The 7th Annual Am Getting Paid Skate Contest went down this past weekend in Montreal, Quebec. Highlights included the massive Spy ledge, which quickly turned out to be the obstacle of choice during the best trick contest. Be sure to check out the videos below which cover all 3 days of the action. For contest results hit up AGP.
Mitch Barrette, nollie heel into the bank. Photo: Ethier-Mayette.
Fletcher Renegar, Gap to backside nose grind. Photo: Ethier-Mayette.
Spy is a proud supporter of Am Getting Paid, a skate contest held at Le TAZ skatepark in Montreal, Canada this September 23-25th. This internationally acclaimed Skateboard event features a 35,000 square foot indoor street course, and has plenty of room to accommodate the thousands of spectators and fans that congregate towards this heavily anticipated event. Be on the lookout for the custom Spy Ledge on the course.
Transworld Snow caught up with Eero Niemela after his video part just dropped in People productions new movie “Good Look”. So you should take a look, Eero is very easy on the eyes.
This past thursday, we loaded up the SPY RV with Eero Niemela and a group of friends from all over the world and headed up to check out Eero’s new part in People’s newest movie “Good Look”. The RV filled to capacity with some real characters including fellow snowboarders Austin Smith, Curtis Ciszek, Brian Fox and the legendary Scotty Wittlake. If you’ve ever hung in the northwest, you know these boys are known to bring an exceptionally good time, and this night didn’t disappoint. The ride up was one filled with smiles, laughter, road sodas, and wizard staffs - the perfect equation for memorable fun. Oh, and did I mention we were going to the Oakley headquarters? That’s right, the SPY RV, loaded with the best of the best, was making their way to Oakley. After a grand entrance consisting of hand shakes, high fives, and more adult beverages, the movies began. Eero’s part was insane and of course we had a blast and showed everyone that we know how to party. We topped it all off with a massive team order at in n out, courtesy of a good friend, and sent it into double double bliss.. Thanks boys for a great time, and congrats Eero for another killer video part.
SPY is proud have two of our boys featured in the Curt Morgan and Travis Rice’s newest cinema experience, The Art of Flight, featuring Travis Rice and a list of the best snowboarders in the world traveling to the ends of the earth and pushing the boundaries of snowboarding as we know them. Eero Niemela and DCP both joined the Brain Farm crew last winter in these adventures and walked away with their foot print in what will become a movie that changed the perspective of snow cinematography.
This past friday was the world premiere of Level 1’s new film “After Dark”. After Dark has a stacked roster of SPY’s top ski athletes, which most where in attendance at the premiere shaking hands, kisssing babies and spreading the word of SPY.
Check out the full lowdown at the Level 1 site and stayed tuned for more action packed things here from SPY and Level 1
With it’s third year now complete, this unique fundraiser started by the not-for-profit Vancouver Leisure Society is growing in both popularity and funds raised. It’s also given the age old sport of lawn bowling a new youthful spin. The event was founded by Duncan Gillespie along with brothers Andrew and Graham Dalik. This summer alone they sold out the 160+ person event in under 2 minutes and raised $60,000 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada, bringing their three year total to over $100,000. Participants enter in teams of four. Creative team names and uniforms are a must. The annual event spans four Thursday nights throughout the summer and is equally about making new friends and having fun as it is about raising money. The series is hosted in honor of Eva Markvoort, a friend of the founders who passed away from Cystic Fibrosis in 2010 at the age of 25. Spy has been a sponsor since the very first year, awarding sunglasses to a number of participants, including the annual people’s choice “Sunniest Disposition” award — presented to the most fun team to play against.
