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Get ready for the LAST ROUND of the Klipsch x Ride Contest!

Ride Snowboards is proud to launch a new partnership with Klipsch.  Read more about our partnership here.

We’re giving away the last Klipsch headphones and a Ride prize pack (shown above) May 31st, 2013. The prize pack includes Klipsch S4i Rugged weatherproof headphones, which are smart phone compatible and easy to use with gloves.

You can Enter to Win EVERY DAY and you’ll get an extra bonus entry for every one of your friends who enters via your shared link!

Read more about the S4i Rugged Weatherproof Headphones on the Klipsch website.

Contest is subject to all local rules and regulations in the country where the entrant resides. Void where prohibited.

Ride Snowboards recently announced a partnership with speaker manufacturer Klipsch who creates headphones designed with snowboarding in mind. And this week we’ve teamed up with Ride Snowboards to give away three pairs of these Klipsch Headphones. The Image® S4i™ Rugged is a made-for-outdoor in-ear headphone and is valued at $100 per pair.

To enter to win:

1. ‘Like’ the Highsnobiety and Ride Snowboards Facebook pages.
2. ‘Share’ the contest post on your Facebook page.

The contest runs May 20 to May 24.

http://www.highsnobiety.com/2013/05/20/ride-snowboards-klipsch-headphones-free/

Sorry guys, but this one is just for the ladies!
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Photo: Tim Peare

What is it like for a European athlete to film in the states?

I really enjoy being in the US and riding your mountains. The tricky thing for me as a backcountry rider is to get to the really good spots, and to get to the good spots you need to have a sled, a pickup truck and people to show you around. For sure you could do cat-boarding or heli-boarding up in Canada or AK, but in the end you need to have the budget for it.

Are you happy with the current direction of snowboarding?

Hmmm… not really, but I think that’s the way humans are – everything needs to be bigger, higher, more money, more wins, more, more, more! When I started snowboarding the biggest tricks had been 900s and 1080s. Now the level is so high so that snowboarding turned into some kind of gymnastic sport, where a lot of riders have their own trainers, are using trampolines, and have their own energy drink to be able to keep up. Sometimes I’m thinking about the youngsters. They have to do crazy tricks if they want to make it in snowboarding. The risk of getting badly hurt is way higher nowadays than it used to be.

What has impressed you lately?

Definitely Arthur Longo’s run at the X Games 2013 in Tignes. I am filming with him for the pirates and he is such a nice guy and an extremely talented snowboarder. When he told me that he wanted to compete in the Olympics, my first question was “why are you stopping filming?” The second question was (just to make sure) “Have you seen the level of pipe riding?” I knew that he could definitely ride pipe, but actually seeing him at the contest killing it – plainly awesome. I was so stoked for him, because he trained very hard and he deserved to be on the podium. Go big my friend!

What does snowboarding need more of?

It would be nice to see more young backcountry riders.

Less of?

Basically everyone should ride what they love, but in my opinion there could be a little less park riders – go and enjoy the backcountry!

What is your opinion of the Olympics?

I personally do not care about the Olympics, but it helps the sport to address a bigger audience and will hopefully brings new, young, motivated kids to start snowboarding. Nevertheless, to all my friends who compete at the Olympics, Good luck and have fun!

Do you have an agent?

No. I really like to be in close contact with my sponsors so there was never really a need for me to get one.

What was your best day on snow?

If we are talking about this season: I had crazy good times in Japan – lots of powder and outstanding weather. If we are talking about my years as a snowboard pro I am not able to pick just one day. Over the years I had the chance to see so many different spots in Japan, US, Canada, Russia, Chile, Argentina, and all over Europe. Each and every location had its moments – plenty of good memories I enjoy looking back to!

What’s the most fun trick for you?

There are so many cool tricks I love to do, but I would say the most fun trick for me is still a big, fat ollie!

Sum up how snowboarding makes you feel in one word.

Free

Read the Entire Article on Snowboard Mag’s Site:
http://snowboardmag.com/stories/personalities/grilled-words-from-a-pirate-marco-feichtner

Ride Machete GT

This year, Ride released a stiffer, faster version of the Machete, one of its flagship boards. The Machete GT ($550) sports a few upgrades — most notably, the addition of a micro-cambered shape between the feet, and carbon and urethane inserts located at the board’s contact points at either end.

The micro-camber complements the rockered tips with some edge control, while the inserts (aka the “Popwalls”) on the edges of the board give you a more stable responsive platform. I also dug the “Membrain” top sheet, a urethane/fabric sheet that not only weighs less than half of a traditional topsheet, but also serves to dampen vibration when hitting rough terrain at high speeds. — Billy Brown, Wired Magainze

The Ride Shakedown was created above all for the riders, but today the event has become a must for snowboard and action sports fans of all ages. What distinguishes and contributes to the Ride Shakedown’s success is first, and foremost its competition format, a festive and laid-back event where the constraints imposed on the athletes are minimal. In the heart of the action, the public benefits from a show both accessible and dynamic.

Gangsta’

Old School

Yuki Kadono and Clemmens Schattscheider decided to drop by Mt. Snow Vermont and Carinthia Snow Park for a few days of mellow cruisers. Carinthia is a seemingly endless terrain park! Here is a quick glimpse of what we found on a couple laid back spring days of park laps and a really well built kicker at the end of the edit. The next stop the boys headed up to Quebec for the Ride Shakedown….Ride On!

Ride Farah

Considering how many boards are touted as having “all-mountain” capabilities, very few manage to live up to the name. Ride’s Farah ($500) is one of those rare all-mountain boards that actually, truly rocks on every part of the resort.

The Farah is a fast board, and not for the faint of heart. It flies down just about anything. I easily bombed across traverses that other boards got stuck on. Ride’s hybrid all-mountain rocker puts a camber zone underfoot and a little rocker at the nose. This keeps it super responsive with some of the best edge control I’ve encountered — even through the chop or on the ice. The early-season conditions we were riding in were far from ideal — ice in the morning and slush in the afternoon — but carving was a blast on everything.

Don’t forget, all-mountain includes the park too. Even though it’s a stiff board overall, Ride’s LSD (ladies-specific design) ensures that the board has just enough pop when you need it, so even park noobs will feel rad. — Karissa Bell

Read the full Ride Snowboards Farah Snowboard Review from Wired