ANALOG’s “Go Huck Yourself” comp THIS Sunday 1-3pm, March 28th at Martock, N.S.

 ALL ages are welcome to participate, and it’s FREE to enter! ALL prizes are from ANALOG.

So make sure you’re there early so you register and to win some swag!

Go Huck Yourself at Martock!

The jump is already built so GO practice!!!

Sorry this has taken so long! It has been a busy week. Volcom Stone’s Peanut Butter & Rail Jam crew was here for a beautiful weekend of Peggy’s Cove, ridiculous sandwiches made with cookies, and of course, snowboarding! 

I wasn’t able to make it, but I got to hear all about who won, the wicked bails and all about the newcomers this year. Volcom’s blog has lots of photos and a great write up of the main events that went on.

Check it out; http://www.volcom.com/pbrj/eventArticle.asp?seasonId=18&ArticleID=228

And the results are as follows:

15 & Under: 1st: Jevin Allen 2nd: Floris Bouman 3rd: Cole Parsons 4th: Joel Kenny 5th: Colin Retson

16 & Over:  1st: Stephen Vassallo 2nd: Justin Clarke 3rd: Robbie Johnson 4th: Justin Hartt 5th: Matt Grant

Girl’s Open: 1st: Sara Payzant 2nd: Dallas Rourke 3rd: Charlotte Butcher 4th: Anne Gilbert 5th: Livy Fraser

Men’s Open: 1st: Jeremy Page 2nd: Jordan Newcombe 3rd: Garrett Connolly 4th: Les Ells 5th: Ben Horlings

And Electric’s $50 “Gooeyest Move” Award went to Jeremy Page.

A HUGE thankyou goes out to the Volcom crew, especially Christina, Jeff and Jake for putting on another great PBRJ. See you next year!!

Snowboard season is winding down… but there are still some good days left!

We hope to see you up at Martock or Wentworth this week.

xo Sarah

Good news to pass along. This Sunday Volcom Stone’s Peanut Butter Rail Jam tour is coming back again this year! This laid back jam style contest is open to anyone and everyone who snowboards that thinks they’re got “the stuff”. If youre under 18 you’re totally welcome, but you just have to bring a parent to sign a waiver for you before you can ride… you know the legal reasons. Even if you don’t want to go in the comp, come just to watch… this contest is always a great time.

There are 4 different divisions:

15 & Under, 16 & Over, Girls and an OPEN catagory…(CASH PRIZES!!) Plus there will be $50 Cash For the GOOEYEST move of the event from Electric Goggles.

So here is the low down; Sunday March 14th at 9am SHARP sign up at the events desk. It’s FREE Entry, FREE Food, Bring your HELMET, and you need a lifet ticket to participate!

Remember that it’s limited entry so make sure to get there with plenty of time to spare.

For more info please call 1-949-943-9133

See you there!

Sarah

We be jammin'. With some sandwiches too.

There was snowboarding and skiing going on all night, with a 30 foot screen showing Olympic events (us wining 3 Golds!!) with some great access to the bar/food inside. The music was playing and the vibe was great, despite the torrential rain the day before. There were 3 rails set up with the competition being in a rail jam style. Heats were set up so judges could catch every run and not miss anyone. There were a few terrible bails, with one of the first guys to hit the set up leaving in a stretcher (we hope you’re ok!) and definitely a few boards with some serious damage.

The night was a success, with people throwing some sick tricks, pushing each other and landing those last few to land themselves into the top spots.

And the results are for anyone who missed out:

Men’s Snowboarding: 1st Ben Horlings (walked away with $1000 and lots of great gear/product), 2nd Dustin Marshell (walked away with $500 and more swag) & 3rd Dave Graunn

Women’s Snowboarding: 1st Charlotte Butcher (walked away with $500 and tons of swag!), 2nd Anne Gillbert & 3rd Sarah Payzant

Men’s Skiing: 1st Collin Southerland (also walked away with $1000 bucks!), 2nd Charles Stevens & 3rd Chris Slaunwhite

There was a party afterwards at the waterfront Warehouse where all of us spectators went in to get warm and with the riders still in snowboard gear partying just as hard as everyone else. Tons of product was handed out through out the night. It was a mellow hang out with some great dance sessions by a few drunken participants! Love it. Get times had by all!

Almost all of the ProSkates/ProGirl family was out to play and it was great to see everyone.

A big thank you goes out to Dwayne at Urbanbutter for putting this on for the 3rd year, and all the other local shops/sponsors who where a part of it also. We’re all making snowboarding and skiing a bigger part of everyday life here on the east coast!  And of course to all the participants who threw down, it wouldn’t be possible with out you!

Here are some photos from the night! If you hae any feel free to send them to Sarah @ info-progirl@hotmail.com

See you on the hill.

xo Sarah

 Just wanted to let you all know that here at ProGirl and ProSkates

 ALL 2010 Softgoods are NOW 40% off and ALL 2010 Hardgoods are ALL 30% off!

Which means this stuff is priced to go… some come get what you want before it’s all gone!

The Urban Butter snowboard and ski event is today and Saturday from 7pm-10pm. The railjam is postponed until tomorrow for obvious weather reasons, but there is still a party going. Come and watch this crazy event go down. It’s going to be bigger and better then all the previous years, with a great after party tommorrow night ! Rain or shine at the Waterfront Warehouse.

Check it on facebook for more info.

See you all this weekend!

xo ProGirl

SALE, SALE and more SALE!!

This is going to be a busy week for us snowboarders, with Urban Butter this weekend in downtown Halifax and on WEDNESDAY NIGHT there is a ROME snowboard demo at Martock. If you’ve ever wondered how a Rome board rides, well now is your chance to ride one for yourself. The demo starts at 5pm and runs until 9pm, so make sure you get there with plenty of time to try EVERY board you wanted with time to spare for a drink or two afterwards. Gabe is bringing mens and ladies boards so there in no excuse…The whole crews going to be there, so come, try a NEW board and ride with us!

See you on Wednesday.

Sarah

Cole Parsons was the big winner for the event walking away with some Anon goggles and other swag. There were so many kids that threw down and won some cool items, including both the ladies who participated!

All participants were proud to wear “I ride for Kevin” arm bands, showing their support for the Burton Team rider who is now out of a coma.

A big thank you to Jon Sparkes our local Burton rep who has put this competition for the last 3 years. He never forgets the little guys!

See you on the hill!

Sarah

In the words of Mr. Jon Sparkes ”This weekend is the 3 annual YOUTH GONE WILD contest brought to you by Burton Snowboards, Martock, Gravis Footwear, Anon Optics and RED Protection”

Soooo the down low is;

THIS Saturday FEB 13TH 2010
Sign up starts at 9am in the Burton tent.
Contest runs from 10am – 12pm
Parents or Guardians must sign up their lil rippers.
This is a strictly grom snowboard contest, 13 and younger only.
Helmets are mandatory!
FREE TO ENTER.

So if you want to see history in the making, be there. Come and support the amazing little rippers and drink some wonderful hot coco from the lodge.

See you on the hill!

xo Sarah

The crazy little ones are taking OVER!

Omatic is a small company with a good crew of talented people who like to keep the fun in snowboarding…the way it should be.

We only have a small offering to start, but hopefully with your support we can make Omatic a more recognizble brand here in our small scene of Atlantic Canada.

Here is a brief run down.

The Celebrity:

This is the Louis Vito model its a twin design and it features things like SINTERED base, DUALSLANT™ sidewall technology, TRIAXIAL fiberglass matrix, DUALBEAM™ carbon/kevlar laminates, CLEVERCORE™ technology, TRIRADIAL™ sidecut technology and MEN’S Park flex pattern. This one features artwork by Cali street artist Persue.

The Sweet:

Remember Opertation? Oh you still play it? weird…Anyway. This is the Hampus Mosesson model and the Swede chose such features as SINTERED base, DUALSLANT™ sidewall technology, TRIAXIAL fiberglass matrix, DUALBEAM™ carbon/kevlar laminates, CLEVERCORE™ technology, TRIRADIAL™ sidecut technology its a “twinish” design and it has the MEN’S Freestyle flex pattern.

The Extr-Eco:

Being green is so hot right now…Omatic are changing the game with some new eco-friendly snowboard construction…I’ll paste the description of the board taken from the Omatic website.

“This unique production process means that the only environment put in jeopardy by Omatic, is the one in the land of make believe. That’s something we can all feel good about. The new EXTR-ECO features our cruelty-free VERTWALL™ sidewall technology for peaceful, powerful turns. The combination of a recycleable INTELIGENTCORE™, optional B.S. base tech and a certified organic TRIAXIAL fiberglass matrix give this new stick more pop than a turbo Hybrid Hummer.”

Hows that sound hippy? Just kidding, Proskates loves the environment.

Last but not least…

The Boron:

The Boron is your “all-around-good-ol’-go-fast-do-anything-you-want-board” I’ll list the tech deets but thats it, because we really want you to come in and see these babies for yourself…The Tech is as follows: VERTWALL™ sidewall technology, BIAXIAL fiberglass matrix, XBEAM™ carbon laminates, INTELLIGENT™ technology, DUALRADIAL™ sidecut technology, SINTRUDED base and MEN’S freeride/freestyle flex pattern.

And there you have it…see you at the hill bro.