Bear Mtn.’s annual Hot Dawgz & Handrails contest is touted as the biggest summertime snowboard event in the world and the perfect kickoff to get the masses hyped on the upcoming winter. While most of you were on the beach bronzing, surfing in red tide or sleeping off your hang over, the base of Bear Mtn. was transformed into a jib rider’s wonderland.
With countless wienies in attendance and 130 tons of ice trucked in, chopped, screwed, and spread, spectators from all over Southern California were treated to handrail destruction, discounted season passes, SPY’s version of Duck Hunt, hand-drawn mustaches and product tosses.
SPY’s Japanese ambassador Uma Abe thought he was here for a hot dog eating contest, but had no problem devouring the rails instead. Uma may have fallen short of getting a piece of the $15,000 prize purse, but he attacked the course with style and a smile and most importantly kept his buns off the handrails.
SPY’s Japanese connection Uma Abe slapsa little mustard on the handrail
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
This past weekend Mt. High gave everyone the winter itch with their annual “Season Pass Party”. The weather was as far from winter as I think you can get, 90 degree temperatures and dry with a back drop of just gigantic cumulonimbus clouds waiting to strike down with the thunder of gods and the lightening from heaven. We lucked out with the clouds just staying where they were and not coming over to us.
Ryan is a BOWSE
We made our entrance in good Spy fashion, rolling our Land Yacht, aka RV, right into the center of the tent city, dropping that double tent style (10 x 20 feet of fun for those who don’t know) and getting the crowd riled up. After the quick set up, we let the games begin with the prize wheel and our favorite the Dookie Dunk Tunk. The Dookie Dunk Tunk is by the far one of the best/grossest things you could ever do for a chance to win the best sunglasses and goggles on the market. Stick your head in a toilet that has water, mountain dew and baby ruth barsand pull out three baby ruth bars in twenty seconds. Easy right? Negative! Many have tried, and few have walked away with a chocolate grin and new eye protection.
Looks like someone is a bit busier
Spinning in hope of victory and new sunglasses
Stoked on his fresh new pair of shades. The women will be flocking now
Throughout the day there were raffles, product tosses, live music, chair lift rides up the mountain, kisses from Smelly and of course a bikini contest. The winner of the bikini contest won a season pass, as well as a huge gift bag filled with all the goodies one would need to shred the snowy slopes. So you can only imagine the line up of woman that where ready to walk down the picnic table cat walk and became everything they dreamed of as a child, Ms. Mt High… or something like that
Not Winning.. Kisses from Smelly
The Ladies
I hope this is not dad watching
The Lady Gaga of Wrightwood
All in all it was a great Saturday, and we would like to thank the rad people at Mt. High for putting this event on, inviting us be a part of it, and reminding us that winter is right around the corner. So if you have not thought about what goggles you want this season, let us help you with that. Check out Spy’s newest goggle ” The Platoon” it’s one of the only technical oversized goggles on the market, plus it comes with a FREE bonus lens. This is hands down the best goggle you will ever shred in. Team tested and approved! Hitting your local shops on a daily bases.
