK

Getting an On Deck is not an easy feat anymore. You have to be one of the top up and coming riders in the game for Snowboarder to dedicate two pages to you. Now imagine getting an On Deck in the annual Snowboarder guest editor issue, whom the guest editors are JP Walker and Jeremy Jones. If that's not enough, how cool would it be to have JP Walker pick you out of all the potential riders out there and have him interview you and write your intro to your On Deck.

Pretty crazy. Well that is exactly what happened to E-Man Anderson. Congrats on your On Deck E-Man! Go pick up a copy of Snowboarders new Guest Editor Issue, on the shelves now!

KING OF SNOW

December 29th, 2009
By Brett Butcher

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> QUEEN OF S.N.O.W: THE BEST GIRL WILL WIN A HORESEFEATHERS + BLUE TOMATO PACKAGES

> BLUE TOMATO ROOKIE AWARD: THE BEST ROOKIE (BETWEEN AN AGE OF 6 AND 15) WILL WIN A BLUE TOMATO ROOKIE SPONSORING

> SIGN UP NOW FOR FREE AT WWW.KING-OF-SNOW.COM

SESSIONS After Christmas Warehouse Sale!

December 26th - 30th

New Warehouse Sale Location:

11 Janis Way, Scotts Valley, CA 95066

For more information call (831) 461-5080

PRICES ARE NOW THE LOWEST THEY HAVE EVER BEEN! COME CHECK OUT THE GREATEST DEALS AROUND.

Sessions Winter Warehouse SaleHours:
Mon - Sat 10am-8pm
Sunday 11am-6pm

SESSIONS Chinese rider Jokey Thong is qualified into the Nanshan Open!

Congratulations to Jokey for qualifying into the 8th annual Red Bull Nanshan Open! Jokey is sponsored by SESSIONS, FLOW, GIRO, DRAGON.

The Nanshan open is taking place 1/6/2010 - 1/13/2010

Nial Romanek in Tough Love

Nial Romanek is one of the newest additions to the Sessions International rookie team. This is the part he put together for Tough Love last winter. Nial is riding for Flow and Sessions. Keep an eye on him in the Tahoe Dangerzone webisodes!

Untitled from colton feldman on Vimeo.

Junkyard Roadtrip Edit with Andy

This is a edit i put togheter from our Roadtrip we just had in sweden!

Untitled from andreas gidlund on Vimeo.

Mark it on Your Calender!!!

SESSIONS Get to Know a Pro!

December 26th 2009

By Brett Butcher

This weeks question is from Kelly. I sent it over to Mr Kyle Miller.

There is a human boy, a shark, and a donkey in a pool. Who wins?
and,
Do you have any tattos?
If so where, and what is the meaning behind them?
Thank you for taking the time to read my questions.
(:
Kelley.

Yo Kelley,
As for question one, the human boy wins. The shark dies because he is in fresh water and the donkey dies because he cannot swim. Right???
I do not have any tats though. If I could get some tats that would go away in like a year or two I would load up on em. Full on neck, back and sleeves. I have some friends that do the sweetest illustrations that I would love to slap on the ol body. I would like to get some Montana stuff cause that is where I am from and grew up. Some beavers, lions, sharks and stuff doing human actions would be sweet too. Like a big fat beaver smoking a cig or chewing on Pinocchio's leg would be ill.

Miller

Tahoe Danger Zone!

December 21st, 2009

By Brett Butcher

Tahoe Dangerzone has been making quite the name for itself lately. Sessions riders Kyle Miller, Taylor Carlton, Nial Romanek and Brett Butcher are all on the Danger Zone crew and will be filming webisodes throughout the winter. This is Danger Zones latest offering, "Thrasher" Check out tahoedangerzone.blogspot.com daily for DANGEROUS INSIGHT INTO THE EXTREMITIES OF TAHOE LIVING!

Dangerzone Season 2 Episode 5 - "Sk8park" from Nick Visconti on Vimeo.

Follow up vid.

Follow up video from a previous photo gallery link from double digit negative temps in Montana.

Eighteen Below from Miah Favara on Vimeo.

THE REMIX PROJECT

Bataleon Team Video 2010 with original footage taken from the freshest movies of the year and remixed with new edits and tunes. Check out Sessions riders Andreas Gidlund and Brett Butcher featured in the Remix Project.

World Snowboard Day!

December 19th 2009

Tomorrow December 20th is World Snowboard Day. Get out there and support your local resort! For more information please visit www.world-snowboard-day.com

Dew Tour Qualifiers

Dew Tour Qualifiers went down today and Tim Humphreys is sitting in the 5th spot. Check back this weekend to see how he does in the Finals!

Mens
1- Halldor Helgason
2- Stef Zeestraten
3- Nick Julius
4- Heikki Sorsa
5- Tim Humphries
6- Ulrik Badertscher
7- Seppe Smits
8- Nate Kern
9- Marius Otterstad
10- Robbie Walker

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!

First Mission!

We met up in stockholm after a long time driving around like a lost child in a mall….
Then went to eat some food and then went to spot check, found a good downrail to start of the filming with!
we started to set everything up and it started snowing like there was no tomorrow!
it wasnt the best conditions to throw some mayhem bangers but it was good to get some tricks and get the filming started!!
here is a few pictures!

Andreas Gidlund.

World Snowboard Day China!

December 15, 2009

Check out World Snowboard Day China on December 20th!

NIKLAS GETS 6TH PLACE IN KOREA

December 16th 2009

Swedish Sessions rider Niklas Mattsson just keeps stepping up his game! He made his World Cup Big Air debut in London earlier this fall and placed 9th in Stockholm a couple of weeks ago. This weekend he managed to top that in Seoul, Korea and ended up 6th in the final after being 2nd in the Qualifications.

Our Union Shredder Zebastian Landmark was also in the competition and ended up in the 19th place. Hats of to both our young guns!

SESSIONS Get to Know a Pro!!!

December 15th 2009

This weeks question is from Danika Richard,
Tara, Im a 14 year old girl and I want to become a pro rider like you....so I
was wondering what are the best (small) contest you have been to when you where younger and started snowboarding?

Hey girl, when I was 14 I had just barely started getting into contest so good job in getting out there and givin it a go. There are a lot more contest these days. I did some USASA and Grand Prix’s. Those maybe a little harder to get into now but Jams like the Peanut Butter rail jams are cool and fun.
Small contest pop up all the time like the Flaunt it Tour....I don’t think that going anymore but just keep your eye out for ones like that and register early. I’m sure your local mountain does some to. Any contest is good experience and a good way to be seen to get noticed. USASA’s are more of a circuit but they are GREAT!! And very Organized.
Hope that helps and hope to see you out there. Ill remember your Name.

Keep having fun!!

TD

Happy Birthday Tim!

December 15th 2009

Everyone at SESSIONS would like to wish Tim Humphreys Happy Birthday and cheers to another great year!

Bring out the big decks!

December 15th 2009

By Brett Butcher

Its hard to believe that it is only December 15th. Usually this time of the year means snowboarding on man made snow and icy parks. Lake Tahoe has been getting slammed by huge storms and the riding has been amazing. Here are some photos from the past few days.

What everyone woke up to in Tahoe a few days ago. Doesn't get any better...

Riding up the backside at North Star...

The next day we rode Alpine Meadows... it was DEEP...

And COLD...

Taylor got off the plane from London and raced up to ride some powder...

The always funny and entertaining Kyle Miller...

Billy snuck out of SESSIONS HQ for some fun in the pow...

Snow trying to eat me!!!