Get Laced
In other collaboration, get-together, and teaming-up news from the SIA, we see an interesting one that makes a whole lotta sense, coming straight from the Burton booth this year. Burton makes great boots. Starks Laces makes great laces. For 2011, they got together to collaborate on a special model of the Burton Hail boot, featuring Starks laces. The boot takes cues from hunting with it’s real-tree camouflage, quilted panels and safety orange accents. Look for this model next season!

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Get your fade on
With Spring around the corner it’s time to get stocked up and ready for the warmer weather. Oakley will be releasing five new models of the Oakley Frogskins with a new “fade” aspect to the. The first to be released is a rootbeer-to-cyan colorway with Blue Iridium® lenses. Keep your eyes out for these soon.

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New Kicks
With SIA this past weekend, there was an opportunity to see much of what is coming down the pipes gear-wise for next year’s riding season. This current season saw the introduction of this technical boot from Nike Snowboarding, released with an ACG inspired colorway as a throwback from the archives of Nike. What we see coming in 2011 for the Zoom Air Kaiju is no different, as Nike likes to use their resources to add to the aesthetics of these boots. This time around there is an obvious poke at the tech challenge tennis sneakers from the Agassi days, as well as one that touches more on the color palette made famous by late 80’s Jordans. For snowboarders that are also sneaker heads, and for those with taste, next season is looking good to pick up a pair of Kaijus.

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Live Series Boards & Bindings
We gave you a first look at Endeavor Snowboard Design’s 2011 lineup the other day, now we have a better look at the Live Series, done up by Bristol artist Mr. Jago. The Live Series has always been a show piece for Endeavor. In keeping with this style, they chose to use the Live as Mr. Jago’s canvas for 2011. Having worked with such brands as Addict and Rossignol, and having exhibited his work around the world, it’s clear that his collaboration with Endeavor is a great match. Going to his studio in Bristol, Endeavor selected nine pieces of work from Mr. Jago’s portfolio and photographed them to be used as the graphics for this series of boards and also as the inaugural graphics for the forthcoming Live Series binding.

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Since 2002
One of the brands that I am most interested in seeing year after year is Vancouver Canada’s own Endeavor Snowboard Design. Coming into their 8th season in 2011 and looking to drop an impressive catalog of both hardware and softwear products, Endeavor is still hitting strong with their attention to detail and collaborations with some of the world’s best artists. Mr. Jago, Hydro74, Vince Chan and Derek Stenning are only a handful of the artists that have done work with Endeavor for 2011. New for next season are two models of bindings to round it all out and complete your kit. Keep your eyes out for these!

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Vote Now
Nike 6.0, which is Nike’s offshoot action-sport brand, is having a contest where they give you the opportunity to vote for one of six cool features that could possibly become the next best obstacle at the Greatest Hits Park in Mt. Seymour. The features in question include the Calgary Triple Green Rails, The Montreal Big O Pyramids, Vancouver Delbrook, Utah Rail Gardens, Utah Wallride, and Vermont Double Set.

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In other online news…..
New website design from Elan Snowboards with site design and direction from VBG Creative Design Studio out of Slovenia. Lots of nice stuff coming out of that studio for both the Elan Snowboards and Artec brands.

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YES, you want a pair!
Independent snowboard brand YES Snowboards, backed by riders David Carrier Porcheron (DCP), Romain de Marchi, JP Solberg and Tadashi Fuse, have now partnered with premium headphone brand Aerial7 to collaborate on a co-branded headphone that will feature premium acoustics, signature styling and superior functionality.

Available in Tank (over-ear) and Sumo (in-ear) models, the limited edition Aerial7 x YES headphones will be available at YES retailers worldwide beginning August 2010. They will make their official debut at the SIA Tradeshow in Denver, CO, which kicks off on January 28th.

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Dropping at SIA
A new goggle line has been announced from glove manufacturer DROP MFG for the 2010/2011 season. DROP’s introductory line features six high-performance goggles offered in a variety of prints and colorways. Models include the ESPI, Laax and Helio for men, SPR MDL and Rocker for women, and Ripper for kids. Additionally, two special-edition “DROP Pure Inspiration” (DPI) series goggles will be offered from artists Andy Jenkins and Bigfoot.
More info and images after the jump.

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Artist Spotlight
We brought you coverage of the Aries 2010 Time Capsule Program that Nike and Nemo Design had commissioned from artist and designer Brian Addison Elliot of Portland Oregon. Now we get a closer look at the Aries itself, complete with the initial sketches or the artist’s renderings. Aries turns out to be a massive installation with cues coming from the vintage space days. You can view a time lapse video of the installation here, and be sure to check out the rest of Brian Addison Elliot’s impressive body of work.

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