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Ride Snowboards pro riders update.

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Ride snowboards team members have been busy doing what we all wish we could be doing for a living, snowboarding! They have been pushing the Ride Brand to new heights with no signs of slowing down. TruSnow has been feeling the love Ride has to offer and are happy to be part of their brand representation. We are offering all the Ride snowboarding gear and outerwear that they are well known for. More updates to come from the team in the near future. See more of what Ride snowboards is up to at ridesnowboards.com. For now, happy shredding!
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Volcom’s Kevin Pearce is the 2008 TTR World Champion.

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
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KEVIN PEARCE IS THE 2008 TTR WORLD CHAMPION!
3/24/2008
On Saturday, March 22nd, Kevin Pearce was crowned the 2008 TTR World Champion. Kevin had a stand out year this year with wins at the Air and Style in Munich, European Open in Lax, Air and Style Innsbruck, and The Arctic Challenge in Oslo!This past weekend Kevin competed in his final event for the 2008 season, The US Open of Snowboarding. Kevin finished 3rd in the half pipe on Saturday to clinch the TTR title and a cool 50,000 dollars.Kevin rode well in front of the large crowd that gathered at the bottom of the half-pipe. His run consisted of back-to-back 10’s, frontside 9 and a huge Mctwist

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Volcom Outerwear must be very pleased with the representation their snowboard team has been giving them. With support from riders like Kevin Pearce, Jamie Lynn, Terje Haakonsen, Bryan Iguchi, Wille Yli-Louma and many others, Volcom has been influentially storming the snowboard industry with hype and fan craze. Not to mention some of the best snowboard outerwear on the market, Volcom has stylish designs with technical aspects that will get anyone on board. TruSnow is proud to announce the launch of the Volcom brotherhood to our store front. We are completely stoked on what they have to offer and look forward to sharing this Volcom brand with our customers. Soon to come will be Volcom Men’s Outerwear, Volcom Women’s Outerwear, Volcom Men’s Clothing and Volcom Women’s Clothing. Stayed tuned for further updates to our ever growing Volcom Brand army.

Annual Vegetate Snowboard Contest At Mt Hood Meadows.

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
The annual Vegetate Snowboard Contest is back in full affect this coming weekend at Mt Hood Meadows. The event will be held on Saturday and Sunday April 5-6 to see who’s who in the local Superpipe and Rail Jam contests. The event is always a good turn out with sponsor’s like Salomon Snowboards, Bonfire Outerwear, Full Sail Brewing, Clif Bar and many others to get your stoke on. Vegetate is one of the longest running independently produced freestyle events in the northwest. The event was originally conceived and presented as a way to raise money for and attract attention to the award winning native wildflower revegetation program. Some of the best snowboarding and skiing talent from the northwest and beyond will compete for cash and merchandise in freestyle events (final numbers may change depending on field size).
Online Registration will begin soon.
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Advance registration and competitor check in Friday April 4, 11 am - 3 pm at Slope level of the north lodge. Both venues will be open for practice on Friday.

Saturday April 5 - SuperPipe

Snowboarding and Skiing Divisions (both Men and Women)

$35 Registration Fee
Heated Jam session - Judges will pull top 8 men and top 4 women who will advance to a one run judged finals.
Prize Money:
Meadows will match entry fees within each division dollar for dollar, with 1st place taking 50%, 2nd place taking 30% and 3rd place taking 20%.
If a division reaches 25 or more paid entries the prize money will be:
1st Place $1000
2nd Place $500
3rd Place $250

Sunday April 6 - RailJam

Snowboarding and Skiing Divisions (both Men and Women)

$35 Registration Fee
Heated Jam session - Judges will pull top 8 men and top 4 women who will advance to a one run judged finals (final numbers may change depending on field size).
Prize Money:
Meadows will match entry fees within each division dollar for dollar, with 1st place taking 50%, 2nd place taking 30% and 3rd place taking 20%.
If a division reaches 25 or more paid entries the prize money will be:
1st Place $1000
2nd Place $500
3rd Place $250

Registration fee for both events is $60 (save $10).

Spun Academy has lined up a talented group of Portland based DJs to keep the vibe pulsing throughout the event. Fueled by Salomon, Full Sail Brewing, Monster Energy Drink and Clif Bar.

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