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Snowboarder’s Life in Balance Captured in Endeavor Snowboards’ New Short Flim, “We Are”

VANCOUVER, BC September 1, 2010 – Endeavor Snowboards has released a new short film by Randy Ross called “We Are.”  The film can be found at www.endeavorsnowboards.com http://www.endeavorsnowboards.com video section on the Canadian snowboard brand’s completely redesigned website.

The experimental film-commercial features a haunting soundtrack and depicts the dichotomy present in the life of one of their pro snowboarders, Jody Wachniak.  Images of nightlife debauchery are cut with the journey from waking to hiking solo on the pristine mountain peaks of British Columbia’s Coast Mountains.

“It’s amazing how images of people walking across snowy mountainsides instantly evokes emotions, even from non-snowboarders,” says Randy Ross, filmmaker of “We Are.” “There is something completely lonely, yet completely spiritual about it. It’s balanced. That’s what I set out to capture for Endeavor.”

The commercial for Endeavor was a three-month project shot on location in Whistler and Squamish, and on Whistler Blackcomb and Grouse Mountain. Chayse Irvin was the DP while support camera work was provided by Ross and Selim Matte.

Randy’s creative eye is unparalleled and I’ve always believed in his creative direction,” says Max Jenke, CEO of Endeavor Snowboards. “Being one of the founder..... [read more]

UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships: Return to Mont-Sainte-Anne for the 20th edition [September 3, 2010] [Mountain Biking]
31.08.2010 -- The 20th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships is ready for take off in one of the world’s best known mountain bike resorts: Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada. This evening’s opening ceremony in downtown Quebec City ..... [read more]

2011 Naish Bolt kite-Power with maneuverability [September 2, 2010] [Kitesurfing]
Kitesurfing is an extreme sport and involves a power source which will drag a board on which the person who is handling the leash is perched. The source of power is wind and it is a variable factor which cannot be controlled by any one. What we can d ..... [read more]

Last Chance - Enter Terra Australis and you could Win an iPad [August 28, 2010] [Mountain Biking]
If Terra Australis is on your list of challenges this year then it is time to get your entry in. All entries before 31st August 2010 go in the draw to win an Apple iPad. There is only a few days left. We are excited to announce that Giant has co ..... [read more]

Excellent Opening Day at Ferrolterra Movistar Pantin Classic presented by Billabong [August 27, 2010] [Surfing]
PANTIN, Spain (Tuesday, August 24, 2010) – The opening day of the Ferrolterra Movistar Pantiin Classic Presented by Billabong saw several excellent performances from the strong international field in Round One of competition which was completed late ..... [read more]

Earthwave to challenge the Guinness World Record at Muizenberg next month [August 26, 2010] [Surfing]
The Earthwave Beach Festival will again host an attempt to challenge the Guinness World Record for the most surfers riding the same wave at Surfers Corner on Muizenberg Beach on the weekend of 25 & 26 September 2010. The fourth edition of the popu ..... [read more]

Lay Day for Billabong Pro Tahiti [August 25, 2010] [Surfing]
TEAHUPOO, Taiarapu/Tahiti (Monday, August 23, 2010) – The Billabong Pro Tahiti, Stop No. 5 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, has been called off for the day, with only small, inconsistent surf available at the main site of Teahupoo. With careers ..... [read more]

World’s Best Surfers Ready for Showdown at Billabong Pro Tahiti [August 22, 2010] [Surfing]
TEAHUPOO, Taiarapu/Tahiti (Saturday, August 21, 2010) – The greatest assemblage of surfing talent in history is converging upon the idyllic South Pacific island of Tahiti, home of the world’s heaviest wave, Teahupoo, for Stop No. 5 of 10 on the 2010 ..... [read more]

Australia's Biggest Swatch TTR Tour Event: The 4Star Stylewars [August 21, 2010] [Snowboarding]
Falls Creek, Australia – August 19th 2010: The Southern Hemisphere leg of the Swatch TTR World Tour moves on to Australia next week where the 4Star Stylewars competition will take place at Falls Creek from August 23rd to the 25th, 2010. A selected n ..... [read more]

Outdoortrophy 2010: Czech team triumphs [August 20, 2010] [Paragliding, Whitewater Kayaking]
150 extreme sportsmen and women, four demanding disciplines, immensely challenging stages and a Czech victory. On Saturday the ninth edition of the outdoortrophy, one of the world's hardest team competitions, took place in Lingenau/Vorarlberg (Austri ..... [read more]

Wakeboarding [Wakeboarding]
The history of the sport called wakeboarding goes back for a couple decades It is really a combination of several sports; water skiing, snowboarding, and surfing. For years surfing has been the sport of many beach goes, but Tony Finn developed skurfe ..... [read more]

A Sky Dive Jump From The Middle Ages To Mid Air [Skydiving]
Believe it or not. skydiving has been around for hundreds of years. Some historians even trace the first parachutes back to China in the 1100s. That's a long distance. in years and miles. away from skydiving San Diego. But if you are in the southern ..... [read more]

Extreme Snowboarding [Snowboarding]
For the More Advanced ........ Extreme snowboarding is a type of free ride snowboarding that is conducted over rough terrain. It frequently encounters obstacles such as ravines, cliffs, rock gaps, deep snow and many other types of obstacles one would ..... [read more]

Kananaskis Invites Fun Mountain Adventures [Hiking, Whitewater Rafting]
Unparalleled horse riding, spectacular fishing, golf holidays, biking, white-water rafting and technical climbing makes Alberta's Kananaskis Country a Rocky Mountain paradise. The dense forest and high peaks provide the perfect backdrop for rejuve ..... [read more]

Snowboarding boots [Snowboarding]
The key to comfort on the hill. The boots that you wear when snowboarding will make a huge difference with your ability to control your snowboard and your comfort on the hill. You will quickly find that cold, sore or wet feet will destroy a day o ..... [read more]

Ski Resorts in Bulgaria [Snowboarding, Skiing]
Modern Borovets is one of the larger and increasingly popular winter resorts in the Balkan region. and situated on scenic northern slopes of the Mousala Ridge in the east of the panoramic Rila Mountains. The resort lies huddled in thick pine forests ..... [read more]

South-central Indiana is full of paths, parks and waterways that lead to great outdoor adventures [Mountain Biking]
Aug. 29--A steel staircase with open-platform steps descends the wooded hillside to a small cave. It then continues down, where the sound of rushing water to the left is the first hint of the waterfall at Shirley Springs. A bridge leads across the wa ..... [read more]

How to Win the Paintball Battle In Five Easy Tips [Paintball]
Paintball is listed third in the world in popularity. Paintball is a highly stimulating game that is competitive and helps in team building. Paintball is third in popularity, right behind inline skating and skateboarding according to the 2005 stati ..... [read more]

Some Cold Shoulders Given to New Kiteboarders [Kitesurfing]
While there are plenty of long-time kite surfers who will lend a hand to newcomers of the extreme sport, more than 80% of the members of AKSA, the newly formed American Kite Surfing Association, report being treated rudely by an experienced kite surf ..... [read more]