COC Summer Leftovers

Camp of Champions Session A

Check out the recap from the first week of camp up in Whistler.

RESTECP yo' ELDERS

Airblaster's got mad R.E.S.T.E.C.P!

Respect Your Elders Teaser from Resourceful Gnome on Vimeo.

DVD CLEARANCE

We have a bunch of DVDs laying around that we want to get rid of, so we're offering them to you at a VERY reduced price! (prices include standard postage/shipping)

$5 - workplay. (2006/2007)

$10 - not bad! (2008/2009)

dis wuz da wurst

ok heres the story -
we went to this rail during a rail trip in western new york and it was our second day going back to it. its got a pretty cool history since it was hebbels opener and ender of his love/hate part, and it was in a few other videos that we all grew up watching. While we started out with high hopes and good spirits that day, things began to take a turn for the worse. the snow was starting to melt a little bit due to the crazy east coast weather patterns and we werent sure how long it would last that day. matty mo was taking it easy because of a minor injury from the day before, but ben farrell and myself had some big tricks planned. i got a different trick pretty quick and wanted to get the cab 270 really bad. ben was trying fs180 sw nosepress also, which would have been his ender shot easily. about 45 minutes into the session ben committed a little too hard and tacoed, catching his arm on a support in the process. snap. he breaks his arm in half and needs to be rushed to the hospital. since we didnt have enough room to fit everyone in the car, mark dangler and I decided to stay so i could keep trying to get my trick. pretty soon after they leave it starts pouring rain. you cant really tell from the footage but it rained for the rest of the time we were there. by this point i am freaking out because my friend pretty much just ended his season and I am left trying to battle this rail by myself. i definitely started to go a little crazy and have never gotten this frustrated before. the rail also has a couple weird things about it that can prevent getting your trick pretty easily. first off, the stairs are wood which is always nice, but they also were angled towards the rail, so if you ride down those bad boys you gotta avoid riding into one of the many supports. the other main flaw was that the landing is uphill, and that combined with the high speed you end up with at the end of the rail makes it really hard to ride away from. not to mention that theres 35 stairs that you have to walk up everytime. anyways, i ended up trying this trick anywhere from 150-200 tries by myself, in the pouring rain, while my friend was being rushed to the hospital. the last fall left me with pretty bruised up elbows and knees, and a severely bruised ego. i can honestly say that this was my least favorite day of snowboarding, ever. heres a few of the attempts where i got close. i hope you enjoy watching me struggle. next time hopefully someone will be there to kill me

celtek ams @ mammoth

facebook

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whats with all the commotion?

our homies over at snowrev are putting together a movie this year called Commotion. heres the first teaser, and it looks pretty goddamn awesome if you ask me. for more go to www.snowrev.com/commotion

milly tubes

theres still tons of snow to be ridden around these parts. supposedly a couple feet on the way as well? me, sean, scott, bogart, brisse, and lucey had a little tube session the other day and lucey just dropped this firey little edit. check it out

hate hate hate

Skinny Stance Day @ Brighton

canyons final edit

alex talks..

get well trevor

For those of you who don't already know, our good friend/rider/farmer that eats, sleeps, & breathes amurica, Trevor Rhoda, suffered a head injury last week at a late season snowboard gathering in Michigan. He has since been in the hospital in a medically induced coma due to a fractured skull. So far, even though he is not conscious yet, he has been showing great positive signs of recovery. He has been in stable condition ever since his surgery & is slowly being taken off of the paralytic medications. It may be a long road ahead, but Trevor is one of the toughest kids we know & he will surely power through this like a champ. We're not sure how exactly he'll be affected by the damage to his brain but personally I think he'll be back on the board in no time & be the same exact person we all know. All we can do right now is keep him in our thoughts & pray that everything is going to go back to normal. So if you know him, or even if you don't, take a minute of your day to send good vibes his way. He & I & all of us would really appreciate it! That's about all we can do at the moment but the immense amount of love that we've seen thus far has been truly amazing & it's exactly what he needs to get through this!

tucker @ brighton = awesome

the leak

new mica minute

the leak

So the original plan/release date was for today the 23rd, but due to the premiere venue not being available until next Tuesday we won't be posting it until then. Sorry for the inconvenience! For all of you in SLC though it will be at 7pm on Tuesday the 30th at the U of Utah Fine Arts Auditorium. It'll cost $1 to get in & the show will start at 7:30 so don't be late!

down for Hobush

I met Brandon Hobush last year up at Brighton while we were hiking a down rail. Ever since I met him I have been amazed how good he is, Every time I see footage of the kid I am blown away. He is always doin new shit. He just got first at the TransAm at bear, and has won almost every contest at Brighton. Brandon should have some shots in THE LEAK.

After watching this video I am sure you will agree with me.

Ted's Trick Tip